Madison- 18 months
Peyton- 1 month
Friday, November 11, 2011
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
18 months, 1 month and 3 years!!
On October 24th, Madison turned 18 months old! She is already getting into her “terrible twos”…. Maybe that is just because of her attitude and sassiness! She has a remark for everything you say/ask her to do. “no” and “mine” are her new favorite words! Other than that- Madison is definitely expanding her vocab. She has about 20-25 words that she uses on a daily basis and is learning new words everyday. She is starting to put words together too! I have nothing to compare her to- but I think she is a smart little cookie! :) She has been a great big sister to Peyton- she wants to hold and touch and kiss and love Peyton all the time! She sticks the bottle and the beeper in her face when she is awake or sleeping! She is also very protective of her. Madison has “grown up” the last month- I see my “baby” turning into a toddler! I love it~
Madison- 18 months
Peyton also turned 1 month old! It is amazing how much this little angel has gone thru in just 4 weeks of her life! She is now “cooing” all the time and starting to smile. She definitely recognizes Madison and Bob, she will follow them as they walk by! She sleeps very good at night- she is usually up 1-2 times for food and a diaper change. She is very content! We went for her post-op appointment this month and the MD was very happy with how she was progressing! They will plan to do her 2nd surgery in January! It will be a rough week for her (and us) but then she will be 100% better! YAY!
Peyton- 1 month
Pat and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on Oct 18th!!! That was the best day of my life- I married the man that I loved for many years :D and many years to come…
October 18, 2008
Halloween was so fun this year! Madison definitely got the hang of walking up to people’s houses and getting candy and as she walked away…saying “thank you” She was a little pink pig and looked adorable~ Peyton was not anything specific for Halloween this year but she wore a little leopard print outfit that said “purrfect.” Now we have a bowl full of candy of top of the fridge…what to do with it all?
Pumkpin Time
The Girls
The Little Piggy
Trick or Treat!
CHEESE!~
Stretch Kitty
Wide Awake
I posted some pictures below of the girls and how they are growing…
NOT very happy with the Camera in her face!
Strong Girl
My Blue Eyed Baby
Madison and Bella (Alexa's God daughter)
Peyton and Mckenzie (Bella's sister, Mckenzie is 3 weeks older then Peyton)
PS. GO PACK GO! 8-0
Madison- 18 months
Peyton also turned 1 month old! It is amazing how much this little angel has gone thru in just 4 weeks of her life! She is now “cooing” all the time and starting to smile. She definitely recognizes Madison and Bob, she will follow them as they walk by! She sleeps very good at night- she is usually up 1-2 times for food and a diaper change. She is very content! We went for her post-op appointment this month and the MD was very happy with how she was progressing! They will plan to do her 2nd surgery in January! It will be a rough week for her (and us) but then she will be 100% better! YAY!
Peyton- 1 month
Pat and I celebrated our 3 year anniversary on Oct 18th!!! That was the best day of my life- I married the man that I loved for many years :D and many years to come…
October 18, 2008
Halloween was so fun this year! Madison definitely got the hang of walking up to people’s houses and getting candy and as she walked away…saying “thank you” She was a little pink pig and looked adorable~ Peyton was not anything specific for Halloween this year but she wore a little leopard print outfit that said “purrfect.” Now we have a bowl full of candy of top of the fridge…what to do with it all?
Pumkpin Time
The Girls
The Little Piggy
Trick or Treat!
CHEESE!~
Stretch Kitty
Wide Awake
I posted some pictures below of the girls and how they are growing…
NOT very happy with the Camera in her face!
Strong Girl
My Blue Eyed Baby
Madison and Bella (Alexa's God daughter)
Peyton and Mckenzie (Bella's sister, Mckenzie is 3 weeks older then Peyton)
PS. GO PACK GO! 8-0
Sunday, October 23, 2011
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Sunday, October 16, 2011
Home Sweet Home!
14 has always been my lucky number….October 14th is the day Miss Peyton came HOME!! YAY!!
My last update was a couple days ago, Peyton went from not eating and pooping to ALWAYS eating and pooping! The little miss loves food! They moved her to a “big girl crib” on Wednesday, so she was out of her isolate. On Thursday she was taken off all her IV and fluids! Friday morning I got to the hospital and they starting bombarding me with information (which is good!) We gave her a bath, got her all bundled up. Discharge people were talking to me…getting future appointments set up, ordering supplies…..oh my!
Finally HOME!!! Home Sweet Home!
I have never been so happy to be home with my perfect little family! Madison did great with the transition….Bob, not so much. Bob was more “out of sorts” then Madison was. He did not like the cooing baby, it was like it freaked him out! Lovely. But after night one, he was good again…just like normal. Madison LOVES having her sister home. She is always blowing her kisses and wanting to caress her head! It is really cute!
It was a pretty non-eventful weekend…which was good. Peyton slept OK the 1st night and much better the 2nd night. We had a couple people stop by on Saturday…but for the most part- we just relaxed at home and it was WONDERFUL! We attempted to go to church Sunday morning and it was a success! Peyton slept the whole service and Madison was occupied by grandpa :) It was nice for us! We watched the Packer game as a family and then went to my parents house for Sunday Family Dinner! It is SO nice to be back in a routine again! Pat will head back to work this week- so I will be on my own with the girls. I plan to take Madison to daycare, so she can stay on schedule. Peyton and I have a couple appointments this week and some people we need to see and also I am sure we will nap at some point!!
Have a great week everyone—Thanks for all the prayers…we are home!
Going Home!!
Snuggle
Butter Bean
So teeny tiny!
Thx for the kisses Bob
Love Love Love
My last update was a couple days ago, Peyton went from not eating and pooping to ALWAYS eating and pooping! The little miss loves food! They moved her to a “big girl crib” on Wednesday, so she was out of her isolate. On Thursday she was taken off all her IV and fluids! Friday morning I got to the hospital and they starting bombarding me with information (which is good!) We gave her a bath, got her all bundled up. Discharge people were talking to me…getting future appointments set up, ordering supplies…..oh my!
Finally HOME!!! Home Sweet Home!
I have never been so happy to be home with my perfect little family! Madison did great with the transition….Bob, not so much. Bob was more “out of sorts” then Madison was. He did not like the cooing baby, it was like it freaked him out! Lovely. But after night one, he was good again…just like normal. Madison LOVES having her sister home. She is always blowing her kisses and wanting to caress her head! It is really cute!
It was a pretty non-eventful weekend…which was good. Peyton slept OK the 1st night and much better the 2nd night. We had a couple people stop by on Saturday…but for the most part- we just relaxed at home and it was WONDERFUL! We attempted to go to church Sunday morning and it was a success! Peyton slept the whole service and Madison was occupied by grandpa :) It was nice for us! We watched the Packer game as a family and then went to my parents house for Sunday Family Dinner! It is SO nice to be back in a routine again! Pat will head back to work this week- so I will be on my own with the girls. I plan to take Madison to daycare, so she can stay on schedule. Peyton and I have a couple appointments this week and some people we need to see and also I am sure we will nap at some point!!
Have a great week everyone—Thanks for all the prayers…we are home!
Going Home!!
Snuggle
Butter Bean
So teeny tiny!
Thx for the kisses Bob
Love Love Love
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Peyton----update.....
Happy Tuesday everyone! Last week at this time I was laying on the couch….ready to go to the hospital! Tonight I am here at home with Madison in bed and little Miss Peyton still at the St. Paul Children’s Hospital. It is hard to not have her home…but I know she will be home before we know it!!
It was confirmed to us on Sunday that she has Hirschsprung’s disease, so the surgery was a “go” on Monday! We arrived at the hospital about 9am…they had her on the schedule for 11:30 am, but of course…nothing is ever on schedule! They came down to her room about 12noon to bring her up for pre-op. We met with the surgeon and the nurses and we were ready to let our little girl go into the big operating room. Surprisingly, Pat and I did really well with saying bye to her as they wheeled her off- it was both of our mom’s that were crying. We went to the family waiting room—by this time it was about 12:30…let the surgery begin. The surgeon told us it could be anywhere from 1 hrs to 3 or 4 hrs….
We sat in the waiting room, played cards, looked thru magazines and talked. Before we knew it…it was about 2pm and Dr. Valusek walked in….it was GREAT to see her, especially with a smile on her face! She gave us the great news….Peyton was done with surgery! She sat and talked to us for a good 15 minutes and explained what she did to our little one and how well she tolerated everything! It was so great to hear that!
We headed back up to the NICU to see the little butter bean. It was not the most comforting thing to see your 5 day old on a ventilator- but we knew it was VERY temporary. She was off the ventilator later that evening and breathing on her own!
Since Peyton is so small the surgeon was not able to re-attach her intestine to her bottom. In about 3 months- we will have to take her back to the cities for a second surgery.
I think one of my 1st questions to the MD was “when can we go home?” the answer…when she is eating and pooping! So, that is our next mission. The nurses are waiting for her to poop, and then she will start getting some breast milk! YAY for food! That is about it for the updates today….we will root her on tomorrow…..
It was confirmed to us on Sunday that she has Hirschsprung’s disease, so the surgery was a “go” on Monday! We arrived at the hospital about 9am…they had her on the schedule for 11:30 am, but of course…nothing is ever on schedule! They came down to her room about 12noon to bring her up for pre-op. We met with the surgeon and the nurses and we were ready to let our little girl go into the big operating room. Surprisingly, Pat and I did really well with saying bye to her as they wheeled her off- it was both of our mom’s that were crying. We went to the family waiting room—by this time it was about 12:30…let the surgery begin. The surgeon told us it could be anywhere from 1 hrs to 3 or 4 hrs….
We sat in the waiting room, played cards, looked thru magazines and talked. Before we knew it…it was about 2pm and Dr. Valusek walked in….it was GREAT to see her, especially with a smile on her face! She gave us the great news….Peyton was done with surgery! She sat and talked to us for a good 15 minutes and explained what she did to our little one and how well she tolerated everything! It was so great to hear that!
We headed back up to the NICU to see the little butter bean. It was not the most comforting thing to see your 5 day old on a ventilator- but we knew it was VERY temporary. She was off the ventilator later that evening and breathing on her own!
Since Peyton is so small the surgeon was not able to re-attach her intestine to her bottom. In about 3 months- we will have to take her back to the cities for a second surgery.
I think one of my 1st questions to the MD was “when can we go home?” the answer…when she is eating and pooping! So, that is our next mission. The nurses are waiting for her to poop, and then she will start getting some breast milk! YAY for food! That is about it for the updates today….we will root her on tomorrow…..
Friday, October 7, 2011
Introducing......Peyton ElizabethMae!!!
Welcome to the world Miss Peyton!! I went to the MD for my 39 week appointment on Tuesday and while I was there, my MD said to me….”Don’t be surprised if you see me within the next 24 hrs!” Talk about shock from me….I was SO not ready to hear that! Well, she was right. I got home about 5:15pm after picking up Madison from daycare and a Papa Murphy’s Pizza….came home and I was straight on the couch. I was just uncomfortable and wanted to sit down. Pat fed Madogg her dinner and got me a plate with some pizza on it. I started to have some contractions (every 1 to 2 minutes, but they were lasting 30 seconds and not painful at all)…. I took a shower just because it always makes me feel better! After the contractions continued….and thinking of what my MD said….I figured something was up and I called her! In the meantime, Pat was going like a mad man around the house---getting Madison off to bed, cleaning, packing, doing dishes…I did not know he moved so quickly! :) Abby’s friend Chandler was nice enough to come and stay at our house with Bob and Madison! Thank you Chandler!!~
Pat and I left for the hospital….we arrived in ER at 9:30 pm- they checked us in and we were in the delivery room by 9:50pm. My mom and sisters arrived shortly after us and Pat’s mom was there by ten after 10. They checked me and I was dilated to 6. I really wanted an epidural (pretty sure it is all in my head…but at least I got one!)- so they pumped me with fluid and the MD came up and gave it to me! They checked me again and I was at 8…but moving pretty fast. I remember having one HUGE contraction at 11:45 pm…my mom went out to find the nurse and my MD. They came in and she checked me and said—when you feel pressure- PUSH! They documented me saying I felt pressure at midnight and at12:04 am on October 5th…Peyton made her grand entrance!! It was only 3 pushes for me! At one point, Pat was looking for the camera and my MD said- Pat find the camera or get over here- you may miss this! So, obviously she likes to make her entrances grand!! She is perfect! 6lbs 4oz, 18 ¾ inches long. Just a little butter bean! She pretty much looks like Madison- little lips, little chin with the dimple, but her nose is bigger! Just an angel! We waited 9 months to have her be so perfect! We could not wait for Madison to meet her!!
Our newest addition-
6lbs 3.8oz
My awesome MD!
Butter Bean's 1st bath
Little Princess
She was a good sleeper- we finally went to bed about 3am and did not hear a peep from her until about 730! It was great to get some much needed sleep!! We did have some visitors on Wednesday- and one of them was Miss Madison! She was not so sure about baby Peyton. She liked her, but when I held her she was not happy! We at least managed to snap a pic or two- which were of course, adorable! Wednesday night was another great night- I think I was sleeping by 8:30, they brought her in about 3am, and then I slept until 6:30 am! It was great!! 2 good nights of sleep in a row---I know that wont last long!
The best two things in my life!!!
Now it is Thursday---Miss Peyton decided she wanted to make her whole entrance into this world a little more dramatic then we wanted (just like her big sister, dramatic- great, the things Pat and I get to look forward too!) She had not been eating the best and not pooping much either---so they ran some tests……we waited and waited…it seemed like forever, then before I knew it---St. Paul Children’s Hospital ambulance staff was in our room ready to take her to the Children’s Hospital. Now, before you start to get worried….I made that a little more dramatic then it actually was…..Peyton’s little itty bitty body does not want to poop because there is a bowel obstruction. They ran some tests and did some X-Rays….they were not 100% sure where the obstruction was and how bad it was. She was taken by ambulance to St. Paul, no lights, no speeding…only by ambulance because they could monitor her. My mom and I rode in the van and Pat and his mom followed us over. When they came into my hospital room at Sacred Heart- I was just cuddling her and they hooked her up to the IVs cuddled her as they put her in the little box on the stretcher and she slept the whole way! :) Go figure, her 1st car ride was in an ambulance…pretty sure Pat or I have not ever been in one! See, I told you-she is going to be a drama queen! It was a long ride over here for me….I cried and laughed and cried some more. We got to St. Paul and up into her room- VERY hard to see her all hooked up to everything…but we are very fortunate that overall she is really healthy! The nurses just love her, she is so peaceful and quiet…her vitals are really good. The little stinker just won’t eat or poop!
Tubes? Who cares about those--time to sleep!
Our hospital life for a few days!
So, now it is Friday morning….Pat and I slept here last night on a twin size bed….haha. It was definitely interesting… The neonatologist came in this morning and said that she looks great! Her tummy is still really bloated though, we just had to wait for the surgeon to come in this afternoon. We waited to go to lunch until she came- finally after the doctors made their rounds, the surgeon came by. She could not believe how bloated Pdogg Jr’s (one of her many nick names) belly was. She did this little “procedure” on her- basically she put a tube up her bottom and Miss Peyton let it rip She soiled 3 full diapers!! We were all VERY impressed. But, it tells you how much was in her tiny belly! After that, the surgeon did a biopsy of the nerves in her intestine…basically- another tube up her bottom and they took some nerves out. The biopsy will take 8 hrs to complete and then they should know more. But, in the mean time- the surgeon thinks that she has what is called “Hirschsprung Disease” (see this link---it will help out A LOT!)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hirschsprungs_ez/#1
So, since she believes that is what it is…they scheduled surgery for Monday. If the biopsy comes back and it is NOT that….then we will all be wondering why the peanut is not pooping/eating. So, let’s get back to surgery on Monday…Peyton will go in for her surgery Monday morning at 11:30 am. The surgery is a pretty quick one (as long as all goes well) they will go thru her belly button and try to repair the blockage.
This all sounds pretty scary to all of us right now- I am really glad that I am here at the hospital with Pat, my mom and Pat’s mom…they are all awesome for support. Plus, the nurses and the MDs are wonderful! Please just pray for us right now…that is what we need!!
Like our bed?? Time to cuddle!!
So content
Yes, Peyton is in there---her little "womb" with TONS of cords!
PS. Just have to tell everyone that Miss Madison is NOT convinced that she has a little sister---when you ask her if she has a little sister named Peyton- she shakes her head and says “NO”! She is going to a great big sister—I cannot wait to bring Peyton home!
Pat and I left for the hospital….we arrived in ER at 9:30 pm- they checked us in and we were in the delivery room by 9:50pm. My mom and sisters arrived shortly after us and Pat’s mom was there by ten after 10. They checked me and I was dilated to 6. I really wanted an epidural (pretty sure it is all in my head…but at least I got one!)- so they pumped me with fluid and the MD came up and gave it to me! They checked me again and I was at 8…but moving pretty fast. I remember having one HUGE contraction at 11:45 pm…my mom went out to find the nurse and my MD. They came in and she checked me and said—when you feel pressure- PUSH! They documented me saying I felt pressure at midnight and at12:04 am on October 5th…Peyton made her grand entrance!! It was only 3 pushes for me! At one point, Pat was looking for the camera and my MD said- Pat find the camera or get over here- you may miss this! So, obviously she likes to make her entrances grand!! She is perfect! 6lbs 4oz, 18 ¾ inches long. Just a little butter bean! She pretty much looks like Madison- little lips, little chin with the dimple, but her nose is bigger! Just an angel! We waited 9 months to have her be so perfect! We could not wait for Madison to meet her!!
Our newest addition-
6lbs 3.8oz
My awesome MD!
Butter Bean's 1st bath
Little Princess
She was a good sleeper- we finally went to bed about 3am and did not hear a peep from her until about 730! It was great to get some much needed sleep!! We did have some visitors on Wednesday- and one of them was Miss Madison! She was not so sure about baby Peyton. She liked her, but when I held her she was not happy! We at least managed to snap a pic or two- which were of course, adorable! Wednesday night was another great night- I think I was sleeping by 8:30, they brought her in about 3am, and then I slept until 6:30 am! It was great!! 2 good nights of sleep in a row---I know that wont last long!
The best two things in my life!!!
Now it is Thursday---Miss Peyton decided she wanted to make her whole entrance into this world a little more dramatic then we wanted (just like her big sister, dramatic- great, the things Pat and I get to look forward too!) She had not been eating the best and not pooping much either---so they ran some tests……we waited and waited…it seemed like forever, then before I knew it---St. Paul Children’s Hospital ambulance staff was in our room ready to take her to the Children’s Hospital. Now, before you start to get worried….I made that a little more dramatic then it actually was…..Peyton’s little itty bitty body does not want to poop because there is a bowel obstruction. They ran some tests and did some X-Rays….they were not 100% sure where the obstruction was and how bad it was. She was taken by ambulance to St. Paul, no lights, no speeding…only by ambulance because they could monitor her. My mom and I rode in the van and Pat and his mom followed us over. When they came into my hospital room at Sacred Heart- I was just cuddling her and they hooked her up to the IVs cuddled her as they put her in the little box on the stretcher and she slept the whole way! :) Go figure, her 1st car ride was in an ambulance…pretty sure Pat or I have not ever been in one! See, I told you-she is going to be a drama queen! It was a long ride over here for me….I cried and laughed and cried some more. We got to St. Paul and up into her room- VERY hard to see her all hooked up to everything…but we are very fortunate that overall she is really healthy! The nurses just love her, she is so peaceful and quiet…her vitals are really good. The little stinker just won’t eat or poop!
Tubes? Who cares about those--time to sleep!
Our hospital life for a few days!
So, now it is Friday morning….Pat and I slept here last night on a twin size bed….haha. It was definitely interesting… The neonatologist came in this morning and said that she looks great! Her tummy is still really bloated though, we just had to wait for the surgeon to come in this afternoon. We waited to go to lunch until she came- finally after the doctors made their rounds, the surgeon came by. She could not believe how bloated Pdogg Jr’s (one of her many nick names) belly was. She did this little “procedure” on her- basically she put a tube up her bottom and Miss Peyton let it rip She soiled 3 full diapers!! We were all VERY impressed. But, it tells you how much was in her tiny belly! After that, the surgeon did a biopsy of the nerves in her intestine…basically- another tube up her bottom and they took some nerves out. The biopsy will take 8 hrs to complete and then they should know more. But, in the mean time- the surgeon thinks that she has what is called “Hirschsprung Disease” (see this link---it will help out A LOT!)
http://digestive.niddk.nih.gov/ddiseases/pubs/hirschsprungs_ez/#1
So, since she believes that is what it is…they scheduled surgery for Monday. If the biopsy comes back and it is NOT that….then we will all be wondering why the peanut is not pooping/eating. So, let’s get back to surgery on Monday…Peyton will go in for her surgery Monday morning at 11:30 am. The surgery is a pretty quick one (as long as all goes well) they will go thru her belly button and try to repair the blockage.
This all sounds pretty scary to all of us right now- I am really glad that I am here at the hospital with Pat, my mom and Pat’s mom…they are all awesome for support. Plus, the nurses and the MDs are wonderful! Please just pray for us right now…that is what we need!!
Like our bed?? Time to cuddle!!
So content
Yes, Peyton is in there---her little "womb" with TONS of cords!
PS. Just have to tell everyone that Miss Madison is NOT convinced that she has a little sister---when you ask her if she has a little sister named Peyton- she shakes her head and says “NO”! She is going to a great big sister—I cannot wait to bring Peyton home!
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