Jacob adores his Granddaddy.....
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Jacob Loves Granddaddy
Yesterday we had the pleasure of the company of Stanley during the UK Basketball Game (which was a blowout) and for dinner. To say Jacob was thrilled to see his Granddaddy is putting it lightly. Jacob put him to work quickly with the blocks and they had a big time building towers! Jacob kept saying, "wow, wow, wow!"
Jacob adores his Granddaddy.....
Jacob adores his Granddaddy.....
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Feel Better Mommy
The day of my wisdom tooth extraction, Jacob got to snuggle in bed with Mommy to watch Boz on the laptop. He was doing his best to help mommy feel better.
Pardon the "chipmunk" cheeks! There was still quite a bit of gauze in there....
Pardon the "chipmunk" cheeks! There was still quite a bit of gauze in there....
Snow!
We had another decent snow fall here in KY a week ago. I'm not sure how many inches we got, but it was enough for Chris to need to break out the shovel one more time this winter and to cancel our Sunday School class on Sunday morning. It was not, however, bad enough to keep Chris from venturing out to have my car fixed. Snow storms are a great time to take your car to S & S Tire! No one was there and now I have four gorgeous new tires and a perfect alignment. My car is running like a dream!
Here are some photos of the snowfall fun!
Here are some photos of the snowfall fun!
Blog Backlog
Forgive me. You are about to be inundated with by backlog of blogs. There are many photos that have been trapped inside my camera which I have now liberated to cyber space. Hence, the multiple blogs!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Sleep, Sweet Sleep....
Post op day two. I was warned that most pain comes at the 48 hour mark post op for wisdom teeth extraction. So far so good. However, one of my pain meds has decided to start causing me to itch. Not like a rash. More like an annoying, dry skin, sort of itch. I called the doctor and they told me it is likely the narcotic causing it, so I might try to go without it tonight and see what happens. Honestly, I'd rather itch than be in pain, so if I have to tolerate a little itchy scratchy stuff, I'll deal. It isn't enough to drive me batty....yet.
Sleep. Sleep has eluded me for some reason the last week or so. Of course, I started losing a little sleep here and there prior to the procedure because I was so darn nervous about the silly thing. I thought for sure surgery day and day one I would spend knocked out in bed. Not true! Once I shook off the initial anesthesia on surgery day, I was wide awake till bed. Day one post op and I was up at 4:30AM. My mother in law was here all day so I thought for sure I'd get some good naps in. Nope. I think I dozed, but that is it.
Day two, post op. My "helpers" are slowing down because I am feeling better and able to do well on my own. I don't need to be "supervised" or waited on. Today, sleep decided to arrive. Not good when you are home alone with a two year old!! I slept like a ROCK last night and did not even hear my sister in law arrive in the house this morning to get Jacob up. Thank goodness she came over to get him this morning....I think I likely would have slept till 10 and never known he was in the house! Jacob is generally a great napper, so my sister in law stayed till we put him down for a nap today. I figured he would nap till about 4, Chris would be home sometime later in the evening...we would be fine. Of course, you know what they say about the best laid plans..... Jacob did NOT eat lunch today (literally, not one bite). He went down for his nap at 12:30 hysterical and with an empty belly. (Sorry dude. You get what mommy prepares. Won't that be yummy reheated for dinner tonight?!) Anyhow, we put him down for his nap, I take my pain meds and settle in on the couch for some rest. Just as I doze off around 1:45.....I hear....."MOMMY!" Are you kidding me? So....I left him in his bed like any fantastic mommy would (ha ha) for at least another 30-40 minutes with him just talking to himself. Despite leaving him in bed, he was still keeping me up with all his chattering, so I just got him up. UGH.
I hate to be the mom that parks your kid in front of the TV to keep him entertained, but Chris is working late tonight, and I am due another pain med. Looks like an early dinner for us (since I'm on mush diet I get hungry fast and Mr. Grumpy Pants didn't want lunch) and then we'll put on some Sesame Street and perhaps mommy can nod off for just one brief moment of bliss.
Why is it, while I had all the help in the world, I was WIDE awake and now that all the days of sleeplessness catches up to me and all I want to do is sleep, I can't?! Isn't that just how it goes?
I shouldn't complain. Praise God for my health, for a good baby boy who is sweetly entertaining himself "reading" the junk mail, and for a relatively easy recovery so far.
Tomorrow is a new day. Perhaps then I will get to enjoy some sleep. Sweet sleep.....
Sleep. Sleep has eluded me for some reason the last week or so. Of course, I started losing a little sleep here and there prior to the procedure because I was so darn nervous about the silly thing. I thought for sure surgery day and day one I would spend knocked out in bed. Not true! Once I shook off the initial anesthesia on surgery day, I was wide awake till bed. Day one post op and I was up at 4:30AM. My mother in law was here all day so I thought for sure I'd get some good naps in. Nope. I think I dozed, but that is it.
Day two, post op. My "helpers" are slowing down because I am feeling better and able to do well on my own. I don't need to be "supervised" or waited on. Today, sleep decided to arrive. Not good when you are home alone with a two year old!! I slept like a ROCK last night and did not even hear my sister in law arrive in the house this morning to get Jacob up. Thank goodness she came over to get him this morning....I think I likely would have slept till 10 and never known he was in the house! Jacob is generally a great napper, so my sister in law stayed till we put him down for a nap today. I figured he would nap till about 4, Chris would be home sometime later in the evening...we would be fine. Of course, you know what they say about the best laid plans..... Jacob did NOT eat lunch today (literally, not one bite). He went down for his nap at 12:30 hysterical and with an empty belly. (Sorry dude. You get what mommy prepares. Won't that be yummy reheated for dinner tonight?!) Anyhow, we put him down for his nap, I take my pain meds and settle in on the couch for some rest. Just as I doze off around 1:45.....I hear....."MOMMY!" Are you kidding me? So....I left him in his bed like any fantastic mommy would (ha ha) for at least another 30-40 minutes with him just talking to himself. Despite leaving him in bed, he was still keeping me up with all his chattering, so I just got him up. UGH.
I hate to be the mom that parks your kid in front of the TV to keep him entertained, but Chris is working late tonight, and I am due another pain med. Looks like an early dinner for us (since I'm on mush diet I get hungry fast and Mr. Grumpy Pants didn't want lunch) and then we'll put on some Sesame Street and perhaps mommy can nod off for just one brief moment of bliss.
Why is it, while I had all the help in the world, I was WIDE awake and now that all the days of sleeplessness catches up to me and all I want to do is sleep, I can't?! Isn't that just how it goes?
I shouldn't complain. Praise God for my health, for a good baby boy who is sweetly entertaining himself "reading" the junk mail, and for a relatively easy recovery so far.
Tomorrow is a new day. Perhaps then I will get to enjoy some sleep. Sweet sleep.....
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Post Op Day One
So far so good on post op day one. The swelling is more significant than yesterday, but I am keeping my ice packs on as much as I can. The pain is minimal, much better than yesterday, but all the meds they've got me on are making my tummy a bit upset. I hope I can get something a little more substantial into my system today or tomorrow so that it will help with the upset and nausea. Nausea seems better as long as I am in bed and not up and about.
For some reason I woke up at 4:30AM today. Not due to pain. I think just due to being hungry and I just felt like I was done sleeping.
Everyone has been wonderful to me so far. Chris was outstanding as my nurse yesterday and got me everything I needed. He even made me a chart of all my meds for today and what time I ought to take them so I don't have to take them all at once. Can you believe they have me on FOUR different meds?! Just for wisdom teeth. Who would have thought?! Oh well.
I am still experiencing some numbness in my lower right lip and chin. I was warned this might happen at my consultation last week. I was told because my roots were close to the nerve, there was potential for nerve damage or bruising. It really doesn't bother me much, although when I touch that side of my face, it feels really, really odd. Apparently this only happens in about 1 of every 3000 patients. Guess I was the lucky 1. The damage could potentially be permanent, but in the majority of cases the nerve heals within something like 2-6 months. I think I'll know more once I go to my follow up appointment in two weeks so he can tell me what kind of damage was done while he was actually doing the operation.
Thank you again to all of you who are praying for me. I can feel your prayers and it is so comforting! Please pray for a continued smooth recovery, minimal nausea or pain, and for me to recognize I need to continue to take it easy for the next several days. It is so hard for me not to switch into "mommy mode" and jump in to take care of Jacob. Mommy's don't really know how to be lazy all day long and it makes me feel so bad to see my husband picking up my slack and doing all the chores and such I typically do. I am thankful for a man who so sacrificially is caring for me and doing all these things without one word of complaint. I am grateful for my mother in law today and my sister in law tomorrow. Their help is priceless to me!
So far so good... I'll continue to keep you updated. Especially since I have been sent to bed with nothing but my laptop and TV to keep me company. :-)
For some reason I woke up at 4:30AM today. Not due to pain. I think just due to being hungry and I just felt like I was done sleeping.
Everyone has been wonderful to me so far. Chris was outstanding as my nurse yesterday and got me everything I needed. He even made me a chart of all my meds for today and what time I ought to take them so I don't have to take them all at once. Can you believe they have me on FOUR different meds?! Just for wisdom teeth. Who would have thought?! Oh well.
I am still experiencing some numbness in my lower right lip and chin. I was warned this might happen at my consultation last week. I was told because my roots were close to the nerve, there was potential for nerve damage or bruising. It really doesn't bother me much, although when I touch that side of my face, it feels really, really odd. Apparently this only happens in about 1 of every 3000 patients. Guess I was the lucky 1. The damage could potentially be permanent, but in the majority of cases the nerve heals within something like 2-6 months. I think I'll know more once I go to my follow up appointment in two weeks so he can tell me what kind of damage was done while he was actually doing the operation.
Thank you again to all of you who are praying for me. I can feel your prayers and it is so comforting! Please pray for a continued smooth recovery, minimal nausea or pain, and for me to recognize I need to continue to take it easy for the next several days. It is so hard for me not to switch into "mommy mode" and jump in to take care of Jacob. Mommy's don't really know how to be lazy all day long and it makes me feel so bad to see my husband picking up my slack and doing all the chores and such I typically do. I am thankful for a man who so sacrificially is caring for me and doing all these things without one word of complaint. I am grateful for my mother in law today and my sister in law tomorrow. Their help is priceless to me!
So far so good... I'll continue to keep you updated. Especially since I have been sent to bed with nothing but my laptop and TV to keep me company. :-)
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Surgery Day
Well, I have survived surgery day so far. I was nervous this morning, but God planted a verse in my mind and allowed me to just keep repeating it until I woke up. The nurse, Sandy, was amazingly sweet and tender toward me after I told her how nervous and anxious I was. She made me feel very comfortable.
Surgery was at 9 and now at 4:30 I am still in bed with my most awesome nurse and husband, Chris, taking a little doze here and there. He has been so good...even writing down what time I can take more medicine and such. As of right now the pain is not bad. I can feel it kicking in some, but that is because all my other meds are wearing off (the IV and the Novocaine).
I am so blessed by the number of people who rallied around me to pray for my nerves and my recovery. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to have people in my life like Chris, who is my rock and understands my messed up worries and fears, or Donna, who so sweetly prepared a giant meal for my family tonight, complete with mashed potatoes for me. I am thankful for my mother in law who sweetly kept Jacob entertained all day long and prepared mountains of food for both Chris and I. I am grateful for my sis-in-law who plans to keep me company on Thursday and to help with Jacob. I have wonderful, gospel focused, people in my life who have all so willingly given of themselves to help me. They are a tremendous example to me and I am so blessed.
Anyhow, so far so good. I'll keep you posted....
Love you all!
Surgery was at 9 and now at 4:30 I am still in bed with my most awesome nurse and husband, Chris, taking a little doze here and there. He has been so good...even writing down what time I can take more medicine and such. As of right now the pain is not bad. I can feel it kicking in some, but that is because all my other meds are wearing off (the IV and the Novocaine).
I am so blessed by the number of people who rallied around me to pray for my nerves and my recovery. I cannot tell you how wonderful it is to have people in my life like Chris, who is my rock and understands my messed up worries and fears, or Donna, who so sweetly prepared a giant meal for my family tonight, complete with mashed potatoes for me. I am thankful for my mother in law who sweetly kept Jacob entertained all day long and prepared mountains of food for both Chris and I. I am grateful for my sis-in-law who plans to keep me company on Thursday and to help with Jacob. I have wonderful, gospel focused, people in my life who have all so willingly given of themselves to help me. They are a tremendous example to me and I am so blessed.
Anyhow, so far so good. I'll keep you posted....
Love you all!
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