Back To School

This year has been a lot easier for me, since I'm not working. I was able to go to orientation and even got to put Nolan and Brooke on the bus. Nolan is in kindergarten and Brooke is in Second grade. I just can't believe how much time has passed.


Nolan couldn't wait for school to begin, but he was very relaxed about it. He just wanted to see his preschool buddies. Brooke on the other hand couldn't go to sleep and then she woke up at 1:30 in the morning and couldn't go back to sleep. At 6 o'clock she was ready to begin the day. She was just so excited.

Brooke was like a mother hen with Nolan. She made sure he was sitting with her and told him she would walk him to his classroom. Daddy gave them both a job on the way to school. They had to look in the fields for deer. They are the first kids on the bus in the morning and the last ones off in the afternoon.

Nolan had a great day and so did Brooke. Brooke did have a little drama. She didn't realize her morning work had fallen off her desk and didn't have it finished when they were checking it. She had to use a red pen to finish the word search with the class. She wasn't to happy about that. After I told her it was not a big deal and we would just throw the word search away she was ok. She didn't want Daddy asking about the red pen. She tries to be perfect with everything but word searches are not her thing.

Lily enjoys watching and waiting for the bus. She waves goodbye to them and then she will ask me where they are. I think she is enjoying having all the toys to herself. It has been pretty quiet around here. I am working on the clutter around the house. It's easier to get rid of stuff when you don't have helpers who want to keep everything.

Isabelle has been doing great. She continues to be her feisty little self. We take her to the doctor tomorrow. Dave will actually get to come with us, since he has been working four 10 hour days. I enjoy getting to spend time with him. He has had a few Friday's off, but this is the first one that we get to do something. Usually he is doing other side jobs. I have the best husband. He is working hard so that I can stay home. I hope he knows how much I appreciate it.

Going Home

Isabelle had a great night. She is definitely back to her normal self. We will be going home sometime this morning. I will try and update everyone in a few days.

Feisty Girl Is Back

Isabelle needed another dose of the reversal medicine. Dr. Rogers said the pain medicine was just to much for her. As a precaution they did a chest x-ray to check Isabelle's lungs and it showed normal lungs. Around 4 Isabelle was given her reversal medicine. She has been awake since and is eating and peeing. Dr. Roger's said he would feel more comfortable with us staying another night to keep an eye on her. Her stats are much better and she is doing a lot better. Dr. Rogers checked her hernias and is pleased with the results.

Here are the before pictures. We had to reduce (push in) her hernia two times a day.

Here is the after. It will be nice to put shorts or pants on her and not worry about her hernia.

Rough Night

Isabelle had a rough night. The doctors gave Isabelle Tylenol and it didn't take care of the pain so they gave her a stronger pain medicine. She seemed to be doing well although she wasn't eating much and hadn't had much pee in her diapers. After her pain medicine she was given Tylenol again 4 hrs after the first dose. At midnight we asked to see the doctor because Isabelle was so lethargic. She chocked on her pain medicine and spit it all back out (which was a good thing- not her chocking but getting rid of the medicine) He came in and did an exam and then said he needed to consult with another doctor. The monitor was not picking up Isabelle's oxygen level and her heart rate was all over the place. The nurse got another monitor and it was doing the same thing. I hooked up our apnea monitor to Isabelle and it did its job. The monitor may get on my nerves but I'm so glad we had it. The doctor came back a little while later and said that he wanted an IV started and was going to give Isabelle a medicine that would reverse the pain medicine. She was not reacting well to the other medicine. The pain medicine was to strong for her. It was about 2:30 when they got an IV in and then around 3 Isabelle was given the reversal medicine. Within a few minutes Isabelle began to open her eyes and was more like herself. The doctors and nurses have been monitoring Isabelle very closely and she seems to be doing well. She drank 2 ounces for me around 7 and had a pee diaper. If she continues to eat they will take the IV out. As long as things go well we should get discharged sometime this afternoon. The doctor said he got rid of the prescription and said we will stick with Tylenol.



Another doctor just came in and said that they are going to go ahead and stop the IV. If Isabelle takes another feeding without any problems and continues to pee we will go home this afternoon. The doctors say she is doing good and that the reversal medicine did its job. I will be so glad when she gets a little bigger.

Recovering

Isabelle is doing well. She does have some issues with pain, so she has been given pain medicine. She has been very fussy. The recovery nurse came out asking if we were feisty pants parents. I just laughed because she is feisty every night from 7 to 10. Isabelle kicked her IV out and they couldn't get another on in. The nurse said most of the time babies are not as mobile so soon after surgery. Isabelle was arching her back and getting on her side. I am so glad that she has so much fight in her.

She also has a fever and has been given medicine for it. Isabelle's nurse Sara has been checking on her frequently. Dr. Johnson, the intern with Dr. Roger's said that the hernia areas look good and it is normal for fevers to develop after surgery. He also said that the big thing is for her to pee and poop. Dr. Roger will do rounds in 3 to 4 hours. Please continue to keep Isabelle in your prayers.

Hernia Surgery

Dr. Rogers just called to tell us that he was able to take care of both hernias. The surgery took an hour and a half and Isabelle is doing well. We haven't been able to see her yet, but I just wanted to let everyone know. I will posted more later. Thanks for your prayers!!!

Everyone has been doing great. Isabelle turned five months (adjusted two months) on the 3rd and weighed 9lbs 8ozs last Friday.

Dave and I had to take Isabelle to UVa for a consult on her umbilical hernia. Most of the time they don't do surgery but Isabelle's skin is thin and they are afraid of what could happen. So we will be taking her back on August 19 for surgery to repair her hernias. It turned out that she also has a small hernia where her first surgery was. Dr. Rogers will be repairing both hernias. He is the one that did Isabelle emergency drain surgery back on March 19. We are glad that he is the one who will do the surgery. The surgery will be done on Wednesday and we will stay in the hospital one night and then we should come home on Thursday. Please say a prayer for Isabelle.

Dave has been busy with painting and working on the house. I will work on adding some pictures of his most recent project. As for the rest of us we like finding more things for him to do. The kids can't wait until he gets their swing set put together. Dave is looking forward to putting it together. The box says for two people it will take at least 24 hours. We always have lots to do and not enough time.