Yes, it's true... Mr. Noah is back in action. Not only did he have 3 doctors appointments last week and two today, but he decided to be readmitted to the hospital last night. I don't know why I thought it was a good idea to go back to work.
Actually, I do. We have been so broke for so long and I wanted to go back to work (deep down for selfish reasons). I convinced myself that he was healthy enough to handle being cared for by family members as opposed to day care. The truth is, he still needs to be at home. He is very sick this time. Seriously, I was scared. It reminded me of the day when they told us we were probably going to loose him. Okay, so he wasn't quite THAT sick, but it caused a serious flashback, nonetheless.
He has RSV. The dreaded RSV. The one that he used to get $1000 a month shots to avoid. Well, he has it. He needs constant oxygen and just kinda lays there. They cannot treat it, because it is a virus. So they treat the symptoms (cough, fever, low oxygen levels). My baby boy. I will most definitely be returning to the status of Stay at Home Mom. Probably very soon.
For those of you that continue to pray for us, thank you so much. I can feel the covering of your prayers. My fear only lasted a very short time as I went to the Lord in prayer (again and again He has blessed me with His powerful peace). Philippians 4:6-8. I will stand by this scripture as my lifeline with all of my Noah experiences.
Love you guys-STAY HEALTHY!!!
Monday, November 30, 2009
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Welcome back!
(To myself)
I love blogging. My virtual journal, complete with access to my friend's personal journals. Sitting here for the last 20 mintues and snooping through your lives is SUCH an unwind for me.
Well, I have lots of new news for all of ya'll. Facebook infected my computer and sent messages containing viruses to many of my friends. I hope it did not infect your computer... I think the culprit was this AWESOMELY FUN game called Word Challenge. It is a timed anagram game that I was heavily addicted to.
One day I was playing and the screen started going NUTS!!! After that, our computer was never the same. DO NOT PALY WORD CHALLENGE!!! Even as I wrote that, I have pangs of regret that I cannot play it.
Of course, my Master's Program is online and the website and assignment pages could no longer be consistently accessed. I spent hours on the phone (with Capella Tech Support) trying to post a single assignment on time. I thought about throwing the computer out the window, or driving over it in my car.
Our puppy helped me out when she chewed through the power cord in 1 second flat. (We no longer have her because she pooped worms on the kitchen floor-ick and TOTALLY a seperate blog-though she is in the loving home of my Mother-in-law for theose of you bleeding heart hippies who feel bad for having a neglectful pet owner friend like me).
So the replacement power cords are TOTALLY ripoff prices and the computer is TOTALLY infected anyways. I decided to try to do ALL of my research and coursework at work.
For those of you who have an inkling of what goes on in the life of a teacher, you know I am insane for imagining this as a possible solution. Your empathetic insanity will multiply if you are also taking online Master's research classes.
In my school, we do not have planning time each day or computers in our room. Just kids, kids, and more kids, all day long, except for recess and lunch. Long story short, the past 5 weeks did not pan out according to MY plans. I began to envision my GPA self-destructing as my assignments were inevitibly later and later.
I have meetings twice a week after school, VERY needy children (and parents who need to talk to me throughout my lunch break), and did I mention that I have to leave work twice a week EARLY to get Noah to his therapy? Thankfully, I have a very understanding professor who is allowing me to take an incomplete. That still knocks my 4.0 down, but hey, that's life...
Ah yes, I am going to be a momma times two. Yes, it's true. I said "ah, yes" because I forgot what the other news was. I am not kidding you, I don't know how I manage to speak in complete sentences these days. Then I think about it and realize "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." -Philippians 4:13.
So, I am SUPER excited about baby # 2. We will find out if it is a boy or girl in one month. I bought Noah a book called "Hello New Baby" and he loves it! (I'm sure he has no idea what it really means, but there are bottles and bibs and a bath and I like to pretend that he is, indeed, a genius who understands that when he rubs my belly, he is loving our new baby, and that this book is his training for big brotherhood).
Excuse the runon sentence supreme, but I do enough editing with my kiddos at school. So, despite the truth of God's word, I am going to have to make a decision soon about my time committments.
Something has got to go... school or work, work or school, which makes the most sense? Which is the right path for our family? I'm sure the Lord will reveal as He always seems to do. And don't worry, I will let you all know when He does.
Proverbs 3:6:
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."
If you are KT Shaw, please contact me sometime in the next 6 years: 248-761-1627.
Thanks for listening, fellow bloggers!!
I love blogging. My virtual journal, complete with access to my friend's personal journals. Sitting here for the last 20 mintues and snooping through your lives is SUCH an unwind for me.
Well, I have lots of new news for all of ya'll. Facebook infected my computer and sent messages containing viruses to many of my friends. I hope it did not infect your computer... I think the culprit was this AWESOMELY FUN game called Word Challenge. It is a timed anagram game that I was heavily addicted to.
One day I was playing and the screen started going NUTS!!! After that, our computer was never the same. DO NOT PALY WORD CHALLENGE!!! Even as I wrote that, I have pangs of regret that I cannot play it.
Of course, my Master's Program is online and the website and assignment pages could no longer be consistently accessed. I spent hours on the phone (with Capella Tech Support) trying to post a single assignment on time. I thought about throwing the computer out the window, or driving over it in my car.
Our puppy helped me out when she chewed through the power cord in 1 second flat. (We no longer have her because she pooped worms on the kitchen floor-ick and TOTALLY a seperate blog-though she is in the loving home of my Mother-in-law for theose of you bleeding heart hippies who feel bad for having a neglectful pet owner friend like me).
So the replacement power cords are TOTALLY ripoff prices and the computer is TOTALLY infected anyways. I decided to try to do ALL of my research and coursework at work.
For those of you who have an inkling of what goes on in the life of a teacher, you know I am insane for imagining this as a possible solution. Your empathetic insanity will multiply if you are also taking online Master's research classes.
In my school, we do not have planning time each day or computers in our room. Just kids, kids, and more kids, all day long, except for recess and lunch. Long story short, the past 5 weeks did not pan out according to MY plans. I began to envision my GPA self-destructing as my assignments were inevitibly later and later.
I have meetings twice a week after school, VERY needy children (and parents who need to talk to me throughout my lunch break), and did I mention that I have to leave work twice a week EARLY to get Noah to his therapy? Thankfully, I have a very understanding professor who is allowing me to take an incomplete. That still knocks my 4.0 down, but hey, that's life...
Ah yes, I am going to be a momma times two. Yes, it's true. I said "ah, yes" because I forgot what the other news was. I am not kidding you, I don't know how I manage to speak in complete sentences these days. Then I think about it and realize "I can do ALL things through Christ who strengthens me." -Philippians 4:13.
So, I am SUPER excited about baby # 2. We will find out if it is a boy or girl in one month. I bought Noah a book called "Hello New Baby" and he loves it! (I'm sure he has no idea what it really means, but there are bottles and bibs and a bath and I like to pretend that he is, indeed, a genius who understands that when he rubs my belly, he is loving our new baby, and that this book is his training for big brotherhood).
Excuse the runon sentence supreme, but I do enough editing with my kiddos at school. So, despite the truth of God's word, I am going to have to make a decision soon about my time committments.
Something has got to go... school or work, work or school, which makes the most sense? Which is the right path for our family? I'm sure the Lord will reveal as He always seems to do. And don't worry, I will let you all know when He does.
Proverbs 3:6:
"In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths."
If you are KT Shaw, please contact me sometime in the next 6 years: 248-761-1627.
Thanks for listening, fellow bloggers!!
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Hospital time, again! 10/10/09
(The actual date of this post is 10/10/09. The only task that has taken longer for me to complete is sending my friend Erin a birthday card. The card has been sitting on my desk, ready to be mailed, since August 10th. What is my world coming to??!!)
Noah will become a hospital connousseur, if he's not careful. He aspirated (again) about 2 weeks ago. My amazing hero of a husband preformed the baby heimlich (aka back smacks, finger sweeps) for a very long time. Noah finally started coughing, but then ended up choking again. He got this rash-of sorts- on his face and neck called petekeye. It basically looked like red freckles-irritated or burst tiny blood vessels. Just a reminder to me of how hard he was choking.
His new hospital is called Children's of Michigan. The staff is nice and the food is good. For those of you that don't know, the DMC (Detroit Medical Center) is 6 or so hospitals all in one area. They are connected by underground tunnels. I had fun exploring when Noah was finally asleep!
He stayed for 5 nights and 5 days. The grandparents came through in a huge way. Mom came down from Saginaw for the entire week, Granny Ann gave mom a hand when Noah decided to throw up and poop repeatedly for an entire evening (while still in the hospital). Mommy and Daddy were at home for that one-thanks, Grammas! Grandpa Lyndell and my dad came to play and buy Noah his zillion medicines and new formula-thanks Dad! So the Bible says that "Children are a blessing from the Lord." -Psalm 127:3. I totally agree, but am convinced that parents are as well.
Also visiting were Aunt Karla, Uncle (okay, so not yet) Dave, and Cousin Travis. Plus, Grandma Mary and Uncle Juan. Man, that boy is LOVED!!! What a difference being back in Mich.
The Noah update is that he is okay. He is on some new mediations-one is Pulmacort to help his lungs become stronger. They also increased his reflux medication and put him on a strict "dysphagia" diet. This means no solid foods, 2-3 small jars of baby food and three bottles a day. He has been off bottles for over a month now... The bottles can only be eaten at a rate of one ounce every 5-10 mnutes (the docs said 1 oz. every 20 minutes, but I said "FORGET THAT!!! What are they, INSANE??!!").
Of course he is not too fond of this new diet, but actually starting to get used to it. The child is much more patient with this than I am. He will be getting Therapy 2 times a week and they will work with him, increasing his strength and coordination so he can advance to different foods eventually. He will also be followed by a bunch of specialists (no new news there). He looks so healthy and has come so far. I am grateful he will continue to get the support he needs. When we initially had him evaluated in Michigan, he did not qualify for therapy like he did in Illinois.
Okay, that's about all she wrote!
(I wanted to post pics, but the only ones I have are from eons ago, so all in due time...)
Noah will become a hospital connousseur, if he's not careful. He aspirated (again) about 2 weeks ago. My amazing hero of a husband preformed the baby heimlich (aka back smacks, finger sweeps) for a very long time. Noah finally started coughing, but then ended up choking again. He got this rash-of sorts- on his face and neck called petekeye. It basically looked like red freckles-irritated or burst tiny blood vessels. Just a reminder to me of how hard he was choking.
His new hospital is called Children's of Michigan. The staff is nice and the food is good. For those of you that don't know, the DMC (Detroit Medical Center) is 6 or so hospitals all in one area. They are connected by underground tunnels. I had fun exploring when Noah was finally asleep!
He stayed for 5 nights and 5 days. The grandparents came through in a huge way. Mom came down from Saginaw for the entire week, Granny Ann gave mom a hand when Noah decided to throw up and poop repeatedly for an entire evening (while still in the hospital). Mommy and Daddy were at home for that one-thanks, Grammas! Grandpa Lyndell and my dad came to play and buy Noah his zillion medicines and new formula-thanks Dad! So the Bible says that "Children are a blessing from the Lord." -Psalm 127:3. I totally agree, but am convinced that parents are as well.
Also visiting were Aunt Karla, Uncle (okay, so not yet) Dave, and Cousin Travis. Plus, Grandma Mary and Uncle Juan. Man, that boy is LOVED!!! What a difference being back in Mich.
The Noah update is that he is okay. He is on some new mediations-one is Pulmacort to help his lungs become stronger. They also increased his reflux medication and put him on a strict "dysphagia" diet. This means no solid foods, 2-3 small jars of baby food and three bottles a day. He has been off bottles for over a month now... The bottles can only be eaten at a rate of one ounce every 5-10 mnutes (the docs said 1 oz. every 20 minutes, but I said "FORGET THAT!!! What are they, INSANE??!!").
Of course he is not too fond of this new diet, but actually starting to get used to it. The child is much more patient with this than I am. He will be getting Therapy 2 times a week and they will work with him, increasing his strength and coordination so he can advance to different foods eventually. He will also be followed by a bunch of specialists (no new news there). He looks so healthy and has come so far. I am grateful he will continue to get the support he needs. When we initially had him evaluated in Michigan, he did not qualify for therapy like he did in Illinois.
Okay, that's about all she wrote!
(I wanted to post pics, but the only ones I have are from eons ago, so all in due time...)
Monday, July 13, 2009
hello goodbye
all you beatles fans can join me with that song in your head.
I am saying goodbye to my selfish ambitions of being a professional lazy bum. I am saying hello to an online master's program.
I am saying goodbye to late nights of movie watching and twix bars. hello (hopefully) new job starting at 8 am, and twix bars, I guess they can stay.
goodbye to being a SAHM (Lord-willing) and hello to family members helping care for my little guy. yikes, that means hello to a slew of new germ hiding spots, more big bottles of hand sanitizer and hello baby vitamin c tablets (who am I kidding? I'll be giving him ADULT sized doses, thank you very much) but I guess that's also hello to more faith that the Lord will continue to keep my son healthy!
goodbye to thoughts of Virginia Home for Boys and Girls or Thornwell Home in SC, hello to reaching out to those in need in my own neighborhood (and there are MANY). goodbye unemployment, hello AMAZING career for my wonderful husband.
goodbye facebook and blogging, hello capella courseroom discussions. (ok, ok, so I'll still be on there for procrastination purposes...)
goodbye bad attitude, hello (again) to renewal through Jesus Christ. goodbye to 28, hello to 29 years of life.
"you say goodbye, and I say hello....hello, hello. i don't know why you say goodbye, I say helooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oo-ooooo-o, helloooo"
I am saying goodbye to my selfish ambitions of being a professional lazy bum. I am saying hello to an online master's program.
I am saying goodbye to late nights of movie watching and twix bars. hello (hopefully) new job starting at 8 am, and twix bars, I guess they can stay.
goodbye to being a SAHM (Lord-willing) and hello to family members helping care for my little guy. yikes, that means hello to a slew of new germ hiding spots, more big bottles of hand sanitizer and hello baby vitamin c tablets (who am I kidding? I'll be giving him ADULT sized doses, thank you very much) but I guess that's also hello to more faith that the Lord will continue to keep my son healthy!
goodbye to thoughts of Virginia Home for Boys and Girls or Thornwell Home in SC, hello to reaching out to those in need in my own neighborhood (and there are MANY). goodbye unemployment, hello AMAZING career for my wonderful husband.
goodbye facebook and blogging, hello capella courseroom discussions. (ok, ok, so I'll still be on there for procrastination purposes...)
goodbye bad attitude, hello (again) to renewal through Jesus Christ. goodbye to 28, hello to 29 years of life.
"you say goodbye, and I say hello....hello, hello. i don't know why you say goodbye, I say helooo-ooo-ooo-ooo-oo-ooooo-o, helloooo"
Sunday, June 28, 2009
with love, to my sis...
GOTCHA!! hehehe
Today was a great day. Here's my recap: I've been praying for patience lately and this am, I didn't even mind that we were late for church (usually I'm annoyed, irritated, or angry). The message was EXACTLY what I needed to keep my spirit up and running, and to make me think about some changes i need to make. Then we had visitors and one young man stood and gave a testimony. Having visitors at church makes me sooooo happy.
I continued to be provided with patience as it seemingly took FOREVER to get home after church, and, just as I was getting ready to visit my family, lost my glasses. It really barely phazed me. I guess by now, I should be used to it. They disappear from time to time and once I even DROVE over them with my CAR before I managed to find them... So, my PATIENT wonderful husband turned them up and I was on my way!!!
Anyhow, I arrived at my cousin's just in time for Noah to meet:
Aunt Joy, Erin, Baby Qwill, and Peyton (and I got hugs from them all!! Oh yeah, except Peyton lol). They were on their way out, but the timing of the Lord provided. I really love my cousin and aunt and I barely get to see them. It was great-ten minutes? I'll take it!!
Next we got to see Aunt Pat, U. Ed, Angie, Mom, Karla, Travis, and then Noah finally met Christine, Jeremy and Gracie. It is soooo cool to introduce my big healthy boy to so many who have prayed for him, but never actually seen him. The food was tasty, Noah loved the pool, and I delivered a special package to my precious darling sister. Yeah, karla, that's right...
Love my family and thank God that we could see them today. What a blessing!!!
PS Noah had a "gift" of his own for his auntie!!
Today was a great day. Here's my recap: I've been praying for patience lately and this am, I didn't even mind that we were late for church (usually I'm annoyed, irritated, or angry). The message was EXACTLY what I needed to keep my spirit up and running, and to make me think about some changes i need to make. Then we had visitors and one young man stood and gave a testimony. Having visitors at church makes me sooooo happy.
I continued to be provided with patience as it seemingly took FOREVER to get home after church, and, just as I was getting ready to visit my family, lost my glasses. It really barely phazed me. I guess by now, I should be used to it. They disappear from time to time and once I even DROVE over them with my CAR before I managed to find them... So, my PATIENT wonderful husband turned them up and I was on my way!!!
Anyhow, I arrived at my cousin's just in time for Noah to meet:
Aunt Joy, Erin, Baby Qwill, and Peyton (and I got hugs from them all!! Oh yeah, except Peyton lol). They were on their way out, but the timing of the Lord provided. I really love my cousin and aunt and I barely get to see them. It was great-ten minutes? I'll take it!!
Next we got to see Aunt Pat, U. Ed, Angie, Mom, Karla, Travis, and then Noah finally met Christine, Jeremy and Gracie. It is soooo cool to introduce my big healthy boy to so many who have prayed for him, but never actually seen him. The food was tasty, Noah loved the pool, and I delivered a special package to my precious darling sister. Yeah, karla, that's right...
Love my family and thank God that we could see them today. What a blessing!!!
PS Noah had a "gift" of his own for his auntie!!
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
BIG news!!!!
Well, my big toenail just fell off. I know, it might not be the news you were expecting, but blogworthy, nonetheless!! I jammed both my big toes playing basketball months ago. They both turned grotesquely blue and I found the injury online. It's called "The Black Toe."
A few people asked me why I had only painted 2 of my nails. So finally, I painted them all. And today, my husband accidentally stubbed his toe into mine. Viola, there it was. A big half pink toenail hanging by a bit of dead toenail thread. It didn't hurt, but felt VERRRRRRY weird.
It's so intriguing that I want to keep it. If I were still in college, I'd probably mail it to someone I know and wait for them to tell me about their "package." Maybe I'll put it in a cup of coke and see how long it takes to disintegrate.
Any other ideas??? Don't worry, I'll try to take and upload a pic soon. Or, if you want, I could send it YOUR way (Karla-hahahahahahahaha).
A few people asked me why I had only painted 2 of my nails. So finally, I painted them all. And today, my husband accidentally stubbed his toe into mine. Viola, there it was. A big half pink toenail hanging by a bit of dead toenail thread. It didn't hurt, but felt VERRRRRRY weird.
It's so intriguing that I want to keep it. If I were still in college, I'd probably mail it to someone I know and wait for them to tell me about their "package." Maybe I'll put it in a cup of coke and see how long it takes to disintegrate.
Any other ideas??? Don't worry, I'll try to take and upload a pic soon. Or, if you want, I could send it YOUR way (Karla-hahahahahahahaha).
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
baby no more...
I always hear people say "what happened to my baby? (s)he's grown up sooo fast!" And now it's happened to me... Here's the proof:
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