Fireworks at the Fairgrounds (in which Evelyn fell asleep and then slept through the display)
Talking with Evie...well almost:
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Some Holiday Fun
Happy July 4th weekend everyone! I'll write more later, but I wanted to post the best of the weekend:
Fireworks at the Fairgrounds (in which Evelyn fell asleep and then slept through the display)
Talking with Evie...well almost:
Fireworks at the Fairgrounds (in which Evelyn fell asleep and then slept through the display)
Talking with Evie...well almost:
Friday, July 3, 2009
Where Did June Go?
Well it has been a while since I last wrote! We have gone to Evelyn's two month check up, I talked last time about the Komen Race and I have gone back to work over the last few days. Very busy around here now that Summer set in and I am gearing up for a new class full of kids! It's not hard to believe people when they tell you how fast time moves once you have a baby....they are right of course!
A few weeks ago was Evie's two month appointment and it went fairly well. At that time she was a healthy 10 lbs. 15 oz. and 22 inches long. She is still comfortably in the 50th percentile for height and weight and her head size is also flat average. She had to get two shots and one immunization by mouth. We gave her the little syrup first and then came the trauma of shots. I don't know if I am some sort of cold mommy, but the baby getting shots doesn't bother me the way some of my friends said it bothered them. Don't get me wrong; I do not like that shots make her cry. I guess I look at it as a necessary evil and she is so little that she recovers pretty quickly once I can pick her up and love on her a little. Plus, I always have a bottle ready so she can eat immediately and that always calms her down. This time the first shot was okay- not too much crying. The second shot, though, was terrible. There was a full 10 second pause as she worked up to the scream and cry. In fact, by the time she started actually crying I had already picked her up and was heading to grab the bottle. She calmed right down.
While we were there the doctor checked her hips. Apparently they check hips a lot with babies who have been c-sectioned and many times recommend getting a hip ultra sound to make sure that the hips have popped into the joints nice and tight. So, on July 17th I will be taking Evelyn down to Wake Med to have her hip ultrasound. Chris and I also noticed that on the right side of her head her skull is different. It's still a little lopsided, but as she has grown we noticed there is almost like a ridge. It's hard to explain without sounding alarming. It's not huge, we weren't overly worried about it. It was simply one of those things where we thought it was odd that it didn't correct itself after a few months (taking into account her entire face was lopsided because of how she was stuck in me). So her doctor looked and sent us to get a head x-ray. He called back and said that everything looked normal, but one view on the x-ray was hard to read. He basically said: "DO NOT WORRY. Everything looks normal, but since I can't see the one view I would rather be safe than sorry. " As a result, we are now going to see a pediatric neurosurgeon at the end of the month. Not implying she needs surgery, but that he is a specialist and will be able to tell us what the deal is. So, on the same day as the hip ultrasound we also will have a head CT scan for Evie because that's what the peds neurosurgeon needs before he can see us. I will keep you updated, but I believe it will all be fine in the end and we aren't worrying about it here. Evie has been growing and hitting all of her developmental milestones right on time.
In other news, I went back to work for the first time in two and a half months. Teaching year round school means that the last day of June was the last day of school and my last day of maternity leave. On July 1st I dropped Evie off to Jeannie and went to work. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The worst part was that everyone asks you "How are you doing?" when you first see them because they know you just left your baby for the first time. They mean well, but the more people who ask the worse it is because you have a hard time forgetting! Thankfully we were pretty busy and there was only about 30 minutes when we all had breakfast as a staff that people constantly asked me. I didn't cry, although I had a few moments later in the day where I felt like it. But going in on Thursday was much easier and I felt like I was back in the swing of things. Then I hit the wall at 2pm and thought if I put my head down on my desk I could easily fall asleep! Not nearly as much energy as I had the day before. Still, I survived the day and I have today off. We have one more work day on Monday and then my new class of kids comes in on Tuesday. I'm excited to be back, but there is a huge part of me that wishes I could be a stay at home mom and we need my income to pay the bills.
So, Evelyn is doing fantastic with Jeannie. She sleeps a lot and comes home pretty happy. She's been sleeping through the night for nearly a month now, which is so nice since I started back to work. Chris and I noticed that, in general, she is a pretty happy and easy going baby. Of course she has her moments like most babies, but overall she is easy. My favorite time of day with her is in the early mornings because she is always so happy and full of smiles. We get up, eat, play for about 45 minutes to an hour and then she goes back to sleep for about an hour or two. I know I shouldn't wish her to be big too fast, but I can't wait until she is just a little older and she can sit up on her own...now that will be fun!
Midway through the Komen Race
Hanging out in the kitchen
Just Chillin' Out
A few weeks ago was Evie's two month appointment and it went fairly well. At that time she was a healthy 10 lbs. 15 oz. and 22 inches long. She is still comfortably in the 50th percentile for height and weight and her head size is also flat average. She had to get two shots and one immunization by mouth. We gave her the little syrup first and then came the trauma of shots. I don't know if I am some sort of cold mommy, but the baby getting shots doesn't bother me the way some of my friends said it bothered them. Don't get me wrong; I do not like that shots make her cry. I guess I look at it as a necessary evil and she is so little that she recovers pretty quickly once I can pick her up and love on her a little. Plus, I always have a bottle ready so she can eat immediately and that always calms her down. This time the first shot was okay- not too much crying. The second shot, though, was terrible. There was a full 10 second pause as she worked up to the scream and cry. In fact, by the time she started actually crying I had already picked her up and was heading to grab the bottle. She calmed right down.
While we were there the doctor checked her hips. Apparently they check hips a lot with babies who have been c-sectioned and many times recommend getting a hip ultra sound to make sure that the hips have popped into the joints nice and tight. So, on July 17th I will be taking Evelyn down to Wake Med to have her hip ultrasound. Chris and I also noticed that on the right side of her head her skull is different. It's still a little lopsided, but as she has grown we noticed there is almost like a ridge. It's hard to explain without sounding alarming. It's not huge, we weren't overly worried about it. It was simply one of those things where we thought it was odd that it didn't correct itself after a few months (taking into account her entire face was lopsided because of how she was stuck in me). So her doctor looked and sent us to get a head x-ray. He called back and said that everything looked normal, but one view on the x-ray was hard to read. He basically said: "DO NOT WORRY. Everything looks normal, but since I can't see the one view I would rather be safe than sorry. " As a result, we are now going to see a pediatric neurosurgeon at the end of the month. Not implying she needs surgery, but that he is a specialist and will be able to tell us what the deal is. So, on the same day as the hip ultrasound we also will have a head CT scan for Evie because that's what the peds neurosurgeon needs before he can see us. I will keep you updated, but I believe it will all be fine in the end and we aren't worrying about it here. Evie has been growing and hitting all of her developmental milestones right on time.
In other news, I went back to work for the first time in two and a half months. Teaching year round school means that the last day of June was the last day of school and my last day of maternity leave. On July 1st I dropped Evie off to Jeannie and went to work. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The worst part was that everyone asks you "How are you doing?" when you first see them because they know you just left your baby for the first time. They mean well, but the more people who ask the worse it is because you have a hard time forgetting! Thankfully we were pretty busy and there was only about 30 minutes when we all had breakfast as a staff that people constantly asked me. I didn't cry, although I had a few moments later in the day where I felt like it. But going in on Thursday was much easier and I felt like I was back in the swing of things. Then I hit the wall at 2pm and thought if I put my head down on my desk I could easily fall asleep! Not nearly as much energy as I had the day before. Still, I survived the day and I have today off. We have one more work day on Monday and then my new class of kids comes in on Tuesday. I'm excited to be back, but there is a huge part of me that wishes I could be a stay at home mom and we need my income to pay the bills.
So, Evelyn is doing fantastic with Jeannie. She sleeps a lot and comes home pretty happy. She's been sleeping through the night for nearly a month now, which is so nice since I started back to work. Chris and I noticed that, in general, she is a pretty happy and easy going baby. Of course she has her moments like most babies, but overall she is easy. My favorite time of day with her is in the early mornings because she is always so happy and full of smiles. We get up, eat, play for about 45 minutes to an hour and then she goes back to sleep for about an hour or two. I know I shouldn't wish her to be big too fast, but I can't wait until she is just a little older and she can sit up on her own...now that will be fun!
Midway through the Komen Race
Hanging out in the kitchen
Just Chillin' Out
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