Today was science day. I have been stewing over what to do for a little experiment. The other night Rob and I had a conversation about toilet paper and septics because we are old and that is what we do. It was that discussion that gave me the idea for a scientific process lesson, because,…
Author: Annie
I wear many hats in this crazy thing called life. I am a kind of okay wife and a really great mom to two kids who do incredibly irritating or silly things. My journey has been filled with laughter and tears. So I write as a way to process all of the chaos that surrounds me on a daily basis. I am hoping that in some way I can make a difference to other people who struggle with the same things I do because it is through the support of others that we can find the acceptance within ourselves to move forward and live our best life.
Flying Devil Creatures
I despise bugs. I despise flying bugs. Today was not a great day for me and flying creatures. I went golfing with Rob. It started out great. We were carefree and ready for a great day. It was my turn to tee off on our first hole. I was feeling confident. I got all lined…
Tay’s Scoliosis Recovery: Nothing’s Gonna Stop her, But She Will Probably Kill Me
OH MY GOSH!!!! Before I begin our epic driving adventure story of today, I must say this kid is doing amazing! She is up and moving, off pain meds completely, and waiting for the last little bits of her incision to heal so she can swim around in the pool. Her magician surgeon told her…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Going Home Day
Today was both exciting and exhausting. The docs came in to check on Tay and they both agreed that she is ready to be set free. Her pain is under control and her blood work looks good. We got our first peek at the incision site as the resident doc changed her dressing. They had…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Recovery Day Three- Work Day
Yesterday….WOW. I didn’t know how we would make it through another day like that. Taylor’s nurse Hayden last night was AAAAA-MAZING! Her cutie day nurse got sent home because of over staffing mid-afternoon when we were still in the thick of it. She had been working so hard to get Taylor ahead of the pain….
Tay’s Scoliosis: Recovery Day Two- Pain Control
7:00 am Today has started out pretty rough. Around 5:30, during her morning blood work, Taylor realized that she was having some pretty bad stomach pain. She used the pain pump to try and catch up to it, but it still takes a small amount of time to kick in. The doctors think there is…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Recovery Begins
Post-Op Recovery (Surgery Day) After all of the madness of getting her set up in her room, all of the post operative checks and tests, and the medication was doing its job we got a little glimpse into the recovery process. Taylor has IVs in both arms. There are wires and tubes coming and going…
Tay’s Scoliosis: Surgery Day
This post will be set up a little differently as it is intended to give more of the play by play. I didn’t sleep much last night, which is to be expected. I doubt I will sleep much until we get back home. I had that panicky fear of sleeping through my alarm and her…
Tay’s Scoliosis Journey: Pre-Op
The whole time we have been prepping for this moment Taylor has been doing her own research on what to expect. While she has some nerves about what is to come, she is also able to make light of what is happening. I am pretty sure this is an inherited defense mechanism because I also…
Tay’s Scoliosis Journey: The Background Story
It was during a 12 year well child check up when we discovered Taylor has scoliosis. Quite honestly, the only reason we were there was to get Taylor’s vaccinations updated for school. Overall, she was healthy enough that I hadn’t really worried about getting yearly check ups. Her pediatrician and I were mindlessly chatting through…