14 December 2009
Snow Days
11 November 2009
Updates
Daddy found an old croc head in storage that his parents gave to him a while ago. He decided to leave it out for Uriah to play with (yuck). At first Uriah didn't like it, but once he got used to it being around he decided to carry it around with him. Hopefully he doesn't get too attached to it, cuz it might just disappear one day ;)
20 October 2009
Haircuts and Illnesses
Every time I see a new picture of him, I can't believe how great his eye looks. I never realized how bad it was when he was little because I was around him so much, but now that I have before and after pictures that I can look at, I can really see the difference. Modern medicine is a miracle, and I feel so blessed that we had a doctor concerned enough to recommend the surgery for us. In other updates, I got pretty sick last week. I pretty much got a bad cold, and being pregnant and sick at the same time is no fun, and I wasn't sure what I could take besides Tylenol so I was so stuffed up and achy that it was just a rough weekend. Luckily I didn't get a fever. Then Uriah got sick with a high fever and was a poor, grumpy baby for a while. We are both better now and back to ourselves. Uriah can now tell you what the lion says and what the snake says. It's so cute. Usually we ask him what the "beast" says because he knows that better than lion, but he does this cute little "rarr" and it is just so much fun!
24 September 2009
Parking It
I love taking Uriah to the park, but being 6 months pregnant and chasing around a 15 month-old toddler can really wear me out! I should take him more often so that my body can get used to some activity and in so doing hopefully not wear out as fast!
09 September 2009
Pre and Post Op
Uriah loves to push anything and everything that will move, especially if it has wheels. He finally decided that it would be much more fun to push the wagon than to ride in it.
They gave Uriah infant tylenol mixed with a kind of sedative that would make him a little loopy so that he wouldn't cry when they took him back to surgery, away from mommy and daddy. Sitting in that waiting room was so hard, even though I knew things would be okay. The surgeon came out and told us that everything went better than they had expected and that Uriah's eyelid came up a lot better than most do. The nurses woke him up before we could get back there to him and when we walked back into recovery we could hear him crying. When we got to him he was screaming and crying. I couldn't bear it. Daddy had to hold him and rock him to sleep because I was crying so hard. It broke my heart to see that Uriah couldn't close his eye, that he was all swollen and that his tears were coming out red from the surgery. I know he was just scared and couldn't understand what was going on, but the fact that he hadn't eaten or gotten much sleep probably didn't make him feel better either. Finally we got the nurses to give him some motrin and daddy rocked him to sleep. When we got him back to where we were staying he was alert and awake for about an hour, but the rest of the day he was completely out of it.
This is the best his eye looked before the swelling started to really come in.
Uriah is sleeping in this picture. He can't close his eye all the way because the muscles they sewed together are still pretty tight. Eventually he will be able to teach himself how to shut his eye again, but for now we have to make sure it stays nice and moist and does't dry out.
This was Uriah sleeping on the ride back home. The poor little guy was just so exhausted and slept almost until we got home. As soon as we got him home he started acting like himself again. He didn't even act like his eye bothered him that much. I really think it has made a difference in how well he can see too. It has been a week since the surgery and Uriah looks great. The swelling has almost gone all the way down. He still looks a little black and blue but that is getting better every day. I am so thankful for the doctor who recommended the treatment and for the surgeons and for everyone at the hospital. They really knew what they were doing and they were so gentle and good to Uriah and to us. This surgery has been a good experience for all of us.
28 August 2009
Getting Closer
On a happier note, my sister-in-law is going through the temple this weekend in preparation for her wedding in a few weeks. I'm glad she has finally found the right guy. She did a lot of dating and needless to say some of the guys were definitely not worth it. But she is very happy now, so that's good. She is also having her bridal shower this weekend. It is crazy to think that when I married my husband she wasn't even barely old enough to start dating, and now here she is getting married! I have found it very interesting to watch my husband's family grow up. I was the youngest in my family and never got the chance to watch anyone but myself grow up, so watching his sisters has been a lot of fun.
Well, that's about all I've got to say for now. Here is a recent picture of Uriah.
05 August 2009
04 August 2009
Officially
27 July 2009
Another Summer Month Gone By...
I am really hoping that we have another little boy so that Uriah can have a baby brother, but if we get a girl I guess that will be okay too ;) I haven't really been thinking of names. The only thing I've been able to come up with so far is Jordyn (For a girl). Other than that, I haven't really thought about it. I guess I've got a lot of time left before I have to decide. Uriah is 13 months old now and I still can't believe we've already reached the one year mark. They really do grow up so fast. They just don't stay small for very long. I've had a few friends have babies the past couple of weeks and seeing their newborns makes me really want my new one to come. I miss the times when I could just hold Uriah in my arms and he would lay still and be tiny and sleep. Now he's just all over the place! Every step is a memory, and I hope I never lose any.
29 June 2009
All Kinds of Things
In other news, I got offered a job on the 18th. Cuh-Razy! I was so worried about finding a job in the current market, but I did! I have had my name on the State registry for an Office Specialist position and I got a call at the beginning of June for an interview at the College of Pharmacy at ISU. I went in for my interview on the 16th but I really didn't think I would have enough experience with office jobs to be considered. I was the first person they interviewed and after all the interviews they did they called me two days later and offered me the job. I was so excited but scared at the same time. Even so, I accpted! I start on July 13th. This job will be really good for both of us because it means that even if Jared quits his job and goes back to school we can get the $5 credits, plus we get great benefits and really good insurance. I will miss working at the Financial Aid Office but it is a good time to be leaving because everything is in upheaval with the Director, Ass. Director and one of the counselors leaving, plus they haven't hired anyone to fill these positions, and things are starting to get pretty messy. The job I have now is the first job I've ever had, and I don't really remember what it was like starting it. I just hope that I will be able to adjust to my new job as well as I did to this one.
I am really looking forward to the holiday. I hope everyone has a great week!