Instructions from the Doctor

 

Just thought I would post some interesting things we found out at the hospital this week.  We had TONS of questions and it was nice to have those answered.  We also feel like it is good information for us to have in case this ever happens again. We pray that it doesn’t, but Ian having seizures as a baby raised the chances for it to happen again.

Fevers are uncomfortable, but the main concern is what has caused the fever.  We were told that if they get a fever, switch between Tylenol & Motrin to lower it.  If it gets really high give them a warm, NOT HOT, not cold bath, put cool wash clothes on them or just take off their clothes and put a fan on them.  Make sure they drink plenty of fluids.  Seizures are not caused by how high the fever gets, it is caused by how fast it rises.  They can also be triggered by the fever dropping too fast.  We were also told that the ER won’t do anything to lower it than we would do at home.  But, of course, if it raises as high as Tys did…106.2, take them in! 

If the seizures happen again, clear the floor around him so he can’t get hurt, don’t put anything in his mouth to keep him from biting his tongue, and pretty much just let it happen.  She said as hard as that is to hear, it is safe to have seizures.  If it lasts longer than 5 minutes, then we can consider calling 911 to have someone come stop it.  I will be honest, I will not be waiting 5 minutes…5 seconds maybe! It was way too scary and I know I will panic! :)

It really did make us feel better to have more knowledge about fevers and seizures.  I am sure we will be very nervous any time the temperature rises, but I really am glad I have the knowledge on it that I do.

God is good!

 

Wow! What a week we have had!  Most of you know the story about what happened, but I will do a recap just in case…

Ty had a fever of 102 Sunday and Monday, Monday night it spiked up to 106.2. We decided to take him to the ER, we are thankful we got there when we did because Ty had a seizure about 10 minutes after we got there. 

Let me just say, that was the scariest 30 minutes of my life!! He just wasn’t stopping and we were so scared!  I believe it was told that the seizures last 1.5 hours, we were told that by our doctor at Vandy, but then she came back to tell us that she was told wrong, it was actually 30 minutes.  I was glad to hear that. I had tried to watch the clock that night to get an idea on how long it was lasting and I thought it was 30 minutes. 

It is not uncommon to have a seizure when the fever spikes up.  However, Ty was just so unresponsive and his movements were off, the doctor in Cookeville wanted to do tests because he believed it wasn’t a febrile seizure.  They did a CT scan (which came back clear) and a spinal tap for meningitis which also came back clear, praise God!  So anyways, they wanted to send him to Vandy because they have Pediatric Specialists there and maybe they could help us more.  The doctor just seemed to think it was more than just a virus. So, we loaded Ty up and Ian followed me and Ty in the Ambulance to Vanderbilt. I was SO carsick on the way, ambulance drivers drive crazy!!  They were great though. They gave him a little duck, and the lady loaded Veggie Tales onto her cell phone for him to watch and let him hold it till he fell asleep.  He only lasted 3 songs:)

We did find out that it was viral, not bacterial like some of the tests showed.  He is doing much better now.  The seizures did mess with his balance and caused him to have trouble walking for a day or 2, but he is back to normal now. No damage was done! Again, praise God!

As hard as it was, it was such a sweet time for me and Ian to spend it with Ty.  I again, realized how thankful I am for such a wonderful husband to have by my side during this hard time.  It was such a blessing to me to have someone like him to love me and love our babies so much.  It was a blessing to see him praying over our baby and hearing him sing hymns to him when all i could do is hold him and cry.  God has definitely blessed us with 2 precious boys.  We continue to thank God for each day that He gives us to take care of and love on Ty & Micah.  That He chose US to take care of these sweet babies!  GOD IS GOOD!

But this I call to mind, & therefore I have hope: The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.  -Lamentations 3:21-23

Reunited and it feels so good

 

Learning to use a fork

 

Could this be any cuter?? We decided to let Ty & Micah use a fork at dinner. What a mess…but it was SO cute:)  I do have to mention that they did great at dinner.  They had chicken, rice, corn, and a few bites of broccoli.  I know! Shocking right? The key was a glass bowl:)  It started out that Ian put some corn in a glass bowl for each of them. They ate it all.  Then little by little we would add something else and as long as it was in the bowl they would eat it. Ty wouldn’t be tricked by the broccoli like Micah was. We were just so glad they were eating!

Micah

  

Ty

  

Micah taking food from Tys tray:)

Here we go again….

 

I posted a few weeks ago that Micah had figured out how to climb on to the couch….well, now Ty has figured it out.  YIKES!!!  It was so cute that he just climbed up and started watching his Veggie Tales, but very scary when he stood up because Micah came over and he thought they were playing! I am trying to discourage being on the couch, but I also know they need to learn to sit on their bottoms.  I guess the next thing we be learning is how to get off the couch feet first instead of head first!!!

I was able to snap a pic of Ty before he moved. We have to keep the camera close by for emergencies:)

Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies

 

I was cleaning out my pantry today to make room for more food and found so many things that need to be used ASAP!  Chocolate chips was one of them.  I of course couldn’t let them go to waste, so cookies it is! :)  I pulled out a recipe I have been wanting to make, but haven’t done yet.  I never make dessert.  I love desserts, but I end up eating too many if they are in my house, so I just never make them.  Thankfully I had all the ingredients to make these cookies.  They actually turned out pretty yummy:)  At least Ty & Micah thought so:)

 

Here is Ty & Micah watching Veggie Tales Silly Songs while I am baking. SO CUTE!

   

We had friends over to help eat the cookies, then I sent the rest with Ian to work.  I kind of wish I had a cookie today:)

Yard Sale

 

My good friend Shelly decided we should have a yard sale. I thought it was a great idea, I always have junk to get rid of, why not make a little cash for it??  I do NOT like having yard sales, I forget every time:)  I especially don’t enjoy having twin 1 year olds there with me! wow! What a day. They actually did pretty good. I set up the baby cage and brought our IKEA highchairs.  I let them out for a little bit and this happened….

This is from 2 separate falls.  Poor baby Ty.  I felt so bad for him, he just had a rough day. After this happened, his 3 year old friend Kade tripped over him and stepped on his fingers:( Kade felt TERRIBLE!  He kept saying ‘I’m sorry baby!!’ so cute:)

Ty and Micah in the baby cage.  They thought it was really fun to throw the balls out and have Kade run to get them:)

 

Micah was just too cute, I can’t leave him out:)

I didn’t make much money, but it will definitely help buy my craft supplies! Plus, my house if a little less cluttered:)

Pancakes Part 2

 

MWAHAHAHA! *ahem* I mean, they really liked them. They had 2 each.

Pancakes

 

I think I have mentioned before that I have picky eaters.  It is such a struggle to get them to eat anything.  They will of course eat all the bad stuff such as pizza, bread, and chicken nuggets.  Chicken nuggets aren’t terrible, but it is if that is all they will eat!  So, it hit me today that something has to be done!  At lunch time I go to get the chicken nuggets out and feel very guilty.  It doesn’t help that we need to go grocery shopping.  I did find some meatballs in the freezer and thought I would give that a try.  It’s always hit or miss.  Thankfully they loved the meatballs.  Micah had 6 and Ty had 5.  One meal down, a billion to go. 

I got pretty excited about dinner. I made a roast with potatoes, carrots, and peas. I knew I would have no luck with the potatoes and peas, but I did hope they would at least try the carrots and roast. I get out my secret weapon…ketchup! They didn’t fall for it!  Micah pretty much sucked the ketchup off and spit out the carrot. Ty wouldn’t even try the stuff!  So, I did the one thing I didn’t want to do. I pulled out the chicken nuggets.

All this to say, we are trying something new tomorrow.  Rebekah, my sister does this with her son.  Pancakes with veggies in it. I mixed green beans, lentils, and a sweet potato together with 2 cups of pancake batter.  They love bread, so they have to love this right?  I guess we will see tomorrow!

 

Etsy Shop

 

I have been doing TONS of sewing lately.  I am opening a Etsy shop with my sister, Rebekah.  We are so excited to be doing this together!  We are hoping to make it a kids shop.  This is something we have been talking about for a few weeks now, it’s just a matter of getting it started.  Did I mention I have been sewing? ALOT?  We hope to include several items such as neck ties, bibs, hair accessories, t-shirts, and possibly shoes. You never know what else we will add:)  This weekend Ian and I came to Chattanooga to visit Rebekah and her family, so hopefully we will get lots of stuff done. We hope to get the shop up and running soon. I will keep you all posted so you can check it out! 

Here is a preview of a neck tie I made.  Micah was just too cute being my little model:)