It's been a while since I've blogged, I
know. I don't like going over a week without blogging, and you know
exactly what I'm going to say. We've been busy, really busy. Hey,
it's true, really true. So let's get caught up on all things Amy and
Colby, shall we?
Starting with Colby, of course. He's
doing great! Last week we had appts at Cincinnati Children's. These
were on the calendar months before he got sick recently. Went up on
Tuesday. First we saw Pulmonary. They tested the pressures and leak
in Colby's trach, putting various amounts of water in his cuff. Turns
out he was losing a lot of pressure, meaning he wasn't getting the
total benefit of his vent settings. The compromise is, we put as much
water in the cuff that still allows Colby to verbalize, 2 mL seems to
do nicely. The pulmonologist thought Colby looked great. He said hey,
if you want to send him back to school, okay by me. Then off to
Neurology. We saw the dietitian. She thinks Colby needs more protein
in his diet. I just did a major dietary overhaul to Colby's formula
recipe back in May. So I don't know if I agree with her or not. As
soon as I have some time, I'll sit down and reevaluate. The
neurologist thought Colby looked great, too. Dad, Colby and I spent
the night up there because Colby then had an ophthalmology appt on
Wed morning. His eyes are fine, his prescription remains unchanged.
Love getting those good reports. They make the long, tiring,
worrisome trip much easier to handle. We were all simply exhausted by
the time we got home Wednesday afternoon, 3:00ish. Took a whole day
to unpack, reorganized and rested. Next week we go see the spine
surgeon for a post-surgery follow up. That'll be a much easier trip,
up and back in one day. And I know we'll get a good report then, too,
because let's face it, my sweet boy is a rock star stud!
Yesterday was Colby's first day back to
school since mid-September. Yikes! He seemed fine and excited to get
back to school. I was a nervous wreck. And in typical kickass Colby
fashion, he did great. I stayed home and cleaned house while he was
gone, along with the help of my sweet, wonderful mama. This place was
super gross dirty. Hadn't been cleaned really well since we both got
sick. Can you say nasty?! But it' sparkly clean now. So nice to get
one chore completely done and off the to-do list. I've changed
Colby's school schedule. He'll be going on Mon, Wed, Thurs and Fri
now. Tuesdays we're playing hooky from school so we can take Colby
swimming. It was just too much trying to get it all coordinated with
him going to school on Tuesdays. Hey, don't judge me. Just trying to
figure out what's best for all parties involved. And in my humble
opinion, which after all is the opinion that matters, we're all
better off if Colby doesn't go to school on Tuesdays. End of story.
Let's talk fundraising! THANK YOU to
all who attended the Pampered Chef cooking show last week. I was
unable to go, but hear it went great. There were about 10 people in
attendance and the sales are rolling in. If you haven't placed your
order yet, THERE'S STILL TIME! Orders need to be in by the end of the
day Thursday, October 30. Here is the link to order online:
http://tinyurl.com/ColbyRussSMA.
Colby and I will receive 25% of
the sales from this fundraiser. That's a significant amount of change
for our “get-out-of-this-tiny-apartment-and-into-a-house” fund.
The Pampered Chef special for October is 20% off all
stoneware and metal bake ware.
That's a heck of a sale! Ask anyone, they'll tell you, Pampered Chef
stones and bake ware are fabulous and really are must-haves for your
cooking needs. Everyone should have some Pampered Chef in their
kitchen - it's wonderful, quality stuff. Just sayin'.
Better
get going. Want to get my shower before the nurse gets here at 8:00.
I have a hair cut appt today. Then we'll take Colby swimming. Then
Colby will need a bath to get the salt water off. School pictures are
tomorrow, and at this point, I have no idea what he's wearing. Might
also trim up his hair a little. It's looking a little ratty. And oh
yeah, I'm going in to work a few hours tonight. We're super busy at
the hospital. Imagine that, a hospital really busy during cold and
flu season?! Okay, there's your update for now. Must get busy with
our Tuesday. More soon, it won't be a week before I blog again, I
promise.
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