Joy of Joys - we have Coxsackie. Well not all of us. Lucian definitely has it - confirmed by a Dr. Isaac had PinkEye this weekend and finishes his drops today. Just read the PinkEye can be a symptom of Coxsackie. Isaac has also had a little cough. I have a super sore throat and so does Mark. Love all this stuff. Just wish that the littlest one was a happier chappie. I knew something was wrong when he started waking up through the night. Poor bugger. Lots of Tylenol for him.
For the Aussies reading this:
COXSACKIE
Coxsackievirus is a member of a family of viruses called enteroviruses. Enteroviruses are made up of a single strand of ribonucleic acid (RNA). The enteroviruses are also referred to as picornaviruses (pico means “small,” so, “small RNA virues”).
Basically lots of little blisters on the back of the throat and tonsils.
Thursday, September 13, 2007
Tuesday, September 04, 2007
Sunday, August 12, 2007
Good News from the NICU followup
Lucian went to a followup appointment last week to evaluate how he is progressing from him very early start. The hospital system he was born in follows EVERY child who is born before 32 weeks! They see them until they are 2 years old and longer if there is any long term problems.
Anyway - he now weighs 16lbs 9.5oz and is almost 27inches long. For his adjusted age (almost 6 months) he is 50%ile for weight, 75%ile for height and over 97%ile for head circumfrence!!
They are incredibly happy with him. He is playing like an 8 and a half month old (remember they are evaluating him as an almost 6 month old) and his speech and physical is that of around 6 and a half months.
We are so proud of our little man.
Anyway - he now weighs 16lbs 9.5oz and is almost 27inches long. For his adjusted age (almost 6 months) he is 50%ile for weight, 75%ile for height and over 97%ile for head circumfrence!!
They are incredibly happy with him. He is playing like an 8 and a half month old (remember they are evaluating him as an almost 6 month old) and his speech and physical is that of around 6 and a half months.
We are so proud of our little man.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
Finally - he is eating Pasta
Isaac has a love hate relationship with pasta. Tonight Mummy made a very simple fresh tomato spaghetti and we all ate it together. Isaac learned how to slurp up his pasta although he still kind of munches. We all giggled and slurped and ended up satisfied. It was the most fun we have all had at dinner in a long time and a meal I hope I never forget! Spaghetti at least once a week from now on. And none of that wholewheat crap for Isaac anymore!!
Sharon and Phil visit with the tribe
Sharon, Phil, Isabelle, Joshie and Sharon's mum Carmen were all in Boston while Phil was working there. They all jumped in the car and drove to Long Island to visit with us and it was wonderful. I only wish they could have stayed longer than 22 hours!! But it was a long drive and they do leave to go home tomorrow so we just have to savour the time we had...
Photos to come - mine weren't that great.
Photos to come - mine weren't that great.
Tim and Tan visit New York
Finally, after almost 5 years, we caught up with Tim and Tan. Our lives have changed so much but we didn't miss a beat. Nothing changed and it was like we see them all the time. I love our Tim and Tan. Next time they promise to bring Wills and Lachie.
So Much has been happening
and of-course my computer has been dead so I haven't been able to post pics. Now the computer is fixed and we have over 1/2 a terabyte of storage!!
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Isaac has a small birthday party
Isaac patting his belly... thinking - good it is still there!!!
Playing with Aiden in his truck
Aiden in the foreground
Terry and Ryan
Leanne - how does she do it with 4 under 6!!
Izzy and Dana have a smile over a picture!
Not quite finished chewing!
Gorgous little Patrick... Check out those blue eyes!!
Getting ready to sing Happy Birthday....
Big Kisses for my big 2 yeart old boy - how time flies. If only I could freeze time!
Scott and Patrick
Daddy playing "Toro" with Isaac and Megan pushing the car
All the Kids...
The Zoo
We went to the Bronx Zoo which was fabulous. We saw Polar Bears, Bison, Peacocks, Zebras, Giraffes, Turtles, Fish, Butterflys, Seals and so much more. Mum didn't take that many pics!
Thursday, July 12, 2007
Lucian starts solids
Lucian started solids a couple of weeks ago. He is doing great and really gobbles it up. Helps with the pooping too since it has been so runny for so long!!!
Walking home from daycare with Isaac
Today I walked with Lucian to pick up Isaac from daycare. The whole way home Isaac was saying "goodbye everybody" to anyone he saw. I think he is really starting to pick up the NY accent. He doesn't say bird he says "Boyed".
Monday, July 02, 2007
There is a mouse in my house!!!
Sitting here tonight - all is quiet with the new bedtime routine for the two boys.... then... out of the corner of my eye what do I see. I have a mouse in my house!!!
Sicky traps for us tomorrow. I don't care how cute those little mice seem - they have got to go before Isaac befriends him.
As I write this he is getting more and more courageous. He started off just running along the top of the heater - how he is dashing out from the side of the room to the middle of the carpet in front of the tv.
Sicky traps for us tomorrow. I don't care how cute those little mice seem - they have got to go before Isaac befriends him.
As I write this he is getting more and more courageous. He started off just running along the top of the heater - how he is dashing out from the side of the room to the middle of the carpet in front of the tv.
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Well Visit news
Today both boys had well visits with the Dr.
Isaac is doing fabulously. He is now 34.25 lbs and 37 inches long. He is over the 97%ile for both height and weight - not bad for a Preemie! His lower right tooth - just beside the front one is just beginning to come up and he still has all his incisors and 4 more molars too. Another 8 teeth!! He is still evaluated as a preemie - so they adjust him back. So as he is really almost 2 years and 2 weeks they seem him as 1 year 10 months and 3 weeks. One side comment: He turned 2 almost 2 weeks ago and his speech in that time has just rocketed. It is amazing how it all just clicks. A girlfriend told me a long time ago - when Isaac was just a tiny baby - that at 2 years the speech switch just goes on - and boy, was she right. He is just a sponge with his language!
Lucian is doing great too. He is now 14lbs and 8oz. I kind of wanted him to have gained more weight. He looks like such a chubby kid and put him beside a bigger baby and he really looks bigger than he is. I suppose I am just shocked that with all the double chins and chubby arms and thighs with cellulite that he hasn't gained more. He is now 25.25inches long too. The Doctor is happy although now we begin to hit all the followups from the NICU. I just scheduled a Neurology appointment for him and have his ROP (Ophthalmology) followup in September. I am sure everything is OK but it is best to get him to his follow ups so that anything abnormal can be caught early on. Aren't normal and abnormal terrible words. I am guilty as charged - I use them so often - but I remember when we had all the chromosomal tests for Lucian that the word normal was so hard to use.
Anyway - just thought I would update you. Sorry this post is so fundamentally boring!!
Isaac is doing fabulously. He is now 34.25 lbs and 37 inches long. He is over the 97%ile for both height and weight - not bad for a Preemie! His lower right tooth - just beside the front one is just beginning to come up and he still has all his incisors and 4 more molars too. Another 8 teeth!! He is still evaluated as a preemie - so they adjust him back. So as he is really almost 2 years and 2 weeks they seem him as 1 year 10 months and 3 weeks. One side comment: He turned 2 almost 2 weeks ago and his speech in that time has just rocketed. It is amazing how it all just clicks. A girlfriend told me a long time ago - when Isaac was just a tiny baby - that at 2 years the speech switch just goes on - and boy, was she right. He is just a sponge with his language!
Lucian is doing great too. He is now 14lbs and 8oz. I kind of wanted him to have gained more weight. He looks like such a chubby kid and put him beside a bigger baby and he really looks bigger than he is. I suppose I am just shocked that with all the double chins and chubby arms and thighs with cellulite that he hasn't gained more. He is now 25.25inches long too. The Doctor is happy although now we begin to hit all the followups from the NICU. I just scheduled a Neurology appointment for him and have his ROP (Ophthalmology) followup in September. I am sure everything is OK but it is best to get him to his follow ups so that anything abnormal can be caught early on. Aren't normal and abnormal terrible words. I am guilty as charged - I use them so often - but I remember when we had all the chromosomal tests for Lucian that the word normal was so hard to use.
Anyway - just thought I would update you. Sorry this post is so fundamentally boring!!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Upstate with the Family
My friend Carol invited the whole family to her wonderful upstate house for a weekend. Rosalie was there also and we really had a fabulous time. It was the first family vacation since Lucians arrival.
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