we have a heart beat - a year later

One year ago today we were able to attend our first doctor's appointment with Korin and hear Gage's heart beat for the first time. From there we were (or at least I was) able to attend all but one of her doctor appointments with her. I am so grateful that we were able to be a part of everything. I know it doesn't always happen that way, but I am grateful to Korin for including us along the way. I may never experience that again.

Every now and again I lay my head on Gage's chest and just listen to his heart beat. It always takes me back to the day we heard it for the first time. I remember the room, the doctor, the nerves and the butterflies in my stomach.

After her appointment we went to Sizzlers and got something to eat. It was fun to sit and chat with Korin and her mom without a room full of people. We may not have said a lot all those time we got together, but I loved every single minute we spent with her. Every bit of silence. (We are both in the shy category)  What a blessing it was to be able to spend that time with her. Once Gage is older, I can't wait to tell him about Korin. All those doctor appointments made that possible.

it's the stats

Gage had his 6 month checkup today.
Of course that means three shots.

He did great and didn't cry. (he did make a quite sad sigh)

Weight: 19 lbs (72nd Percentile)

Length: 28.5 inches (97th Percentile)

He is a big, healthy boy!

(these are cell phone pictures. Not exactly a 10 in the quality department)

it's the stats

Four Months Old

We went to the doctor today for shots and blood work.

Gage is now:

15lb 12oz (60th Percentile)

26 inches long (90th Percentile)

(even though when I measure him, he's a little longer. Ha ha)

The lady who was trying to take his blood (to check his anemia) struggled. They got the needle in and couldn't find the vein. She was fishing around and around. She finally pulled it out and tried again. And fished some more. Poor Gage. Of course, it wasn't her fault. I can only imagine babies are hard. I just felt bad for him. He was so good though. He cried a little bit, but he's the bravest boy I know. Oh how I miss the days of the heel prick. I hope his blood counts are a lot better so we don't have to go through that again. (or much worse)

it's the stats

two months old.

how is my baby boy already two months old?


craziness, I tell you.


Gage is now: 
12.4 lbs. (52nd Percentile)
23.5 inches (60th Percentile)


he is growing fast.


too fast.


he also had his shots today.
poor kid.


i wasn't sure he knew how to cry until today. sad, sad, sad. you can tell that is legs are so sore. it makes me sad.

My Bum Leg

So I have had this horrible pain in my leg for almost two months. I just let it go thinking it would eventually go away. Well... I waited and waited and waited. Nothin. It just got worse. I finally went in to the doctor. He decided that it was just a mixture of my sciatica and bursitis of the hip. He decided to give me a shot of cortisone in my hip. No big deal. I thought I'd go home and it would start feeling a little better in the next few days.

Gee Whiz. I am dying. That stinkin' shot made my entire leg hurt worse than it ever even thought about hurting before. I stuggled even getting around yesterday. When I got home from tending the twins, I got in bed and didn't move all night. :P Today it has improved a little but now I have a constant pain in the front of my leg (by my shin). And holy moly it hurts. No relief I tell you.

I am hoping tomorrow is the magic day when it all disappears. I hope, I hope! It is getting so old. I would love to be able to run around and play for the summer!!

Finally a CURE!!

So as you know, I have been having headaches for about a month everyday. I finally decided that just maybe if I were to get some prescription sunglasses. Maybe my eyes were just getting too tired from squinting in the bright sun. So we went to Lenscrafters and picked out some sunglasses. I was just hoping that they would fill them with my prescription on hand and we could get on with our day. Wrong. My prescription was two years old, so of course they required me to get a new eye exam. I hate eye exams.

So in the beginning they had me leave my glasses on and try to read some letters on a chart. Let's just say I could not read any of them. I thought... hmm... that's weird. Isn't that why I HAVE glasses? So we finish up the tests (including the glaucoma test with the puffs of air in your eye! I HATE that test!) and she has me take of my glasses and puts the chart up there. I could barely read the FP. How LAME is that?!?! So she reads my current prescription in my glasses and runs a test to see my basic prescription. Before I was a 1.5 in both eyes. She tells me that she is reading me at a 2.5. WHAT?!?! In the ten years that I have had glasses I have increased .25. That's it. And now all of a sudden a gain a FULL point? Blah! So long story short... we spent the entire day at Lenscrafters and I got new glasses. And... I CAN SEE!! I haven't had a headache since... and the world is BRIGHT again! SO wonderful!

But they did dilate my eyes and I hate that too. I looked like a freak all day and my eyes were so tired and sensitive to light.

Here are my new glasses!!

And my new sunglasses!!

So finally it is all over and it all makes sense. At least there was a happy ending to the story. (Not the two new pairs of glasses part, but the being able to see part!) NO MORE HEADACHES!! Yay!! (At least I sure hope so!!)

Stinkin' Ears!

So this past weekend was kinda crappy for me! I had a bad ear ache all day on Saturday and Sunday. It was so bad. They say that earaches are a childhood disease... but i beg to differ. This is the third bad earache that I have had in the past three years (and I would almost consider myself an adult by now). Every time I go to a doctor they just tell me, adults don't get earaches... ha ha ha . . . very funny! Oh well... now I just can't hear much of anything out of my right ear! Dustyn is getting sick of me saying, "What?". Oh well, he'll learn to talk louder sooner or later!