Monday, January 26, 2009
An inauspicious beginning...
Maggie's second day as a 3 year old was spent hooked up a nebulizer at home and going to doctors offices when her asthma - or whatever it is - kicked in at 3 am Sunday morning. We were afraid we were going to have to go to an ER because the albuterol I was giving her at home was not controlling her wheezing and I knew she would need a steroid. But thankfully we were able to get in to see the doctor on call and get her the help she needed. We gave her treatments every 2 hours Sunday evening and every 3 hours through the night and she is now much better. Hopefully, the rest of her year will go more smoothly. ;-)
Maggie's 3!
Hi Everyone! It's been a great birthday here at our house. Maggie started getting excited about her birthday before Christmas and once we got into January we heard "my birday now?" almost every day. So at some point I made a paper chain with Maggie to count down the days till her birthday and help her visualize how long she had to wait. She called it "my birday chain" and every day she tore one link off the chain. She enjoyed that a lot.
Maggie's birthday fell on a Friday this year, and the Thursday before, my sister Kathy and her two kids came down for a visit. Maggie was VERY excited to see them - so excited that she did not nap that day. That's been happening more lately.....like today. Anyway, I digress....
Friday, Maggie's Birthday began with breakfast - a sugery cereal I wouldn't normally buy for her and a new Thomas the Train bowl. Then Maggie went on a special outing with just Daddy. He bought her some flowers that she got to help pick out and a special balloon too. That was a neat idea and I hope that will become an annual tradition. When they got back we all went to Pump It Up to play on all the inflatable toys - we had a blast! (Click here for Video) We were glad cousin Mina was there to share the fun - I think Maggie enjoyed it much more because of that.
After nap time, Grandmother, Granddaddy and Aunt Peggy arrived, followed by Grammy and Grumpa. We had a big dinner comprised of all Maggie's favorites....Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Okra, Green Beans (ok, that's not a favorite but the rest of us needed something healthy) and rolls, topped off with Grandmother's DELICIOUS coconut cake! I can't tell you how happy I am that Maggie's favorite cake is the same as mine. :-)
On Saturday, we had the official party with her friends. The party had a train theme and everyone had a good time. All the kids got conductor hats and bandanas to wear and train whistles. We played a "Coal Toss"game and enjoyed pizza and veggies and cake, ice cream and even train shaped sugar cookies. It was a lot of fun.
Ben and I have spent a lot of time in anticipation of this birthday reflecting over the past 3 years. We are truly blessed to not only have such a wonderful little girl, but to have so many friends and family who love her so! We're looking forward to watching her grow up even more!
Maggie's birthday fell on a Friday this year, and the Thursday before, my sister Kathy and her two kids came down for a visit. Maggie was VERY excited to see them - so excited that she did not nap that day. That's been happening more lately.....like today. Anyway, I digress....
Friday, Maggie's Birthday began with breakfast - a sugery cereal I wouldn't normally buy for her and a new Thomas the Train bowl. Then Maggie went on a special outing with just Daddy. He bought her some flowers that she got to help pick out and a special balloon too. That was a neat idea and I hope that will become an annual tradition. When they got back we all went to Pump It Up to play on all the inflatable toys - we had a blast! (Click here for Video) We were glad cousin Mina was there to share the fun - I think Maggie enjoyed it much more because of that.
After nap time, Grandmother, Granddaddy and Aunt Peggy arrived, followed by Grammy and Grumpa. We had a big dinner comprised of all Maggie's favorites....Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes, Fried Okra, Green Beans (ok, that's not a favorite but the rest of us needed something healthy) and rolls, topped off with Grandmother's DELICIOUS coconut cake! I can't tell you how happy I am that Maggie's favorite cake is the same as mine. :-)
On Saturday, we had the official party with her friends. The party had a train theme and everyone had a good time. All the kids got conductor hats and bandanas to wear and train whistles. We played a "Coal Toss"game and enjoyed pizza and veggies and cake, ice cream and even train shaped sugar cookies. It was a lot of fun.
Ben and I have spent a lot of time in anticipation of this birthday reflecting over the past 3 years. We are truly blessed to not only have such a wonderful little girl, but to have so many friends and family who love her so! We're looking forward to watching her grow up even more!
Sunday, January 04, 2009
Haircut video
Here's a cute video of of Maggie and Will giving each other haircuts during a football party at our house. My favorite part is at about 2:15 when Will directs Maggie to "cut a little on the side".
Thursday, January 01, 2009
Friday, December 19, 2008
For those of you keeping score....
Today was Maggie's 4th trip the ER this year. Her "asthma" (her ped. calls it asthma. Her allergist does not) started acting up on Wednesday and by Thursday she had a fever and was breathing much harder. We stepped up her albuterol treatments and took her to the doc on Thursday but she got much worse Thursday night so at 3 am we took her to the nearest ER, which I learned was probably a mistake. I was surprised that it took over an hour from the time we got IN A ROOM until they gave her any oxygen or albuterol treatments.
When she got to the ER she had a fever of 103 and I think the doctors seemed more concerned about that than her breathing. They tested her for flu, RSV, did chest x-rays and tested her white blood cell count. Everything came back fine except for the chest x-ray. They said she had a very small amount of pneumonia in one lung.
For a time they thought they were going to admit her for observation because she wasn't able to keep her pulse ox levels up without oxygen but after a steriod shot she did better and we went home about 8:30 am.
The rest of the day was spent catching up on sleep and keeping her on her meds. She's now continuing the albuterol every 4 hours round the clock, on a steroid and an antibiotic (just to be safe - they think the pneumonia is viral). She is acting much more like herself tonight....energetic and playful, although whiney and acting out more than normal due to the albuterol. She bit me this evening in an act of frustration.
I just checked on her tonight while she is sleeping and boy what a difference! Last night I could watch and listen to her breath from the doorway of her room. Tonight I had to kneel down next to the crib to catch the soft motions of her chest as she slept. Talk about relief.
We go back to the doc tomorrow am for a check up to see how she is doing. Please pray that she will continue to improve quickly and be all better soon!
Thanks!
Heather
When she got to the ER she had a fever of 103 and I think the doctors seemed more concerned about that than her breathing. They tested her for flu, RSV, did chest x-rays and tested her white blood cell count. Everything came back fine except for the chest x-ray. They said she had a very small amount of pneumonia in one lung.
For a time they thought they were going to admit her for observation because she wasn't able to keep her pulse ox levels up without oxygen but after a steriod shot she did better and we went home about 8:30 am.
The rest of the day was spent catching up on sleep and keeping her on her meds. She's now continuing the albuterol every 4 hours round the clock, on a steroid and an antibiotic (just to be safe - they think the pneumonia is viral). She is acting much more like herself tonight....energetic and playful, although whiney and acting out more than normal due to the albuterol. She bit me this evening in an act of frustration.
I just checked on her tonight while she is sleeping and boy what a difference! Last night I could watch and listen to her breath from the doorway of her room. Tonight I had to kneel down next to the crib to catch the soft motions of her chest as she slept. Talk about relief.
We go back to the doc tomorrow am for a check up to see how she is doing. Please pray that she will continue to improve quickly and be all better soon!
Thanks!
Heather
Saturday, December 13, 2008
Christmas Parade
A friend invited us to attend the Semmes Christmas Parade today. Semmes is a small town north of Mobile. This was the first parade that Maggie has ever seen! She had a good time although I think it took her a little bit to decide what she thought of the whole thing.
Of course, no parade in Mobile would be complete without throws - I think Mobilians think every day is Marde Gras! So Maggie got to collect her share of beads, candy, rings, and even a teddy bear!
It was a small parade, but a great size for Maggie's first one. There were 2 or 3 marching bands (unfortunately, none of them were playing when they marched past us so Maggie only got to hear the drums) and fire engines and about 10 floats or so and of course horses both large....
and small....
When it was all over, Maggie said "more?!?" so I guess she liked it even though we never had any really big smiles. But she's been holding onto that bear all afternoon. :-)
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