I have a lot of pet peeves. I mean A LOT. People just annoy me in general which is probably why have so many pet peeves. So, I decided that I wanted to do a pet peeve post to share with all of you my pet peeves. Feel free to share your pet peeves with me in the comment section.
1. When people start a questions with, "I know you can't tell me, but..." If you know I can't tell you something DON'T ASK.
2. When people use the elevator instead of the stairs when they are only going up one or two flights of stairs. And we wonder why our country is so obese.
3. When I am in a public restroom and someone comes in a goes in the stall right next to mine when there are plenty of other free stalls. A little privacy please!
4. People who start asking a teacher questions when there's only a minute left in class.
5. People who drive under the speed limit. I totally understand driving the speed limit for safety but driving under the speed limit can sometimes be more dangerous than driving over the speed limit. Speed it up people.
Ok, that's all for now. I am sure I will remember more soon and I will post a part 2 soon. Like I said feel free to comment and talk about your pet peeves in the comment section.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Monday, September 7, 2009
No Title
*Update*
I realized after I posted this that I never actually blogged about getting to go home. I only Tweeted it. So if you don't follow me on Twitter and missed the Tweet on my sidebar then you didn't know we were home. Duh! So surprise...we're home!
*Original Post*
I could not think of a title for this post. After about five minutes of thinking I realized that I could have been half way finished with the post already if I hadn't spent five minutes trying to give the post a title. So I just named it "No Title." Creative huh? Right.
Anywho...
Some of you may remember this post from the first time Isabelle came home. So I only found it fitting to take this picture when we got home Sunday.
Yes the balloon is tied to her halo. And please do not look at the picture too closely because I look awful!
Isabelle has been doing great. She slept all night last night and for the most part has been a happy camper. She has been asking to take the halo off a lot today and it breaks my heart. She does it right around the time she needs some more Tylenol or Motrin so I think she starts hurting and wants to take it off. This morning was really bad because she hadn't had any medicine all night and she was crying and begging me to take it off. Oh it was so sad. She has done much better through out the day though since she was getting regular doses of medicine. I think I will wake her up tonight though and give her something so she won't be so miserable in the morning. I did get to wash her hair tonight but it will take a few times to get it completely clean again. There is a lot of gook and gunk in it. And dried blood. Because I know you guys wanted to know that =-) I also have to take the bandage off of the back of her neck in a couple of days. That should be tons of fun since it goes up to about the middle of her head and the top of it is on her hair. Ouch! Other than that I do not have much to update on. We will go back in two weeks for x-rays to make sure everything is still in place and the fusion is taking. So the prayers are for the fusion to take and no infections in pin sites or the incisions.
I do want to post these pictures that I took before the surgery. In case you don't know Isabelle has very very very loose joints. She can do a lot of weird things with her body that should just not be allowed. She has figured out how to get onto her tummy and the following is the step by step progress in pictures.
Pretty talented huh?
I realized after I posted this that I never actually blogged about getting to go home. I only Tweeted it. So if you don't follow me on Twitter and missed the Tweet on my sidebar then you didn't know we were home. Duh! So surprise...we're home!
*Original Post*
I could not think of a title for this post. After about five minutes of thinking I realized that I could have been half way finished with the post already if I hadn't spent five minutes trying to give the post a title. So I just named it "No Title." Creative huh? Right.
Anywho...
Some of you may remember this post from the first time Isabelle came home. So I only found it fitting to take this picture when we got home Sunday.
Yes the balloon is tied to her halo. And please do not look at the picture too closely because I look awful!Isabelle has been doing great. She slept all night last night and for the most part has been a happy camper. She has been asking to take the halo off a lot today and it breaks my heart. She does it right around the time she needs some more Tylenol or Motrin so I think she starts hurting and wants to take it off. This morning was really bad because she hadn't had any medicine all night and she was crying and begging me to take it off. Oh it was so sad. She has done much better through out the day though since she was getting regular doses of medicine. I think I will wake her up tonight though and give her something so she won't be so miserable in the morning. I did get to wash her hair tonight but it will take a few times to get it completely clean again. There is a lot of gook and gunk in it. And dried blood. Because I know you guys wanted to know that =-) I also have to take the bandage off of the back of her neck in a couple of days. That should be tons of fun since it goes up to about the middle of her head and the top of it is on her hair. Ouch! Other than that I do not have much to update on. We will go back in two weeks for x-rays to make sure everything is still in place and the fusion is taking. So the prayers are for the fusion to take and no infections in pin sites or the incisions.
I do want to post these pictures that I took before the surgery. In case you don't know Isabelle has very very very loose joints. She can do a lot of weird things with her body that should just not be allowed. She has figured out how to get onto her tummy and the following is the step by step progress in pictures.
Pretty talented huh?
Saturday, September 5, 2009
Saturday 5:10
We are in a room. Isabelle continues to do well. She was feeling much better when I got here this morning. She has been a little cranky since we got up to our room but I am hoping she will start feeling a little better after a good nights sleep. I saw the surgeon this morning and he said everything looked good and we should be able to go home soon. That pretty much all the updates I have for Isabelle.
I would like to ask for you all to pray for the family of a 16 year old boy who died this afternoon in the PICU. I am so sad for this family, but makes me so so thankful that I have my sweet girl here with me.
Oh and one last thing...ROLL TIDE.
I would like to ask for you all to pray for the family of a 16 year old boy who died this afternoon in the PICU. I am so sad for this family, but makes me so so thankful that I have my sweet girl here with me.
Oh and one last thing...ROLL TIDE.
Friday, September 4, 2009
Night Update
We went in a little after 8 to see Isabelle. She was feeling and acting much better since she got a couple hours sleep. Still a little cranky and groggy but better. They also moved her to the other side of the PICU away in a corner that is much quieter, bigger, and private. She is still just behind a curtain but it is much better than where we were. And it has a TV so I can watch football tomorrow. Yay!
They are taking Isabelle down for a CT scan tomorrow morning just to check the positioning of her spine and all of the instrumentation that they used. Thankfully her surgeon is the weekend neuro (they rotate weekends) so I will be able to speak with him more in depth about Isabelle than I would if it was another neuro.
Of to bed now. Will update tomorrow.
They are taking Isabelle down for a CT scan tomorrow morning just to check the positioning of her spine and all of the instrumentation that they used. Thankfully her surgeon is the weekend neuro (they rotate weekends) so I will be able to speak with him more in depth about Isabelle than I would if it was another neuro.
Of to bed now. Will update tomorrow.
No, Right Now!
This is what my sweet little girl said to her nurse in the PICU when the nurse told her she would get mommy in just a minute. She wanted her mommy right now!
Isabelle is doing very well right now. She of course is very cranky and fidgety. I went back at 4 to see her and we decided to give her a small dose of morphine to calm her down and help her sleep. We left at about 4:45 in hopes that she would get some sleep. If she sees someone in there she will stay awake. It is VERY noisy in the PICU though so I doubt she will get any sleep anyway. Unfortunately we were not lucky enough to get into one of the isolation rooms in the PICU. Instead Isabelle is just behind a curtain. So there is nothing to drown out the sounds or light. Hopefully we will get into a room tomorrow and she will be able to sleep a little better.
We are probably going to stay out in the waiting room until the 8pm visiting hours so until then we will just be sitting and waiting. Feel free to email me or something so I can be entertained!
And thanks again for all of your prayers.
Isabelle is doing very well right now. She of course is very cranky and fidgety. I went back at 4 to see her and we decided to give her a small dose of morphine to calm her down and help her sleep. We left at about 4:45 in hopes that she would get some sleep. If she sees someone in there she will stay awake. It is VERY noisy in the PICU though so I doubt she will get any sleep anyway. Unfortunately we were not lucky enough to get into one of the isolation rooms in the PICU. Instead Isabelle is just behind a curtain. So there is nothing to drown out the sounds or light. Hopefully we will get into a room tomorrow and she will be able to sleep a little better.
We are probably going to stay out in the waiting room until the 8pm visiting hours so until then we will just be sitting and waiting. Feel free to email me or something so I can be entertained!
And thanks again for all of your prayers.
12:50
Just spoke to the anesthesiologist. They have taken her off of the vent and she is in recovery. She has woken up and he said she wasn't having in trouble talking (big surprise!) or moving any of her limbs. She asked for her blanky and once they gave it to her she calmed down a lot. He commented that he loves how her blanky calms her down more than the drugs. This anesthesiologist has taken care of her a few times and he remembers her blanky! She should be up in the PICU in the next 30-45 minutes or when they have a room ready.
12:00pm -Surgery Complete
Dr. Rozzelle just came out and let us know that he was finished with the surgery and everything went pretty well. He was not able to do the better option I mentioned earlier but he was still able to get everything aligned like it is supposed to be. He also said that the first fusion looked good and her pin sites were still looking good as well. She was still on the vent when he came out here but he said they were planning on taking her off soon and bringing her up to the PICU after she wakes up a little bit. Thanks to all for your support and prayers. I will continue to update through out the day when possible.
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