Always Something But Praying It Is Nothing

I haven't written about Steven's bp in awhile so I thought I would give a quick update.  We were increasing his dose there for awhile to get the bp regulated and I think we have found the right dose.  Of course, last week we paid a visit to Texas Children's for an appointment with Dr. Riley.  Because he is doing so good we are going to change one of his medications to a new one.  We are pretty pumped, this is another 12 hour medication which means bye bye to every 8 hours!  Woohoo!  He will still be on two different kinds of medication to maintain his blood pressure but they will both be given in the morning and evening.  This makes us very happy.  We are also looking into daycare.  Not sure how he will handle that change and I am not sure how grandma will handle it either.  We are so thankful that she has been able to keep him for this first year, it has kept him away from the cooties and it has allowed us such peace knowing she is the one giving him the medication during the day.  We are not sure when he will start daycare.  I was surprised (shouldn't be) that there is a wait list for the one we wanted, if anyone can pull strings at MFB Daycare please do, we haven't really talked about other ones.  That will be a conversation perfect for tonight. 

But of course just when things start to go smoothly with his health, I received a call from Dr. R's nurse and it seems that his lab results showed his liver enzymes to be high.  There is a huge possibility this is a false reading and so that is what I am believing.  Steven is already scheduled for some more lab work this week, to make sure the new medication is going well, so in a two weeks we will have more lab work to retest and see how the liver enzymes at that time.  Again I am sure it is nothing but I am still mom and I still worry a little.

Oh and one other thing, I can finally say that he is walking.  He has been walking for awhile but he was still much faster at crawling so it always won out.  He is all about the speed but this weekend he decided slow was ok if he was standing tall.  Right at 13 months old, just like his big brother!

A Little Virus and A Little Trip

Nothing like planning a little getaway and catching a nasty, evil, horrible virus before you leave.  Yep, that is how we roll!  First family getaway that was not to include a trip to Texas Children's Hospital and Steven catches his first virus.  Starting at 3 am the Tuesday before July 4th the little dude was SICK.  Of course because when we do it, we do it right, his pediatrician was on vacation and had to see a different doctor.  Famous last words, "it will just have to run it's course.  He should be all better in a couple of days."  So I am thinking we are safe to leave on Saturday, it being more than a "couple" of days away.  I wake up around 5:45 Thursday morning just as SICK.  Now of course for me, I seem to deal with it pretty well but he was still SICK.  Friday rolls around and he seems even more lethargic than ever.  So back to a different doctor and well he said the same famous words.  But not only were we leaving for a couple of days, we were also having Miller's birthday celebration on Saturday afternoon.  Somehow and I am not really sure how, we pulled it all off.  Birthday party and got on the road Saturday afternoon to go to Kemah for a couple of days and to Galveston.  Steven and I hung out the first night in the hotel room since he was still feeling rather bad and after a hunt for something to give his body the bacteria it needed to keep things in on Sunday he began to feel better.  The only other downer of our trip was the weather.  It RAINED everyday...which was ok because it kept other people away but I felt like I needed to get a spray tan on our way home.  It just didn't seem right to not get a little sunburn while outside for 3 days straight.  Of course it didn't seem right to get rained on for 3 days straight either.  But overall the trip was a success and believe it or not, we didn't melt!  Haha  On our way back home, I got to take a trip down memory lane via Crystal Beach.  I haven't been there since before Ike and maybe not since before Rita so it was kinda sad to see it with such fewer cabins.  (SIDE NOTE:  funny that I call the hurricanes by their names only without the Hurricane in front)  But as we passed the water slide that holds all kind of memories we decided on a
u-turn and Miller and David took to the slide for an hour.  Now we had a wonderful trip but that hour just might have been the best!



7 Years Old...No Way!

My Sunshine has grown from this...

To this!

I am still having a hard time with Miller turning 7.  He is such a fun boy to be a parent to.  Without a doubt he can press my buttons but he finds the laugh button the most.  The things that come out of his mouth just crack us up.  He still has a love/obsession of trucks, boats and trailers.  I am concerned that he might not grow out of it but simply grow more into it.  There is much talk of is that truck bigger than our's or is that boat bigger?  Boys and their toys!

Miller will be starting 1st grade in the middle of August and we are praying he has a fun year.  I know that school is not supposed to be "fun" but it should be a little bit enjoyable.  The countdown has started and I hope that some excitement will build with it. 

Miller is a ball full of energy that must be entertained 24/7.  He loves hanging out with his "best buddies" on our street, which is a lot of fun for us as parent's too.  A house full of kids running in and out and next door and across the street and back again.  It reminds me of my childhood.  He is growing a lot as a big brother too.  Let's face it 6 years apart creates a lack of interest, but he is coming around.  Occasionally I will even find Miller playing with Steven.  He still cannot understand why Steven cries but I think that has more to do with his hope that there would simply be no crying.  He detest the sound of a baby crying.  He will shove a pacifier in Steven's mouth before you can blink :-)

Honestly I could go on and on about Miller.  But as much fun as he is today and how sad I am that he is growing too fast too soon, I really cannot wait to see what the future holds for him.  He is my heart and he makes me so very proud to be his mom.  It will only get better!

Playing Catch Up!

There will be several post today.  Hopefully I will get everything in that I want to remember.  We have been pretty busy these last couple of weeks and we still have several busy weeks ahead of us and then the dreaded school year will be starting.  Miller is already on his countdown, this has been a question every couple of days, "How many more weeks before school starts?" It gives me giggles because every Sunday evening, David will look at me and say "I can't believe that it is 5 o'clock on Sunday?"  I think we really need to be reprogrammed, we are too busy focusing on the countdown than enjoying the time off we have. 

How many days until the weekend???  haha :-)  Happy Thursday everyone!

Another weekend = Another Birthday

So this weekend we had another birthday party in the family but this time it was for Grandma Rita.  David's grandma turned 90 last week and we celebrated her birthday on Saturday with an open house.  It was a huge success with a great turn out.  I however took very few pictures and I didn't have my camera out for the family photos.  Hopefully someone will send me one.  But I did get some pics of some of the kiddos.

This weekend will be Miller's birthday celebration as my boat loving, Dr. Pepper drinking and gumbo eating boy will turn 7 on Sunday.  Wow, it is hard for me to believe.  Where has the time gone?  So the next post will be all about Miller. 

Have a safe and happy July 4th everyone!

Here are a some of the pics that I did take on Saturday...

I trimmed the front of Steven's hair, can you tell?

 Speaking of hair, I have hair envy for this little girl's hair...love her curls!

 Steven and Meagan hanging out, everyone beware Meagan will be 16 next month!  Yep, legal on the roads!  :-)

 Getting some time in with little man, Brandt!

 Lauren having a seat on a pelican...luckily no sea gulls around :-)

Sweet Mess is 1, How Can That Be?

From this sweet baby....

 To this sweet mess!

Yes it is very hard for me to believe, Steven turned 1 on Saturday.  What a tough 12 months but you would never know it by looking at him.  We have our hands full, and I mean FULL with this little stinker.  Just a couple of fun facts on who he is today...

• Not yet a full walker but a mover and a shaker, none the less.  I think walking slows him down so crawling is his transportation of choice. 
• Eight teeth to bite you with and he uses them proudly.
• Picky eater but starting to come around.  He must know if he doesn't then he will not fit in. 
• Dada and Mama are spoken however Mama is usually reserved for moments of whining and there are more of those moments than we care for.
• Grunter and I mean GRUNT, caveman conversationalist.
• Dancer, watch out Miller, little brother is going to be ready for a dance off soon.

We visited the pediatrician yesterday for his 12 month check up and everything is great.  He is where he should be or ahead and we could not be more thankful.  Of course, we have also been paying the cardiologist some visits for bp checks and well let's just say that hypertension is here to stay.  That needs to be my outlook, yes maybe he will out grow it but it doesn't appear to be happening anytime soon.  Last Thursday we had a check and it was 118 and 116, and for the first time I was shocked.  He had fallen asleep in the car on our way so he was very calm half dazed sitting in my lap when it was checked...no way it could be high.  But it was and it was the 2nd check so we have increased one of his meds and go back next week.  I have been checking it and it is hovering around 109-110 range.  Not too good considering I am using a machine and taking it from his leg, which all points to lower results.  Hopefully it will be ok and the results next week will be better.  We return to TCH in the middle of July and will see what the nephrologist has to say.  Right now it is hard to dwell on the bp, he keeps us focusing on everything else about him and if we are not watching and paying attention to him, well he will just GRUNT at us. 

FUNNY STORY TIME:

David was told this about Steven:  There are a stack of papers that he always likes to go after at the office with Grandma.  Grandma and Aunt Julie tell him no and will swat his hand occasionally if he goes after them.  (We do a whole lot of hand swatting at home, too and we have done a whole lot of baby proofing because he is always where he shouldn't be)  Well he decided he still wanted to check out that stack of papers so he pulls them down and turns around, sticks out his hand and gives them a look as to say, go ahead swat my hand I did something bad!  Yep, we are in trouble :-)

Well I need to shut this down, I need my rest to keep up with him!  Happy Tuesday and I hope to write again before a month goes by...

Final Year Of Tee Ball Has Come and Gone

Well Miller has finished another and final year of tee ball and I am secretly happy.  Ok, I haven't made it much of a secret.  I love watching him play, swinging the bat and trying to run the bases but I could do without the intensity that accompanies the game.  This is TEE BALL...not the National or American league!  I mean we, (ok not me) take this stuff seriously and I cannot understand why.  But regardless of the fussing and arguing it was a great season and Miller had a good time.  Maybe next year his legs will run as fast as his mind thinks they do and we will be all good :-)

 Let me out!!!

 Some teams just had more power than us!

Our third baseman :-) 

 Keep your eye on the ball

Last at bat :-(