Well, it's come to my attention (throat clearing...JANE!!!), that I haven't updated our blog lately. I have been absolutely insane for the last week. I was on call last weekend and had to rummage around for babysitters every day b/c Hunter was reffing all weekend.
Then it hit...Hunter got the swine flu!!!!! It was fabulous. He couldn't get out of bed for days. I was coming into work late and waiting on babysitters. Our normal helpers, Hunter's parents, were out of town all weekend until the middle of the week. READ: No babysitters! So, anyways, we managed. Hunter is still not 100%, but we are pressing on!
Emalinn is doing great. She went to see her regular pediatrician on Friday. All is good. She felt like she was looking wonderful. I talked to her about getting Tennessee Early Intervention involved with Ema's care. They are a state-funded organization that offer PT/OT/Speech Therapy and anything you can think of. They come to your house and everything that your insurance doesn't cover, they do! It's a great thing. Although Ema is doing well, I just wanted to get ahead of the game. Our pediatrician gave us some good news though! She felt like they would come to our house and say why are we here. She's perfectly normal! That was really great to hear. So, for now, we just keep on trucking. We go back to Nashville in three weeks!
That's pretty much all the update I have time to give now. I'll do better this week.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Back to Work
Well, I came back to work yesterday. Things were a little slow-going, but I guess I'm back in the swing of things. I really miss being with the kids though. When I have to leave them again after getting to be home with them, I'm secretly super jealous of Hunter...guess it's not a secret anymore!!
Just an update, Ema is doing well. The coolest thing that Hunter and I noticed after surgery is that she almost immediately had what Hunter calls a "panic button." She had never had a real "soft spot," but after surgery, it was one of the first changes we noticed in her. That's a good thing!!!
I'm only making this blog super short to let everyone know that Ema is doing well, so I won't go off on the tangent that I want to, but I will say that difficult times really do bring out the "true" in your true friends. I really do appreciate all of the prayers, support and help that we had from our family and friends...More on "true" friends later.
Just an update, Ema is doing well. The coolest thing that Hunter and I noticed after surgery is that she almost immediately had what Hunter calls a "panic button." She had never had a real "soft spot," but after surgery, it was one of the first changes we noticed in her. That's a good thing!!!
I'm only making this blog super short to let everyone know that Ema is doing well, so I won't go off on the tangent that I want to, but I will say that difficult times really do bring out the "true" in your true friends. I really do appreciate all of the prayers, support and help that we had from our family and friends...More on "true" friends later.
Saturday, October 10, 2009
New Day, New Stress
Well, we got home Thursday evening after staying for 4 extra hours in the hospital. We were "discharged" at 7 am, but the doctors didn't actually write the orders until 11:30 am. The boys were with Hunter's parents, so we sent them on their way instead of making them wait for us. We got to see Hunter's brother one more time before he headed out to meet his wife for a vacation with her family to Vegas...
Side Note: We are so proud of Heath (Hunter's Brother). He applied and has been
accepted into seminary and is going this fall. It's such an amazing thing to be
called to the ministry and it's so cool to actually know someone who has been
called to serve the Lord through his work!!!
So, we got home after Ema slept the entire way! I couldn't believe it. She did so well and even slept through the night. Of course, I did make Hunter sleep on the couch so that she could have plenty of room to sleep with me!!
We have been spending the last couple of days getting adjusted. The boys came home this evening. I knew I had missed them, but I was so excited to see them!!! Our family will now try to get back to normal. Things will probably not ever be 100 % normal, but we are going to make every effort to try! More to come........
Side Note: We are so proud of Heath (Hunter's Brother). He applied and has been
accepted into seminary and is going this fall. It's such an amazing thing to be
called to the ministry and it's so cool to actually know someone who has been
called to serve the Lord through his work!!!
So, we got home after Ema slept the entire way! I couldn't believe it. She did so well and even slept through the night. Of course, I did make Hunter sleep on the couch so that she could have plenty of room to sleep with me!!
We have been spending the last couple of days getting adjusted. The boys came home this evening. I knew I had missed them, but I was so excited to see them!!! Our family will now try to get back to normal. Things will probably not ever be 100 % normal, but we are going to make every effort to try! More to come........
Friday, October 9, 2009
It's Over...So, Now it begins
Monday...we found out our van's transmission has something wrong with it. It had to be taken to Honda for an official "diagnosis." We of course only had one car which I have to drive to work, leaving Hunter with no car. The next day did not get any better.
Tuesday...I had a terribly rough day at work. It was actually pretty horrible for only a 1/2 day. We didn't get much sleep Monday night, so of course, I was tired and overslept Tuesday morning. On my way to work I was pretty tearful just stressing about Ema. My boss managed to get irritated with me about something first thing Tuesday morning. I became even more tearful. Hunter and I are extremely stressed; therefore, we are short with each other. (Read: Something else to make me cry!!) SO...I left work around 12:45 and made a couple of stops on the way home. The boys went down for nap and we packed our things. We headed to Nashville with both sets of grandparents following. We are lucky to have such a good family support system. We basically put the boys in the car w/ Hunter's parents and Ema rode with us. This way we didn't have to rent a car to take.
After a sleepless night...we got up around 4 am and headed out to the hospital around 6 am. We signed in and were called back around 7:00.
It was actually a really unique experience. The worst thing we had to see Ema go through was taking her vitals. She fell asleep in my mom's arms while we waited on the doctors to come back. We talked to the anesthesiologists, surgeons and that was it. She was actually taken from me at 8:30 (the scheduled surgery time). She was put to sleep with gas before an IV was placed, so she never felt anything. Within about an hour and 15 minutes we were sitting in a conference room talking to the surgeon. All went well and we could see her soon. Within a few seconds of leaving him, we were called back to recovery because she was awake and hungry.
The sight of her was truly as exciting as seeing her for the first time. She was awake and fussy. That was a welcome sound!!!
I really cannot describe what it is like to have your child go through something like this. When they took her from us, it was the most helpless feeling in the world, but seeing her again was the most welcome feeling in the world.
We have a long road ahead of us, but she's actually crying to eat right now, so I'll leave you and catch up again tomorrow.
Thank you, God, for being so good to us!
Tuesday...I had a terribly rough day at work. It was actually pretty horrible for only a 1/2 day. We didn't get much sleep Monday night, so of course, I was tired and overslept Tuesday morning. On my way to work I was pretty tearful just stressing about Ema. My boss managed to get irritated with me about something first thing Tuesday morning. I became even more tearful. Hunter and I are extremely stressed; therefore, we are short with each other. (Read: Something else to make me cry!!) SO...I left work around 12:45 and made a couple of stops on the way home. The boys went down for nap and we packed our things. We headed to Nashville with both sets of grandparents following. We are lucky to have such a good family support system. We basically put the boys in the car w/ Hunter's parents and Ema rode with us. This way we didn't have to rent a car to take.
After a sleepless night...we got up around 4 am and headed out to the hospital around 6 am. We signed in and were called back around 7:00.
It was actually a really unique experience. The worst thing we had to see Ema go through was taking her vitals. She fell asleep in my mom's arms while we waited on the doctors to come back. We talked to the anesthesiologists, surgeons and that was it. She was actually taken from me at 8:30 (the scheduled surgery time). She was put to sleep with gas before an IV was placed, so she never felt anything. Within about an hour and 15 minutes we were sitting in a conference room talking to the surgeon. All went well and we could see her soon. Within a few seconds of leaving him, we were called back to recovery because she was awake and hungry.
The sight of her was truly as exciting as seeing her for the first time. She was awake and fussy. That was a welcome sound!!!
I really cannot describe what it is like to have your child go through something like this. When they took her from us, it was the most helpless feeling in the world, but seeing her again was the most welcome feeling in the world.
We have a long road ahead of us, but she's actually crying to eat right now, so I'll leave you and catch up again tomorrow.
Thank you, God, for being so good to us!
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