It is unbelievably awesome that she is here to help. I really need it right now, unfortunately my back is still very bad. I am currently taking some serious meds for it as well as going to Physical Therapy twice a week. I am also seeing a spine specialist. Apparently I have several bulging and herniated discs and a small fracture in my lower back, but the Dr. doesn't think that is the entire problem. After reexamining me she has concluded the problem is my SI joint. This is pretty common during pregnancy for it to go awry and mine just happens to be pretty bad. I am going to start seeing a physical therapist that specializes in it. I am also getting lab work done to make sure there isn't arthritis in that joint. I am not supposed to pick up Morgan or Lily which is impossible, so I am learning how to do it correctly through PT and it's sort of like relearning how to live. I have to be super careful how I move and bend from now on. I actually started to notice a difference after a week, but then Saturday I decided that there was nothing wrong with me and did a bunch of bad stuff to my back and now I am regretting it. It did teach me a tough lesson that I am indeed living with a bad back and as such I must take care of it and ask for help which is really hard for me to do sometimes.
Aside from that annoyance life is good. Morgan is a busy busy little man and so incredibly adorable it kills me. It's virtually impossible to be in a bad mood around him he just fills me with happiness. He is into everything he can get his hands on and I mean everything. We finally took down the gate to the living room and he has full roam of the house now. Yesterday he ate dog food for the first time and played in the dog water bowl until almost all of the water was on the floor. It's amazing how fast this can all happen even if you are present and watching him. Necrobutcher is apparently having some dominance issues with him and actually mounted Morgan from the back and humped him yesterday too! Not sure what to do about that.
Morgan is starting to use words more and more. He says baby very clearly in regards to Lily. He also says Puppy, Doggy, Daddy and Dada, and Mama. He also will randomly repeat a word that you say which is sort of scary. Steve and I need to get our swearing under control immediately or we are going to regret it. He is also using a fork and spoon correctly. It's a huge mess but just within the past couple days he has picked it up.
Lily is doing well. We think she may have colic so the Pediatrician recommended adding rice cereal to her formula which seems to be helping a lot. She still has fits of crying, but nothing like before. Morgan is a doting brother. He loves to come up and bounce her seat. He gave her a binky the other morning when she was crying and then immediately took it back for himself, but it was the thought that counted, right? It really was the cutest thing ever. He also gently pets her head and he likes to make her hands clap. There is no jealousy or animosity at all. I wonder how long that will last? :)
Sunday Steve's mom came over so we could take pictures and it was quite the fiasco. Once Steve got everything set up, both kids bathed and dressed, and various other tasks done the crying set in. Lily let us all know very clearly that she was not going to put up with any picture taking. Meanwhile Morgan managed to corner Musashi in the hallway and Mu flipped out and bit Morgan's face. He actually drew a little blood and there were welts and a little puncture wound. Of course this happens right before he is about to get pictures done. UGh! For the rest of the evening he was pretty grumpy. He wouldn't cooperate for picture taking either so all the pictures are crazy. He has started throwing his binky at us when he gets mad and tries to hit us. He also throws himself on the ground and bangs his head on the floor while screaming. Honestly, it's kinda cute. We totally ignore the tantrums and wait for him to be done before giving him any kind of attention. The hitting gets a big scary "no" from us which he understands very well. I am hoping this is a short lived phase, but who knows. The funny thing is I am enjoying even the bad stuff. It is so fun to be around him and watch his personality grow and see him learn new things.
I will try and post more often, it's just been hard lately, but hopefully it will get easier as I feel better and find a routine.
Now for pictures...
This is an example of how Lily normally looks...
Here is where she decided to catch her breath...
This is the best out of the bunch I took...
The look on Kathy's face in this photo is priceless...
5 comments:
Yikes! I can't believe the dog bit Morgan! That would freak me out! That along with the humping and I would be going crazy. I hope they adjust soon to being at the bottom of the pack, so to speak. I love the pictures, they are very real. Morgan sounds so much like William was at that age, especially the hitting and flinging himself to the ground while screaming. We ignored it and it went away eventually. I hope they can help your back soon, it sounds awful! Have you had cortisone injections in your spine? I had some patients that had some pain relief from those. Good Luck! I wish I was in the area so I could help you and Morgan and Will could be buddies!
They are offering the spine injections, but I am so traumatized from the spinal incident before my c-section I can't mentally do it. They have also offered to give me valium to help sedate me, but I know that won't work either.
Kelly, you don't even know how much I wish you lived here. I keep meaning to tease you about moving back! I could see us all being good buddies. :)
I know! It is so depressing. I am totally isolated here, because everyone around me simply doesn't GET me or Jason....I hate it here and always have to force myself to leave the PNW again. I am really hoping Jason gets this job in Eugene, it would be better than nothing! By the way, I have NO idea why the think the valium would be a good idea, you can't be sedated with 2 kids! Have you tried Accupuncture for the pain relief? It is AMAZING!!! and there would be no risk of doing any further damage, since it's all surface....I adore it! It's as relaxing as a massage and it last a lot longer.
Whoops, I meant they offered valium to sedate me so I would let them stick a needle in my back again.
I love Oregon, I hope it works out!
Oh, good. I thought you meant on a daily basis! You would be like one of those 60's housewives who would lock the kids out of the house all day and pass out on the couch!
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