Jamie: Jay, why are you wearing yours shoes on the couch?
Jay: They're my texting shoes.
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
Sunday, March 25, 2012
Tenniser
Me: Hi Daughter.
Jaylynn: I'm not a daughter. I'm a tenniser.
Me: What? A teenager?
Jaylynn: Noooo, not a teenager. *giggling*
Me: What's a tenniser?
Jaylynn: A kid who plays tennis.
Duh.
Jaylynn: I'm not a daughter. I'm a tenniser.
Me: What? A teenager?
Jaylynn: Noooo, not a teenager. *giggling*
Me: What's a tenniser?
Jaylynn: A kid who plays tennis.
Duh.
Friday, March 23, 2012
Quote of the Day 3/23/12
Jacob: I'm going to be running for my life. (in reference to going to a birthday party today where a few ladies like to hunt my boy down. Eat your Wheaties Fowler girls. Jacob is ready for you.)
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Monday, March 19, 2012
Jenna's broken arm surgery
We had to be at Shady Grove at 6 am for Jenna's surgery. Thankfully it was nice and early since after midnight, she couldn't have anything. We are becoming pros at surgery. Here she is smiling for the camera, scared inside, holding tight onto her pillow pet from Favorite Aunt Janice and Uncle Tom.
We got all checked in and waited just a bit before they called back about 5 kids for surgery. We went back, got her changed while they did all the normal questions. A tech came and cut her cast off. Dr. Raffo came in and wrote YES on the correct arm, assured me that everything would go quickly.
I went with Jenna to the OR, where I stayed until she went to sleep. So not fun for the mama. It was actually easier watching Jacob walk off with the nurse when it was his surgery day than watching Jenna's eyes roll back like that. But I wouldn't have been anywhere else. After a quick prayer and telling her I love her and a kiss, I was taken out.
Dr. Raffo came out what seemed like 30 minutes later. He said it went great and we should be going home once she wakes up and is ready to go. Gave me pictures of the pin in her arm, which made my stomach turn and said for Jenna to come back in two weeks to get the pin pulled and shorter cast.
After surgery, in a yucky white full arm cast. The hospital only does white casts. :-/
Waking up. And puking. And puking. And puking. Poor kid didn't do well with the meds and had a very rough time. The nurse said just let her sleep until she wakes up and she'll probably feel better. She slept for about 3 hours and then woke up and was finally able to keep stuff down.
Smiling on the way home, even though she still wasn't feeling great. With her puke bucket and all.
Resting at home with her zoo of pillow pets.
A picture of the picture of the pin in her arm. :-S And her decorated cast, courtesy of Mommy and a bunch of nail polish. I mean really, do they expect a girl to go from a pink cast to plain, white cast??
We got all checked in and waited just a bit before they called back about 5 kids for surgery. We went back, got her changed while they did all the normal questions. A tech came and cut her cast off. Dr. Raffo came in and wrote YES on the correct arm, assured me that everything would go quickly.
I went with Jenna to the OR, where I stayed until she went to sleep. So not fun for the mama. It was actually easier watching Jacob walk off with the nurse when it was his surgery day than watching Jenna's eyes roll back like that. But I wouldn't have been anywhere else. After a quick prayer and telling her I love her and a kiss, I was taken out.
Dr. Raffo came out what seemed like 30 minutes later. He said it went great and we should be going home once she wakes up and is ready to go. Gave me pictures of the pin in her arm, which made my stomach turn and said for Jenna to come back in two weeks to get the pin pulled and shorter cast.
After surgery, in a yucky white full arm cast. The hospital only does white casts. :-/
Waking up. And puking. And puking. And puking. Poor kid didn't do well with the meds and had a very rough time. The nurse said just let her sleep until she wakes up and she'll probably feel better. She slept for about 3 hours and then woke up and was finally able to keep stuff down.
Smiling on the way home, even though she still wasn't feeling great. With her puke bucket and all.
Resting at home with her zoo of pillow pets.
A picture of the picture of the pin in her arm. :-S And her decorated cast, courtesy of Mommy and a bunch of nail polish. I mean really, do they expect a girl to go from a pink cast to plain, white cast??
Thursday, March 15, 2012
The pink cast
So we had the visit with the orthopedic specialist today to get Jenna's arm in a cast. Can you see the break in her radius bone there?? Not bad, eh? Dr. Raffo said if she fell on a bigger stick, the bone would have been coming through her skin. Yeesh!
So not only does she have a broken arm, she needs surgery. Yup, surgery. Because when a Combs does something, we do it right! Surgery will be Monday morning to set the bone straight and put a pin in. The pin will help it heal better so that she has less of a chance of having joint issues in her wrist later on. :-/ And the poor kid had to be x-ray'd again because the hospital didn't put the pictures on the disk.
She picked out a pink cast, which will only be staying until Monday. Monday, she'll get a pin in her arm and then a full arm cast. All the neighborhood kids signed her cast and made her feel like a total rockstar.
Does anyone sell bubbles to put kids in?
So not only does she have a broken arm, she needs surgery. Yup, surgery. Because when a Combs does something, we do it right! Surgery will be Monday morning to set the bone straight and put a pin in. The pin will help it heal better so that she has less of a chance of having joint issues in her wrist later on. :-/ And the poor kid had to be x-ray'd again because the hospital didn't put the pictures on the disk.
She picked out a pink cast, which will only be staying until Monday. Monday, she'll get a pin in her arm and then a full arm cast. All the neighborhood kids signed her cast and made her feel like a total rockstar.
Does anyone sell bubbles to put kids in?
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Dumb Slide
It was such a gorgeous day for weather. Unusually warm for mid March so we were out front. James, Jacob and Jenna were over at the park. Me, Jazzi and Jay were in front of the house. Then I heard this scream. It was Jenna. Let me preface this by saying that Jenna tends to be a little dramatic when she has spills and falls. Like about to pass out when she skins a knee so I wasn't too worried but went over anyway.
I was carrying her home, figuring by the time we got home, she would be fine. But she was dazed and just not right. I took her in and showed Jamie who said she was fine. He tends to think they are OK and I tend to think they are about to die when they get a paper cut. So he told me to ice it. I grabbed our very heavily used ice pad and took her out on the porch, figuring that seeing the other kids playing would get her moving. Some of the neighborhood boys that were at the park told me she fell on a stick and I leaned over to see her arm in this shape....
Well something isn't quite right, huh? I took her back into Jamie and he said, yeah, took her if you want. He still didn't believe it was broken. Off we went to the emergency room around the corner....where they know us by name. OK, not really, but soon, I'm telling ya!
After waiting a bit, they x-ray'd her. That part was bad, especially when they had to turn her arm on the side. But she was awesome through it all. The doctor came in shortly after that to let us know it was broken.
She said a nurse would be in soon to splint her up until she could get to the orthopedic specialist the next day. They brought her a popsicle too which helped her.
This was about an hour after we got home. Poor thing was tuckered out.
I was carrying her home, figuring by the time we got home, she would be fine. But she was dazed and just not right. I took her in and showed Jamie who said she was fine. He tends to think they are OK and I tend to think they are about to die when they get a paper cut. So he told me to ice it. I grabbed our very heavily used ice pad and took her out on the porch, figuring that seeing the other kids playing would get her moving. Some of the neighborhood boys that were at the park told me she fell on a stick and I leaned over to see her arm in this shape....
Well something isn't quite right, huh? I took her back into Jamie and he said, yeah, took her if you want. He still didn't believe it was broken. Off we went to the emergency room around the corner....where they know us by name. OK, not really, but soon, I'm telling ya!
After waiting a bit, they x-ray'd her. That part was bad, especially when they had to turn her arm on the side. But she was awesome through it all. The doctor came in shortly after that to let us know it was broken.
She said a nurse would be in soon to splint her up until she could get to the orthopedic specialist the next day. They brought her a popsicle too which helped her.
This was about an hour after we got home. Poor thing was tuckered out.
Saturday, March 3, 2012
Jaylynn converstaion #1,523& #1,524
Jay: Daddy, hide me from her!
Jamie: I'll save you!
Jay: Hide me from the Mean Old Grumpy!
*sigh*
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Jaylynn: Can Jacob have chocolate pudding too?
Me: Yes Jay, in a minute, I'll make a box.
Jaylynn: Well, when I ask nicely, you don't need to yell, ok?
Um, I wasn't yelling and uh, are you really two?
Jamie: I'll save you!
Jay: Hide me from the Mean Old Grumpy!
*sigh*
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Jaylynn: Can Jacob have chocolate pudding too?
Me: Yes Jay, in a minute, I'll make a box.
Jaylynn: Well, when I ask nicely, you don't need to yell, ok?
Um, I wasn't yelling and uh, are you really two?
Friday, March 2, 2012
Sheesh
Jaylynn: Can Jacob have chocolate pudding too?
Me: Yes Jay, in a minute, I'll make a box.
Jaylynn: Well, when I ask nicely, you don't need to yell, ok?
Um, I wasn't yelling and uh, are you really two?
Me: Yes Jay, in a minute, I'll make a box.
Jaylynn: Well, when I ask nicely, you don't need to yell, ok?
Um, I wasn't yelling and uh, are you really two?
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Jacob's Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Today was the big day for Jacob. The day that changes how he breathes forever. The day that changes his heart from being stressed out while he breathes and sleeps. We were so scared and nervous but Jacob was a rockstar. He's such a tough guy. He was scared about the being asleep part but other than that, he was ready for it.
This was before, listening to music. Poor kiddo didn't have surgery until after 3 pm and couldn't eat or drink after midnight. How is he smiling?? He's so awesome.
When we went back to get him gowned up, the nurses, techs and everyone else loved him. He's such a little charmer and doesn't even know it. He even walked back with the anesthesiologist to the operating room!! The surgery was quick and everything went great. He was however in a great deal of pain afterward. He tried to act tough and say he was ok and then the nurse left for a second. He lost it and cried and cried. Some morphine took the edge off and he was able to sleep. Some more morphine and popsicles and he was doing much better. Still very sore but better. We stayed until 5 the next morning (because of his heart, he has to stay a bit longer).
Sleeping soundly afterward with his pillow pet from Favorite Aunt Janice and Uncle Tom. It was AMAZING listening to him sleep. Just a quiet, gentle snore. I commented about him snoring to the nurse and she assured me that would go away. I giggled and told her, no, you don't understand; I'm used to listening to him choke and cough and stop breathing. Listening to him was amazing!!
Two hours after surgery, eating a banana!!!
About an hour after we got home, knocked out. You can tell by his face that he's still in pain but he was happy to be home.
He is doing great and sleeps absolutely silently. We watch him like a newborn baby.
This was before, listening to music. Poor kiddo didn't have surgery until after 3 pm and couldn't eat or drink after midnight. How is he smiling?? He's so awesome.
When we went back to get him gowned up, the nurses, techs and everyone else loved him. He's such a little charmer and doesn't even know it. He even walked back with the anesthesiologist to the operating room!! The surgery was quick and everything went great. He was however in a great deal of pain afterward. He tried to act tough and say he was ok and then the nurse left for a second. He lost it and cried and cried. Some morphine took the edge off and he was able to sleep. Some more morphine and popsicles and he was doing much better. Still very sore but better. We stayed until 5 the next morning (because of his heart, he has to stay a bit longer).
Sleeping soundly afterward with his pillow pet from Favorite Aunt Janice and Uncle Tom. It was AMAZING listening to him sleep. Just a quiet, gentle snore. I commented about him snoring to the nurse and she assured me that would go away. I giggled and told her, no, you don't understand; I'm used to listening to him choke and cough and stop breathing. Listening to him was amazing!!
Two hours after surgery, eating a banana!!!
About an hour after we got home, knocked out. You can tell by his face that he's still in pain but he was happy to be home.
He is doing great and sleeps absolutely silently. We watch him like a newborn baby.
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