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Saturday, May 30, 2009
End of May Updates
Sorry I've been lax on the photos. We've had a busy few weeks and there really hasn't been a lot of picture taking this month. I'll try to get some up soon.
Easter II - We have no pictures from Orthodox Easter this year for two reasons. First is that we forgot our camera and second is because we spent a bit of time in the ER with Maggie over an unknown allergic reaction to something (bug?) in her foot that caused it to become rapidly engulfed in blisters over a span of about 20 minutes. She's fine now..and we've had visits to the ped since then and they've determined that we will never know the cause. Bizarre.
Ped's: Arthur and Maggie had their physicals. Both are growing and doing well overall. Arthur is 39 inches tall and weighs just over 35 pounds. He had a DTaP and Polio vax (which made him vomity two days later..ugh) and he doesn't really have anything they feel they need to follow up about. He's a pretty normal kid (although they're impressed with how well he eats and his vocabulary). Maggie is 27.5 inches tall and weighs 17.2 pounds. She's about as tall as Robin was and she's in the middle of the boys for weight at that age. She also had the DTaP and Polio vax and since we space them out, she'll have the HIB and PCV next month when she goes for her ear follow up anyway. Her big thing is that her ears have (according to the ped) "never been normal" in her visits. They range from "irritated" to "really infected"...all the time. She actually has an ear infection now. So basically, we'll be seeing an ear specialist at Mass Eye and Ear on July 1st.
Bob: My cousin (my dad's 1st cousin) Bob died last week. He had a long battle with brain cancer and it's very sad to lose him. After his initial diagnosis 6 years ago, he had surgery and was doing very well. But he relapsed this past fall/winter and it just wasn't something he was able to recover from. He was a good man and I always appreciated the love he and his family showed us, especially our children. I have no doubts that he left this world knowing that he would be joined again with his parents, Aunt Olga and Uncle Joe and that his passing would be full of love.
Transitions at home: We have some new living arrangements in our house for the time being. Joanne and I have moved into the loft (and wow, I had no idea what a big bedroom that would make) and Arthur is now in our old room. Robin is remaining in his room but he's moved to the other side in his big boy (albeit toddler-sized) bed. Right now Maggie is still in our room, but when she gets more regular in her sleeping (likely when we sort out her ear issues) she'll move in with Robin. Our upstairs living room, which we rarely used anymore, has been relocated to one of the basement rooms. I'm amazed by how much extra space this seems to have given us. And Arthur aside from some minor blips, has been doing much better at bedtime. I've never minded him reading or staying up later, but he was being "proactive" about keeping Robin awake and we just had to nip that before it got worse. Robin has turned into a really good sleeper and we're enjoying this for as long as it lasts.
Vacation: We're going on vacation starting next Sunday. Yay! A relatively local Pennsylvania trip. I'm just really looking forward to getting to spend a lot of time with my whole family. We don't get a lot of days off together and I'm going to make the most of the week. We have a lot planned and it's going to be fun.
Thoughts for family and friends: We're thinking a lot about Carly and Tony right now and out of privacy we'll leave it at that. Just know that we love you and we're sending lots of positive energy your way.
Easter II - We have no pictures from Orthodox Easter this year for two reasons. First is that we forgot our camera and second is because we spent a bit of time in the ER with Maggie over an unknown allergic reaction to something (bug?) in her foot that caused it to become rapidly engulfed in blisters over a span of about 20 minutes. She's fine now..and we've had visits to the ped since then and they've determined that we will never know the cause. Bizarre.
Ped's: Arthur and Maggie had their physicals. Both are growing and doing well overall. Arthur is 39 inches tall and weighs just over 35 pounds. He had a DTaP and Polio vax (which made him vomity two days later..ugh) and he doesn't really have anything they feel they need to follow up about. He's a pretty normal kid (although they're impressed with how well he eats and his vocabulary). Maggie is 27.5 inches tall and weighs 17.2 pounds. She's about as tall as Robin was and she's in the middle of the boys for weight at that age. She also had the DTaP and Polio vax and since we space them out, she'll have the HIB and PCV next month when she goes for her ear follow up anyway. Her big thing is that her ears have (according to the ped) "never been normal" in her visits. They range from "irritated" to "really infected"...all the time. She actually has an ear infection now. So basically, we'll be seeing an ear specialist at Mass Eye and Ear on July 1st.
Bob: My cousin (my dad's 1st cousin) Bob died last week. He had a long battle with brain cancer and it's very sad to lose him. After his initial diagnosis 6 years ago, he had surgery and was doing very well. But he relapsed this past fall/winter and it just wasn't something he was able to recover from. He was a good man and I always appreciated the love he and his family showed us, especially our children. I have no doubts that he left this world knowing that he would be joined again with his parents, Aunt Olga and Uncle Joe and that his passing would be full of love.
Transitions at home: We have some new living arrangements in our house for the time being. Joanne and I have moved into the loft (and wow, I had no idea what a big bedroom that would make) and Arthur is now in our old room. Robin is remaining in his room but he's moved to the other side in his big boy (albeit toddler-sized) bed. Right now Maggie is still in our room, but when she gets more regular in her sleeping (likely when we sort out her ear issues) she'll move in with Robin. Our upstairs living room, which we rarely used anymore, has been relocated to one of the basement rooms. I'm amazed by how much extra space this seems to have given us. And Arthur aside from some minor blips, has been doing much better at bedtime. I've never minded him reading or staying up later, but he was being "proactive" about keeping Robin awake and we just had to nip that before it got worse. Robin has turned into a really good sleeper and we're enjoying this for as long as it lasts.
Vacation: We're going on vacation starting next Sunday. Yay! A relatively local Pennsylvania trip. I'm just really looking forward to getting to spend a lot of time with my whole family. We don't get a lot of days off together and I'm going to make the most of the week. We have a lot planned and it's going to be fun.
Thoughts for family and friends: We're thinking a lot about Carly and Tony right now and out of privacy we'll leave it at that. Just know that we love you and we're sending lots of positive energy your way.
Saturday, May 02, 2009
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