So Zack hasnt been able to walk since Thursday... thats one week. Too long in a three year old world. Well, he has been playing a lot of video games to say the least. Yesterday he started walking again, his foot feels much better.... I overheard this...
Tossing a Football around while standing on my bed.... " Press A to throw" ( he would then throw) jumps back on my bed " Press A to throw" ( he would then throw) Matt looks at me, " What did he just say?" Yes the kids needs to get to play outside again. Monday the stitches come out and he can...
Thursday, August 7, 2008
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Ahh Yes
So, Last week I was at a doctors appt, Wed, Thurs, Fri, and Sat.
This week Wed for me and one for Zack next week One on monday two on wed.... geez... I do not want to see the total for Aug. hospital bills...
They took him off his antibiotic due to approx ( but not exaggerating) 30 explosive trips to the bathroom today. With a majority occuring from 540am to 915am. But even trips now to the restroom still involve " the fun stuff" poor little Man's butt is raw.
He has started to walk again. This is good I think, because he wasnt allowing any pressure not even on his toes up until maybe yesterday evening. This evening we went to my mom's floor picnic at the Dam and all the kids playing, allowed him to get the courage to try... still in his splint cast although its in rough shape, and I have to re-wrap it at least 4 times a day.
Doctor visit, I gained 1/2 pound ( go Amber!) Seriously only three weeks left and Im 21 pounds less than I gained with Zack.
Blood pressure fine, slight swelling of the feet, but my mom gave them a lotion massage and pedicure so they are good.
heartrate was the same as always
chubs was measuring 1-2 weeks ahead as always
head down and heartbeat in the same spot as always
Dr. Wust also discussed stripping my membranes and something else with the cervix to get labor started, but wont until I am altleast 38 and 1/2 weeks... so next appt I will be 38 exactly so the one after that if I havent gone, but he says its better for girls to go a little early and since she is always measuring large, it would be better for her to go a little early so hopefully I wont make it to week 39 when he would strip them.... hopefully because this last month sucks worse than waiting to see if the stick says pregnant.
This week Wed for me and one for Zack next week One on monday two on wed.... geez... I do not want to see the total for Aug. hospital bills...
They took him off his antibiotic due to approx ( but not exaggerating) 30 explosive trips to the bathroom today. With a majority occuring from 540am to 915am. But even trips now to the restroom still involve " the fun stuff" poor little Man's butt is raw.
He has started to walk again. This is good I think, because he wasnt allowing any pressure not even on his toes up until maybe yesterday evening. This evening we went to my mom's floor picnic at the Dam and all the kids playing, allowed him to get the courage to try... still in his splint cast although its in rough shape, and I have to re-wrap it at least 4 times a day.
Doctor visit, I gained 1/2 pound ( go Amber!) Seriously only three weeks left and Im 21 pounds less than I gained with Zack.
Blood pressure fine, slight swelling of the feet, but my mom gave them a lotion massage and pedicure so they are good.
heartrate was the same as always
chubs was measuring 1-2 weeks ahead as always
head down and heartbeat in the same spot as always
Dr. Wust also discussed stripping my membranes and something else with the cervix to get labor started, but wont until I am altleast 38 and 1/2 weeks... so next appt I will be 38 exactly so the one after that if I havent gone, but he says its better for girls to go a little early and since she is always measuring large, it would be better for her to go a little early so hopefully I wont make it to week 39 when he would strip them.... hopefully because this last month sucks worse than waiting to see if the stick says pregnant.
Saturday, August 2, 2008
Zack Update
So, Thursday afternoon Zack stepped on what turned out to be a shard of glass
( it was a suspected finishing nail, but turned out not to be which made it difficult) Thursday afternoon was spent in the ER, and Same Day Clinic in Cambridge eventually deciding on a Orthopedic Surgeon to remove it Monday. I didnt like the decision and I didnt like waiting until Monday. Friday was spent reviewing the xrays and options with his normal pediatrician. This was Friday of course and no opening were available to get Zack in that day. So time was spent waiting as they called the OnCall Orthopedic Surgeons to see if they would take the case sooner. Finally a Dr. Pittman called back and said he would do it at Mercy Hospital under general Saturday Morning. I didnt want general for him ( my fears for him) but was told local would not work on the sole of the foot that well and there might be some digging involved, once that was explained finally after 2 days I was okay. Zack then had to have a physical and so on and so forth. My Friday evening was spent feeling sick to my stomach and contracting due to having to Carry Zackary the entire day by myself. This morning we checked into Mercy, the simple 10 min remove a nail surgery, ended up being an 1 hour and 40 min removal of a thin shard of glass a 2 1/2 inch incision on the bottom of his foot, and replacement of his cast for now another week and half. Zackary lost more blood then the doctor wanted, the doctor said it ended up being the most difficult surgery he had done in a couple months due to not being able to grasp or find the glass ( it was too the bone) Zackary can not walk on his foot and I was warned of swelling and bruises. He came out of surgery... very angry and in quite a bit of pain, it took a good 4 hours for him to come back to normal. He cried for about 2 and 1/2 hours ( pain, confusion, scared) but is now at home in his King Chair, playing his new Diego game for the Wii waiting for his pop to come see him. The Doctor said tonight will be a rough night, wish me luck, I did call into work for tomorrow in fear I may not sleep much tonight and I need to take care of my baby.
One Side Note: This surgery was done at "Grandma Barb's Office with all of her friends ( my mom is an RN Labor and Delivery at Mercy) and grandma was explaining that the doctor was going to use surgical instruments to remove whatever was in his foot. After being in recovery for about 45 mins Zack states " Wait I thought you said they were going to play me music!"
Sharp as a whip even coming out of general. Thats my boy.
( it was a suspected finishing nail, but turned out not to be which made it difficult) Thursday afternoon was spent in the ER, and Same Day Clinic in Cambridge eventually deciding on a Orthopedic Surgeon to remove it Monday. I didnt like the decision and I didnt like waiting until Monday. Friday was spent reviewing the xrays and options with his normal pediatrician. This was Friday of course and no opening were available to get Zack in that day. So time was spent waiting as they called the OnCall Orthopedic Surgeons to see if they would take the case sooner. Finally a Dr. Pittman called back and said he would do it at Mercy Hospital under general Saturday Morning. I didnt want general for him ( my fears for him) but was told local would not work on the sole of the foot that well and there might be some digging involved, once that was explained finally after 2 days I was okay. Zack then had to have a physical and so on and so forth. My Friday evening was spent feeling sick to my stomach and contracting due to having to Carry Zackary the entire day by myself. This morning we checked into Mercy, the simple 10 min remove a nail surgery, ended up being an 1 hour and 40 min removal of a thin shard of glass a 2 1/2 inch incision on the bottom of his foot, and replacement of his cast for now another week and half. Zackary lost more blood then the doctor wanted, the doctor said it ended up being the most difficult surgery he had done in a couple months due to not being able to grasp or find the glass ( it was too the bone) Zackary can not walk on his foot and I was warned of swelling and bruises. He came out of surgery... very angry and in quite a bit of pain, it took a good 4 hours for him to come back to normal. He cried for about 2 and 1/2 hours ( pain, confusion, scared) but is now at home in his King Chair, playing his new Diego game for the Wii waiting for his pop to come see him. The Doctor said tonight will be a rough night, wish me luck, I did call into work for tomorrow in fear I may not sleep much tonight and I need to take care of my baby.
One Side Note: This surgery was done at "Grandma Barb's Office with all of her friends ( my mom is an RN Labor and Delivery at Mercy) and grandma was explaining that the doctor was going to use surgical instruments to remove whatever was in his foot. After being in recovery for about 45 mins Zack states " Wait I thought you said they were going to play me music!"
Sharp as a whip even coming out of general. Thats my boy.
Friday, August 1, 2008
Poor Doodle
Zack stepped on something yesterday and it just started gushing blood and he was howling in pain, matt and I could see something black but couldnt get at it, so we soaked his foot and then it looked like the hole closed. So we took him to the ER up in Cambridge, because his pediatrician is in Fridley. They took xrays and it looks like he has a little finishing nail stuck all the way in his foot, I thought they would just numb it and remove it, but no they want him sedated and an ortho surgeon to remove it, but the surgeon must have had a Tee time today because he was making Zack wait until Monday to remove it, so they put him in a splint to prevent him from walking on it, which means 36 week pregnant Amber is carrying him everywhere. I didnt like their answer and so I am taking him to his doctor today to see if they can remove it now, so he can heal over the weekend. If they wont I will take him to the Unity ER anywhere to get it out. The surgeon wasnt even going to give him an antibiotic.
The doctor agreed with me though and I have him on one now, I think its dumb to allow a three year old to have any object embedded in the bottom of their foot for 5 days! Ahh, well thats whats going on now... The dumb thing about it is my house is spotless right now and we moved our bed to rearrange our room and we asked Zack to pick up all of his toys that were now in the pile of things that had been under our bed... dumb luck. Poor guy, it is really hard for him not to be able to walk ( he tries but falls and it hurts him you can tell) he is so use to running and jumping and playing baseball 24 hours a day that this is killing him. Wish us luck today.
The doctor agreed with me though and I have him on one now, I think its dumb to allow a three year old to have any object embedded in the bottom of their foot for 5 days! Ahh, well thats whats going on now... The dumb thing about it is my house is spotless right now and we moved our bed to rearrange our room and we asked Zack to pick up all of his toys that were now in the pile of things that had been under our bed... dumb luck. Poor guy, it is really hard for him not to be able to walk ( he tries but falls and it hurts him you can tell) he is so use to running and jumping and playing baseball 24 hours a day that this is killing him. Wish us luck today.
Thursday, July 24, 2008
This is a Sad Day
One of my favorite restaurants now has to be removed from my list.... and potentially to a restaurant I dont even want to go to!
I had a craving for a certain dish at Buca di Beppo last night so Matt drove us all the way to Maple Grove... to find out 1) they no longer serve their Buca "1893" Salad and 2) took Tortellini off of the menu!!!! The two items I ordered EVERY time I went there..... sad sad sad day.
Im not a fan of Red Sauce so nothing else really sounds good to me..... we had cheese ravioli in a cream sauce, but it was bland and both Matt and I felt sick afterwards.
Now onto a not so sad area:
I had my 35 week check-up yesterday, they did my beta-step test ( I dont know the results and I didnt have it with Zack so I am just assuming I dont have it now) I was measuring 36 weeks.. I HAD LOST A POUND AND A HALF!!! That was the first time ever that I went to the doctor during a pregnancy and had lost weight... Heartbeat was 138, hers is always near the 140s which i thought was the "boy" range, but maybe not. I know Zackys was always in the 160s...
What else we talked about Charley Horses, cause I got a really bad one a couple nights ago, and being really short of breath after lunch, and He checked my cervix, I was 1cm on the outside, closed on the inside and -2, and she is head down.
All the goods.
I had a craving for a certain dish at Buca di Beppo last night so Matt drove us all the way to Maple Grove... to find out 1) they no longer serve their Buca "1893" Salad and 2) took Tortellini off of the menu!!!! The two items I ordered EVERY time I went there..... sad sad sad day.
Im not a fan of Red Sauce so nothing else really sounds good to me..... we had cheese ravioli in a cream sauce, but it was bland and both Matt and I felt sick afterwards.
Now onto a not so sad area:
I had my 35 week check-up yesterday, they did my beta-step test ( I dont know the results and I didnt have it with Zack so I am just assuming I dont have it now) I was measuring 36 weeks.. I HAD LOST A POUND AND A HALF!!! That was the first time ever that I went to the doctor during a pregnancy and had lost weight... Heartbeat was 138, hers is always near the 140s which i thought was the "boy" range, but maybe not. I know Zackys was always in the 160s...
What else we talked about Charley Horses, cause I got a really bad one a couple nights ago, and being really short of breath after lunch, and He checked my cervix, I was 1cm on the outside, closed on the inside and -2, and she is head down.
All the goods.
Thursday, July 17, 2008
Another month....
Well another month has gone by and all the stuff that has happened!
Im 34 weeks now, I go to the doctor every other week, my next appt I do my beta strep test. She was measuring 2-3 wks big at every appt, but last visit she was only 1 week ahead, either she is slowing down, or my big uterus is just filling up...
I think I have everything ready for stuff wise... I ordered the last few items I was missing last night, but I was going to read lists online to see what they say I need and what I actually have, it has been almost 4 years...
I also thought pretty soon here I should pack a hospital bag, not that I will be going into labor 3 weeks early ( not that lucky) but then one less thing to do, I also have to read up and see what I should bring.
My other thought is I havent even bought a baby book for this one yet, I should probably do that, I remember Nikki's book being almost completely filled out and mine only having a few random things in it, I dont want this baby to have that!
I also cut all my hair off.
I also am rethinking my career. I got into the dental assisting field for the purpose to get into the dental hygiene career ( school I prefer requires working as an assistant first) I also thought good hours, no weekends, no holidays.... um bologna.
I work weekends including sundays, Ive worked holidays and holiday weekends, there are NO jobs for assistants and NO jobs for hygienist right now. We put an ad out and all it said was full time RDA needed... we got about 30 resumes, mostly from older assistants ( which means you cant be old in this field, why? you may ask, you have tons of experience EXACTLY, doctors are cheap they dont want to pay the older assistants what they deserve)
I got scared and started looking into other fields, If I became an RN like my mom, yes I would work evenings, weekends, and holidays, but I would actually get compensated with pay differential, 2x and 3x, bonuses and be able to have Union, so I also will have retirement and benefits.... wonderful.
Im already have half the credits done, need to take AP 1 and 2 just like I would for hygiene, and would only go part-time for the 2 year program to get done.. I still have to go the full two years though because they make you take certain classes at certain times... Plus they offer the program at the Cambridge Campus!
My doctor was telling me how he had his best month ever his last month at our other office working only 3 days a week he TOOK HOME 22,000 that month... I said " do you realize that in one and half months you make what I make in a year?" he just laughed.
I dont think that is funny! Im there an hour before him, an hour after! Life sucks then you die.
I probably will go back to school. Although I really really like dental the job outlook is horrible ( I looked at the StarTribune ad there were 12 hygiene posts and 43 PAGES for RN)
Im getting ready for Nikki's baby shower and the rest of my day will be cleaning if I can get the motivation..... where is that darn motivation.
I hate cleaning, especially now, because I get so winded and crampy with bending over....
Tomorrow I go to the grocery store to buy all the food for the kabobs and appetizers and drinks... ( just bottled water and diet pop) Tara is going to make a punch.
Matt got a call yesterday saying McCrossan would like him back and orientation on Monday... Yeah! Flatiron is down to the last guys building the 35W bridge, they are working only 8 hours ( at a 2 dollar increase though) and pretty soon he would be laid off... Now he is going to his old company, who is working Saturdays, never went without pay and he will be working at 65 and 242! That bridge is almost done, but then they start a bridge before and after that intersection! So he will probably have work till the end of the year...
This has been a long post I know, but I have one more dilemma...
Zack and daycare.
I was having Nancy and Ron and My mom split the days I work.
I now have set schedule where I work mon, tues, fri. My mom was able to arrange where she gets most mon and tues off.. so that just leaves fri.
This summer my brother is home and I offered him fridays and any days mom wasnt able to get off, so he could make some money and be responsible ( only 25 bucks a day) he took it.
I think Nancy and Ron are mad or hurt feelings... what do ya do? They are getting up there in age ( Ron is 67, Nancy I think is 62) they arent very mobile and I think they are naive to what is considered dangerous these days.. I was planning on changing my daycare situation once baby was born anyway because I didnt think they could handle 2 kids at 12 hour days, but Matt is upset that we may have hurt his parents feelings.
Im stuck, what works best for us should be priority not feelings right?
There were a couple incidences I was very unhappy with, one circumstance that I thought we had dealt with, but it happened again and it was in a conversation that they had done it, like no big deal. Matt just wants to talk to them again and tell them they cant do that, but if you know Ron you know he does, and says, whatever he wants. You cant tell him anything. So what do ya do?
Im 34 weeks now, I go to the doctor every other week, my next appt I do my beta strep test. She was measuring 2-3 wks big at every appt, but last visit she was only 1 week ahead, either she is slowing down, or my big uterus is just filling up...
I think I have everything ready for stuff wise... I ordered the last few items I was missing last night, but I was going to read lists online to see what they say I need and what I actually have, it has been almost 4 years...
I also thought pretty soon here I should pack a hospital bag, not that I will be going into labor 3 weeks early ( not that lucky) but then one less thing to do, I also have to read up and see what I should bring.
My other thought is I havent even bought a baby book for this one yet, I should probably do that, I remember Nikki's book being almost completely filled out and mine only having a few random things in it, I dont want this baby to have that!
I also cut all my hair off.
I also am rethinking my career. I got into the dental assisting field for the purpose to get into the dental hygiene career ( school I prefer requires working as an assistant first) I also thought good hours, no weekends, no holidays.... um bologna.
I work weekends including sundays, Ive worked holidays and holiday weekends, there are NO jobs for assistants and NO jobs for hygienist right now. We put an ad out and all it said was full time RDA needed... we got about 30 resumes, mostly from older assistants ( which means you cant be old in this field, why? you may ask, you have tons of experience EXACTLY, doctors are cheap they dont want to pay the older assistants what they deserve)
I got scared and started looking into other fields, If I became an RN like my mom, yes I would work evenings, weekends, and holidays, but I would actually get compensated with pay differential, 2x and 3x, bonuses and be able to have Union, so I also will have retirement and benefits.... wonderful.
Im already have half the credits done, need to take AP 1 and 2 just like I would for hygiene, and would only go part-time for the 2 year program to get done.. I still have to go the full two years though because they make you take certain classes at certain times... Plus they offer the program at the Cambridge Campus!
My doctor was telling me how he had his best month ever his last month at our other office working only 3 days a week he TOOK HOME 22,000 that month... I said " do you realize that in one and half months you make what I make in a year?" he just laughed.
I dont think that is funny! Im there an hour before him, an hour after! Life sucks then you die.
I probably will go back to school. Although I really really like dental the job outlook is horrible ( I looked at the StarTribune ad there were 12 hygiene posts and 43 PAGES for RN)
Im getting ready for Nikki's baby shower and the rest of my day will be cleaning if I can get the motivation..... where is that darn motivation.
I hate cleaning, especially now, because I get so winded and crampy with bending over....
Tomorrow I go to the grocery store to buy all the food for the kabobs and appetizers and drinks... ( just bottled water and diet pop) Tara is going to make a punch.
Matt got a call yesterday saying McCrossan would like him back and orientation on Monday... Yeah! Flatiron is down to the last guys building the 35W bridge, they are working only 8 hours ( at a 2 dollar increase though) and pretty soon he would be laid off... Now he is going to his old company, who is working Saturdays, never went without pay and he will be working at 65 and 242! That bridge is almost done, but then they start a bridge before and after that intersection! So he will probably have work till the end of the year...
This has been a long post I know, but I have one more dilemma...
Zack and daycare.
I was having Nancy and Ron and My mom split the days I work.
I now have set schedule where I work mon, tues, fri. My mom was able to arrange where she gets most mon and tues off.. so that just leaves fri.
This summer my brother is home and I offered him fridays and any days mom wasnt able to get off, so he could make some money and be responsible ( only 25 bucks a day) he took it.
I think Nancy and Ron are mad or hurt feelings... what do ya do? They are getting up there in age ( Ron is 67, Nancy I think is 62) they arent very mobile and I think they are naive to what is considered dangerous these days.. I was planning on changing my daycare situation once baby was born anyway because I didnt think they could handle 2 kids at 12 hour days, but Matt is upset that we may have hurt his parents feelings.
Im stuck, what works best for us should be priority not feelings right?
There were a couple incidences I was very unhappy with, one circumstance that I thought we had dealt with, but it happened again and it was in a conversation that they had done it, like no big deal. Matt just wants to talk to them again and tell them they cant do that, but if you know Ron you know he does, and says, whatever he wants. You cant tell him anything. So what do ya do?
Monday, June 23, 2008
Vent Alert
Well today was day 5 in a row of working, which isnt a big deal to most people but I work 10 hour days.... one was only 5 hours.. but I am 31 wks pregnant in two days only get one day off and then work three more 10 hr days in a row.... That puts me at 8 of 9 days in a row working for 75hrs... Im exhausted.
Ive been having a lot of contractions too.. not like labor ones, braxton ones, but very irritating. My stomach gets so hard that it hurts to move.
I was very frustrated at work today... I am an assistant, but that doesn't make me an idiot. The doctors treat you like crap most of the time and I had about had it today. You can only do so many things wrong in a day before you want to quit. I hate when your boss can do no wrong, like they have never and will never make a mistake. Even when they do make a mistake they will turn it around and find a reason why it was my fault. I hate that, take some frickin responsibility.
I especially hate when they ask me to do something I get up to do it and then they yell at me because they need something else.
Example: I need a new 330 bur, I say right now, they say yes, I get up to go to lab, they yell when I get four steps away, I need suction, I need suction...
Um, which would you like? I can only do one at a time, I know you need suction you dont have to tell me give me one frickin second and I will get your bur and get my butt back to where I can suction for you...
Example: I asked permission to take xrays on a pt. I ask what would you like
Dr replies " 4 bitewings and a Pano"
I reply for like the million'th time " regular insurance will not cover 4 bwxs and a Pano on the same day"
Dr " then just take 4 bwxs"
I take 4 bwxs
I tell doctor Im done with the bwxs
Dr " why didnt you take a Full mouth?"
I reply" you told me to take 4 bwxs"
Dr" no I said take a FMX and 4 bwxs"
( um no you didnt, you never said take a fmx, you wanted a pano and I told you insurance wouldnt cover it, like I have told you day after day.) ...( besides a FMX includes bwxs so it wouldnt make any sense for you to tell me take a fmx AND bwxs)
But I am the just an assistant so what do I know.
I know Im there an half hour before you everyday pre-setting up your ops, sterilizing your instruments, and cleaning your office.
I still there an hour after you leave, closing your office, running your backups, ordering your supplies, pouring your models, calling the labs, confirming the appts, stocking the ops, calling support and sitting on hold forever to fix the computers yet again, cleaning the instruments, writing the charts, scrubbing the floors, vacuuming, cleaning the windows, calling in prescriptions answering the phone....
but you will come in tomorrow and yell at me because I forgot to call the guy to fix the door.
Thanks for noticing.
I deserve a raise
Thanks for letting me vent!
Ive been having a lot of contractions too.. not like labor ones, braxton ones, but very irritating. My stomach gets so hard that it hurts to move.
I was very frustrated at work today... I am an assistant, but that doesn't make me an idiot. The doctors treat you like crap most of the time and I had about had it today. You can only do so many things wrong in a day before you want to quit. I hate when your boss can do no wrong, like they have never and will never make a mistake. Even when they do make a mistake they will turn it around and find a reason why it was my fault. I hate that, take some frickin responsibility.
I especially hate when they ask me to do something I get up to do it and then they yell at me because they need something else.
Example: I need a new 330 bur, I say right now, they say yes, I get up to go to lab, they yell when I get four steps away, I need suction, I need suction...
Um, which would you like? I can only do one at a time, I know you need suction you dont have to tell me give me one frickin second and I will get your bur and get my butt back to where I can suction for you...
Example: I asked permission to take xrays on a pt. I ask what would you like
Dr replies " 4 bitewings and a Pano"
I reply for like the million'th time " regular insurance will not cover 4 bwxs and a Pano on the same day"
Dr " then just take 4 bwxs"
I take 4 bwxs
I tell doctor Im done with the bwxs
Dr " why didnt you take a Full mouth?"
I reply" you told me to take 4 bwxs"
Dr" no I said take a FMX and 4 bwxs"
( um no you didnt, you never said take a fmx, you wanted a pano and I told you insurance wouldnt cover it, like I have told you day after day.) ...( besides a FMX includes bwxs so it wouldnt make any sense for you to tell me take a fmx AND bwxs)
But I am the just an assistant so what do I know.
I know Im there an half hour before you everyday pre-setting up your ops, sterilizing your instruments, and cleaning your office.
I still there an hour after you leave, closing your office, running your backups, ordering your supplies, pouring your models, calling the labs, confirming the appts, stocking the ops, calling support and sitting on hold forever to fix the computers yet again, cleaning the instruments, writing the charts, scrubbing the floors, vacuuming, cleaning the windows, calling in prescriptions answering the phone....
but you will come in tomorrow and yell at me because I forgot to call the guy to fix the door.
Thanks for noticing.
I deserve a raise
Thanks for letting me vent!
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