This week marks Olivia's newest milestone... She can wave bye bye and practically say it! This ironically comes at a good time....
Daddy decided that he wanted to part with his 12 year old car!
Rob had just had enough of jamming a heavy car seat through a two door car into the back seat. He simply wants more room.
It was very sad to see him part with his car and I think he almost had a tear roll down his cheek as his Red Hot Ride drove away tonight.
The car is going to a 19 year old girl, whose parents drove from Princeton to wheel and deal with us. They were so interested in the car that they offered Rob a little more than his asking price to be the first to check it out. We obviously took them up on the offer. $$$$$
We still have his truck and my car but will start seriously looking for our new vehicle soon... Welcome to the MiniVan fan club, "Daddy-O"!
bye, bye.
I am so thrilled to tell the world that my mom's surgeries went amazingly, today! Her doctors can be sure that the cancer did NOT reach her lymph nodes and the elimination of breast tissue should be the last of her worries!
THANK YOU, EVERYONE for all your support!
She is currently at Abbott, in MPLS and should be heading home Friday. While she is in the hospital she'd like to rest. Please plan to give her a call or visit after the weekend.
We love you mom!
Over the past year, I've been blogging about Rob's stomach issues. He recently had another appointment with his endocrinologist and explained he is still not feeling well and would like to see this resolved, soon.
The Dr. sent him for some GI testing today and have scheduled an endoscopy procedure for this Friday.
I do joke with Rob about harboring at 15 foot tapeworm but in all seriousness we hope something shows up and he is able to start eating again.
Please keep him in your thoughts.
Over the last month my girlfriends have been planning a Girls Day and Night! We ordered our tickets for the Food and Wine Expo and treated ourselves to delectable treats, too much wine and great friends.
There were so many vendors it was unlikely that anyone could make it through the entire event. Especially, if you bought your way into the VIP section (The Reserve) like we did!
We all got several ideas for more girls days and found new locations for dining. It was a very fun, but a spendy event. I must have tried nearly 25 cheeses and bought a few to bring home for our upcoming party.
Later in the evening, we headed to Hells Kitchen for dinner and were sitting next to a couple, who's incredibly romantic husband asked her to marry him all over again. Tears welled in my eyes but I am sure it had nothing to do with my emotions after drinking all day! : )
After dinner, we headed to Zelo for many drinks and later stumbled our way to a dance club. This is obviously, the most hilarious part of the evening! Dancing can only be done when alcohol is involved and boy did we rip up the dance floor!
Thanks Jen for all the fun and let's plan on that pedalpub, soon!
This morning about 4, I woke up with little miss cough and couldn't resist checking on our little fishies! I looked in the tank and there were only 2 tetras..... I thought maybe the 3rd one was hiding so I just looked again and I am pretty certain the little guy was eaten by our filtration system or Hot Dog...
Nice knowing ya...
I am just thrilled to announce that this evening was football free, in our house! Usually, I have to beg someone (Rob) to do things around the house with me and assist with our little miss, when football games are on but not tonight!
The silly thing was, he was upstairs watching the Titanic while I fed our fishies, did some blogging and updated our site.
He also surprised me by making us some organic burritos and fabulous salsa! What a guy!
Olivia is still feeling pretty icky so we are heading to bed a little early tonight! This week is sure to be filled with more adventures!
For the majority of last week, Olivia was really sick. She started off with a little sneezing, coughing and runny nose. But by the end of the week, I was getting a little nervous about her breathing as she was wheezing with every breath. So I called for an appointment and Rob took her in Friday afternoon.
After the appt. he came to pick me up and we headed to the local medical supply store for a nebulizer machine. The doctor thinks Olivia has Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV). They are treating it with frequent home neb treatments and an oral steroid to reduce her lung inflammation. On Monday the 8th, we should be hearing back on the results and will move forward in the best treatment to help her feel better.
They also tested her oxygen level and it was 94 (96 is normal / 92 requires hospitalization) so they told Rob to watch her and if anything seemed alarming to bring her back in immediately. So far - she seems to be doing well.
The entire weekend we've been treating her like the little princess she is and giving her more hugs and kisses!
It is so bitter sweet but I love that she calls out " MAAAA MA" when she isn't feeling well or needs me to hold her!
