Friday, April 11, 2008

Becky's abc's

A-attached or single:
I am attached- yeah.
B-best friend:
James Jardine
C-cake or pie:
pie for sure-I only like cake if its chocolate based
D-day of choice:
a saturday that doesn't involve me working, or yard work, or chores, and I can just spend the day playing with my family
E-essential items:
a good pillow, diet coke, and chocolate.
F-favorite color:
yellow- its so happy and bright. I don't look so good in it, but the rest of the world does.
G-gummy bears or worms
Bears - I have TMJ and worms take a lot of work
H-hometown:
Los Alamos, NM baby!!!
I-indulgences:
taking a hot bubble bath- with a stash of diet coke, chocolate, and a good book
J-January or July:
July; January is so depressing. Christmas is over and you have a good three months until spring
K-kids:
I have 1 daughter and 2 sons; we are unsure if there will be a fouth
L-life would be incomplete without:
the gospel, family, friends, vacations, diet coke, and chocolate
M-Marriage date:
June 18th, 1999
N-number of siblings:
I have 3 brothers
O-oranges or apples:
I prefer oranges, but I hate to peel them, so I often go for the apple when I have the choice
P-phobia or fears:
Snakes, spiders, and clostraphobia (is that how you spell it? I hate closed in spaces)
Q-quotes:
One of my favorites is: The more you do something the easier it becomes, not because the nature of the task has changed, but because you get better at doing it. (this has been me and running:)
R- reason to smile:
visiting my family, Blogs, 7:30pm (my kid's bedtime)
S-season:
Fall- I love pumpkins, fall leaves, warm days and cool nights, fires,
T-tag 6:
James, Terri, Douglas and Melissa Cannon, Missy and Clark Burbidge
U-unknown fact about me:
I once won a state piano contest when I was in 8th grade; I am related to the guy who invented television
V-vegetarian or oppressor of animals:
I appreciate a good steak now and then, but James and I have discovered ground turkey and tend to stick to the white meats
W-white or wheat:
Definitely wheat- I love grilled tuna on wheat-yummmmm!
X-x-ray vision, invisiblity or flying as a super power:
It would be hard to use x-ray vision and invisibility for the powers of good. I would be too tempted to make them self-serving. Flying would be pretty cool, especially if it was faster than a speeding bullet. I could visit all my family out of state more often
Y-Your favorite food:
I don't have just one- mudslide cookies from Einstein's, chicken with flatnoodle from Cafe Trang, Breakfast burrito from Los Alamos, California rolls, my mom's pumpkin pie (I especially love food I don't have to prepare myself)
Z-zodiac sign:
scorpio

Wednesday, April 9, 2008

Learning how to blog

So I am still learning how to edit and post my blogs. I thought I had put my posts in certain order, but I was wrong. My posts will make a lot more sense if you start with my picture and work your way up. Sorry. I will get better.

Breaking all the Rules

The boys enjoyed a wagonride to the car. We even got a visit from our friend Charisse Stewart, who is a nurse and PCMC, and happened to be on shift today. The afternoon at home was actually pretty relaxing. Sam played with his Jedi toys all afternoon while watching Superhero cartoons with dad. Both kids enjoyed the laxity in rules, such as having the binky out of the crib, toys at the table, and all the juice they requested. Doctor Tagge is an awesome ENT. We recommend him to everyone. He had a great bedside manner with the kids and very approachable and informative to us. He said we will probably see two very different kids. There was quite a bit of fluid and pressure in the ears, causing much discomfort. It was so gratifying to practically whisper to Sam from across the room and have him look up and respond. Our volume of communication had been so loud lately because he could not hear very well.

Cannon Moseley Jardine-AKA "Mo"

Mo went first. He got a wagon ride back to the OR by the Anaesthesiologist. All was going well with the separation until they encountered the therapy dog. Mo is very afraid of dogs and started to look back at us and cry. The child life specialist said he calmed down quickly once safely away from the dog in the OR. Both kids were pretty rattled coming out of the anaesthia, especially because mom and dad were no where to be found. After the help of grape popcicles, apple juice, and of course morphine, both boys calmed down and transitioned to the recovery room well. It was funny to see Mo looped out on the morphine; he kept pointing at Sesame street holding the remote control and giggling.

Brave Toys

Sam was so brave the whole time. We gave him some Jedi toys to help him be brave (he calls them his brave toys). The child life specialist came out to prepare Sam for the procedure. He got this doll to color and practice on. When the doctor came out Sam jumped right up into his arms and went back with the team. The child life specialist came out after Sam was put under and commented on what a great team of docs we had. Apparently the ENT and Anaesthesiologist were flying speeder bikes around and entertaining Sam while he was getting the gas to fall asleep.


Tubes for Two!!


After 5 consecutive months of ear infections we decided to see the ENT doc. He said all four ears look terrible and recommended tubes in and adenoids out. He said to do both boys at the same time. (He once did a family of 5 kids all on the same day.) This morning we took both boys up to Primary Children's Hospital. Let me tell you having a kid with three last names who goes by a nickname is very confusing for all involved in the same-day surgery process. Adding one more kid with the same last name, well its no wonder they labeled us all like this.