Things have been really, really crazy around here since I last posted, and I'll try to keep this post as brief as possible as I recap everything!
Last Sunday, I had Judith dressed and ready for church, and was doing her vest before we would have to head out the door. Saturday night was rough because she kept coughing a lot overnight, and Sunday morning she had a really tight, croupy sounding cough. Her vest treatment and an extra dose of albuterol didn't loosen things up, so we stayed home instead. I called the after hours line for the clinic and talked to the on call doctor, and for a bit I was very concerned that we would have to take her to the emergency room and possibly end up with a transfer to Hershey Med so the CF team could start more aggressive treatments to help her out. They changed her antibiotic from augmentin to cipro, and had us giving her albuterol treatments every 4 hours (4 puffs of the inhaler since we don't do the nebulized version with her). We were thisclose to starting steroids, but the on call doctor decided to hold off a day and see what her regular pulmonologist recommended. By the time I called Monday morning, she seemed to have more energy, and her cough was starting to sound wetter and looser, so her doctor said that we could wait it out a couple days and see if the cipro kicked in. That was a good thing, because by Monday I was feeling like crap and didn't really want to go anywhere if I could help it. Sunday was, by far, the worst day of the ordeal and she's been improving steadily ever since. Judith was so kind to share her infection with the rest of the family, but at this point everyone seems to be improving and I hope this infection is out of the house very, very soon.
On Wednesday Judith had a follow-up eye appointment with her ophthalmologist. Everything looks good, so we can space out her appointments! She'll go back in the fall for her annual exam, and hopefully will only have a couple follow-ups after that.
Yesterday (Saturday) we celebrated my mom's birthday and threw her a surprise party! I still can't believe we managed to surprise her, because she's really good at figuring things out in advance. She really enjoyed herself, and I'm glad that she had a good time! Today we celebrated Mother's Day at my parents' place and watched the Make-A-Wish convoy in the afternoon, followed by a cookout for dinner. Judith was being especially challenging today, but I think in the end we all had an enjoyable day.
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Sunday, May 12, 2013
Monday, May 9, 2011
Busy Weekend
What a busy weekend!
Thursday night began the chaos. We have 2 long leads staked into the ground out back for the dogs to go out on. Long story short, one of the leads was rusted and fraying, and we knew it would need to be replaced soon. John let Buster & Lady out for the night - Lady did her thing and rushed back into the house, and Buster was doing his usual sniff-every-inch-of-the-patio-and-yard-because-there-might-be-something-interesting thing. Next thing John knew Buster was way out in the yard (much farther than he should have been), sniffing around the little tree. Apparently the actual lead completely separated from the clip, and Buster got free. I don't know if he realized what had happened - I'm figuring his thought process went something like this:
"Wow, there are some good smells in the grass tonight! Hey, there's a good smell here, let's check it out. Ooh, I haven't smelled here before for some reason. Let's keep investigating..."
John quickly noticed what was happening, and immediately took off after Buster. I think Mr. Boo finally realized what was going on, and took off toward our neighbor's yard, then immediately onto the patio and up to the door (I'm guessing he followed his usual trail he takes to come back in). Poor dog probably thought he was in a fenced yard again and had free roam.
Yeah...that lead was replaced this weekend.
On Friday we took Judith to John's place of employment for a baby shower. Everyone was beyond thrilled to finally meet our little peanut! John's department had gifts and a cake waiting for us, and his supervisor also had lunch consisting of delicious meatball sandwiches, deli salads, and chips (yum!). Judith was definitely a hit, and everyone wants to know when we'll bring her back again! We topped the day off with bath time for the doggies. They finally smell nice again, and they're actually black & white instead of black & off-white.
Saturday was a long, but very fun day. Judith attended her very first CRHS (Conrail Historical Society) Rail-B-Q. We railfanned our way over to my in-laws' house (we saw a few trains), visited with my mother-in-law, then went to the park for the Rail-B-Q. We saw some good action along the Pittsburgh line, and Judith got to meet John's best friend (and his wife and daughter) along with many of the other members of the group.
Sunday was my first official Mother's Day. I was able to "celebrate" last year with Buster and Lady, but it was different this year with Judith here! I got the necklace I wanted, a card from Judith, and a jade tree from Buster, Lady, & Judith. I am fascinated by the jade tree, but I have no clue how to care for it. Apparently John doesn't either, so some research is in order! It's a cute little plant though.
Anyway, we drove to one of the churches John used to play at and attended services there. It was so nice to go back for a visit, and everyone loved meeting Judith! It's so nice when we can go back for a visit, but we both always end up leaving a little sad because it's such a nice church and the people are really warm and caring. Don't get me wrong - there are tons of people that care about us at our current church. It's really one of those things that you don't realize how much you miss being somewhere until you're not there anymore, and you develop a different appreciation of it.
The rest of Sunday was spent at home - we were originally going to drive from church down to my parents' house to watch the annual Make-A-Wish convoy (it goes right past the house), but my one grandmother got sick and we can't take Judith there until she's better. While I was bummed about missing the convoy, it felt good to be able to just relax at home and spend the remainder of the day with John & Judith. We did have to make a trip to Petsmart and Target for dog food and formula, but thankfully those were quick trips and we could get back home quickly.
Today was a recovery day, one where I attempt to get Judith back on her regular schedule. Naturally she decided to scream like a maniac when I would put her down for longer than 10 seconds (literally, with very few exceptions). Hopefully tomorrow will be better, because she has PT again in the afternoon.
Thursday night began the chaos. We have 2 long leads staked into the ground out back for the dogs to go out on. Long story short, one of the leads was rusted and fraying, and we knew it would need to be replaced soon. John let Buster & Lady out for the night - Lady did her thing and rushed back into the house, and Buster was doing his usual sniff-every-inch-of-the-patio-and-yard-because-there-might-be-something-interesting thing. Next thing John knew Buster was way out in the yard (much farther than he should have been), sniffing around the little tree. Apparently the actual lead completely separated from the clip, and Buster got free. I don't know if he realized what had happened - I'm figuring his thought process went something like this:
"Wow, there are some good smells in the grass tonight! Hey, there's a good smell here, let's check it out. Ooh, I haven't smelled here before for some reason. Let's keep investigating..."
John quickly noticed what was happening, and immediately took off after Buster. I think Mr. Boo finally realized what was going on, and took off toward our neighbor's yard, then immediately onto the patio and up to the door (I'm guessing he followed his usual trail he takes to come back in). Poor dog probably thought he was in a fenced yard again and had free roam.
Yeah...that lead was replaced this weekend.
On Friday we took Judith to John's place of employment for a baby shower. Everyone was beyond thrilled to finally meet our little peanut! John's department had gifts and a cake waiting for us, and his supervisor also had lunch consisting of delicious meatball sandwiches, deli salads, and chips (yum!). Judith was definitely a hit, and everyone wants to know when we'll bring her back again! We topped the day off with bath time for the doggies. They finally smell nice again, and they're actually black & white instead of black & off-white.
Saturday was a long, but very fun day. Judith attended her very first CRHS (Conrail Historical Society) Rail-B-Q. We railfanned our way over to my in-laws' house (we saw a few trains), visited with my mother-in-law, then went to the park for the Rail-B-Q. We saw some good action along the Pittsburgh line, and Judith got to meet John's best friend (and his wife and daughter) along with many of the other members of the group.
Sunday was my first official Mother's Day. I was able to "celebrate" last year with Buster and Lady, but it was different this year with Judith here! I got the necklace I wanted, a card from Judith, and a jade tree from Buster, Lady, & Judith. I am fascinated by the jade tree, but I have no clue how to care for it. Apparently John doesn't either, so some research is in order! It's a cute little plant though.
Anyway, we drove to one of the churches John used to play at and attended services there. It was so nice to go back for a visit, and everyone loved meeting Judith! It's so nice when we can go back for a visit, but we both always end up leaving a little sad because it's such a nice church and the people are really warm and caring. Don't get me wrong - there are tons of people that care about us at our current church. It's really one of those things that you don't realize how much you miss being somewhere until you're not there anymore, and you develop a different appreciation of it.
The rest of Sunday was spent at home - we were originally going to drive from church down to my parents' house to watch the annual Make-A-Wish convoy (it goes right past the house), but my one grandmother got sick and we can't take Judith there until she's better. While I was bummed about missing the convoy, it felt good to be able to just relax at home and spend the remainder of the day with John & Judith. We did have to make a trip to Petsmart and Target for dog food and formula, but thankfully those were quick trips and we could get back home quickly.
Today was a recovery day, one where I attempt to get Judith back on her regular schedule. Naturally she decided to scream like a maniac when I would put her down for longer than 10 seconds (literally, with very few exceptions). Hopefully tomorrow will be better, because she has PT again in the afternoon.
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buster,
church,
CRHS,
Mother's Day,
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