I like to work at a hospital, but I don't like being a patient there. In fact, I hated it. The nurses were very nice (for the most part...save the one I met today), Doctors were excellent, even the food wasn't too bad but all I wanted to do was come home snuggle my Vi and sleep in my own bed and I was only there ONE night!
Hopefully no more kidney stones for me during this pregnancy. The nurse said to stay well hydrated and that will help flush my system so off I go to down another glass of water...
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
kidney stone(s)
That's the prognosis. So far, anyway. Marn will have to stay overnight for this one as they want to keep an eye on things and ensure that she's keeping hydrated. They will most likely be doing an ultrasound in the morning to determine course of action (ie: let it pass, or surgery??)
Anyway, two different people have now said "kidney stones are nothing that you've ever felt before". Awesome
Edit:
Forgot to mention that there is no infection of any kind and that there's no need to continue the medication that we got this morning. So it appears that its "only" kidney stones for now.
Anyway, two different people have now said "kidney stones are nothing that you've ever felt before". Awesome
Edit:
Forgot to mention that there is no infection of any kind and that there's no need to continue the medication that we got this morning. So it appears that its "only" kidney stones for now.
beautiful day to spend at the hospital
This morning marn woke up and wasn't feeling well. Had the feeling like she had to pee all the time so suspected that she had a U.T.I., or bladder infection. We called our doctor's office who has a doctors on call service and after talking to them, they suspected the same then gave us a prescription for antibiotics.
After getting and taking the first dose she started feeling worse and started having pain in her abdomen and lower back... and then started barfing. 3 or 4 times in an hour, so we called the doc's back who then suggested that we go to the labour and delivery department at the hospital for more thorough diagnosis and urine sample to confirm an infection. They would fax the info over so that they would be expecting us.
So here we are. Marn's been sick a few times since being here and after talking to the nurses and resident doctor, they don't think anything is wrong with the baby, thankfully. They do suspect that it's a UI or bladder infection, and they've been tossing the terms bladder stones, or kidney stones around. We're still waiting for the urine samples back to confirm anything.
Marn's got an I.V. in now along with morphine and gravol for the nausea and is resting. Not sure what happens from here, but I assume that once we hear back from the tests and once she gets through a bag of saline, we'll be going home. The prescription we have will continue, and she'll probably get something else for the pain.
I'll update later...
After getting and taking the first dose she started feeling worse and started having pain in her abdomen and lower back... and then started barfing. 3 or 4 times in an hour, so we called the doc's back who then suggested that we go to the labour and delivery department at the hospital for more thorough diagnosis and urine sample to confirm an infection. They would fax the info over so that they would be expecting us.
So here we are. Marn's been sick a few times since being here and after talking to the nurses and resident doctor, they don't think anything is wrong with the baby, thankfully. They do suspect that it's a UI or bladder infection, and they've been tossing the terms bladder stones, or kidney stones around. We're still waiting for the urine samples back to confirm anything.
Marn's got an I.V. in now along with morphine and gravol for the nausea and is resting. Not sure what happens from here, but I assume that once we hear back from the tests and once she gets through a bag of saline, we'll be going home. The prescription we have will continue, and she'll probably get something else for the pain.
I'll update later...
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Teepee
I did it! I made a tee pee. I am not sure if I thought that I could really do it. I followed my first pattern, made lots of mistakes, but it stands and Vi loves it! Speaking of Vi - how cute is Vi with her Daddy in these shots? I love the one at the table, Vi totally took Daddy's pose. It made us all laugh. Love my little family.
Friday, May 21, 2010
fun pics
I'm not sure where this pose came from, but I thought it was pretty cute. There's another similar one a few pics down.
whoops!
...yes I'm cute
getting a little brave...
A little too brave!
it's the post-pony-tail look
Hi Mommy!
Echo fatty dog
So Echo had a vet appt. this morning, and other than being completely healthy, he's gained 15 lbs!
So that makes him a hair under 200 lbs. F-A-T !
He should not be that heavy, and it's completely our fault. We've barely been exercising him with walks, or dog park visits.... and we don't leave him outside very long because he runs into the neighbours yards all the time when we're not out there with him (which we can't stand).
So, that needs to change. Thankfully it's practically summer (it's felt like it this week!) so it'll be easier to get out with him.
The meds for heart worm didn't cost as much as previous years either, so that was a bonus.
So that makes him a hair under 200 lbs. F-A-T !
He should not be that heavy, and it's completely our fault. We've barely been exercising him with walks, or dog park visits.... and we don't leave him outside very long because he runs into the neighbours yards all the time when we're not out there with him (which we can't stand).
So, that needs to change. Thankfully it's practically summer (it's felt like it this week!) so it'll be easier to get out with him.
The meds for heart worm didn't cost as much as previous years either, so that was a bonus.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
cars
Oh, how I hate (old) cars.... took mine to the shop today for an oil change and to diagnose a noise in the front.... Power steering rack is gone and leaking everywhere, and BOTH front bearings need to be done. I asked him how this is possible since I've already had 5 bearings done on the car in the last few years, and 3 of which were by them. One of those fronts has been done TWICE already, and will be THREE times now. He said he doesn't know why this car seems to be burning through bearings like this. Sweet. I'm so glad we decided to keep this car. Great timing too since we just bought a new washer and dryer, and Echo's going for his checkup on Friday which usually costs about $500 (because heart-worm pills, etc).
I guess I'll also keep the winter tires on all summer again -- I was looking for a cheap pair of summer tires.... not now!
Update:
I told them to hold off on the bearings as I can deal with a little road noise if they're not going to fall off...
So it should be cheaper, but it still doesn't feel good to spend that kind of money!
I guess I'll also keep the winter tires on all summer again -- I was looking for a cheap pair of summer tires.... not now!
Update:
I told them to hold off on the bearings as I can deal with a little road noise if they're not going to fall off...
So it should be cheaper, but it still doesn't feel good to spend that kind of money!
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Friday, May 14, 2010
Ultra-sound
I'm not going because I didn't want to take a half day off. Vacation time is going to be scant this year as I already have a week off next month leaving only 2 weeks for the rest of the year. My plan is to take a week, or 2 off when the baby comes, and as always leave a few days for Christmas time and other things like when Adrienne and the kids come down.... I really need to push for 4 weeks. I don't know how people make due with only 2! :)
But given the industry and economy, it's not likely to happen this year again.
Mother's Day, con't...
I forgot about something we did on Mother's Day!
On the way home from the appliance store, we (I) didn't want to make supper and we had just been given a gift cert. at Swiss Chalet (and related chains), so we decided to stop in for dinner.
At first thought, and sight, BIG MISTAKE. People were lined up out the door. But Marn was persistent and said, the lines go quickly here. She's right, they do, but I still didn't feel like waiting 20 people deep.
Well, as luck would have it, most of the people in line were for 4 or more people. They had ton's of 2 person tables, so the hostess yells out, is there anyone here with just 2? We put out hand up and said, 2 1/2. And she says, yep that'll work, come to the front of the line please! Sweet! So long suckers! We were seated within 5 minutes of getting there. Nice!
unfortunately, that's not going to happen for much longer once we become a family of 4.
On the way home from the appliance store, we (I) didn't want to make supper and we had just been given a gift cert. at Swiss Chalet (and related chains), so we decided to stop in for dinner.
At first thought, and sight, BIG MISTAKE. People were lined up out the door. But Marn was persistent and said, the lines go quickly here. She's right, they do, but I still didn't feel like waiting 20 people deep.
Well, as luck would have it, most of the people in line were for 4 or more people. They had ton's of 2 person tables, so the hostess yells out, is there anyone here with just 2? We put out hand up and said, 2 1/2. And she says, yep that'll work, come to the front of the line please! Sweet! So long suckers! We were seated within 5 minutes of getting there. Nice!
unfortunately, that's not going to happen for much longer once we become a family of 4.
Wednesday, May 12, 2010
Echo
PS: Echo turned 4 years old on Sunday. Not one family member called to wish him a happy birthday.
;-)
;-)
Momma's Day!
We had a really nice low-key and relaxing Mother's Day this weekend. Saturday morning, we went to the St. Jacob's market but stayed inside the whole time because it was a really crappy, cold and wet day, then drove to the old stomping grounds, Baden, to pick up some meat at Egli's Meat Market (Aunt Dagmar's store) and to purchase another car seat from an old neighbour for the new baby. The one we had expired shortly after Violet outgrew it, so we couldn't use that one again.
After that, we were back home and started preparing for Mom to come over for dinner. Just before we were about to start the power went out! We thought we were going to have to go out for dinner because it was out from about 3pm to 5pm and Mom was supposed to be coming for 5:30. Luckily Mom lost track of time, and wouldn't be coming until 6 or 6:30, so we decided to start making dinner at 5. It was a nice dinner and visit as we sat by the fire and had tea before Mom left at about 9:30pm.
Sunday morning was spent at Marn's mom's house for brunch. Violet gave Marn (and me!) the best present by sleeping in until 9am!! (I'll forgive her that she was up 3 times through the night).
After brunch, we sat and chatted by their fireplace and drank coffee/tea again, then headed home for naps (Marn and Vi) while I went outside with Echo and did yard work. Nice! After the naps, we decided that we wanted to go out and look for a new washer and dryer because ours aren't cutting it. The washer is probably 30 years old, and we have a decent sized tax return coming, so we started looking.... We stopped in a store where I saw some good prices on a Whirlpool Duet Steam set. They were last years model and this particular one was a floor model that had only been out for about 2 weeks, so basically new. We liked it, but decided not to buy as we hadn't done much research on that particular model and hadn't price compared at all to see if it actually was a good deal (it was). In my looking around, I noticed that Bad Boy Furniture had the same models on the same clearance as the other store for $100 less, and they were new in box - not floor models, so the plan was on Monday we were going to go and check that out. I normally wouldn't buy from Bad Boy, but $100 is $100. Especially for the exact same model.
Anyway, the day ended after dinner and when Violet went to sleep around the fireplace again, drinking tea, and watching the end of the movie Sherlock Holmes. Which, if you haven't seen yet, you must. It's great!
That seemed to be the theme this weekend. Fire and Tea. I could get used to that! I would have preferred Fire and Wine, but tea is good too... :)
So on Monday evening we head out to look at appliances again with the thought of going to Bad Boy to check out the same set we saw on Sunday, and then going to the other place and seeing if they'll match the price - they have a price guarantee on their website, so why not?
On the way we stopped in another place, just to peak in because that's where Candace bought their set (which was close to the same as the one we're looking at) and they said they had the best prices. Well, the sales guy comes across as a total sleaze and 2 minutes in we both know he's not getting our money.... They didn't have what we were looking for anyway. But before we leave we told him what we found at Bad Boy, and right away his face says, don't buy from there and goes on to tell us to look into the BBB on them because they have a lot of complaints, and shady sales tactics, etc. I've heard that before about Bad Boy.... Anyway, on to the next place, just down the road and before hitting Bad Boy. The sales guy was nice, and they had a lot of sales on, but not the model we were looking at. He gave his opinions on a few different brands and why one is better than the other. We didn't tell him right away that we had a scoped a Whirlpool set at another store. Before he knew, he compared LG as better than Whirlpool for a few reasons. (better warranty, stainless dryer drum, direct driven vs. belt, cheaper parts if something breaks, bigger capacity, better steam function, etc). If you recall, we bought LG's at our old place, and LOVED them, so the push on LG didn't take much. This store also had a big clearance sale on last years LG models, and in fact, the biggest sale was on the highest (priced) model from LG. We ended up telling this guy what we were looking at and at what price, and he said they also had an opportunity to get that offer from Whirlpool, but passed on it and instead went with the LG offer.
These are the new additions to the dungeon. And it doesn't feel so bad since we're still "ahead" with the tax return coming. Although that amount would feel nice coming off the mortgage right about now...
Happy Mother's Day!
After that, we were back home and started preparing for Mom to come over for dinner. Just before we were about to start the power went out! We thought we were going to have to go out for dinner because it was out from about 3pm to 5pm and Mom was supposed to be coming for 5:30. Luckily Mom lost track of time, and wouldn't be coming until 6 or 6:30, so we decided to start making dinner at 5. It was a nice dinner and visit as we sat by the fire and had tea before Mom left at about 9:30pm.
Sunday morning was spent at Marn's mom's house for brunch. Violet gave Marn (and me!) the best present by sleeping in until 9am!! (I'll forgive her that she was up 3 times through the night).
After brunch, we sat and chatted by their fireplace and drank coffee/tea again, then headed home for naps (Marn and Vi) while I went outside with Echo and did yard work. Nice! After the naps, we decided that we wanted to go out and look for a new washer and dryer because ours aren't cutting it. The washer is probably 30 years old, and we have a decent sized tax return coming, so we started looking.... We stopped in a store where I saw some good prices on a Whirlpool Duet Steam set. They were last years model and this particular one was a floor model that had only been out for about 2 weeks, so basically new. We liked it, but decided not to buy as we hadn't done much research on that particular model and hadn't price compared at all to see if it actually was a good deal (it was). In my looking around, I noticed that Bad Boy Furniture had the same models on the same clearance as the other store for $100 less, and they were new in box - not floor models, so the plan was on Monday we were going to go and check that out. I normally wouldn't buy from Bad Boy, but $100 is $100. Especially for the exact same model.
Anyway, the day ended after dinner and when Violet went to sleep around the fireplace again, drinking tea, and watching the end of the movie Sherlock Holmes. Which, if you haven't seen yet, you must. It's great!
That seemed to be the theme this weekend. Fire and Tea. I could get used to that! I would have preferred Fire and Wine, but tea is good too... :)
So on Monday evening we head out to look at appliances again with the thought of going to Bad Boy to check out the same set we saw on Sunday, and then going to the other place and seeing if they'll match the price - they have a price guarantee on their website, so why not?
On the way we stopped in another place, just to peak in because that's where Candace bought their set (which was close to the same as the one we're looking at) and they said they had the best prices. Well, the sales guy comes across as a total sleaze and 2 minutes in we both know he's not getting our money.... They didn't have what we were looking for anyway. But before we leave we told him what we found at Bad Boy, and right away his face says, don't buy from there and goes on to tell us to look into the BBB on them because they have a lot of complaints, and shady sales tactics, etc. I've heard that before about Bad Boy.... Anyway, on to the next place, just down the road and before hitting Bad Boy. The sales guy was nice, and they had a lot of sales on, but not the model we were looking at. He gave his opinions on a few different brands and why one is better than the other. We didn't tell him right away that we had a scoped a Whirlpool set at another store. Before he knew, he compared LG as better than Whirlpool for a few reasons. (better warranty, stainless dryer drum, direct driven vs. belt, cheaper parts if something breaks, bigger capacity, better steam function, etc). If you recall, we bought LG's at our old place, and LOVED them, so the push on LG didn't take much. This store also had a big clearance sale on last years LG models, and in fact, the biggest sale was on the highest (priced) model from LG. We ended up telling this guy what we were looking at and at what price, and he said they also had an opportunity to get that offer from Whirlpool, but passed on it and instead went with the LG offer.
Anyway, long story short, we never made it to Bad Boy, and spent $300 more than we planned on this awesome LG Steam pair. The $300 was justified because we felt they were a better machine; warranty, stainless, bigger (4.4 vs. 4.0 cu ft.), etc. And while the Whirlpool was $1100 "off" (MSRP), the LG's were $1600 off. Which is just ridiculous. I said that to the sales guy and he said, "well, it's MSRP.... they normally sell for less, but even on sale, never this low." So either way, I think this is a great deal, even if we spent more than planning on.
Happy Mother's Day!
Sunday, May 02, 2010
Pics
Somebody loved Blueberry Pancakes this morning!
Easter pictures that never came...
Helping Dad in the yard with her new Easter Present - a rake!
opps... missed the bag!
Favourite toy(s), Dolly and stroller. She has two, and they get equal playing time.
Daddy and Vi having a snuggle with Echo. She's taken to not liking him so much these days because he keeps whacking her in the head with his tail so this was an attempt to get him in the good books again. Every time he comes around she turns away, covers her head, or screams at him to "go", or "back up!", or "out!" It's pretty funny, but he HAS really whacked her hard right in the face... I KNOW it's hurt a few times (he hurts US in the legs, never mind the face!)
Easter pictures that never came...
Helping Dad in the yard with her new Easter Present - a rake!
Favourite toy(s), Dolly and stroller. She has two, and they get equal playing time.
Daddy and Vi having a snuggle with Echo. She's taken to not liking him so much these days because he keeps whacking her in the head with his tail so this was an attempt to get him in the good books again. Every time he comes around she turns away, covers her head, or screams at him to "go", or "back up!", or "out!" It's pretty funny, but he HAS really whacked her hard right in the face... I KNOW it's hurt a few times (he hurts US in the legs, never mind the face!)
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