Concussion #2.

Well, I got the bill in yesterday for our trip to the E.R. when Carter was thrown from the horse. It was not to long after that later that day that I heard a crash and then some crying. It was Carter. He fell off of something (we haven't figured out yet) head first. The look on his face was sure panic. Jason tried to get him to tell him what happened and he was swaying, looking pale, and sweating. He said he didn't know what happened. He said something about the swing outside and then the kitchen table but he wasn't anywhere near those things. So we put ice on his knot and kept an eye on him. Well he fell asleep and when he woke back up he started puking. So Jason took him up to the hospital for head injury #2. He got back and we put him to bed next to me so I could keep on eye on him. He was nice enough to give me a sliver of bed to sleep on. Most of the night I either had his knees or head in my back, I am a big proponent that kids should sleep in their own beds now. I guess it didn't matter much because Dryden slept from 7p.m. to midnight and then after that he wasn't too big on sleeping. He just wanted to nurse and fuss the rest of the night. Jason tried to help but ended up having to get up to go to work at 5. Keaton was the only guy in our house that got some sleep last night. I had to wake up Carter to give meds and ask him his "magic word" that was "bird" every 2 hours.
On another note Dryden had a check up yesterday and he has gained 2 pounds in 4 weeks. The doctor said he was in the 75% for everything and seems to be growing faster than his brothers. He now weighs in at 10 pounds!
Keaton's birthday is this weekend and I am not sure what we are going to do considering all that is going on. But there is definitely going to be a Texas sheet cake involved. Keaton will eat a whole pan of that!
Yesterday kind of fell apart as soon as Jason got home. Our internet had been turned off, our utilities where going to be turned off that day, and then Carter had his whole accident. Our internet and utility bills got paid while I was in the hospital with the baby, but for one reason or another the bills didn't get to their destinations. So here is hoping for a better today and a nap!

The Fog Is Back!

I am pretty sure I shouldn't be driving. I have the mental clarity of mud and the reaction time of a slug. It has only been two weeks since the baby was born, and I was thinking "Really? That's all?" It feels alot longer than that. I am guessing because my nights and days are blurred together, my perception of time is warped. My spotless house has now become a landfill and Keaton ate peanut M&Ms for breakfast today. Keaton has been hiding out in the spare bedroom watching movies, which he doesn't mind but I do. I feel really guilty about all the movies he watches but really what am I going to do with him until I get recovered. Dryden has been a good baby for the most part, but he has issues settling his feedings before going back to sleep. So we got the 3o minute feeding and changing and tack on another hour to get him settled back down to sleep. Those pesky hiccups have kept us up a night or two too. He is now loosing his hair on the top of his head and looks pretty cute with his receding hair line. I think this will be the new "norm" until I start getting a decent night's sleep. Whatever makes you forget how hard it is to have a baby, needs to go away, because this up all night deal is the pits and is really good birth control. I am 99.9% positive that I will never be a mother of 8. The good part is that the baby is dang cute and you can't get mad at him for being starving and wanting to nurse all night. But I just wish for some solid sleep so this fog will roll on out of my brain.

Disclaimer...

Due to the fact that I couldn't sit on a regular chair for more than a minute the blog got put on hold. Slowly, I'll get caught up. Carter's voice recital and first day of school are on the list!

Dryden John

Completely large. This is me in all my glory at 5:30 in the morning on D-day! Check in was at 6 and they tried three times to get an I.V. in which was probably the worst part of the whole experience. Soon I was off and I had two amazing anesthesiologist to wait on me, Hector and Adam who quickly became my best friends. They took very good care of me! It is a pretty intense ordeal but very amazing at the same time.

Dryden John was born at 7:30 a.m. Weighing a whopping 8 pounds and 3 ounces, 19 inches long. He came out screaming and first on the list of things to do was pee all over the nurses! He was pink, loud, and very much unhappy with the whole situation. But mom on the other hand was really happy to finally be able to breath, must say it was a weird sensation to be able to take in a full breath.

Dryden is a complete joy, right now his temperament is pretty mild. Although, I am not sure what to do with a newborn. I am still waiting on recovery to be over so I can move and be independent. Jason has been amazing through this week taking care of me and the boys. He does a better job of it than me, but he says he is done and wants to get back to normal life, whatever that might be. He got a little cooped up and was chomping at the bit to get back to the farm. A little bit everyday gets better, my waddle has turned into a shuffle. I can see now the benefits of swimming throughout the pregnancy, I did much better this time getting out of bed quickly and walking the halls. Now on to the nighttime feedings and the pesky hiccups.