Tomorrow Tanya, my mom and I will set out on a road trip with 5 kids. We are taking them to Knoebles for the day. They have lots of rides for the kids so it should be a great day. Tanya and I have vowed not to sit back and stay home while our husbands are off to the races. Last year we went to Niagara Falls.....we would of loved to stay somewhere but we have our dogs to contend with....so we are going down and back in a day. I don't doubt it will be challenging at times, I look forward to these special trips and hope our kids will remember them for years to come.
Have a great weekend!
Friday, August 8, 2008
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
8 years ago
I became Mrs. Luckey. So hard to believe it's been 8 years. That seems like so long ago. We've had our fair share of up and downs but who hasn't. Marriage and parenting are two full time jobs that everybody tried to tell you about but when you were younger you didn't want to hear any of it. They were just two "jobs" to conquer in life. While I am glad we did conquer them they haven't always been easy. However, we learn from our past and look forward to the future for many years to come.
Because of our schedules, we had an anniversary lunch today. It was nice to sit down at a nice restaurant and have a meal and not be interrupted every other second. We decided to do no gifts as we were just in Vegas and have things we are doing this weekend.
So to my husband who is my backbone - I love you!
Because of our schedules, we had an anniversary lunch today. It was nice to sit down at a nice restaurant and have a meal and not be interrupted every other second. We decided to do no gifts as we were just in Vegas and have things we are doing this weekend.
So to my husband who is my backbone - I love you!
Monday, August 4, 2008
You know what I hate....
I hate when you call a doctor's office 3 weeks ago and they still haven't called me back. I don't have many patients especially for this. I had called our dentist the Thursday before we left for Vegas. Made sure they received the copy of the x-rays from Syracuse and asked to be called back. That didn't happen, then we were gone the week in Vegas. I called last Tuesday and left another message and still they haven't called me back. I really hate that. So I must call again tomorrow. It's not that the decision will be made right away but I have a feeling we are going to have to take him to another doctor for another opinion and getting into that office might be harder.
I also am not fans for bosses who tell you one thing and do another. Enough said! I think that statement can hit home for just about anybody.
I also am not fans for bosses who tell you one thing and do another. Enough said! I think that statement can hit home for just about anybody.
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Our Weekend
We had a pretty mild weekend this weekend. The Smith's stopped down Friday night for a little bit and us girls went baby shower shopping. Saturday Cody woke up and didn't feel well. Then he got sick. So he was pretty out of it for a while. Never was himself all day. Sat. night we went to the Smith's for dinner and a bom fire. That is always nice and relaxing to sit out by a fire. Today we have spent all day in the kitchen.....PAINTING! I wanted a change. Tired of the white and blue that it was so we are going to tan and navy. We have done a lot of painting and my kitchen is a disaster. But this was our only day to do it as our next few weeks we are busy.
Brett is still thanking me for making him paint!!!! He loves me!
Brett is still thanking me for making him paint!!!! He loves me!
Thursday, July 31, 2008
What a week!
It has been a very busy week. Getting used to the time change again and then heading back to work after a week off and finding out that NOTHING got done while I was gone has kept me busy. Monday my head was in the clouds all day as I was wishing I was still on vacation.
Tuesday I slowly started to come out of it. We took Cody back to the hospital to have another round of blood drawn so they can test his thyroid more. He was funny. As I was talking with him about it he told me that he would do it but wasn't going to be happy. I completely agreed. He doesn't have to be happy about any of it.
Today Tyler went to the doctor for his 3 year physical. He did great. He's right on track and growing up. He weighed 32 lbs and is 35 1/2" tall. For weight he is in the 50th percent tile but for height he's in the 5th. Stop laughing - my kids aren't going to be tall. Only chance of that is if they take after their Uncle Kevin.
The doctor and I also discussed Cody's blood work. It appears that his TSH level has come down from a 9.4 to a 6.something. Which I guess is good but the normal range is 0.4 to 4.0 - so he is still above normal - just not as far. So the doctor said he would talk it over with the pediatric endocrinologist and see what he says. He said they might just recommend re-testing in 6 months. Here is where I have a problem with this all. The TSH is the Thyroid Simulating Hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland. In Cody the gland is having a hard time pushing this hormone. My question is why? Why is Cody having a hard time? Most other 4 year olds don't have this problem. Then why wait 6 months. How about 2 or 3. While I love our pediatricians, this is the same doctor that had me keep Tyler on antibiotics for 3 months while Tyler had constant fluid on his ears - which then has caused him to have severe articulation problems. So - a part of me does not want to wait. And knowing me, I will probably call the endocrinologist and see about getting in to him for a consult. Because in the mean time Cody keeps complaining about being tired all the time. His constant complaint is not normal for his age.
And to top it all off - my poor sister has 2 sick kids. Guess they have the virus hand-foot-mouth. So both Connor and Karly are sick and really not feeling good. Then my mom calls me today and says that Cody is running a fever and is on the couch. Hoping it's not that as it will run through the other 2. Time will tell. (Tash, how is Rae feeling?)
And on all of this - I have been swamped preparing for our Lucky Smiles picnic. OMG - this is like throwing a wedding all over again. I have 400 invitations to stuff tonight. Guess I should probably go do that. The worst part is waiting to hear back from people. The people that have responded the quickest are those that can't come. So I hope the fire department and Shriners get back to me ASAP as my mind is whirling. More to vent on that later - off to stuff!
Tuesday I slowly started to come out of it. We took Cody back to the hospital to have another round of blood drawn so they can test his thyroid more. He was funny. As I was talking with him about it he told me that he would do it but wasn't going to be happy. I completely agreed. He doesn't have to be happy about any of it.
Today Tyler went to the doctor for his 3 year physical. He did great. He's right on track and growing up. He weighed 32 lbs and is 35 1/2" tall. For weight he is in the 50th percent tile but for height he's in the 5th. Stop laughing - my kids aren't going to be tall. Only chance of that is if they take after their Uncle Kevin.
The doctor and I also discussed Cody's blood work. It appears that his TSH level has come down from a 9.4 to a 6.something. Which I guess is good but the normal range is 0.4 to 4.0 - so he is still above normal - just not as far. So the doctor said he would talk it over with the pediatric endocrinologist and see what he says. He said they might just recommend re-testing in 6 months. Here is where I have a problem with this all. The TSH is the Thyroid Simulating Hormone that is produced by the pituitary gland. In Cody the gland is having a hard time pushing this hormone. My question is why? Why is Cody having a hard time? Most other 4 year olds don't have this problem. Then why wait 6 months. How about 2 or 3. While I love our pediatricians, this is the same doctor that had me keep Tyler on antibiotics for 3 months while Tyler had constant fluid on his ears - which then has caused him to have severe articulation problems. So - a part of me does not want to wait. And knowing me, I will probably call the endocrinologist and see about getting in to him for a consult. Because in the mean time Cody keeps complaining about being tired all the time. His constant complaint is not normal for his age.
And to top it all off - my poor sister has 2 sick kids. Guess they have the virus hand-foot-mouth. So both Connor and Karly are sick and really not feeling good. Then my mom calls me today and says that Cody is running a fever and is on the couch. Hoping it's not that as it will run through the other 2. Time will tell. (Tash, how is Rae feeling?)
And on all of this - I have been swamped preparing for our Lucky Smiles picnic. OMG - this is like throwing a wedding all over again. I have 400 invitations to stuff tonight. Guess I should probably go do that. The worst part is waiting to hear back from people. The people that have responded the quickest are those that can't come. So I hope the fire department and Shriners get back to me ASAP as my mind is whirling. More to vent on that later - off to stuff!
Sunday, July 27, 2008
More on Vegas
So hard to believe that the weekend is ending and it's back to work tomorrow. I've been unpacking since Friday when we got home and still have things to do. I realized that I never wrote anything about the reason why we went to Las Vegas - and that was for the conference.
The conference was wonderful. So many great speakers. Brett and I were especially interested in dental and one thing we know is every team does the repairs a little different. It was great to talk with dentist in Las Vegas that has the same timeline as our team here. Always reassuring! We got to hear a lady from the CDC talk. While she informed us that they are working on finding what causes a cleft - after her hour long speech they really aren't much closer to finding out why! Sometimes that is the hard part to swallow - why? But you can't live in that. Then we listened to 2 authors speak. Both had a craniofacial condition - one spoke of her journey and the other used his humor to tell his story. The he taught us how to tell our story. They both have published books so I am so anxious to find some free time and get reading. There was a doctor from the University of Florida (first mistake according to Brett) that spoke about VPI. While this doesn't pertain to Cody he was still interesting to listen to. Although he was older and got off topic quickly. Must be a Gator thing! :)
What the conference also brought was time to reconnect with "old" friends and make new ones. Seeing as though we have gone for 2 years everybody was anxious to meet Cody and Dylan. They on the other hand was not so sure about everything. Very overwhelming to 4 year olds to have a lot of strangers come up to them. They warmed up in their own ways. The boys attend Kids Camp while we were in the conference. They cried when we dropped them off but only for a minute. Another Mom went to check on them for us and they were fine. They never fought us about going so I knew it was just that initial separation. They did crafts and played games! They are still talking about it so I know it wasn't all that bad.
I however, thoroughly enjoyed seeing my old friends again. Some of these ladies are more friends than the friends I have. I guess only because we truly understand each other. Debbie, Joyce, Robin, Karen, Gina, and many others. Thank you for a great week! Karen was my god send....she checked on the boys for me, she loaned me some Valtrex for my cold sore that just had to make it's appearance while on the trip. I'm super excited for our family day in August to see Debbie again and for her to meet my family!
We had a great time - Brett ended the conference by spending it with the gang out by the pool until 3 am drinking some cocktails. To bad we only see these people once a year but it certainly doesn't feel like that. It feels like we see them once a month! That is what family is all about and I consider them all our family!!!
I can wonder all I want "why" we were given a child with a facial difference but I know why in my heart!
The conference was wonderful. So many great speakers. Brett and I were especially interested in dental and one thing we know is every team does the repairs a little different. It was great to talk with dentist in Las Vegas that has the same timeline as our team here. Always reassuring! We got to hear a lady from the CDC talk. While she informed us that they are working on finding what causes a cleft - after her hour long speech they really aren't much closer to finding out why! Sometimes that is the hard part to swallow - why? But you can't live in that. Then we listened to 2 authors speak. Both had a craniofacial condition - one spoke of her journey and the other used his humor to tell his story. The he taught us how to tell our story. They both have published books so I am so anxious to find some free time and get reading. There was a doctor from the University of Florida (first mistake according to Brett) that spoke about VPI. While this doesn't pertain to Cody he was still interesting to listen to. Although he was older and got off topic quickly. Must be a Gator thing! :)
What the conference also brought was time to reconnect with "old" friends and make new ones. Seeing as though we have gone for 2 years everybody was anxious to meet Cody and Dylan. They on the other hand was not so sure about everything. Very overwhelming to 4 year olds to have a lot of strangers come up to them. They warmed up in their own ways. The boys attend Kids Camp while we were in the conference. They cried when we dropped them off but only for a minute. Another Mom went to check on them for us and they were fine. They never fought us about going so I knew it was just that initial separation. They did crafts and played games! They are still talking about it so I know it wasn't all that bad.
I however, thoroughly enjoyed seeing my old friends again. Some of these ladies are more friends than the friends I have. I guess only because we truly understand each other. Debbie, Joyce, Robin, Karen, Gina, and many others. Thank you for a great week! Karen was my god send....she checked on the boys for me, she loaned me some Valtrex for my cold sore that just had to make it's appearance while on the trip. I'm super excited for our family day in August to see Debbie again and for her to meet my family!
We had a great time - Brett ended the conference by spending it with the gang out by the pool until 3 am drinking some cocktails. To bad we only see these people once a year but it certainly doesn't feel like that. It feels like we see them once a month! That is what family is all about and I consider them all our family!!!
I can wonder all I want "why" we were given a child with a facial difference but I know why in my heart!
Saturday, July 26, 2008
A couple pictures
Just a couple pictures to tide you over till I get all of my pictures downloaded from my camera. These were taken professionally at the shark reef. They aren't real sharks behind us - but the family shot does resemble the tunnel that we walked through. More to come later....
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