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| Thursday, February 8th, 2007 | | 10:07 am |
Everything's going well, and I'm still working on graduate school. Eva is 16 months old now, and she's starting to talk more and more. She can say "book" and "coat" and "car" now. It's amazing to watch her grow and develop. You can see pictures from Christmas and from the last couple months on my Yahoo photo albums. | | Friday, July 7th, 2006 | | 1:15 am |
Friends' websites
It occurred to me that I'm missing a lot of links to friends' websites. If you visit my homepage and notice a link to your site is missing, send me an email. I probably just don't know where the site is now. Thanks! | | Wednesday, July 5th, 2006 | | 12:29 pm |
| | Friday, June 30th, 2006 | | 4:20 pm |
Oh blah dee oh blah da, life goes on
As you can see, I haven't been much into journaling lately. Have just been busy with life, and having fun with Craig and Eva. I started graduate school in January, and took a full load of classes through May. Between then and now, I prepared for and passed my qualifying exam. Craig and I bought a new house in Hammond at the end of February, and have been settling in. Eva has her own room, and we just got a crib set up for her recently. She is 9 months old now, and doing great. We haven't been taking a lot of pictures of her, but I did post a few more on the Yahoo Photo site: http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lusty_lizzard/my_photos | | Saturday, January 14th, 2006 | | 2:44 pm |
Moving back home
My plane for New Orleans leaves tomorrow. Me & Eva are flying back, and Craig is driving. My cell phone number is good for now, but not sure when I'll be checking email. | | Thursday, January 5th, 2006 | | 11:02 am |
Happy 2006!
I'm happy to be done with 2005. What a moldy year! I hope 2006 brings us more luck and happiness. I was in Michigan for Christmas, and got to see a lot of friends and family, and introduce them to Eva. There were a bunch of people this time that we didn't get to see though, which is too bad. But when you've only got a week, and people are on different schedules, it's hard to get in all the visiting you want to do. You just do the best you can, and hope people can visit you sometime too. Speaking of which, I'll be returning to New Orleans on January 15. Eva is coming with me, but Craig will be driving back. Grad school starts January 17, so I won't have a lot of time to soak in the surroundings or anything; I hope I'll just be able to get some rest. I am very excited to be returning home, and getting my education back on track. I feel really disconnected from things here, and really want to move on with life. Being a full-time mommy has been good for Eva, but I think it will be equally good for her to live with parents who are "themselves" again. I'm checking my tulane email address fairly regulary now. I'd like to move away from the Yahoo address, so try to email me at the tulane one from now on. The Yahoo one was really a temperary address while Tulane was getting back up. My old cell phone died, basically, and I've replaced it with a free phone. I hope we can get a refund quickly and painlessly. Man, that phone was a pain in the butt. If anyone's called me in the past month and not heard from me, send me an email. I think the new phone should be working ok too. | | Wednesday, December 14th, 2005 | | 10:54 am |
Two day "weekend"
Craig and I are taking a weekend holiday--on Wednesday through Friday. I think I've mostly figured out my cell phone now, so you can call me there. The home number still works, you'll just get the message that we're out of town for a couple days. Eva is staying here with Craig's mom. I'm worried, but trying not to worry: a global struggle for moms. If I don't post for awhile, some of the things we're planning are couples hottub, and a snowmobiling outing. Craig and I bought new leather jackets so we'd be warm. We are bringing our computers, so I should see emails if you send them. In any case, we'll be back by Friday afternoon. | | Tuesday, December 13th, 2005 | | 12:00 pm |
contact info
My cell phone isn't working right now, so if you've been trying to call, use the home number. I'm checking email a little bit more frequently too. | | Friday, December 9th, 2005 | | 1:08 pm |
December update
We're getting settled into a routine here, and Craig and I have been getting more sleep and time for ourselves. Eva is growing like a weed, not surprising given that her father was wearing nine-month clothes at 6 weeks (he was off the growth chart). At her 8-week checkup, she weighed 11lb 2oz and was 22.5in long. Since then, she's gotten her two-month immunizations--ouch! We should be moving back to New Orleans early in January. Our FEMA trailer will be ready sometime in mid-to-late January, according to a recent update. I can't wait to move back to a warmer, less dry climate. The snow here is as bad or worse than the snow I remember in Michigan. I continue to grieve about the loss of our home, and our belongings, but we're slowly healing our wounds. We have new computers, and our trying to resume something similar to the lives we had before the hurricane. I look forward to living in our own home again. On the bright side, Craig and I have been taking some time to enjoy life. We play City of Heroes together, and watch Lost, Invasion, Supernatural, and a few other TV shows. We went to see the new Harry Potter movie, and Aeon Flux. We had fun for Thanksgiving in Salt Lake City, and Eva got to meet the rest of Craig's family. I'm sure she'll have a chance to meet my family soon too. I'm pretty much caught up on my email. If I've missed you, just send me a quick reminder. I haven't been checking email every day, so calling is the fastest way to reach me these days. | | 12:49 pm |
| | Thursday, November 10th, 2005 | | 7:56 am |
New Photos Added
http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/lusty_lizzard/my_photosI've added a few new photos to the site. Things are going well here, not much new to report. Eva's becoming more alert and interactive each day. She's 6 weeks old now, and she's just adorable. Craig and I are very proud of her. I have a very short video of her, nothing exciting, that I took with my digital camera. I have no idea what you need to view it, but if you want to see it, email me and I'll try to send it to you. I'm still trying to breastfeed, but may need to wean her for medical reasons. We're giving her whey protein formula right now to see if it helps her digestion issues. Her next doctor visit will be in a couple weeks, I still need to schedule it. My next doctor appt. is also in 2 weeks. Things have settled down a bit, so you can feel free to call anytime. We're on Mountain Standard Time, so if it's 7pm in Michigan, it'll be 5pm here. I wake up anytime between 6am and 10am. I don't usually go to sleep until midnight-1am, which is probably *way* too late for most of you to call :) I know I've been lousy with email contact lately, but there's really nothing much new. Regarding New Orleans, we're going to return sometime between December 1-15. We got a FEMA trailer that's going to be on campus at the University of New Orleans, where Craig teaches. He can walk to work, and I can use the car to go to school (when and if there is any school to go to, Tulane isn't supposed to re-open until February, and most of the Neuroscience profs will be in Houston teaching the med students there). For those of you who don't know, our home in Arabi was completely destroyed. (scroll down for a link to photos of the carnage) We still haven't gotten "the big check" from the Flood insurance folks, but they assure us it's coming sometime "soon". We'll start looking for a new home (or building one) on the Northshore early 2006. I imagine living in a trailer with a new baby, Craig, 2 cats, and 3 computers is going to get old really fast. Our old home had 1500+ sq ft, and we filled that up *before* we had the baby. Granted we don't have as much stuff now, but we plan to fix that soon. That's about it for now. Enjoy the pics! | | Tuesday, October 25th, 2005 | | 11:46 am |
Dr. contact
I was finally able to get through on the phone to both of my doctors. It's nice to contact those doctors with whom I've established care. They know me, and I know them, and...well, it's "being home" just a little bit. Eva's doing well. No problems right now. We're getting into a routine, and that's comfortable for me (and involves me getting more sleep). She doesn't have to go for another doctor's visit until she's 2 months old, which will be around November 28. Not sure if we'll still be in Utah then or not. My flight is still scheduled to return to New Orleans for November 15, but Craig thinks that'll be much too soon. Unfortunately, if I can't *set* another date for the flight, I won't be able to reserve a seat--airplanes book quickly around the holidays. I've been playing a little more FFXI (my video game), so it looks like I might be able to find some time for some *actual* research ;) We'll see... lol I'm also going to try to answer some emails in the coming week. And return some phone calls. So if you've been waiting to call, feel free. I'm a little bit less stressed, and am feeling somewhat more social. Now, I'm gonna exercise! Whee! | | Friday, October 21st, 2005 | | 9:47 pm |
Everything comes out in the end...
Eva's visit to the pediatrician on Wednesday went well. There's nothing really wrong with her, and the doctor gave us some tips to getting her to poop when she's stopped up. Since then, "everything worked out in the end" and she's eating and pooping ok. On a slightly different note, I sent out my "last batch" (I've been saying that for weeks) of thank you cards, birth announcements, and Eva pictures. If I've missed you, it's probably because I don't have your home address. Feel free to send me the info at lusty_lizzard@yahoo.com and I'll try to send something soon. | | Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 | | 3:56 am |
Nothing new
It's almost 4am here. I wish I could say that things are going better here, but things are still very busy and stressful. Eva's having some tummy issues, and may have to visit the pediatrician later today. Craig and I are still majorly sleep-deprived, although I woke up an hour ago from a luxurious 5-hour sleep. I don't think I've gotten a straight 3-hour sleep in days. For all you clever parents who suggest "sleep when your baby sleeps", what if your baby doesn't sleep for more than 30 minutes at a time? With all the post-op stuff, and post-partum stuff, bathroom trips usually take me 30 minutes. And getting to sleep usually requires unisom if my baby's screaming when I happen to lay down. Serious question though--is it ok to let a newborn cry? I mean, if she's been fed in the past hour, changed, comforted and played with for the last 5+ hours, is it ok to just let her cry? And for those moms who breastfed/breastfeed, how do you deal with your baby crying? I have physiological responses (milk let down, etc) every time Eva cries, so if I'm trying to sleep, and it's "someone else's turn" to take care of her, and "someone else" happens to let her cry for awhile, how am I supposed to sleep? Thanks in advance. | | Monday, October 10th, 2005 | | 8:28 pm |
Quick update before the hiatus
Eva's first doctor appointment went well. She weighs 8lbs 2oz, which is right on target for a 12-day-old who had a birthweight of 7lb 15oz. Everything else is going well. I'm still trying to pump milk to keep myself from getting an infection, and that seems to be going a little better now. Got more sleep last night, hope to get more tonight (cuz I've got some "milk in the bank" for Eva to eat tonight). In fact, after posting this, I'm off to sleep. Ta ta! | | Sunday, October 9th, 2005 | | 1:42 pm |
Brief Hiatus
Things have been really stressful here lately. Eva's first doctor appt is tomorrow morning, and I've been working overtime (~10 hours a day breastfeeding, which is most certainly more time than normal people spend doing this) to keep her fed and happy. Craig's mom is in Salt Lake City (for the second time this week) taking care of her mother, which leaves Craig and me to "hold down the fort". My pain has had a recent resurgence, but the Motrin and Lortab seem to be mostly effective. I'm no longer sitting on donuts, which I consider to be a major accomplishment. The breast stuff...well, I won't get into it. It's time- consuming trying to manage my medical issues. I'm eating about 2 meals a day (when prompted), and slept 1-2 hours last night. Somehow, I don't think this is quite normal... Anyway, I'm not going to be posting on LiveJournal until I get some things straightened out. I'll be checking email daily. Please don't call, I really don't think I can handle phone calls right now. | | Wednesday, October 5th, 2005 | | 12:44 pm |
No surgery, YAY!
My pain has diminished enough that I don't need to get the D&C today. I'm feeling better than I've felt all week. Extreme thanks to the Powers that Be. | | Tuesday, October 4th, 2005 | | 9:53 pm |
Surgery tomorrow?
Being a new mom is CAKE! (although sleeping and breastfeeding are tricky) Having to itemize property for insurance, grieving about Hurricane Katrina, a host of other issues arising from being an evacuee, and dealing with a dying family member is HARD. In addition, on Monday, I found out I may need surgery tomorrow. After the baby was delivered (with no retained placenta, I should add, cuz I asked to see it after I delivered it (and no, for the crazy minded, I wasn't gonna eat it or turn it into shampoo :)) I had retained material in my cervix. The symptoms of this were ridiculous amounts of pain in my posterior area. On Saturday and Sunday night, the pain was so severe that I couldn't sit down. Even laying down was painful. I was doing Sitz baths, ice, ibuprofen, narcotics, sitting on a donut, and anything else you can possibly imagine. It was ridiculous. On Sunday night, I had to breastfeed standing up, because I felt like there were pins in my rectum. Seriously, ouch. You get the picture. I called Monday to my Ob/Gyn asking if I could use pain-relieving suppositories, and mentioned that I was in extreme pain. She had me come in at 11:00am, and after an extremely painful rectal exam and an ultrasound, it was discovered that there was "something" in my cervix pressing down on my rectum. Yay. I said "I never encountered this problem on my OB or Gyn rotations" and both doctors (mine, and the veteran OB who was conducting the ultrasound) said "uhh...we don't really see this either". I replied "So I guess I'm a zebra". Nervous laughter. Yep, I'm a zebra. In medicine, there's a saying "When you hear hoofbeats in Texas, think horses, not zebras." Meaning, when there's symptoms, think common medical problems, not weird remote ones. I apparently get to have a weird remote problem. So I was scheduled for a D&C tomorrow morning (where they dilate your cervix, suck out the contents of your uterus, and scrape around and vacuum everything out). My OB/gyn thought this "something in my cervix" may pass naturally, so told me I could cancel the surgery if I needed to. From Monday til today, the pain has lessened considerably, and I may be passing out this "something". So I guess I'll plan to go in to the hospital tomorrow at 8:15, and tell the people at the clinic I don't need/want the surgery if I'm feeling better. That's the long and not-so-short of it. | | Sunday, October 2nd, 2005 | | 6:22 pm |
| | 12:12 am |
We're gradually settling into a routine here, which is nice. I think I could still do with more sleep, but then I'd probably be cutting out posting on LiveJournal and responding to emails :) My posterior pain continues...not sure what else to say about this. It's sharp, constant, and I want it to go away. I'm sitting on a boppy and a blowup donut right now to minimize my discomfort. Eva continues to amaze me every day. I didn't think babies were supposed to get tears from birth, or be able to roll over, or have enough coordination to put their fingers in their mouths. I've started trying to introduce her to toys during feedings to stimulate her (she likes to "fall asleep at the wheel") and entertain her. That's been pretty fun. And since babies can only see in black and white, I've gone on a search to find images to put up in her cupboard. Craig found the following site: www.mytargets.com and we thought it was just too funny not to put a picture of a charging rhinocerous with a bullseye over it in her crib. The bears are pretty cool too. Anyway, we'll see if she grows up to be a huntress, even though her parents have never shot a gun or bow in their entire lives. |
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