Green Poop...

is good?  I guess it is.  
We found out this morning that we are going to be here until Sept 30th (I hope that's all.)

I will never again eat green jello.   It's the color we're looking at right now. 

Since this began, she lost the ability to urinate on her own, so I have to cathe her every 4 hours.  The Dr said that is normal for Spina Bifida babies when they have an infection.  So I put the catheter in, feed her while it drains her and she's putting out a lot of fluid. which is good.

Bad news, she's a hard stick.   She's on her second IV and they tried to put in a PICC line this morning and they couldn't do it.  I asked if maybe they could send someone over from NICU to do it and NICU refused to mix departments.  They couldn't get it in because she's so small.

Speaking of small, she now weighs in at a hefty 6lbs, 8  ozs.  She's almost 9 weeks old. I'm doing the best that I can, I feel like I'm feeding her every two hours.  I'm surprised that certain body parts haven't been sucked off by now.

I'm living at the hospital.  Tonight was the first time since last Thursday that I had left the building. It was kind of weird, but I'll live through this. It's kind of like living in a really expensive hotel with a super crappy bed.  At least I know that I can take a half-an-hour shower and not stress over the water bill. 

I'll keep updating.  Thanks for the prayers, I'm grateful that she's being remembered and helped.  Please pray for those who are caring for her, they are the ones with the answers.

Love You All!

Still here.

We're still here in Cardon's Childrens Hospital.

Jellybean has a severe UTI and they suspect that her Common Bile Duct has been clogged for sometime, but just started to show because of the UTI.

She's so cranky and the antibiotics that she's on is really doing a number on her digestive system on top of her bile pushing through. 

the reason that I took her in on Thursday was because she had white poop.   Now, it's bright green and they tell me that's good.   It just seems weird for someone to have bright green poop without having eaten Booberry Cereal or Oops All Berrys first.   So, we are here until she returns back to normal and is gaining weight.

Please keep her in your prayers.

Here we are again.

Yep,we're here in the hospital... again.

I'm sleep deprived from having a cranky baby that we have found out has a UTI.

this stinks.

Others

Yes, I do still have other children.

Yes, they do things.

Yes, my life is consummed with Olivia and her health issues.

Yes, I'm trying to find balance, stability and hopefully some peace

The kids are adjusting, and so am I.

They love Olivia as much as I do and are wonderful older siblings.

I'll blog about them soon.

Learning Time

This is what our Dear Little Jellybean has.   

Hayden's new facination.

How do you scare bees?   If you know the answer, you know where we are heading.

Because, we are going there.

"Boo-bees"
Breasts
Boobs
Chestals
Frontal exposures
Shelves
(There are a plethora of other names, you know.)

You can:

1) Cease reading this if you feel that you will be offended by this topic.


OR

2) You can continue reading and see my darling 3 year old Blondie as a boy on a mission.


So, we are dealing with a curious and outwardly spoken boy.   I have been struggling to keep in the laughter as he runs straight into JC Penny's for the Bra section to bury his head in the bras and yell, "Ah, boobies... I am home."

The other thing happening is that he keeps trying to surprise me to get a look at Olivia as she's having her "Breast Buffet".  I have caught him looking at me out of the corner of his eye to try to sneak a peak.

He's opened the bathroom door while I'm in the shower to sneak a peak only to be thwarted by the shower curtain.   I hear his, "Dang." as he shuts the door.

I'm not sure how to handle this.  I really hope that it passes... SOON.

Socially Inbred.

Yes, there is a term for the scenario where you meet someone who knows your sister's  ex-boyfriend's new wife and her cousin is your best friend.
This term also applies to the very real: my best friend's little sister married the guy that lived up the street from my husband and the guy's older sister is my friend's best friend from their teenage years.
Just a few minutes ago, I just found out that the mother of a new family that moved into the ward and is my daughter's new Activity Days Leader is the younger sister of a guy that I had a crush on in high school (it's been 18 years!) and now that I think back, I totally remember her... in a good way.
Confusing?  Yes.  We are LDS and we are Socially Inbred.