Sorry I didn't update until today. I was waiting to see how the night went.
Dominick did much better after being at my parent's house for a bit. The morning was rough but then he calmed down and ended up having a lot of fun.
My mom dropped him off at my house around 5 and he was great. Happy and playing. Not even a bump on the back of his head.
We went out to dinner with a friend of ours, Pete, for his birthday (in between letting coats of paint dry - still working hard on that kitchen!) and Dommie was great at dinner too. He started getting restless at the end, but he's only 1...and technically not even 1 yet! We have 2 more days!
Last night was a little rough, but still, he's fine.
I put him down at 9. He cried himself to sleep (like 5 minutes of that whining cry - which is normal for him) and I went to bed about 11:45. I woke him up then, per the doctor's instructions) and he woke up and rolled over. So yay! That was good.
I went to bed, set an alarm for 3:30 am and fell asleep.
Woke up at 3:30 and went into his room. As I was reaching down to wake him up, he took a deep sigh and rolled over. So I crept back out of his room and went back to sleep. That lasted until 4 am. He woke up screaming. Nick went in and gave him his binky. Nothing. Finally I asked Nick to make a bottle. I went in, picked Dommie up (after all, he had a hard day) and rocked him back to a calm. We gave him a bottle and put him back down.
Then he slept until I woke him up at 8:00!! He's supposed to be my fail safe alarm waking me up by 7am. Well he didn't do a good job this morning and I overslept slightly. Oops. But the important thing is my baby is fine. Happy and Healthy!
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Scary morning and it's not over yet.
I don't know the last time I've ever been so scared in my life. This morning started off normal. Dominick slept in for the first time since we started construction until about 6:30 (yay! Keep it up buddy!). I got up, made him a bottle, went into his room and changed his diaper and put him back in bed with his bottle. This is our normal routine. He wakes up wet or dirty and cries. I change him, give him some food and lay him back down. He usually goes back to sleep long enough for me to lay back down for a few minutes or for me to at least get ready. Or was until construction started.
This morning was no different than how it used to be. It was great. I laid back down for a few minutes and then got up to get ready for work. He was fussy so I brought him into my bathroom to play while I got ready. He LOVES climbing the step to get into our tub. Every time he does this, I pull him down and set him back on the floor. But he's a quick guy.
Again, this morning was no different. He climbed the step while I was putting my contacts in and he fell down. Just on his butt and onto the scale which was pretty tall. So instead of falling 10", he probably only fell 6". He looked up at me and started his little pouty cry. I told him that's what happens when you climb stairs and I moved him far away from the step.
Well, silly me. Like a 1 year old will listen to that and stay away. I had given him some toys and he was playing when I started brushing my teeth. I told you he was quick. I don't even know when he did it but the next thing I see is he is falling from the step backwards onto the hardwood floor. It was like slow motion. I could see it. But I couldn't stop it. This is not the first time I've felt this slow motion feeling with Dominick and it terrifies me every time.
He fell onto his head from a 10" step...and Dominick is about 33" tall. So his head fell about 3 1/2 feet before hitting the hardwood.
As soon as he hit the ground he started screaming. This part I could handle. I literally threw my toothbrush into the sink and didn't wipe my face off as I scooped him up and started soothing him. He screamed that loud scary cry for a minute. You know the one. Where he doesn't seem to be breathing and he's trying to suck in all the air. Then he just stopped crying. This is where it got scary.
He laid his head down on my shoulder and his eyes got kind of droopy. His eyes kind of rolled back like he was about to fall asleep. I pulled him back and looked at him. He kind of woke up a bit and looked at me. But I would say his name and try to talk to him and got no response.
I did the most logical thing to me at the time. I called my mom. She didn't answer. I tried again. Still no answer. I knew she was going to get Cecilia today (since it's Wednesday - and she was actually getting Dominick today too) so I figured she was already on the road and I called my sister. She answered. I told her what happened. When she heard "not responding" and "eyes drooping" she didn't even hesitate.
Call the doctor.
So I did. I got the answering service and explained to the nurse what was going on. At this point I'm in tears. Dominick is awake. I see his eyes are open but he's not acknowledging me. I'm beyond terrified. I don't think you realize how much you love your children until something big happens. It was early, but I think I was already playing the "I'll never do __ again if he's ok" game with God.
Halfway through the talk with the lady who answered and was taking my information to pass on to the on call nurse, Dominick sat up straight and just stared at me. I didn't know what to make of it. I kept talking to the lady and she assured me that I would get a call back within 10 minutes.
After I hung up, Dominick started talking. Like normal. Like nothing happened. I finished getting ready. Called my mom and told her we'd be late meeting her to drop Dominick off. And we went downstairs to finish getting Dom ready. Before I even got my coat on the nurse was calling me back. She asked me a bunch of questions.
Can he move his limbs?
Does he have any bumps on his head? Anywhere else on his body?
Is the inside of his mouth ok? Like did he bite his tongue?
Does he have any flu like symptoms?
Is he babbling?
While I was talking to her, he looked at me and said very clearly "HI!". The nurse heard him. We both kind of laughed, which felt great after crying for a bunch of the morning.
She told me that right now it's a wait and watch game. She thinks he's fine (thank GOD!) but we need to watch him very carefully still.
He needs to be woken up every 45 minutes while napping. Really woken up and see his reaction.
He needs to be fed bland food and not very much (cheerios and crackers basically) so if he throws up we can know it's probably because of the head injury and not overeating or anything.
We need to monitor his diapers and if his stools aren't normal or he hasn't urinated in 8-10 hours we need to note that.
We need to check his color constantly. If he's very pale or ashen, we need to call the doctor back.
We need to check his sheets when he's sleeping to make sure he hasn't vomited.
Absolutely no tylenol or ibuprofen today.
Hopefully, it's nothing. But I'd rather be way, over the top, crazy, obsessive, safe than sorry.
I'm going to be calling my mom a lot today and probably leaving early to go get him. When I called her before I could hear him just screaming and it nearly broke my heart. I'll keep you posted.
This morning was no different than how it used to be. It was great. I laid back down for a few minutes and then got up to get ready for work. He was fussy so I brought him into my bathroom to play while I got ready. He LOVES climbing the step to get into our tub. Every time he does this, I pull him down and set him back on the floor. But he's a quick guy.
Again, this morning was no different. He climbed the step while I was putting my contacts in and he fell down. Just on his butt and onto the scale which was pretty tall. So instead of falling 10", he probably only fell 6". He looked up at me and started his little pouty cry. I told him that's what happens when you climb stairs and I moved him far away from the step.
Well, silly me. Like a 1 year old will listen to that and stay away. I had given him some toys and he was playing when I started brushing my teeth. I told you he was quick. I don't even know when he did it but the next thing I see is he is falling from the step backwards onto the hardwood floor. It was like slow motion. I could see it. But I couldn't stop it. This is not the first time I've felt this slow motion feeling with Dominick and it terrifies me every time.
He fell onto his head from a 10" step...and Dominick is about 33" tall. So his head fell about 3 1/2 feet before hitting the hardwood.
As soon as he hit the ground he started screaming. This part I could handle. I literally threw my toothbrush into the sink and didn't wipe my face off as I scooped him up and started soothing him. He screamed that loud scary cry for a minute. You know the one. Where he doesn't seem to be breathing and he's trying to suck in all the air. Then he just stopped crying. This is where it got scary.
He laid his head down on my shoulder and his eyes got kind of droopy. His eyes kind of rolled back like he was about to fall asleep. I pulled him back and looked at him. He kind of woke up a bit and looked at me. But I would say his name and try to talk to him and got no response.
I did the most logical thing to me at the time. I called my mom. She didn't answer. I tried again. Still no answer. I knew she was going to get Cecilia today (since it's Wednesday - and she was actually getting Dominick today too) so I figured she was already on the road and I called my sister. She answered. I told her what happened. When she heard "not responding" and "eyes drooping" she didn't even hesitate.
Call the doctor.
So I did. I got the answering service and explained to the nurse what was going on. At this point I'm in tears. Dominick is awake. I see his eyes are open but he's not acknowledging me. I'm beyond terrified. I don't think you realize how much you love your children until something big happens. It was early, but I think I was already playing the "I'll never do __ again if he's ok" game with God.
Halfway through the talk with the lady who answered and was taking my information to pass on to the on call nurse, Dominick sat up straight and just stared at me. I didn't know what to make of it. I kept talking to the lady and she assured me that I would get a call back within 10 minutes.
After I hung up, Dominick started talking. Like normal. Like nothing happened. I finished getting ready. Called my mom and told her we'd be late meeting her to drop Dominick off. And we went downstairs to finish getting Dom ready. Before I even got my coat on the nurse was calling me back. She asked me a bunch of questions.
Can he move his limbs?
Does he have any bumps on his head? Anywhere else on his body?
Is the inside of his mouth ok? Like did he bite his tongue?
Does he have any flu like symptoms?
Is he babbling?
While I was talking to her, he looked at me and said very clearly "HI!". The nurse heard him. We both kind of laughed, which felt great after crying for a bunch of the morning.
She told me that right now it's a wait and watch game. She thinks he's fine (thank GOD!) but we need to watch him very carefully still.
He needs to be woken up every 45 minutes while napping. Really woken up and see his reaction.
He needs to be fed bland food and not very much (cheerios and crackers basically) so if he throws up we can know it's probably because of the head injury and not overeating or anything.
We need to monitor his diapers and if his stools aren't normal or he hasn't urinated in 8-10 hours we need to note that.
We need to check his color constantly. If he's very pale or ashen, we need to call the doctor back.
We need to check his sheets when he's sleeping to make sure he hasn't vomited.
Absolutely no tylenol or ibuprofen today.
Hopefully, it's nothing. But I'd rather be way, over the top, crazy, obsessive, safe than sorry.
I'm going to be calling my mom a lot today and probably leaving early to go get him. When I called her before I could hear him just screaming and it nearly broke my heart. I'll keep you posted.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Demo Part 2
Well I was shocked when I got home yesterday. They did SO much and it looks fantastic! The room is a lot more open than I was envisioning which is always a good thing! Here are a few pictures I took last night:
This is a view into the new part of the kitchen from our stove. It's huge now!
This is a view from the new part into the old part.
Another view.
This is where the door to the bedroom used to be. Now it's a wall and that is where our fridge will go.
This is the other side of that wall. I think I'm going to hang some family pictures on that wall.
Well that's it so far, although more is already done by now. Roger is taping all the holes and fixing where it meets the ceiling today and finishing the entertainment center (adding doors for the bottom section).
This weekend will be a busy busy weekend of painting and cleaning. I almost can't wait...almost. ;-)
This is a view into the new part of the kitchen from our stove. It's huge now!
This is a view from the new part into the old part.
Another view.
This is where the door to the bedroom used to be. Now it's a wall and that is where our fridge will go.
This is the other side of that wall. I think I'm going to hang some family pictures on that wall.
Well that's it so far, although more is already done by now. Roger is taping all the holes and fixing where it meets the ceiling today and finishing the entertainment center (adding doors for the bottom section).
This weekend will be a busy busy weekend of painting and cleaning. I almost can't wait...almost. ;-)
Warning
I was all ready to come online today and do these great posts about how wonderful everything is and blah blah blah...but I fell on the ice this morning. And now I'm in pain and crabby. So these may not be the most enjoyable of my posts but I hope they serve their purpose!
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Juara Turtle Project
My cousin, Tom, spends a lot of his time traveling. He is very much into nature and being environmentally friendly. Recently he's moved to Malaysia. I didn't know what he did there, until today. I found this You Tube presentation of him and it's so neat. I am a big sea turtle lover and it was very cool to see what he's working on and how much he's trying to improve our planet. I hope you enjoy!
Demolition has begun...
We started the construction on our house on Friday...
For those of you who don't know, Nick and I have wanted a bigger, newer kitchen for awhile. We live in a South City home and love it but it's old and very dated. The kitchen has ZERO counter space. So we decided to take a drastic step to improving our kitchen. We knocked down the wall between the existing kitchen and a guest bedroom to make a big eat in kitchen.
I'm very excited about this, but nervous at the same time. I'm nervous because we are hosting Dominick's birthday at our house...Not this weekend, but the next weekend. Not a lot of time to get this done!
On Friday, we had our family friend and AMAZING carpenter, Roger, come to build our entertainment center and help with wall construction. We got a lot done on Friday and over the weekend. Here are some pictures of the work:
Today, while I've been at work, Nick and Roger tore the studs out of the wall and re-enforced the wall with a wood beam to make sure our house doesn't fall down! I can't wait to get home and see how it looks! Although I'm not so excited about getting home and having to CLEAN all the mess!
I'll post more pictures tomorrow if I can!
For those of you who don't know, Nick and I have wanted a bigger, newer kitchen for awhile. We live in a South City home and love it but it's old and very dated. The kitchen has ZERO counter space. So we decided to take a drastic step to improving our kitchen. We knocked down the wall between the existing kitchen and a guest bedroom to make a big eat in kitchen.
I'm very excited about this, but nervous at the same time. I'm nervous because we are hosting Dominick's birthday at our house...Not this weekend, but the next weekend. Not a lot of time to get this done!
On Friday, we had our family friend and AMAZING carpenter, Roger, come to build our entertainment center and help with wall construction. We got a lot done on Friday and over the weekend. Here are some pictures of the work:
Today, while I've been at work, Nick and Roger tore the studs out of the wall and re-enforced the wall with a wood beam to make sure our house doesn't fall down! I can't wait to get home and see how it looks! Although I'm not so excited about getting home and having to CLEAN all the mess!
I'll post more pictures tomorrow if I can!
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Just a note
to tell you that I'm still here. Just too busy to blog right now.
Nick starting working 2nd shift. He's working 3:30 to 11:30 which basically means I don't see him right now. He's getting up with me at 7 and helping get Dom ready which is great but then I drop Dommie off and don't see Nick again until he climbs in to bed at midnight.
Hopefully this is only for a week or two. We'll see.
Also, we are starting some pretty serious renovations to get the house in top shape for Dommie's birthday coming up! So I'll post some before/after pictures soon.
Nick starting working 2nd shift. He's working 3:30 to 11:30 which basically means I don't see him right now. He's getting up with me at 7 and helping get Dom ready which is great but then I drop Dommie off and don't see Nick again until he climbs in to bed at midnight.
Hopefully this is only for a week or two. We'll see.
Also, we are starting some pretty serious renovations to get the house in top shape for Dommie's birthday coming up! So I'll post some before/after pictures soon.
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