There were tears and melodrama:
But in the end, we all emerged unscathed. And, most importantly, we can actually *see* the babies' eyes and ears again. And they can see their cookies. Everyone wins:
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
A Little Off the Top...
Today was The Big Day... the babies had their first official hair cuts. Grammy came with us, as it was bound to be traumatic.
There were tears and melodrama:
But in the end, we all emerged unscathed. And, most importantly, we can actually *see* the babies' eyes and ears again. And they can see their cookies. Everyone wins:
There were tears and melodrama:
But in the end, we all emerged unscathed. And, most importantly, we can actually *see* the babies' eyes and ears again. And they can see their cookies. Everyone wins:
Saturday, November 12, 2011
(Sick) Babies Playing at 13 months
This video starts off with a short clip of the babies wearing their poppy stickers yesterday. We took them to a Remembrance Day ceremony at the local mall and the boys pretty much slept through it all. Evelyn, on the other hand, was full of beans and ambled around hanging onto my hands, visiting the crowd and licking shop display windows.
The rest of the video shows the babies playing, although it is rather subdued because they were (sigh... and still are) sick with colds when it was taken. You'll see a few chapped and runny noses. In any case, they're more dynamic these days because I think they are finally feeling a little better. Well, except for poor Keith who projectile-vomited his lunch down my back, onto the floor, himself and my socks this afternoon. We now do one nap a day in the afternoon. Great idea in theory. But as you can imagine, being that we have three little individuals, we have three differing opinions on the need for one or two naps. One nap is often not enough, and two is too many. I think Keith got overtired today after going to playgroup this morning and felt "off" as a result. Hopefully it's not the stomach flu!!
The rest of the video shows the babies playing, although it is rather subdued because they were (sigh... and still are) sick with colds when it was taken. You'll see a few chapped and runny noses. In any case, they're more dynamic these days because I think they are finally feeling a little better. Well, except for poor Keith who projectile-vomited his lunch down my back, onto the floor, himself and my socks this afternoon. We now do one nap a day in the afternoon. Great idea in theory. But as you can imagine, being that we have three little individuals, we have three differing opinions on the need for one or two naps. One nap is often not enough, and two is too many. I think Keith got overtired today after going to playgroup this morning and felt "off" as a result. Hopefully it's not the stomach flu!!
Reading With Daddy
This book is a current favrouite, meaning we get to read it consecutively. If you ask any of the three to go get "Big! Fire! Engine!!", off they crawl to comply.
Keith will often lie in the book corner of the playroom and flip through the impressive stack that migrates from the shelves to the floor several times a day. The others also love their books and stories, but Keith takes it that extra mile, and actually entertains himself with his books.
Anyone who knows Edward and I will know that he comes by this honestly!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Ummm... about Halloween....
We had every intention to get the babies dressed up for their first official Halloween. We had a stellar idea (Neapolitan ice cream) courtesy of their Aunt Jane, and most of the clothing assembled...
And then we were struck with another cold. Evelyn and I got it last night, and the boys started theirs over the weekend. We knew Evelyn was next because she was up needing comfort and rocking until past 3 am this morning. Needless to say, Edward and I are a little more tired than usual today. Happily, Nana was here as she is 6 out of 7 days of the week to help us out, and Opa also came by to lend a hand. We were really proactive with Colin's asthma medications, so hopefully it will spare us another trip to the hospital should the cold migrate to his chest.
We (ie. Edward) did carve a pumpkin and we did give out treats to over 40 kids, so it wasn't a total write-off. Evelyn thoroughly enjoyed catching a glimpse of a few ghosts and goblins at the front door, and they ALL got a huge kick out of Daddy's mustachioed masterpiece:
Although we are happy to share pictures of my adorable niece (Siobhan) and nephew (Liam), taken last night in Edmonton. According to my sister, they loved trick-or-treating, although Siobhan couldn't quite figure out why they were getting goodies from people's houses. Not like she was complaining!
Liam (3 years old) as Buzz Lightyear - he was so excited about his costume that he couldn't eat his dinner!
Siobhan (16 months old) as a Fairy Princess
We'll try again next year!
And then we were struck with another cold. Evelyn and I got it last night, and the boys started theirs over the weekend. We knew Evelyn was next because she was up needing comfort and rocking until past 3 am this morning. Needless to say, Edward and I are a little more tired than usual today. Happily, Nana was here as she is 6 out of 7 days of the week to help us out, and Opa also came by to lend a hand. We were really proactive with Colin's asthma medications, so hopefully it will spare us another trip to the hospital should the cold migrate to his chest.
We (ie. Edward) did carve a pumpkin and we did give out treats to over 40 kids, so it wasn't a total write-off. Evelyn thoroughly enjoyed catching a glimpse of a few ghosts and goblins at the front door, and they ALL got a huge kick out of Daddy's mustachioed masterpiece:
Although we are happy to share pictures of my adorable niece (Siobhan) and nephew (Liam), taken last night in Edmonton. According to my sister, they loved trick-or-treating, although Siobhan couldn't quite figure out why they were getting goodies from people's houses. Not like she was complaining!
Liam (3 years old) as Buzz Lightyear - he was so excited about his costume that he couldn't eat his dinner!
Siobhan (16 months old) as a Fairy Princess
We'll try again next year!
Sunday, October 23, 2011
More Messy Eating!
I promise to limit my proof of just how messy three babies can be... but I had to share these, taken tonight. It was my mom's birthday dinner and Edward's lasagna was her special request. The babies loved it, too!
Colin
Keith
Evelyn
Onto something completely different for the next post!
Colin
Keith
Evelyn
Onto something completely different for the next post!
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Welcome to the table!
For the past few nights, we've fed the babies a modified version of our own dinner at the table. They are SO excited to sit with us. Tonight was their first sampling of tomato sauce... which, as you can see, necessitated a communal bath.
Colin is doing much better. Thanks for everyone's emails and best wishes! We've stopped the prednisone and the ventolin every four hours, and his nose isn't running anymore either. I guess it's no surprise that as soon as my allergies improved, his did too. We're watching him closely, but he certainly seems to be feeling good and everyone is sleeping better at night!
Wednesday, October 12, 2011
Trials And Tribulations
Regular readers of our blog will know that for the past three months, we've struggled to identify and treat Colin's breathing issues. We've been back and forth to the pediatrician's, but we usually return pretty promptly to square one: 2am ventolin and saline treatments and a lot of runny noses, huffing and puffing throughout the day.
Possibly exacerbated by a small cold he may have caught from me, Colin's breathing issues got dramatically worse over Monday night. He started to wheeze heavily and his breathing was laboured. At 2am Tuesday morning, I brought him to the Emergency at the closest hospital. A chest x-ray revealed that his left lung was murky, so he was diagnosed with pneumonia, given a ventolin mask and antibiotics and we were home by 6am.
But later yesterday afternoon, his breathing got much worse. His chest and ribs were heaving with every breath and he looked panicked and was very agitated - symptoms I know all too well. His wheezing was audible across the room. I rushed him to the Children's Hospital and they treated him for acute respiratory distress. We had six more ventolin masks and two rounds of inhalers over the course of the next ten hours as well as a dose of prednisone. His breathing and wheezing showed a slow but steady improvement while he was in the hospital, and we're doing another four days of prednisone at home along with his ventolin and a "maintenance" inhaler to get his lungs in better shape. Another x-ray showed atelectasis , which is pretty common for asthmatics. The maintenance inhaler should help reduce the problem, and hopefully keep it at bay. It could take three weeks for that inhaler to take effect, so we were told that we might end up back at Emergency before then.
Colin had a very peaceful night (FINALLY!!), but this morning he was extremely wheezy and laboured in his breathing, so back we went. They gave him more ventolin and monitored him for two hours. We were home in time for lunch :) His appetite over the past few days was poor, but this was compounded by his inability to eat because he couldn't breath.
But I am so proud of my little guy... though the three nose and throat suctioning episodes, the near-constant breathing checks and monitoring, the various masks, the serious lack of sleep, the two chest x-rays (in a contraption like this) he was still all smiles and charmed everyone he met. I even got him to raise his little arms and pump his fists in the air during the x-ray while doing his favourite "Go Colin!" chant.
Here's hoping we nipped this in the bud, and he'll continue to improve. Now, we have to figure out what's triggering his asthma. Edward and I have the devastating thought that it could be a little four legged pup.... Sigh.
Possibly exacerbated by a small cold he may have caught from me, Colin's breathing issues got dramatically worse over Monday night. He started to wheeze heavily and his breathing was laboured. At 2am Tuesday morning, I brought him to the Emergency at the closest hospital. A chest x-ray revealed that his left lung was murky, so he was diagnosed with pneumonia, given a ventolin mask and antibiotics and we were home by 6am.
But later yesterday afternoon, his breathing got much worse. His chest and ribs were heaving with every breath and he looked panicked and was very agitated - symptoms I know all too well. His wheezing was audible across the room. I rushed him to the Children's Hospital and they treated him for acute respiratory distress. We had six more ventolin masks and two rounds of inhalers over the course of the next ten hours as well as a dose of prednisone. His breathing and wheezing showed a slow but steady improvement while he was in the hospital, and we're doing another four days of prednisone at home along with his ventolin and a "maintenance" inhaler to get his lungs in better shape. Another x-ray showed atelectasis , which is pretty common for asthmatics. The maintenance inhaler should help reduce the problem, and hopefully keep it at bay. It could take three weeks for that inhaler to take effect, so we were told that we might end up back at Emergency before then.
Colin had a very peaceful night (FINALLY!!), but this morning he was extremely wheezy and laboured in his breathing, so back we went. They gave him more ventolin and monitored him for two hours. We were home in time for lunch :) His appetite over the past few days was poor, but this was compounded by his inability to eat because he couldn't breath.
But I am so proud of my little guy... though the three nose and throat suctioning episodes, the near-constant breathing checks and monitoring, the various masks, the serious lack of sleep, the two chest x-rays (in a contraption like this) he was still all smiles and charmed everyone he met. I even got him to raise his little arms and pump his fists in the air during the x-ray while doing his favourite "Go Colin!" chant.
Here's hoping we nipped this in the bud, and he'll continue to improve. Now, we have to figure out what's triggering his asthma. Edward and I have the devastating thought that it could be a little four legged pup.... Sigh.
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