ER trip :(

So I guess I forgot to post about our late night New Years Day trip to the ER. Probobly because I was partly traumatized myself and pretty much embarrassed since I usually consider myself a good mother. But here it goes anyway....

We had got home from Lacy's house and I was sitting in the living room talking to Mallory on the phone, Josh had gone into the computer room to pay some bills or something, and Maddie was doing her usual run around the house, make a mess of everything bit. Well I heard some rattling so I told Josh to see if she was in the kitchen. (She has gotten into the Marshmallow Matties before (which is the off brand of Lucky Charms) because we dont have anywhere high enough to put that big fat bag of cereal. So he goes in and finds her NOT in the kitchen, but in the bathroom on the floor. She had dragged her potty chair up to the sink and got the bottle of Tylenol down. Either she is really strong or the last time we used it didnt completely shut the lid, because she had the lid off and was playing with them. Well I checked her teeth and tounge and due to the short amount of time that she had the bottle open, didnt think she had eaten any. (She never has been one to put things in her mouth anyway) However, just to be safe, we called poision control to ask their advise. Well she had me count the pills in the bottle (the big bottle of 225) and so I told her there were 194 accounted for. She said we should take her to the ER because for Maddies age and weight any more than 4 could be lethal. So we end up going for precautionary reasons, better safe than sorry.

Well it was horrible!!!!

They put an IV in her hand and drew blood to test the Tylenol level, and while we were waiting for the results the nurse came in with a huge bottle of activated charcoal and proceeded to fill a surenge with it....She struggled for about 15 minutes trying to force it down Maddie, then said we were more than welcome to try if we thought it would work better. So even though I am extremely upset at this point watching my daughter squeal and grit her teeth to prevent anymore of that black chalky substance going into her mouth, I thought I better try. Josh said it was much better than the alternative which would have been to put a tube down her throat. Well we finally got the first serenge emptied, and the nurse said we had 7 more to go....WHAT???????

Her poor face, neck, and hair was already stained black from what she had spit out. Her teeth were all stained and I hate to say that she reminded me of the Penguin in one of the Batman movies...not a pretty sight to say the least.

So we fought for about 45 more minutes and were able to get 4 surenges down.....The nurse thankfully asked the doctor if that would work, and since her first blood sample tested 0 for Tylenol he said we could stop until they did a second blood test. So they came in and took some more blood and it once again tested 0.
Then to make me feel like an even bigger idiot or bad mother, as if I needed any help, the doctor wrote on the discharge papers. "Keep all medications out of reach of children" Seriously! Did he think that I put it in her toy box?

So needless to say my instincts were right and she had not had any at all, which I was thankful for, even though I had to put my daughter through all that tourture for nothing. However, it did remind us that she is not a baby anymore and she is smart enough to find a way to get whatever she wants.....

So we are putting all medications up higher, and weeding out the ones we dont need. Also I am going to write down the current count of pills in each bottle so in the event that this situation ever arise again (hopefully not!) I will have a more accurate idea of what was in the bottle to begin with.

I was so super worried that she would hate me for forcing that stuff into her mouth, but she woke up the next morning and said I love you sooooo much....It made me feel better to know that at least she had probobly forgotten what I had done to her the night before. (Even though Josh and I will never forget it!)

33 Weeks

How far along? 33 weeks and 1 day

Weight gain: according to my scale at home, I have gained 6 lbs...but I dont think it will be the same as the one at the dr.'s office.

Total weight gain: if my scale is right then 6 lbs.

Blood Pressure: not sure...no appointment this week

Babies HeartBeat: same as above

Symptoms: have had a few more bouts of dizziness, but not near as bad as it was a few weeks ago

Sleep: sleep is still good

Best moment this week: waking up with Maddie after we had taken her to the ER the night before and she grabbed my face and said..."I love you soooo much" It made me feel much better after seeing her go through all the stuff the night before.

Movement: all the time, and she is all over the place

Food cravings: none....its actually hard for me to think of anything that sounds good lately

Gender: Girl

Belly Button in or out? still in

What I miss: being off for Christmas break

What I am looking forward to: getting all of Kenzie's bedding in hopefully this week

Weekly Wisdom: Make sure you put all medications way out of reach of children at the age of two who can pull things up to the sink to stand off in order to get things off of it :(

Milestones: i dont guess I can think of anything significant this week

Confessions of a Working Mom: well I dont feel like working which isnt good....


Posted by Marlayna at 6:00pm

32 Weeks

How far along? 32 weeks and 1 day

Weight gain: -1 lbs.

Total weight gain: 2 lbs. (it worries me a little, but he said the baby is growing and didnt show any concerns)

Blood Pressure: 103/60 It has been pretty low the last couple of weeks compared to usual, but once again, he doesnt seem to be worried

Babies HeartBeat: 160

Symptoms: not a one

Sleep: sleep is still good

Best moment this week: going feeding with Josh at the ranch, and holding Maddie in my lap while Josh was driving down the ranch roads and she fell asleep. For some reason I just took it in and it made me cry because I love her so much

Movement: all the time, and she is all over the place, even in my ribs some, which i dont remember ever happening with Maddie

Food cravings: none....its actually hard for me to think of anything that sounds good lately

Gender: Girl

Belly Button in or out? still in

What I miss: being able to help out at the ranch

What I am looking forward to: New Years Day....( I would look foward to New Years Eve, except Josh will be working :(

Weekly Wisdom: Go to the Chiropractor! I have to go when I am pregnant because the baby puts to much pressure on my siotic nerve, and it works miracles!!

Milestones: i dont guess I can think of anything significant this week

Confessions of a Working Mom: since Im off for school, its not really a working mom confession, but I have not been drinking water like I should....Josh has to make me drink water. But they kinda got on to me today at the doctor so I will make a better effort from here on out.


Posted by Marlayna at 6:00pm

Ouch...

I had another orthodontist appointment yesterday and she finally put the second small wire into the bracket attached to my tooth on top. When we first started she was only able to get one in there because it was to far back. Up until yesterday I had very rarely felt any pressure on that tooth, but after yesterday all I can say is OUCH! All the rest of my teeth are basically where they are going to be except for that one tooth so needless to say ALL the pressure is on one spot. I do think though that it has already moved just since yesterday, so hopefully it will make its way to the front quickly, lol.

Maddie stayed the night with Josh's parents in Bronte for the first time Monday night, and everything went great. We drove to Bronte to pick her up around lunch and ended up spending the rest of the day there. We looked at houses for sale(wishful thinking) and Christmas lights.

Today we are going to clean up a little more, finish wrapping all the Christmas presents because we are completely done with the shopping portion, and hopefully relax a little before all the craziness sets in.

31 Weeks

How far along? 31 weeks

Total weight gain: 3 lbs.

Symptoms: not a one

Sleep: sleep is still good...wish I could lay on my back, but other than that Im good

Best moment this week: getting out of school for the Christmas break

Movement: all the time, and she is all over the place

Food cravings: none....its actually hard for me to think of anything that sounds good lately

Gender: Girl- for sure! We saw the 3 lines when we did the 3D sonogram

Belly Button in or out? still in

What I miss: being able to pick things up myself, sometimes I feel useless

What I am looking forward to: Christmas of course! and getting new colors on my braces today

Weekly Wisdom: coupons may seem insignificant each time you use them, but they add up over time for sure (even if you just used the diaper coupons)

Milestones: i dont guess I can think of anything significant this week

Confessions of a Working Mom: I had good intentions of potty training Maddie when I got out of school for the Christmas break, but all I want to do is rest :(

Maybe in a few days :)


Posted by Marlayna at 10:47am

Taking a Break

I have been cleaning all morning, and have decided to take a break and blog!

Today is my first day off from school, and I am loving it! Josh is at work so Maddie and I are going to do some Christmas shopping. First of all because we have to buy his presents and secondly because he will be thrilled to know that we have no more Christmas shopping to do for anyone else and he can relax for the next week. I am going to break this blog up into sections because as I have said before, I dont blog enough to keep it short and sweet anymore.

*Baby Section- As for me, I am now 30 weeks along, going every 2 weeks for appointments, and have had a wonderful pregnancy thus far. We went on Thursday and I have gained a total of 3 pounds from where I started off. The doctor says everything is great and the baby is growing. We did our 3D sono last week and saw "the parts" clearly, and now I am sure that this baby's name is Kenzie Layne Schoenfield!! It made me feel better to actually see the 3 lines and not hear the doctor say, "hmmmmm, I would say a girl" (thats just not very convincing to me personally).

On a side note: My friend Amy had her baby girl, Brynna Belle, earlier this week, and she is beautiful. Maddie and I went to see her, and Maddie liked it when she would peek at her. She did not want to hold her though, but maybe with a little more time she would have warmed up to that. I'm still very curious to see how she will react to Kenzie.

Also in the past few days I have learned of 2 new pregnacy's and I am super excited about them both! Not sure if they are telling everyone yet, so I will hold off on names until they have more time to tell people themselves.

Susan and Bryan will be having their baby boy anyday now, (wishful thinking just for you Susan), my cousin Tim and his wife Kayton are due a week before me in February, then I will have Kenzie, there is a lady at work having a baby in May, my friends Amy and Dale are due in July, and then the new additions to my pregnant friends that will be due in August.

SO MANY BABIES!!!! YEAH!!!

Christmas Section- I have very little shopping done, but hopefully after today I will be finished or close to it. No big plans for my 2 weeks off from school, just the usual Christmas Eve with Joshs family, Christmas day with my family, and then to Clyde with my dads family the next day. This will be the first Christmas that Josh will have off since he started working at the fire department, so it will be extra special!!

Accident Section- earlier this week I was trying to pull out of my driveway to go pick up Maddie and I got hit on my back bumper. It doesnt look that bad on my car, but apparently its 2200 dollars to get fixed. It was my fault, but since the policeman new Josh's uncle and found out that Josh was a fireman, he let me off with a warning, which was a BIG relief. He also saw why the wreck happened and knew it really wasn't my fault. My neighbor has a very dense section of his yard right by the road full of bushes. In Joshs truck they are no big deal, cause you can see over them, however, I cannot see around them and have to pull out into the street just to see if a car is coming from that way. Usually the people driving down my street are driving slow enough that they slow down if they see me coming, and when I notice the car, I pull back in real fast. However, this lady had a dog in her lap and was going pretty fast and wasnt able to stop fast enough. It smashed her whole hood in, but we were both ok.

Here are a couple of random pictures just so I can give you something besides my rambling today:

This is our Christmas tree after Maddie put all the balls on...yes I did go back later and spread them out a little more evenly, hehe.

Maddie's first time to play in the snow!


Kayton and I at Thanksgiving....our babies will be about 1 week apart

Oh What a Busy Time of the Year!

My posting are becoming few and far between. Lately I have just been to busy or to tired blog. The only problem with this is that when I do decide to blog, I have quiet a bit to say...So here we go again...

Thanksgiving was great for many reasons! First of all..I was out of school for 5 days, which is always a wonderful thing. Secondly I got to see the majority of my family and enjoyed 3 full blown Thanksgiving meals, mmmmm. We had Thanksgiving with Josh's family the weekend before, then on Thanksgiving day we drove to Clyde to have Thanksgiving with my dad's family, then on Sunday we had Thanksgiving with my moms family.

Another thing we did during the break was attempted to start potty training Maddie. Not that we havent dabbled around with it for awhile, but this was different. I actually put an all day effort into the process on Wednesday and Friday (days that Josh was at work). She did well, for the first few days, 3 accidents on day 1 and only 1 accident on day 2. Now that I am back to work however, we are going to put it off for a few more weeks till I get out for Christmas. I just dont have the energy to mess with it when I get home from work.

Well I have been told that I have less than 5 minutes to get ready to go, because we are eating with Lacy and Dusty....so lucky for you this post is being cut short and I will have to start another post to finish up later.