MRI was a bust

I'm really feeling frustrated right now. The ICU doc who does the sedation for the MRI would not sedate Isabella because of the possible sleep apnea. She said that the risk of the sedation with sleep apnea was too great in comparison to this tiny lump on her leg. I am in agreement with her, however, I wish they would have figured this out last week when they got her health & physical report rather than making her go all day without eating! She was really calm so we decided to try the MRI without sedation, but when it got really noisy she got scared and started moving so the pics were blurry. I'm waiting right now for a call back from the specialist regarding what to do now. The ICU doc said that depending on what we find out at the sleep clinic, she may have to go under general anesthesia and have a breathing tube in order to have the MRI. We aren't scheduled for the sleep clinic until Nov. 8th. Radiology gave her Candy Land for being such a brave girl. I thought that was cool! It's pouring rain, so I'm off to go play Candy Land with the kiddos! :)

The MRI is a go

I was really hoping Isabella's lump would disappear, but it hasn't so we had her Health & Physical done today. I spoke with the nurse at Children's Hospital (where she'll have the MRI) and she was really reassuring. The sedation drug they use (Propofol) works really quickly and also wears off quickly without any side effects. She said that after about a half hour, Isabella will be able to go on to have a normal day. :yay I will also be able to hold her until she falls asleep and then again before she wakes up. Now if we can just get through the morning without eating/drinking, we'll be good to go! (She can't have any food after 5am, no milk after 7am and not even clear liquids after 10am...the MRI is scheduled for 1pm!)

Ever since she was a baby she has these episodes at night where she'll gasp and then start coughing. I thought it was that she'd fall asleep with a little breastmilk in her mouth and then choke on it, but she did it again last night and she's not nursing anymore. I also asked him about these nightmares she's been having and from my description, he said they're actually night terrors (she beat the crap out of dh the other night :lol) He suspects that both issues are related. So, we have a referral to the Sleep Center (also at Children's Hospital.....we're becoming quite familiar with that place, unfortunately.)

Oh...I did hear back from my doctor and she says that the meds seem to be working and that the cysts I keep getting are likely just from my body trying to adjust from the surgery. So....I'm trying to have faith and not to worry!

Medical Update

Isabella saw the Orthopaedic Specialist last week for that lump on her shin. It's not bone so she has to have an MRI to determine what it is. She is scheduled for that on the 24th. Because she is only 3, she will have to be sedated. :( The doctor did say that this is an area that is prone to bruising, so it could just be a stubborn bruise that isn't showing outside. If that's the case, it should disappear and we won't need the MRI. This is what I'm hoping for!!!

Sophie had her eye exam today. After how badly she bombed the clinic eye exam, I was expecting her to be half-blind. Thankfully, that is not the case. She does have Astigmatism and her vision is about 20/30 - 20/40, which puts her as borderline for needing glasses at this point. What the Ophthalmologist wants us to do is see how she does in school over the next week or so and if she seems like she's having a hard time seeing then go ahead and get the glasses. Otherwise, she goes back in a year.

Noah got to get his cast off today. Yay! He has to wear a splint for the next week with activity, but not at home, while he regains his strength and to make completely sure that it has healed properly. He had good range of movement and just a little pain, so that's all good! There were signs on the new x-rays that he did indeed crack the growth plate and a small buckle fracture to the outer wrist (that little bone that sticks out.) Since it appears to have healed properly, his growth shouldn't be affected. What a relief!

I should have news from my appointment in the next couple of days.

Both Jake & Dan are healthy. :D

Sophie goes to Kindergarten

Sophie had her first day of Kindergarten yesterday. She was really excited and a little nervous. Since she's in the afternoon class, she had to ride the bus to school all by herself! She and Noah ride the same bus home.

Here she is walking down the driveway...
Wishing for the bus to come....
It was so hard for her to wait patiently. The bus was 20 minutes late!

She's off!


She had a great first day and can't wait to go back today! Yay for Sophie!!!

Storm Damage

Monday night/Tuesday morning we were hit pretty hard by the storm. Unfortunately, we had left our windows open so we were mopping up water off the hardwood floor in the dark, because, you know, it would make way too much sense to actually keep the flashlights in the house. That was fun!

Our tallest, and Dan's favorite, tree fell,


taking the power lines right off the house with it.


Check out how it lifted the sidewalk!



Another tree of ours fell onto our neighbors house.



And one of his trees fell onto, and into, his neighbors house.


I feel so bad for him as he's been working on the second floor addition for the past couple of years and finally had it just about completed.

3 large branches fell right in front of Murphy's doghouse, which totally had me worried. I was crying so Dan went out and got him. Yay Dan! Murphy didn't seem to be bothered by the storm at all!

(These were taken after Dan moved them...they were blocking his door.)

Check out Dan during his 5 seconds of fame! At first the news crew was talking to me, but when I saw they were taking out their cameras, I called Dan over to talk to them. No way was I going on TV looking like crap! LOL