Juggling work and Charlotte's care

I had to laugh at the many people who were surprised that I didn't go to the speech eval. For the most part, it was a logistics issue (I was scheduled to work and Roger hadn't taken her to any therapy appointments yet...we like to share). But I think I might have been an annoying SLP at the eval so it's probably better that Roger went. While he does know most of the "lingo" (He's a good little SLP Assistant!) he can "play" unbiased better than I can.Kind of a rough night. She hadn't pooped in over 2 days so I figured she would be uncomfortable. She had a great time while I was gone. As we settled down for bed she was full of lots of aches and pains (head hurts, leg hurts, I'm cold, I'm hot). Since Roger was away, I just felt it would be better if she slept with me. (hope I don't create a nightmare) She finally settled down a little after 11 but then woke at 4 AM pooping. After a change and more medicine, she finally fell asleep again around 5. I'm off to RnR for a full day of classes, birthday parties, and maybe some paperwork...Extra thoughts and prayers go out to my friend Emily. She's going through some medical stuff so say a little prayer for her and her family! HUGS!Gotta run...Rachel

Feb. 2, 2009

A sleepless night

A little calm before the storm.
We woke up at about 2:00am and worked through some pain. She was asking for mommy the whole time. Finally got back to sleep around 4:30 and slept until 8 or so.
CJ sat on my lap for breakfast and seriously wolfed down a waffle, sausage patty, and scrambled eggs. No movement so far but everyone with a stethoscope says they hear "good movement" in her belly.
Today should be a big day. The "Army Of Darkness" has decended: Speech therapist, OT, PT, myriad of other Ts. Gotta go join the fun.

Another busy night

Another very quick post before I head in to the hospital for night duty.
20K hits! Once again you all (since I got harrassed and ridiculed for saying "y'all" last time) blow my mind.
I've also seen what is, so far, my favorite card for Charlotte. The Giles family gave it to CJ and on the front is cartoon of a couple of bears hugging. Open it up and there are lots of Disney stickers and the saying,
"If I hugged you every time I thought about you...
You'd be squished!"
Thanks Samantha, Megan, and Karen. Make sure you come back next week to make your volcano erupt!