The doc just called back and she agrees that it's a breath holding issue. She told us to keep a close eye on him and if it happens again, we need to get some more testing done. She also said to keep a close eye on him to see if he turns blue at all or becomes lethargic for more than about 4 minutes when it's not sleepiness related.
Ok, I can breathe again for a bit! Pray it doesn't happen again!
Friday, January 29, 2010
Waiting
I called the pediatrician and they said that it's rare for a 1 year old to cry so hard they pass out and they want to run tests probably. The on-call nurse was going to talk to the doctor and call me back. Now I'm just waiting....
Please say prayers for my baby. I'm so scared right now!
Please say prayers for my baby. I'm so scared right now!
Another Scary Morning...
So it happened again. Dominick passed out. But the morning has been rough for a lot of reasons. Let me start from the beginning...
Our daycare lady, Ms. Stella, is going through a hard personal time right now. Her father-in-law has Alzheimer's and is struggling right now. He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday night and on Wednesday he slipped in to a coma. That was the last I had heard. Nick picked up Dom yesterday from daycare. I'm not sure if Ms. Stella told Nick anything about not being available today or if she thought that she called us and didn't, but either way, I went to drop Dominick off at daycare at 7:45 and no one was there. I knocked a lot. I called twice (and left two messages) but no answer. So now I had to find someone to watch Dom for the day.
Luckily Nick's mom, Sue, was available and said she could watch him. Thank goodness. So I leave Ms. Stella's and run back home to get a diaper bag for him for the day. After I get that together, I head over to Sue's. My car had been almost out of gas the day before but Nick promised he would fill my tank for me...that didn't happen. Luckily I noticed in time. Well barely in time. I headed straight to the gas station from Ms. Stella's and my car started shaking and rumbling like it was about to quit on me, but it made it. So I filled my tank.
I dropped Dommie off at Sue's and headed to work. I had a 9:30 meeting this morning and was eager to get in to work. I'm almost to work when my phone rings and it's Sue. She asked if he had breakfast yet. I told her that he had milk but no solid food yet. We hung up and I continue on my way. Not 5 minutes later, she called again. She told me that I needed to come straight back. She said that Dominick didn't fall that she knew of, but he started screaming and his eyes rolled back and he essentially passed out on her. He was still breathing but he wasn't responding to her or looking at her. This sounded like exactly what happened when he fell a week ago so I got off the highway and turned around.
I was calling work, and my mom, and trying to get a hold of Nick, and trying to keep myself from freaking out. Sue called back and said she calmed down a little and could tell me the whole story. He was standing by the end of the couch playing when he started screaming. Sue was in the room but wasn't looking right at him at that particular moment so she didn't know exactly what happened. He didn't fall, she knew that. But he started screaming. Then his face turned red and he was crying so hard that he stopped breathing. Sue picked him up and he calmed down, but just long enough to take a deep breath and then his eyes rolled back and he passed out onto her shoulder. Well this sounded like exactly what happened when he was with me.
At this point, I'm freaking out thinking that now my baby has some major brain damage and it's all my fault. But I tried to stay calm and I continued on my way to Sue's.
When I got there, Dominick was in his high chair and eating breakfast. When he saw me, he smiled and told me "Hi". Sue told me that she thought the episode had passed but she wanted me to come anyway. At this point, she thought she knew what happened.
She thinks that he was playing with these 2 coasters (which he loves and they are pretty heavy) and he threw them and one hit him in the head. She saw him do this again, after the episode but it didn't hit him hard and he just whined for a second. She thinks that he got so upset that he cried and couldn't breathe. By not breathing, we think he caused himself to pass out, basically.
I think this is a good theory. When he fell and hit his head, he cried at first and then got so upset that his face turned red and he stopped breathing. I distinctly remember saying to him, while soothing him, "breathe baby, breathe".
I'm still going to call the doctor just to see if they want me to bring him in or they think this is not a good theory. But I'm hoping this is the case.
Whew...what a morning...
And in case you were wondering, I got to work at 9:18, just in time to get ready for my 9:30 meeting. ;-)
Our daycare lady, Ms. Stella, is going through a hard personal time right now. Her father-in-law has Alzheimer's and is struggling right now. He was admitted to the hospital Tuesday night and on Wednesday he slipped in to a coma. That was the last I had heard. Nick picked up Dom yesterday from daycare. I'm not sure if Ms. Stella told Nick anything about not being available today or if she thought that she called us and didn't, but either way, I went to drop Dominick off at daycare at 7:45 and no one was there. I knocked a lot. I called twice (and left two messages) but no answer. So now I had to find someone to watch Dom for the day.
Luckily Nick's mom, Sue, was available and said she could watch him. Thank goodness. So I leave Ms. Stella's and run back home to get a diaper bag for him for the day. After I get that together, I head over to Sue's. My car had been almost out of gas the day before but Nick promised he would fill my tank for me...that didn't happen. Luckily I noticed in time. Well barely in time. I headed straight to the gas station from Ms. Stella's and my car started shaking and rumbling like it was about to quit on me, but it made it. So I filled my tank.
I dropped Dommie off at Sue's and headed to work. I had a 9:30 meeting this morning and was eager to get in to work. I'm almost to work when my phone rings and it's Sue. She asked if he had breakfast yet. I told her that he had milk but no solid food yet. We hung up and I continue on my way. Not 5 minutes later, she called again. She told me that I needed to come straight back. She said that Dominick didn't fall that she knew of, but he started screaming and his eyes rolled back and he essentially passed out on her. He was still breathing but he wasn't responding to her or looking at her. This sounded like exactly what happened when he fell a week ago so I got off the highway and turned around.
I was calling work, and my mom, and trying to get a hold of Nick, and trying to keep myself from freaking out. Sue called back and said she calmed down a little and could tell me the whole story. He was standing by the end of the couch playing when he started screaming. Sue was in the room but wasn't looking right at him at that particular moment so she didn't know exactly what happened. He didn't fall, she knew that. But he started screaming. Then his face turned red and he was crying so hard that he stopped breathing. Sue picked him up and he calmed down, but just long enough to take a deep breath and then his eyes rolled back and he passed out onto her shoulder. Well this sounded like exactly what happened when he was with me.
At this point, I'm freaking out thinking that now my baby has some major brain damage and it's all my fault. But I tried to stay calm and I continued on my way to Sue's.
When I got there, Dominick was in his high chair and eating breakfast. When he saw me, he smiled and told me "Hi". Sue told me that she thought the episode had passed but she wanted me to come anyway. At this point, she thought she knew what happened.
She thinks that he was playing with these 2 coasters (which he loves and they are pretty heavy) and he threw them and one hit him in the head. She saw him do this again, after the episode but it didn't hit him hard and he just whined for a second. She thinks that he got so upset that he cried and couldn't breathe. By not breathing, we think he caused himself to pass out, basically.
I think this is a good theory. When he fell and hit his head, he cried at first and then got so upset that his face turned red and he stopped breathing. I distinctly remember saying to him, while soothing him, "breathe baby, breathe".
I'm still going to call the doctor just to see if they want me to bring him in or they think this is not a good theory. But I'm hoping this is the case.
Whew...what a morning...
And in case you were wondering, I got to work at 9:18, just in time to get ready for my 9:30 meeting. ;-)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
One Year Stats
Dominick had his one year check up on Monday. I can't believe we've had to do this already! But it went well.
He had to get three more shots and we had to get paperwork to take him to Quest to get a blood draw for his Lead test. We haven't done this yet but we will.
His stats are the following:
Height - 32" or 2'8" (he's getting tall!) which is the 95% tile.
Weight - 25 lbs. 4 oz. (he's slimming down) which is the 75% tile.
The doctor said since he's eating good for us, we don't need to worry about how his weight has dropped. He's much more mobile now. Walking everywhere and all, so slimming down is normal.
We got the green light to completely switch to Whole Milk. We started the transition a few weeks ago and we're getting along good. She also told us to start phasing out bottles. We've been working really hard on getting Dom to switch to sippy cups but he's struggling a little. He will take a sippy for most of the day but first thing in the morning and last thing at night, he wants a ba-ba. So we're working on it. We're hoping to put all the bottles away by this time February.
Everything else is good, and we've made our appointment to go back in April for his 15 month check up!
He had to get three more shots and we had to get paperwork to take him to Quest to get a blood draw for his Lead test. We haven't done this yet but we will.
His stats are the following:
Height - 32" or 2'8" (he's getting tall!) which is the 95% tile.
Weight - 25 lbs. 4 oz. (he's slimming down) which is the 75% tile.
The doctor said since he's eating good for us, we don't need to worry about how his weight has dropped. He's much more mobile now. Walking everywhere and all, so slimming down is normal.
We got the green light to completely switch to Whole Milk. We started the transition a few weeks ago and we're getting along good. She also told us to start phasing out bottles. We've been working really hard on getting Dom to switch to sippy cups but he's struggling a little. He will take a sippy for most of the day but first thing in the morning and last thing at night, he wants a ba-ba. So we're working on it. We're hoping to put all the bottles away by this time February.
Everything else is good, and we've made our appointment to go back in April for his 15 month check up!
Dominick's Birthday Parties!
Yes, you read that right. PartIES. Dominick had two for his first birthday. We wanted to have friends over as well as family but realized that even with the new kitchen, we couldn't hold that many people. So we broke it up over 2 days.
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - Dominick's actual birthday
We had the families over for this party. Unfortunately my Mom and Dad were both sick so they couldn't make it. Since I had been sick, my 83 year old Grandma decided not to risk getting sick (and I really don't blame her). So we had Nick's family over and my sister, along with my work "family" and Dominick's day care lady, Ms. Stella. It was a good turnout. We had some yummy food. I made broccoli/cauliflower salad and had a spread of meats and cheeses to make sandwiches. I got help from my mom (salad), my sister (fruit salad) and my work mother, Diane (potato salad) and we ordered a cake for Dommie.
I think everything turned out great! We had plenty of room to hang out. The kiddos all played together and I think everyone had a great time. Dominick got some GREAT presents, including some new clothes, a new wagon, a drum with some toys, books, trucks, and I can't even tell you what else!
He also LOVED his cake. He literally dug right in. I gave him a piece and then ran the other side of the table to take his picture and he was already eating the icing! He got pretty messy but loved it.
All in all it was a great birthday. Here's a few pictures:
So Saturday was a success. Sunday was another party and also a success. We made enough food (or bought enough) to have the same thing on Sunday. So that's what we did!
We had a shorter party on Sunday. I had told friends, no gifts, so that eliminated a big chunk of the party. I didn't want to open the few gifts we did get, because I didn't want anyone to feel awkward if they didn't give Dom one. But we got some good ones and had a good time.
All in all, I can't believe my baby is ONE and his first party was perfect!
Saturday, January 23, 2010 - Dominick's actual birthday
We had the families over for this party. Unfortunately my Mom and Dad were both sick so they couldn't make it. Since I had been sick, my 83 year old Grandma decided not to risk getting sick (and I really don't blame her). So we had Nick's family over and my sister, along with my work "family" and Dominick's day care lady, Ms. Stella. It was a good turnout. We had some yummy food. I made broccoli/cauliflower salad and had a spread of meats and cheeses to make sandwiches. I got help from my mom (salad), my sister (fruit salad) and my work mother, Diane (potato salad) and we ordered a cake for Dommie.
I think everything turned out great! We had plenty of room to hang out. The kiddos all played together and I think everyone had a great time. Dominick got some GREAT presents, including some new clothes, a new wagon, a drum with some toys, books, trucks, and I can't even tell you what else!
He also LOVED his cake. He literally dug right in. I gave him a piece and then ran the other side of the table to take his picture and he was already eating the icing! He got pretty messy but loved it.
All in all it was a great birthday. Here's a few pictures:
So Saturday was a success. Sunday was another party and also a success. We made enough food (or bought enough) to have the same thing on Sunday. So that's what we did!
We had a shorter party on Sunday. I had told friends, no gifts, so that eliminated a big chunk of the party. I didn't want to open the few gifts we did get, because I didn't want anyone to feel awkward if they didn't give Dom one. But we got some good ones and had a good time.
All in all, I can't believe my baby is ONE and his first party was perfect!
Monday, January 25, 2010
Finished Kitchen!
Here are a few pictures of our basically finished kitchen. I realized today when looking at these pictures, that I haven't taken any since we changed the light fixtures. So I'll have to do a few new ones, but this is basically what it looks like! Yay!
Pictures from Dommie's first birthday to follow!
Pictures from Dommie's first birthday to follow!
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Happy Birthday Dom!!!!
My baby is ONE YEAR OLD!!?!?!?!
Seriously, where does the time go?? I can't believe it's been a year. I'll have more time to reflect on all of this Monday or Tuesday. I just had to write a quick post to say Happy Birthday to my baby. My one year old baby.
He did great at his first birthday party. LOVED that cake and knew exactly what to do. He dug right in and looked up at us and said, "Mmmmm". Such a sweet angel.
I took about two hundred pictures today so I'll post some of the best ones on Monday.
His second party is tomorrow. (We just had family over today and friends are coming over tomorrow).
Wish us luck that he is just as good a boy tomorrow as he was today!
Seriously, where does the time go?? I can't believe it's been a year. I'll have more time to reflect on all of this Monday or Tuesday. I just had to write a quick post to say Happy Birthday to my baby. My one year old baby.
He did great at his first birthday party. LOVED that cake and knew exactly what to do. He dug right in and looked up at us and said, "Mmmmm". Such a sweet angel.
I took about two hundred pictures today so I'll post some of the best ones on Monday.
His second party is tomorrow. (We just had family over today and friends are coming over tomorrow).
Wish us luck that he is just as good a boy tomorrow as he was today!
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