What to know how to get from Michigan City to New Buffalo? Just ask me and I will have you go in a complete circle that will take all of 20min and I will still believe until I see the Blue Chip that we are going in the right direction...oops
What to know what kind of car to buy? Just ask me and with in a month you will dislike the vehicle.
What to know where you should go for vacation? Just ask me and you will end hiking up the tallest mountain in Tennessee on the 1st day of your vacation (round trip 16 miles or something ridiculous), stay at the worst Sandals hotel in Jamaica and at the end you will simply cry.
Not sure what color to paint your walls? Just ask me and you will end up repainting all the rooms your house again and some rooms up to 6x.
Unsure of what you want to study in college? Just ask me and you will end going through just about all the programs offered and still not have a degree.
As you can see I give great advice luckily only Marcus has had to deal with the outcomes of my answers/decisions and we can look back and laugh about each and everyone of them. I should probably start and advice column, what do you think?
Monday, July 12, 2010
Thursday, July 8, 2010
evaluation
We went today for Ian's evaluation and after a bunch of italian was thrown our way (no it wasn't really italian but just a bunch of termology that is new to us). Scans were done where they place a tight white bonnet over Ian's head and then the scans that were done are being sent to our family dr who will write a Rx and then the orthotics place can proceed with insurance. In the meantime we want to talk with our dr to get his opinion after seeing the scans. However he is on vacay this week so we really won't know anything till later next week. As of right now Marcus and I are leaning towards going the helmet route no matter what. As the ortho guy explained to us that in the long run not just for appearances but also developmentally other problems could arise such as TMJ which can cause the locking of the jaw and major headaches and then in order to correct the problem they would have to break the jaw to realign to correct the issue. So for now we are playing the waiting game and hoping our Dr had a great week off.
Let's get technical Ian has a little Positional Plagiocephaly which in normal language translate to the asymmetric shaping of his head. Normally caused by undue or excessive pressure on one side of the occipital (posteror or ) area of his head. This gives his head a general parallelogram shape. He has a little brachycephaly which is the symmetrical flattening of the back of his head. Like positional plagiocephaly, it is generally caused by positioning. This flattening is marked by its symmetry across the back of his head. There are fewer medical issues that can be ties to brachycephaly, but is often even more noticeable then the asymmetrical flattening that is seen wit plagiocephaly. Ok so that really isn't normal language at all I can say I very rarley use the term asymmertic or parallelogram. So take it for what you want and want to translate it too. The book also had pictures but we don't have a scanner you can google if you'd like to look into further.
For the Positional Plagiocephaly measurement Ian is a 7 which falls into the moderate. For the Brachycephaly Ian's precentage is 96% normal is 85-90%
Are you confused yet? It was great having both of us there to have 2 sets of ears to hear it all. They gave us a handy dandy little book and had I gone by myself I would've tossed Marcus the book and said "here ya go" and pulled answers out of my butt to whatever questions he would have had.
Let's get technical Ian has a little Positional Plagiocephaly which in normal language translate to the asymmetric shaping of his head. Normally caused by undue or excessive pressure on one side of the occipital (posteror or ) area of his head. This gives his head a general parallelogram shape. He has a little brachycephaly which is the symmetrical flattening of the back of his head. Like positional plagiocephaly, it is generally caused by positioning. This flattening is marked by its symmetry across the back of his head. There are fewer medical issues that can be ties to brachycephaly, but is often even more noticeable then the asymmetrical flattening that is seen wit plagiocephaly. Ok so that really isn't normal language at all I can say I very rarley use the term asymmertic or parallelogram. So take it for what you want and want to translate it too. The book also had pictures but we don't have a scanner you can google if you'd like to look into further.
For the Positional Plagiocephaly measurement Ian is a 7 which falls into the moderate. For the Brachycephaly Ian's precentage is 96% normal is 85-90%
Are you confused yet? It was great having both of us there to have 2 sets of ears to hear it all. They gave us a handy dandy little book and had I gone by myself I would've tossed Marcus the book and said "here ya go" and pulled answers out of my butt to whatever questions he would have had.
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Ian's World
Here's what has been happening in Ian's world lately:
What sports will Ian play. We are going to start prepping him for football or baseball by having him wear a helmet. Yep, you read that right. We take him tomorrow for an evaluation and go from there. I have always noticed his flat spot as did our dr and the one thing I like about our dr is that he gives us time first to try things to correct the issue before referring us elsewhere. We tried for 6mos to do extra tummy time (which translate too a lot of tears and screams from Ian), and time in the bumbo and in the stationary entertainment center and with all that if it was going to correct itself we would have seen improvement by now. And we aren't so it's time. We will obviously learn more tomorrow. Marcus has taken the afternoon off of work to attend the appt. which is great this way what I don't think to ask he will and vice versa. Through some of my research there are quite a few babies out there who were also in the NICU that required this treatment as well. I'm not blaming the NICU our Dr said for Ian it's the way he was hanging out in my uterus. I still found that to be interesting
ByeBye infant carrier hello convertible car seat. We figured with his infant carrier only going to 20lbs and him being 18lbs 3oz (can't forget those 3oz) and with the chances of having a helmet, he and his helmet would be a tight fit in that infant carrier. On Monday since we both had the day off and decided it would be great day to have HORRIBLE customer service we headed over to Babies R Us in search of a car seat for Marcus' car (I already one for mine).
With saying goodbye to the infant carrier and hello to convertible car seat Ian is also saying hello to the shopping cart (and a highly neurotic mother) but not without the proper shopping cart cover to keep all those nasty grocery store germs away from. I'm undecided if I like our current cover. I'm going to do some looking around and I have a 2nd cousin (thank you facebook for helping us stay in contact with family who we would normally only receive Christmas cards and letters from once a year) who is going to look in her arsenal of patterns and see what she can come up with. Back to the shopping cart, Ian can sit on his own for all of 30sec now before tumble to the side or forward...enter neurotic mother so while he is belted into the shopping cart and to keep him from tumbling from one to the other I now drive the shopping with my arms under his keeping him up-right. I may turn into the fastest grocery shopper ever. Hey whatever happened to the show supermarket sweep?
As of right now that's what new in Ian's world. I booked him a slot at Aunt J's to try out the Johnny Jumper thingy tonight stay tuned for video footage.
What sports will Ian play. We are going to start prepping him for football or baseball by having him wear a helmet. Yep, you read that right. We take him tomorrow for an evaluation and go from there. I have always noticed his flat spot as did our dr and the one thing I like about our dr is that he gives us time first to try things to correct the issue before referring us elsewhere. We tried for 6mos to do extra tummy time (which translate too a lot of tears and screams from Ian), and time in the bumbo and in the stationary entertainment center and with all that if it was going to correct itself we would have seen improvement by now. And we aren't so it's time. We will obviously learn more tomorrow. Marcus has taken the afternoon off of work to attend the appt. which is great this way what I don't think to ask he will and vice versa. Through some of my research there are quite a few babies out there who were also in the NICU that required this treatment as well. I'm not blaming the NICU our Dr said for Ian it's the way he was hanging out in my uterus. I still found that to be interesting
ByeBye infant carrier hello convertible car seat. We figured with his infant carrier only going to 20lbs and him being 18lbs 3oz (can't forget those 3oz) and with the chances of having a helmet, he and his helmet would be a tight fit in that infant carrier. On Monday since we both had the day off and decided it would be great day to have HORRIBLE customer service we headed over to Babies R Us in search of a car seat for Marcus' car (I already one for mine).
With saying goodbye to the infant carrier and hello to convertible car seat Ian is also saying hello to the shopping cart (and a highly neurotic mother) but not without the proper shopping cart cover to keep all those nasty grocery store germs away from. I'm undecided if I like our current cover. I'm going to do some looking around and I have a 2nd cousin (thank you facebook for helping us stay in contact with family who we would normally only receive Christmas cards and letters from once a year) who is going to look in her arsenal of patterns and see what she can come up with. Back to the shopping cart, Ian can sit on his own for all of 30sec now before tumble to the side or forward...enter neurotic mother so while he is belted into the shopping cart and to keep him from tumbling from one to the other I now drive the shopping with my arms under his keeping him up-right. I may turn into the fastest grocery shopper ever. Hey whatever happened to the show supermarket sweep?
As of right now that's what new in Ian's world. I booked him a slot at Aunt J's to try out the Johnny Jumper thingy tonight stay tuned for video footage.
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
WOWZERS
If you have yet to catch up on your DVR with the Bachlorette then I advise you to stop reading NOW!! I think between facebook and texting my phone was exploding!!
WOWZERS...that was crazy. We'll start with a recap of Ali and her lover boys. It seemed as though Ali found her brush for the first 3 dates and then packed it away for the 4th date. Is there really no one there to assist her with her hair and brushing it?? We said goodbye to Ty last night he was a nice guy and all but he was never really able to redeem himself from his reasoning as to why he got the big D. And can I just say Frank is a little too emotional for me doesn't seem like the DIY kinda guy take the bull by the horns and what not. He's a little too safe I feel and unsure of things. I like Chris L (are we still calling Chris L even though he is the only Chris now there?), Kirk and Roberto. Hometown visits next week!!
Onto the big the WOW of the night and that was Jake and Vienna aka Fame Whores (FW). I think we all saw Mr Jake in a different light last night. Makes you wonder if the real reason he went to Jillian to tell her of Wes was really for Jillian or for his own career. Agreeing to do Dancing With the Stars so soon after the his season aired (fw). They didn't even get a chance to get to know each other. Wasn't one of the reasons he choose Vienna was because she wasn't scared to speak her mind?? Granted she was speaking out of turn but still she wasn't scared to say what she wanted to say. I do believe that she probably played the crying and taking off the ring card quite a few times. She also sold (for quite the rainy day fund) the story to the talboilds (fw). She said she sold her side because she knew he would sell his...well, she kinda gave him no other option but to sell his side once she sold hers. Marcus tuned in for it (he wasn't all the way watching such as myself but was still listening and watching some) and his thoughts on Jake are that he is a: D-bag, tool, and overall not a good guy. I did like when Vienna said he hasn't flown in over a year and he comes back with a smile plastered across his face that in fact he flew last weekend. What an A...
What were thoughts on the whole situation? Did reality steve call this awhile ago (I just started reading him)?
WOWZERS...that was crazy. We'll start with a recap of Ali and her lover boys. It seemed as though Ali found her brush for the first 3 dates and then packed it away for the 4th date. Is there really no one there to assist her with her hair and brushing it?? We said goodbye to Ty last night he was a nice guy and all but he was never really able to redeem himself from his reasoning as to why he got the big D. And can I just say Frank is a little too emotional for me doesn't seem like the DIY kinda guy take the bull by the horns and what not. He's a little too safe I feel and unsure of things. I like Chris L (are we still calling Chris L even though he is the only Chris now there?), Kirk and Roberto. Hometown visits next week!!
Onto the big the WOW of the night and that was Jake and Vienna aka Fame Whores (FW). I think we all saw Mr Jake in a different light last night. Makes you wonder if the real reason he went to Jillian to tell her of Wes was really for Jillian or for his own career. Agreeing to do Dancing With the Stars so soon after the his season aired (fw). They didn't even get a chance to get to know each other. Wasn't one of the reasons he choose Vienna was because she wasn't scared to speak her mind?? Granted she was speaking out of turn but still she wasn't scared to say what she wanted to say. I do believe that she probably played the crying and taking off the ring card quite a few times. She also sold (for quite the rainy day fund) the story to the talboilds (fw). She said she sold her side because she knew he would sell his...well, she kinda gave him no other option but to sell his side once she sold hers. Marcus tuned in for it (he wasn't all the way watching such as myself but was still listening and watching some) and his thoughts on Jake are that he is a: D-bag, tool, and overall not a good guy. I did like when Vienna said he hasn't flown in over a year and he comes back with a smile plastered across his face that in fact he flew last weekend. What an A...
What were thoughts on the whole situation? Did reality steve call this awhile ago (I just started reading him)?
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
6 mos
It's time again for another recap of what you've been up to in the last month. At your 6mos check-up you weighed in at 18lbs 3oz, 26.5" long, and a 17.25 head circum. Math lesson real quick since birth you have gained 11lbs 8oz, gorwn 7" longer and your head well I don't remember your head circumference at birth (it's written down in your memory box) but either way you have grown.
*You have tried the following foods and love them all: butternut squash, sweet potatos, carrots, asparagus, spinach and peas.
*You've went into the Notre Dame Football stadium to watch me cross the finish line from the 1/2 marathon. After all you napped all 162 those training miles in the jogging stroller you had to be a part of it in some way.
*You can sit on your own for all of 15 seconds before you topple to the side or forward, but hey it's a start.
*You have apparently rolled over neither your daddy or I have witnessed this yet but you did twice for your Grandma Z a couple weeks ago but have yet to repeat your performance for anyone.
*You are a great baby, very rarely do you cry but when you do it's usually for good reason. Such as scooting your way into the corner of your crib and being stuck (I'd cry too). Overall you are a happy baby 98% of the time. You fall asleep talking and wake up talking...I really have no idea when you wake up because you wake up happy and slow.
*You're a water baby or at least on your way to being a water baby. Daddy and I got you a pool and at first you may shed a tear or 2 do to the water temp you quickly get use to it and love it. When your Aunt CiCi was in town we took you to a in ground pool and it didn't faze you one bit.
*You love to laugh at your daddy and I. You like us to do chest presses with you...you love being super close to us and lifted away. When we are tried we cheat and lay you on the bed and do really cheating push ups if you can even call them that. Your daddy loves to play with you once I've put you to bed you guys play peek a boo and with your monkey and your frog. This goes on until I usually drag your daddy out of your room and tell him you have to go to sleep now.
*You recognize that your name is Ian but will also respond to Buddy.
*Where ever we go you always catch everyone's attention. And they have to look at you, luckily that don't try to touch or else I may turn into a momma raccoon and let them know you are my baby so back off!!
*You love to stand and jump on our laps. We will have to schedule a visit to Aunt J's to try out the Johnny Jumper since our doorways don't have trim.
We are so lucky to have you in our lives and for you to be happy and healthy, such a blessing.
*You have tried the following foods and love them all: butternut squash, sweet potatos, carrots, asparagus, spinach and peas.
*You've went into the Notre Dame Football stadium to watch me cross the finish line from the 1/2 marathon. After all you napped all 162 those training miles in the jogging stroller you had to be a part of it in some way.
*You can sit on your own for all of 15 seconds before you topple to the side or forward, but hey it's a start.
*You have apparently rolled over neither your daddy or I have witnessed this yet but you did twice for your Grandma Z a couple weeks ago but have yet to repeat your performance for anyone.
*You are a great baby, very rarely do you cry but when you do it's usually for good reason. Such as scooting your way into the corner of your crib and being stuck (I'd cry too). Overall you are a happy baby 98% of the time. You fall asleep talking and wake up talking...I really have no idea when you wake up because you wake up happy and slow.
*You're a water baby or at least on your way to being a water baby. Daddy and I got you a pool and at first you may shed a tear or 2 do to the water temp you quickly get use to it and love it. When your Aunt CiCi was in town we took you to a in ground pool and it didn't faze you one bit.
*You love to laugh at your daddy and I. You like us to do chest presses with you...you love being super close to us and lifted away. When we are tried we cheat and lay you on the bed and do really cheating push ups if you can even call them that. Your daddy loves to play with you once I've put you to bed you guys play peek a boo and with your monkey and your frog. This goes on until I usually drag your daddy out of your room and tell him you have to go to sleep now.
*You recognize that your name is Ian but will also respond to Buddy.
*Where ever we go you always catch everyone's attention. And they have to look at you, luckily that don't try to touch or else I may turn into a momma raccoon and let them know you are my baby so back off!!
*You love to stand and jump on our laps. We will have to schedule a visit to Aunt J's to try out the Johnny Jumper since our doorways don't have trim.
We are so lucky to have you in our lives and for you to be happy and healthy, such a blessing.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
non-sense
Bunch of non-sense and ramblings of the past few weeks.
*our camera fell in the pool, don't ask why or how just be sad for me. Thanks
*Father's Day Weekend: my sis in-law and her hubby came to town and they were to stay w/my in-laws. Well Mother Nature had other plans and huge storm came through leaving us in the dark for about 3hrs Friday night (with 6 people, 1 baby and 4 dogs in our house) and my in-laws without power for about 48hrs. My parents were without power for over 72hrs (they have a big generator and didn't risk losing any freezer food or use of the potty). Back to the weekend though, since A)we live in the city and have city water we can use as much as we want and our water heater is gas (BONUS), B)my in-laws live in the county and have a well and septic meaning they can't use their water or if they do they have limited flushes. That translate to us being the sole entertainers for the weekend. So on Friday, Saturday and Sunday we feed and entertained 6 people, 1 baby and 4 dogs...that translate into exhaustion and a very dirty house!!!
*Since my in laws didn't have power or a generator we got their ice cream!!!
*Since we were entertaining Marcus didn't get the Father's Day we had pl which was doing a whole lot of nothing but relaxing instead we did the exact opposite Ian and I got him some exhaust something or other for the Jeep. So meaningful...Ian did make a craft at the sitters the picture of it is sitting on the other camera.
*To escape some of the madness the entertaining weekend I took a spinning class Saturday morning which allowed me to have "me time" and gain some sore butt bones.
*I turned another year older Tuesday (june 8th) we celebrated it and my sister being in town at Olive Garden. Marcus and Ian presented me my push/b-day gift, Ian's birthstone. My parents got me a new bikini top. No, they don't expect to run around bottomless I'm using some of my b-day money to get new bottoms the top is just super pricey but very cute and comfortable. My sister gave me 13.1 miles, she paid the registration fee for the 1/2 marathon I ran. Thanks much family love you guys!
*We had another storm pass through Wednesday night we were under a tornado watch and like any normal person when the TV people said head down to your basement, I pulled up the blinds and looked out and then raced around doing things in case we lost power. We didn't lose power and no tornado's came through I did have clean floors and dishes though.
*this is the one time of year there is no disagreement over the covers. Despite the 70 degree temps at night and 80 something % humidity I sleep with all the covers on a and 1 leg out of the covers. Crazy I know
*On Wednesday at work we had to call 911 for the fire department to inspect the smoke we were smelling and today we had to 911 for the police to get a report of a attempted vehicle break-in. These things both happened before 8am.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Friday Night
A typical Friday night at our house usually starts around 6:30 (on a good night) And it begins with deciding where our dinner will come from. As in which pizza place is going to get the pleasure of making our delicious dinner. Once that decision is made we move on to what movie is going to entertain us. Approx an hour later we have made all necessary decisions and the pizza is in our possession. Right at the sametime Ian is in need of 8oz of pure liquid gold (credit to Kaley and Mo for the term). Which is when the juggling begins between Marcus and I one starts feeding Ian while the other eats and then we switch. Once Ian is feed and put to bed, we get comfy on the couch and the dogs start going in circles in need of fertilizing the lawn. I let them back (dang it why haven't they run away yet?) and when walking through the kitchen I realize Ian needs bottles made for the next day. Because starting your Saturday morning out having to make bottles is not fun. Once the bottles are made I realize I need to get more milk from the freezer so down the basement I go in search to locate the next bag of milk that is up for thawing, it's located and the milk thawing process begins.
It's now about 9:30 and we aren't even halfway through the movie yet. And I realize it's time to pump so I get my pumping supplies sit back down in the living room resume the movie and 15min later I'm back up again to put the milk I just pumped away. Then head to the bathroom cause hello I was sitting still for 15min and well I gotta go. Since I'm in there I decide to go ahead and wash my face, take out my vision enhancers, and brush the pearly whites. Head back into the living room with pillow in hand, curl up on the couch try to figure out what I missed while I got distracted in the bathroom. Fast forward to a dark room filled with just the glow of the TV and a blue screen get my bearings realize that I fell asleep and Marcus has since gone to bed. Pretty exciting Friday, right? Let's remember though I've been up since 5, worked 9+ hours dealing with 100+ women...I'm allowed to be tried.
It's now about 9:30 and we aren't even halfway through the movie yet. And I realize it's time to pump so I get my pumping supplies sit back down in the living room resume the movie and 15min later I'm back up again to put the milk I just pumped away. Then head to the bathroom cause hello I was sitting still for 15min and well I gotta go. Since I'm in there I decide to go ahead and wash my face, take out my vision enhancers, and brush the pearly whites. Head back into the living room with pillow in hand, curl up on the couch try to figure out what I missed while I got distracted in the bathroom. Fast forward to a dark room filled with just the glow of the TV and a blue screen get my bearings realize that I fell asleep and Marcus has since gone to bed. Pretty exciting Friday, right? Let's remember though I've been up since 5, worked 9+ hours dealing with 100+ women...I'm allowed to be tried.
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