What's been going on......

What can I say. This past week has been more of the same old, same old.

John is still healing, and feeling much better. He is know able to sleep in bed and is only taking the pain meds when needed, which is basically at night. Today we went out to lunch and grocery shopping. He did good, he did get tired and took a little nap when we returned home.

We have also been having a blast outside. Enjoying the sun and nice weather. John has been able to get out and fly his plane. Jocelynn has enjoyed the swing set, her bike and power wheel for the first time this year. Also playing with Spanky outside.

Spanky and Mulan enjoying the sun. Seems she likes the top of the swing set.

Jocelynn on her bike for the first time this year.

"relaxing" on the swing.....lol

She has also managed to get a black eye just 2 1/2 weeks after the stitches in her bottom......my poor girl!

Work for me is frustrating as always......but it shall pass. I am looking forward to the vacation we are takingin April to see Friends and Family!

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On the TTc 'front': This cycle is a bust, even before AF shows I know this. I knew this going into this cycle, but we are moving in the right direction! The next cycle I am planning on starting my meds (metformin and prenatal vitamins) again and we will wait to see what happens over the next few months.....I keep praying the surgery works and John will begin to feel better!

Jocelynn's Boo-Boo.....

Jocelynn had her first set of Stitched on Wednesday (2/17/2010). 3 Stitched in her left butt cheeke......go ahead snicker....I'm not the least bit surprised that her first set of stitches are in that particular place. She is not the most graceful person and spends alot of time falling on her bottom and knees. It isn't her 'fault', she has a issue with her feet turning in. we are currently seeing an pediatric Orthopedic Specialist. She has a check-up with him on 3/23/2010. She sees him once a year to make sure this issue isn't getting worse. He states that this is something that should be fixed as she grows and her legs become stronger. Worse case scenerio, she will need surgery when she is a teen.

Anywho, she was playing in the livingroom, my dad was watching her (I was at work and John was in Mass. at his pre-surgery appointment). My dad said she fell and started crying pretty good (usually we just tell her to get up, she will be alright), Dad knew by the cry that she had hurt herself pretty good.

He finds the wound and gives me a call at work, told me he thinks she needs stitches. Ok, I call the Dr. office, speak to the nurse and she says to bring her down and the Dr. will see her.

We get to the office, he looks at the wound and says, "yes, that will need stitches." I was alittle nervous, this is her first major 'accident' and it isn't as major as it could be.

Lots of crying (I'll admit, a little by me too), 3 needles pokes, trying to calm a 4 year old down and 3 stitches later we are done. phew..... She was a trooper and really did as well as any 4 year old who doesn't understand what is happening and why she has to get hurt could do. I was very proud of her (and a little of me because I didn't completely break down like I could have). It was by far the WORST experience of my life. It wasn't really bad, but it was MY child who was hurting! It is the worst feeling to know they are in pain or sick and you can't do anything about it!

She hasn't complained at all about her boo-boo since. She sat wrong once and said "owww" but you wouldn't even know other wise. She goes back on 2/26 to have the stitches removed. That should be "fun" as well.

Here is what I found out happened......We have baseboard heat, apparently the cover to the heater fell off (whether before the fall or it was kicked off in the process of her fall, we don't know)She fell right on the metal brackets that support the heater.

It looks really good, no infection, but it is pretty black and blue!

I know this is the first of may bruises and boo-boo's. Some with me worse then others, hopefully I can deal with it all......lol

Happy New Year!!!! 2010

Better late then never...LOL Things have been crazy here for the last week!

Happy Birthday MOM! Her Birthday was on 1/4

Jocelynn has had a little back slide. She hasn't woke up dry since my last post. Things have been crazy and we have been a little relaxed on letting her have water before bed. We will get there!

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I have spent way too much time in the hospital the last few days. Not for me but my Dad. He hurt his leg at work before Christmas and I told him to go and have it looked at (he is prone to infection). Well, he didn't and sure enough, New Years Day it was all red. He went to the ER and they gave him a shot of antibiotics and a prescription.

The next morning it was worse, he went to the ER (Sat) as directed the day before and the Dr. decided to go right to IV antibiotics and a new prescription for stronger antibiotics. He was instructed to came back again the next day.

The next morning (Sun) it looked even worse. Back to the ER we go for IV Antibiotics. with instructions to come back again the next day.

On Monday, it didn't look any better, off to the ER as instructed, this time they admitted him so they could administer IV Antibiotics 4 times a day.

Dad is now home, finally, today (Thur). It still isn't complete recovered but it does look better. He is out of work until a week from Monday.

It seems funny that if he had only listened to his daughter he could have avoided all of this! MEN!

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We are still in a holding pattern for John's Surgery. Hoping to get that scheduled tomorrow or the beginning of next week. The meds seem to be helping with the mood swings and lack of energy. At least we are moving in the right direction, even if it is slowly!

My poor Baby!!!!

So Jocelynn was stung by 2 wasps today. She was visiting her Auntie Robin and found a wasps nest that Robin didn't know they had.

She has this very cute water can laen decoration. Jocelynn thought it would be cute to go over and drop her baby doll in the watering can.....usually wouldn't have been a problem, except Uncle Tony had placed an empty Dr. Pepper can in the watering can. So when Jocelynn leaned over to look in and get her baby doll out........bam, she gets stung.

Man did she cry, Robin and Tony live two houses down the street from us and I was headed down to say goodnight (she is spending the night there because John and I have to get up early to help CVHS with their annual craft fair!) and I heard her crying. I wasn't alarmed because she is a klutz and is always falling.....well, as I got closer I realized this is something different. MY POOR BABY!!!!! Luckily Robin is an RN so she put mud on it right away. I was worried since Jocelynn has never been stung by ANYTHING! So we watched her and she is fine, just a little red and tender.

Here is the sad thing, she kept whimpering and crying, so I tried to console her only to find out she was upset that her baby doll was still in the watering can......huh? So Daddy and Grampa tackled the can and the wasps to get Jocelynn's baby doll. Once she had this in her arms she stopped crying and was OK. I tried to tell her we would buy her a new baby doll, but she wanted that one of course.....