Tuesday, July 26, 2011

All The kids

Well,
It's sure has been a crazy ride and the roller coaster doesn't seem to want to let us off yet - so..... Let's sit back, enjoy the ride, & take the bumps with stride.

For those that don't know yet, our dog Two Pup (AKA: the Choosen One) came up lame a few weeks back & proceeded to get worse then did the ultimate butt drop. So... seeing the tell-tale sign, I made an appointment, sent her to the vet & had the rads of doom done. Now I knew sending her in that she would probably come back with a stamp of a torn (or partially torn) cruciate which would need to be surgically repaired to keep her going - but I was NOT expecting the news I was to hear a few days after her appointment.

The x-rays were sent to a specialist to get a second opinion & it was determined that not one but BOTH knees have a partial cruciate tear. So not what I wanted to hear. But.. On the plus side, there is no signs of degenerative disease & no signs of arthritis so I caught it early enough & once the doc says what he wants we'll go from there.

My hope is to get both "kids" into surgery and recovery at the same time. It will be quiet around the house & Two will be able to rest because she won't have as many people to "protect" since my little miss gimp is pretty sad that she can't make it to the door without skidding out. (Doesn't make for a terrifying entrance when you can't stand up :)-

On another plus side, we have a bunch of babies coming into the world that are happy & healthy, we have some wedding coming up, many birthdays to celebrate, and even though it is warm - beautiful days to wake up for.

Thanks for all the thoughts and prayers that continue to come our way we appreciate each and every one of them & look forward to the bumps in our ride to start getting smaller :)-

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Dr's Appointments Galore!

Wow is about all I can say..
We have so many appointments I don't know how I am keeping track of them all - thank goodness for the person that invented calendars :)- or my life would be an utter diaster. (OH wait!! Isn't that the way it is right now? Dishes to the ceiling by the end of the day, Two pup hair all over the floor every morning when I wake up - despite cleaning it up during the kids lunch, and the list could go on (LOL) - BUT... at least I have my kids, my husband, my family, & friends!!!) Thanks everyone for keeping a little bit of sanity in my life; each and every text, call, note, and smile mean more to me than I can ever tell you.
Now.. On to the update... After about 2.5 hours in the doctors office today I found out the follow.
1) Aine is at 3.8kg (8.36 lbs) (reminder: 3.4 at discharge 2 weeks ago :)-
2) Her stats are kinda wishy-washy - they are unsure if the 80-90% saturation is correct because they don't expect her oxygen saturation to really be above 75-80%
Her heart rate was elevated (170-180's - but she was upset for numerous reasons). They want her to be in 130-150's.
3) Her incision on her chest looks happy & healthy, but not up to speed. Which means..... probably Another surgery before the biggon (AKA: Full repair at 6kg).
I will find out more information at the surgery clinic in 2 weeks. (that is unless her surgerion wants to see her prior to that).
They seem to be happy with her progress overall, we just need to get over the bumps in the road.

Sunday, July 17, 2011

FINALLY!!!!!

If you have not been informed, our little Princess Aine came home on July 3rd!!
It was one of the happiest yet scariest days of our life. She is on a ton of meds and a tight schedule of when she has to receive them, so we had to go through a 24 hour stay at the hospital to get the hang of it and then go through some additional training to make sure we didn't have any further questions.
When she left the hospital she was coming in at a whopping 3 kg (6.6 lbs) but has been continually increasing in her weight since then. At her last home visit she weight in at 3.7 Kg (8.14 lbs)!!!!
She has been doing well & Liam seems soo much happier now that she is home. He loves to look at her and make sure that I know her milk goes into her tube - NOT her mouth.