James got bit by Gidget the rabbit this morning. Matt wasn't up yet. James had eaten and was playing on the floor near her cage and I was online. I heard him cry out and looked over to see her licking his finger. I picked him up and started comforting him before I realized it was bleeding. I yelled for Matt and put it under the water. We couldn't get it to stop bleeding, so we called the doctor and went to the ER. They didn't do much except get it to stop bleeding, which was my main concern anyway. Doc said they don't stitch animal bites to keep from sealing any bacteria inside. They want it to stay dry so that it can heal up. James was a trooper through the whole thing. He is a tough cookie. Poor little guy. Once we got back home, he's been playing and crawling around just like normal. He may be favoring the hand a little, but he hardly seems to notice it. I looked over at him right after we got home and he was banging his bandaged hand against one of his toys. It must not hurt that bad. We'll keep a close eye on him and it should heal up quickly. And the rabbit is moving. Either to a stew pot or a cage on the front porch. I'll let you know tomorrow how dinner is tonight. He's on an antibiotic from his ear infection last week, so that should keep any infection out of his finger.
We are all set for surgery on Friday. Don't know what time yet, but we'll keep everyone posted. Time for James' supper.
Monday, September 27, 2010
Monday, September 20, 2010
Doctors Doctors Doctors
bleh. First of all, James kicked the hand, foot, and mouth thing pretty good. His fever lasted about 48 hours and he was still acting sick for a couple days after that. He was back to his normal happy self by the time we went to church the next Sunday.
Today was his 9 month check-up.
Weight: 17 lbs 15.5 oz (10th percentile)
Height: 25.75 in (below the chart still)
Head: 18 in
She said his weight could be low because he is so active. He is an expert crawler and puller-uper. He is still quite short for his age, but you have to consider the parents :) and he is still growing at a good rate. She said we'll keep watching his numbers, but she's not worried, so neither am I. She did finally admit he has eczema. Only thing we can do is try to figure out what his triggers are and keep his skin moisturized. He also has an ear infection right now. We didn't even know he was sick. She gave me a Rx for Amoxicillin, but we caught it early so it shouldn't be too bad. We have to go back to see her in 2 weeks to make sure it is gone. His appointment is the day before his surgery. wahoo.
And that's the last thing to talk about. James' surgery. I can't remember how much I've said on here, so here's a recap: He has Hypospadias plus two other conditions that are related that commonly accompany hypospadias. We'll be doing surgery October 1st in Austin. It is an outpatient surgery that should last 2 hours. It is fairly common and our surgeon does these surgeries all the time. Hopefully we'll get to be first in the day since James is so young (they schedule based on age). The part that I dread the most is waiting for 2 hours or more. Recovery isn't supposed to be very bad, but it's still surgery and he's 9 months old. My mom is planning to come the week after surgery. And we have an awesome church plus the camp so I'm sure we'll be well taken care of.
Today was his 9 month check-up.
Weight: 17 lbs 15.5 oz (10th percentile)
Height: 25.75 in (below the chart still)
Head: 18 in
She said his weight could be low because he is so active. He is an expert crawler and puller-uper. He is still quite short for his age, but you have to consider the parents :) and he is still growing at a good rate. She said we'll keep watching his numbers, but she's not worried, so neither am I. She did finally admit he has eczema. Only thing we can do is try to figure out what his triggers are and keep his skin moisturized. He also has an ear infection right now. We didn't even know he was sick. She gave me a Rx for Amoxicillin, but we caught it early so it shouldn't be too bad. We have to go back to see her in 2 weeks to make sure it is gone. His appointment is the day before his surgery. wahoo.
And that's the last thing to talk about. James' surgery. I can't remember how much I've said on here, so here's a recap: He has Hypospadias plus two other conditions that are related that commonly accompany hypospadias. We'll be doing surgery October 1st in Austin. It is an outpatient surgery that should last 2 hours. It is fairly common and our surgeon does these surgeries all the time. Hopefully we'll get to be first in the day since James is so young (they schedule based on age). The part that I dread the most is waiting for 2 hours or more. Recovery isn't supposed to be very bad, but it's still surgery and he's 9 months old. My mom is planning to come the week after surgery. And we have an awesome church plus the camp so I'm sure we'll be well taken care of.
Monday, August 30, 2010
August
Wow, over a month. I told you I was bad about these things. August has flown by. I can't believe it will be September in 2 days! Oh well.
I will start with today and then work backwards to fill in what I missed. We took James to the doctor today. He woke up from his pre-lunch nap with a high fever. So, we took him in as soon as we could. His fever had already gone down by the time we got there just from the Tylenol we gave him. She said he has a virus I can't remember the name of. It's kinda like hand, foot, and mouth disease. She tested him for Strep, but it was negative. The only treatment she recommended is Motrin. He has been acting very tired and sluggish. He's cuddling a lot more than usual. But right now he's quite happy and crawling around like he always does. I guess he doesn't feel that bad. Oh yeah, he weighed in at 17 lbs 11.5 oz.
He's eating much better now. For a while he didn't want to eat baby food at all. Even his favorite things he would cry if I tried to feed him. Now he's doing great. He loves his morning cereal. And he will eat most of the baby foods without protest. He still doesn't like green things very much. And he doesn't like the stuff I have tried to make for him. I think what I make isn't pureed enough. It's still a little chunky. He is also eating banana flavored Gerber puffs. He loves holding them and sucking on them. It's the first food he has fed himself. I only give him one or two at a meal to keep him happy while I get his food ready. Cheerios have not worked yet. He still chokes on them. The sippy cup is still not working very well. He will take a couple drinks sometimes, but not much.
Hmmm...what else? He is crawling on his knees with his belly off the floor now. It's so cute. Usually he gets too impatient and wants to go faster so he switches back to swimming across the floor. He's doing really good standing up. He can stand up against anything, even a bare wall. He is starting to cruise around. He's not very confident moving around on his feet though. But he is not falling as much either. He has learned how to get back to the floor from his feet without hurting himself.
Favorite toy this month: his soft blue blanket
nap time again! still to come: stories from Arkansas.
I will start with today and then work backwards to fill in what I missed. We took James to the doctor today. He woke up from his pre-lunch nap with a high fever. So, we took him in as soon as we could. His fever had already gone down by the time we got there just from the Tylenol we gave him. She said he has a virus I can't remember the name of. It's kinda like hand, foot, and mouth disease. She tested him for Strep, but it was negative. The only treatment she recommended is Motrin. He has been acting very tired and sluggish. He's cuddling a lot more than usual. But right now he's quite happy and crawling around like he always does. I guess he doesn't feel that bad. Oh yeah, he weighed in at 17 lbs 11.5 oz.
He's eating much better now. For a while he didn't want to eat baby food at all. Even his favorite things he would cry if I tried to feed him. Now he's doing great. He loves his morning cereal. And he will eat most of the baby foods without protest. He still doesn't like green things very much. And he doesn't like the stuff I have tried to make for him. I think what I make isn't pureed enough. It's still a little chunky. He is also eating banana flavored Gerber puffs. He loves holding them and sucking on them. It's the first food he has fed himself. I only give him one or two at a meal to keep him happy while I get his food ready. Cheerios have not worked yet. He still chokes on them. The sippy cup is still not working very well. He will take a couple drinks sometimes, but not much.
Hmmm...what else? He is crawling on his knees with his belly off the floor now. It's so cute. Usually he gets too impatient and wants to go faster so he switches back to swimming across the floor. He's doing really good standing up. He can stand up against anything, even a bare wall. He is starting to cruise around. He's not very confident moving around on his feet though. But he is not falling as much either. He has learned how to get back to the floor from his feet without hurting himself.
Favorite toy this month: his soft blue blanket
nap time again! still to come: stories from Arkansas.
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
new fun!
July has been full of new things:
new foods
sitting up confidently
crawling everywhere (inch worm style)
new sounds
peekaboo
cheerios
sippy cup
and now...pulling up without any help from mom or dad
So, he has pulled up using our fingers or legs or shoulders or whatever, but he did it this morning without any guidance or help from me. I was folding clothes while he crawled around. When he saw the basket on the floor he made his way over to it. He crawled half way up on the Boppy that was right next to it, then grabbed the edge of the basket. I had to stand in it so that it wouldn't tip over. It took him a while to get his feet and legs in the right position, but then he just popped up. He was so excited and apparently proud of himself. Then he got really brave and tried to let go of the basket, but that didn't work.
We're starting to try cheerios and a sippy cup. The sippy cup is somewhat working but I don't think he wants what's in it. We may have to try giving him formula in it to get him used to using it. Then we can switch to water and/or juice. I have given him pieces of cheerios once. It was fun. He did not like it. He did eat them, but he made awful faces and coughed and choked. There are some great pictures on picasa of that. oh well, we'll try again later.
new foods
sitting up confidently
crawling everywhere (inch worm style)
new sounds
peekaboo
cheerios
sippy cup
and now...pulling up without any help from mom or dad
So, he has pulled up using our fingers or legs or shoulders or whatever, but he did it this morning without any guidance or help from me. I was folding clothes while he crawled around. When he saw the basket on the floor he made his way over to it. He crawled half way up on the Boppy that was right next to it, then grabbed the edge of the basket. I had to stand in it so that it wouldn't tip over. It took him a while to get his feet and legs in the right position, but then he just popped up. He was so excited and apparently proud of himself. Then he got really brave and tried to let go of the basket, but that didn't work.
We're starting to try cheerios and a sippy cup. The sippy cup is somewhat working but I don't think he wants what's in it. We may have to try giving him formula in it to get him used to using it. Then we can switch to water and/or juice. I have given him pieces of cheerios once. It was fun. He did not like it. He did eat them, but he made awful faces and coughed and choked. There are some great pictures on picasa of that. oh well, we'll try again later.
Monday, July 12, 2010
My boy's wicked smart!
name that movie!
While I was eating lunch today, Matt and James were playing on the floor. I hear Matt saying peekaboo so I look over to enjoy watching them play. They were playing peekaboo with James' lion but to my surprise, James was the one covering his face for a moment then pulling it down to look at Matt. He did it over and over and each time Matt would say, "peekaboo!" and James would laugh. I just sat there and enjoyed, then thought, "oh crap, I should video this."
James has been able to sit up for a little while. He is still wobbly, but he's getting much better. He has also started trying to sit up himself from lying down. Today he did it. James was crawling around while Matt and I talked. Then he was sitting, quite confidently.
He also pulled up today. He has been doing it with our fingers because we help him a little bit, but he hasn't stood up by himself yet. It was while Matt was laying on the floor. James partially crawled up on his shoulder and then stood up. He wasn't straight up, but his legs were straight and his feet were flat on the floor. My boy's wicked smart!
While I was eating lunch today, Matt and James were playing on the floor. I hear Matt saying peekaboo so I look over to enjoy watching them play. They were playing peekaboo with James' lion but to my surprise, James was the one covering his face for a moment then pulling it down to look at Matt. He did it over and over and each time Matt would say, "peekaboo!" and James would laugh. I just sat there and enjoyed, then thought, "oh crap, I should video this."
James has been able to sit up for a little while. He is still wobbly, but he's getting much better. He has also started trying to sit up himself from lying down. Today he did it. James was crawling around while Matt and I talked. Then he was sitting, quite confidently.
He also pulled up today. He has been doing it with our fingers because we help him a little bit, but he hasn't stood up by himself yet. It was while Matt was laying on the floor. James partially crawled up on his shoulder and then stood up. He wasn't straight up, but his legs were straight and his feet were flat on the floor. My boy's wicked smart!
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Gidget
Gidget is our rabbit. She is a year older than James. She was my Christmas present in 2008. So, as you know, James has been crawling around everywhere. This morning he found his way to the tile and caught sight of Gidget. He had been rolling around with his stuffed lion. Then I look up and he is just staring at that rabbit.
He reached out and grabbed the cage and they just stared at each other. I'll have to let her out sometime and let him chase her around.
This boy is growing up so quickly. He can go anywhere he wants and get anything that's on the floor. This morning I helped him stand up and he walked all the way to his room holding my fingers. He just woke up from his nap and is cuddling with me right now. I treasure these moments. He usually doesn't want to just sit with me. He wants to be up moving around. Ok, time for his lunch and then mine.
He reached out and grabbed the cage and they just stared at each other. I'll have to let her out sometime and let him chase her around.
This boy is growing up so quickly. He can go anywhere he wants and get anything that's on the floor. This morning I helped him stand up and he walked all the way to his room holding my fingers. He just woke up from his nap and is cuddling with me right now. I treasure these moments. He usually doesn't want to just sit with me. He wants to be up moving around. Ok, time for his lunch and then mine.
Saturday, July 3, 2010
Lock the cabinets and hide the wine!
That was my thought this morning as I watched James crawl across the floor. He is a-movin'! I'm sitting on the floor working on VBS stuff. He was laying next to me playing earlier when he decided he wanted the book I was looking at. Kinda like when a cat lays in the middle of whatever you're doing. As he came closer to grabbing it, I pulled it further away and he found his way up onto my lap all on his own. So I put him back on the floor and tried to distract him. He caught sight of a paper bag next to the door and was there chewing on it in a matter of seconds. I looked up and suddenly he was 6 feet away. I think it's kinda like a soldier crawl. He reaches as far as he can with his hands and pulls and pushes with his feet at the same time. We should invent baby racing. He would totally win. They would have to be in a sound proof room where they can't see all the spectators so they don't get distracted. And then have mom or something shiny at the end for them to race to. Awesome.
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