Life One Day @ A Time...

Wednesday, February 28, 2007

Pulmo Apt Update

We saw Pulmo today...for a 9am apt. Finally saw the doctor at 11!! OMG This guy is ALWAYS a couple hours late! (But he is a great doctor) Jacob's feever is back....has been since last friday. I kept hoping and praying we'd see some sign of ILLNESS! (is it really bad when you hope they are sick??) He's running around 100-101 (rectal) and acting perfectly fine!

The only major difference....he's drinking more again. And coughing while drinking, not constant...but enough to cause us to notice. KWIM?

His pulmo thinks he's aspirating on the liquids again. And that his swallow study was not "completly accurate" since he only took 1 tsp of liquid. I have to agree So for the next week (till monday the 12th) we're taking away all cups and drinks. I'm so upset and depressed...he just learned to sign Drink! I hate not reinforcing his new signs....especially when it takes him so long to learn them. But I cant see any other explanation for this feever...The first feever in January started when we introduced the nuby cups....I thought this then too....but he ended up with a GI bug, then a ear infection.....but there were 7-10 day's in there with no infection...and still a temp.

On the up side we did see Rachel P today! It's hard to believe he's been out of the NICU at CHOP for 2 years! I gave her this site addy....so if she stops by maybe she'll drop us a line ;) Congrats Rachel!!

Monday, February 26, 2007

Signing Time!!!

Jacob has become very interested in watching his Baby Signing times videos and has picked up so much!!

He now can sign on his own...
Eat
all done
cracker (his own variation)
drink
more

with prompts and sometimes on his own...
Thank You
Train
Banana
Milk...

He's starting to really take off!!!!

PS 61 days till our move to South Carolina!!!!

I found a daycare for Jacob...I think being around other kids will do wonders for him!

Monday, February 19, 2007

The Mayonnaise Jar

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 cups of coffee.

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him When the class began, he wordlessly picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was.

The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with an unanimous "yes."

The professor then produced two cups of coffee from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed.

"Now," said the professor as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things---God, your family, your children, your health, your friends and your favorite passions---and if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full.

The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house and your car. The sand is everything else---the small stuff. "If you put the sand into the jar first," he continued, "there is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff you will never have room for the things that are important to you.

"Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Spend time with your parents. Visit with grandparents. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your spouse out to dinner Play another 18. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first---the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the coffee represented. The professor smiled and said, "I'm glad you asked." The coffee just shows you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of cups of coffee with a friend."