Sunday is a day of rest huh? Some of them are, and some of them just aren't:)
Our family went every which way today. The boys went to church with Grandma and Grandpa. The girls went to church with us. After church my mom took Allie home, and Grandma and Grandpa brought the boys home. My mom spent the afternoon with them, and Matt and I took Cara with us to visit Matt's grandma who is recovering from her broken hip in a rehab facility about 1 1/2 hours away. It was a little chaotic packing things for everyone and getting us all where we needed to go, but I think all of the kids had fun doing something a little bit different!
The kids continue to do well with their new beds. We have had our share of boo boos involving them flipping out of them, pushing unwanted visitors (Allie) out of them, and standing up and jumping out. We continue to reinforce safety rules and pray that the novelty wears off soon. One thing is for sure, they don't miss their cribs at all! I guess this means that they truly have reached the phase of craving more independence and needing less and less security. BIG sigh...
In other news, I have officially resigned from my teaching job. Some of you may say "What teaching job?" as I obviously have not been working outside of the home in quite a few years. I've been on maternity leave since February of 2007 when I voluntarily took myself out of work while pregnant with the triplets and during my mom's relapse with Lymphoma. Fortunately I was able to extend my maternity leave when I became pregnant with Allison. I had to make a decision this spring to either return full time in the fall or resign.
After toiling for months about this decision...I have come to terms with the fact that I can't work full time and care for my family in the way that I want to while maintaining my sanity. So I resigned. I won't get into all the feelings that went along with that decision, but it was surely a very hard one to make. That being said, I feel so happy to know that I'll be home for the next few years before the kids are in school. Oh how I feel this time flying by so fast...
The catch is that I do need to find some part time work. So where does one go to find a job that offers very flexible hours to a 31 year old mom who has a degree or two and likes to sing, write, and plan parties? Anyone....anyone?
I'm praying that God will point me in the direction I should go:)
Showing posts with label toddler beds. Show all posts
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Sunday, March 28, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Fine, We Did It
Rather than risk another potentially serious head injury, we bought toddler beds tonight.
I didn't want to.
I don't like new stages when it comes to the kids.
They are safe in their cribs (other than the falling out on their heads part). They look cute in their cribs. They have been in those cribs since the day we brought them home from the NICU. And most importantly...
They can't get out of their cribs (okay, so they *could* get out, but I mean not easily and without a considerable amount of risk-taking).
Those cribs represent a safe haven for my sweet little babies and taking them down makes it perfectly clear to this momma that my babies are growing up. Errrrrr....I don't like it one bit!
I was telling my mother in law of the numerous horror stories I've heard about the triplet-transition into toddler beds. Most of the triplet parents I read about online have to remove EVERYTHING from their kids' rooms other than the toddler beds. As you can imagine, giving three toddler-monsters the ability to get out of their beds while they are alone in their room is a sure-fire recipe for disaster!!?!?! Errrrrr....I don't like it one bit!
I will of course update you all as we make this transition. It won't be for a few days as we had to order Cara's bed online. So, I have a few more days to get used to this idea :)
An area for prayer: I have been doing a lot of reading about other NB kids like Brady (Stage III, intermediate risk) in the message forum I belong to. The topic of scanning schedules came up and I am surprised to learn that kids just like Brady have a more intense and thorough post-treatment scanning schedule than he does. For example, many kids are getting a MIBG scan done quarterly. If you remember, Brady had this test done diagnostically in those first few days. It involves being injected with a slightly radioactive substance that is taken up by areas active with NB. In some of the cases I've been reading about, urine levels have been normal despite a relapse being present. And in other cases, a relapse was only detected on the MIBG, not with MRI. So, you can imagine my uneasiness about only relying on MRI and urine tests. On one hand, I want to limit Brady's exposure to radiation, especially given how often he will need XRAYs because of his spinal deformity. But, I also want to make sure that we aren't missing something. Matt and I have been discussing this and trying to decide if we want to push the issue with our doctor and get more in depth testing done at Brady's next scan date (April.) Thank you for your prayers as we continue to deal with many post-treatment issues.
I didn't want to.
I don't like new stages when it comes to the kids.
They are safe in their cribs (other than the falling out on their heads part). They look cute in their cribs. They have been in those cribs since the day we brought them home from the NICU. And most importantly...
They can't get out of their cribs (okay, so they *could* get out, but I mean not easily and without a considerable amount of risk-taking).
Those cribs represent a safe haven for my sweet little babies and taking them down makes it perfectly clear to this momma that my babies are growing up. Errrrrr....I don't like it one bit!
I was telling my mother in law of the numerous horror stories I've heard about the triplet-transition into toddler beds. Most of the triplet parents I read about online have to remove EVERYTHING from their kids' rooms other than the toddler beds. As you can imagine, giving three toddler-monsters the ability to get out of their beds while they are alone in their room is a sure-fire recipe for disaster!!?!?! Errrrrr....I don't like it one bit!
I will of course update you all as we make this transition. It won't be for a few days as we had to order Cara's bed online. So, I have a few more days to get used to this idea :)
An area for prayer: I have been doing a lot of reading about other NB kids like Brady (Stage III, intermediate risk) in the message forum I belong to. The topic of scanning schedules came up and I am surprised to learn that kids just like Brady have a more intense and thorough post-treatment scanning schedule than he does. For example, many kids are getting a MIBG scan done quarterly. If you remember, Brady had this test done diagnostically in those first few days. It involves being injected with a slightly radioactive substance that is taken up by areas active with NB. In some of the cases I've been reading about, urine levels have been normal despite a relapse being present. And in other cases, a relapse was only detected on the MIBG, not with MRI. So, you can imagine my uneasiness about only relying on MRI and urine tests. On one hand, I want to limit Brady's exposure to radiation, especially given how often he will need XRAYs because of his spinal deformity. But, I also want to make sure that we aren't missing something. Matt and I have been discussing this and trying to decide if we want to push the issue with our doctor and get more in depth testing done at Brady's next scan date (April.) Thank you for your prayers as we continue to deal with many post-treatment issues.
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