Hair today, gone tomorrow.

I have been growing my hair out for about a year, and it was about an inch and a half past my ears. I had a mishap a couple of months ago that screwed up my hair. It was really damaged. So I've spent the last few months trying to get it back to a somewhat healthy state, but it hasn't really helped. So after much debate I decided it would be best to cut it. I still plan to grow it out, I've just had a little set back. I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out plus it's easy to do again. I do feel a little naked but I'll get used to it in a few days I'm sure. Here's the results...

No wonder Daddy hates trampolines!

Poor Orin. He fell off of the trampoline yesterday and seemed just fine until this morning. He started to limp and as the day went on he wouldn't put any weight on his leg at all. So we went and spent 6 hours at Primary Children's Hospital. They think he has what is called a toddler fracture. It's where the bone is so flexible that it doesn't break in two and the bone surface isn't fractured enough to be obvious on xray. Like when you bend a green stick a few of the fibers on the side break but when you straighten the stick it looks okay, it's the same with the bone. So they put a splint on his leg that is from his foot to his thigh. He can't walk on it or crawl or do anything. He is supposed to rest with his leg elevated. Then he's supposed to see an orthopedic doctor on Wednesday. I hope I can keep him occupied until then.

Our next adventrure

I know you have all been waiting patiently to hear what our next adventure is going to be so I won't make you wait any longer. After much debate over the course of several months I decided that I'm going to have rhinoplasty done. That's right...I'm getting a nose job.
I have hated my nose ever since I can remember and I finally decided that I was going to do something about it. So I started looking into plastic surgery and then met with a plastic surgeon a few weeks ago. I talked to him and decided I wanted to do it. The surgery is set for May 7th. I'm excited and nervous at the same time.
It's going to be a pretty complicated surgery as noses go. The surgeon is going to cut my nose at the bottom in between my nostrils and then pull the entire skin up to expose the bone and cartilage. He is going to chip away the bone and then shave off the cartilage to make it much smaller. Then he is going to reshape the tip so it isn't so square. My nose pulls down when I smile because the tissue between my nose and mouth is too tight. So he will cut that. I'm also going to say good-bye to my friend the mole who lives next to my nose.
The surgery is supposed to last about two hours. I know it's going to hurt like a mother. I will have to wear a splint for 10 days and then depending on if they have to break my nose or not I may have to wear it for 3 months afterward when I sleep.
Because the skin on the nose is so thick it takes a long time for the swelling to go down especially in the tip of the nose. So I won't really be able to see the results for about three months, although they say it takes a year to get the full picture of what the finished product is. I am going to post pictures of the entire process so stay tuned to see the new me.

Would you like a ride on my gurney?

Well, it's all over with...

Alton had his surgery today and it went well. The fluid in his left ear was clear but the right ear had puss in it. They drained it all out and he is on antibiotic drops to clear up the infection. The scope went well too. The flap over his larynx is still immature and not rigid but the doctor thinks it will take care of itself. He looked at his voice box and it looks good. So the laryngomalacia should go away by itself. Which I'm very glad to hear.

He was so cute when he was getting ready to go into surgery. The nurse thought he was adorable. He looked really cute in his little hospital gown so I had to take pictures (the quality isn't that good since it's from my phone.) When they wheeled him away he was sitting up on the gurney and it looked so funny because he was so tiny on that big bed. After the surgery was over they came to get us and we could hear him crying as soon as we got back into the recovery area. He cried and cried and we couldn't get him to calm down. We tried almost everything and nothing was working. Then I finally got him to calm down by walking around with him. Once he stopped crying and calmed down they let us go home. He has been really good and things have mostly been normal since we've been home, except for some bleeding from his ear. I'm glad it's over with.





Now onto our next adventure which I will be revealing shortly. Stay tuned.......

Strange little creature

Alton is one of a kind. He keeps proving over and over how different he is from the other kids. He doesn't have much interest in crawling. He would rather walk. Although he is having a hard time figuring out how. He does the funniest thing, as you can see from the picture. He will get on his feet and hands with his little bum in the air. It looks like he is just going to stand up. Strange....

He is going to be getting tubes in his ears next week. He keeps getting ear infections and can't seem to get the fluid out of his ears, which is affecting his hearing. He is also going to be having a scope done at the same time for the laryngomalacia. It hasn't really gotten better over the last few months so they want to see what's going on. I'm actually kind of relieved he's getting the tubes because they were going to do the scope in the office with him awake and I wasn't really prepared for all the gagging and fighting that it would involve.

The end.......

Until next time.

Not good-bye...

see you later!

Classic

While eating at a restaurant last night Orin really made us laugh. We had biscuits and gravy to eat and Eadie & Orin thought it was ice cream. After we had finished eating Orin looks up and says "You ate all the ice cream." Justin says "It's not ice cream, do you want to taste?" He says yes so Justin gives him a taste. He wrinkles up his face and says "They put salt in the ice cream, it's yucky." The look on his face was priceless. We laughed so hard.

Classic Orin, no other way to say it....