Sunday, August 23, 2009

Our generation

I read this on another blog and had to snag it, it made me chuckle..

and yes, I am aware that I am totally slacking on the D updates, but really there is so much to write and I have not had a second yet =) Post and Pics to come, I promise!!


-I wish Google Maps had an "Avoid Ghetto" routing option.
-More often than not, when someone is telling me a story all I can think about is that I can't wait for them to finish so that I can tell my own story that's not only better, but also more directly involves me.
-Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you're wrong.
- I don't understand the purpose of the line, "I don't need to drink to have fun." Great, no one does. But why start a fire with flint and sticks when they've invented the lighter?
-Have you ever been walking down the street and realized that you're going in the complete opposite direction of where you are supposed to be going? But instead of just turning a 180 and walking back in the direction from which you came, you have to first do something like check your watch or phone or make a grand arm gesture and mutter to yourself to ensure that no one in the surrounding area thinks you're crazy by randomly switching directions on the sidewalk.
-That's enough, Nickelback.
-I totally take back all those times I didn't want to nap when I was younger.
-Is it just me, or are 80% of the people in the "people you may know" feature on Facebook people that I do know, but I deliberately choose not to be friends with?
-Do you remember when you were a kid, playing Nintendo and it wouldn't work? You take the cartridge out, blow in it and that would magically fix the problem. Every kid in America did that, but how did we all know how to fix the problem? There was no internet or message boards or FAQ's. We just figured it out. Today's kids are soft.
-There is a great need for sarcasm font.
-Sometimes, I'll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the f was going on when I first saw it.
-I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. I'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure I laugh just a little bit harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that I'm still the only one who really, really gets it.
- How the hell are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?
-I would rather try to carry 10 plastic grocery bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.
-I think part of a best friend's job should be to immediately clear your computer history if you die.
-The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.
- A recent study has shown that playing beer pong contributes to the spread of mono and the flu. Yeah, if you suck at it.
- Was learning cursive really necessary?
- Lol has gone from meaning, "laugh out loud" to "I have nothing else to say".
- I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger..
- Whenever someone says "I'm not book smart, but I'm street smart", all I hear is "I'm not real smart, but I'm imaginary smart".
- How many times is it appropriate to say "What?" before you just nod and smile because you still didn't hear what they said?
- I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars teams up to prevent a dick from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers!
- Every time I have to spell a word over the phone using 'as in' examples, I will undoubtedly draw a blank and sound like a complete idiot. Today I had to spell my boss's last name to an attorney and said "Yes that's G as in...(10 second lapse)..ummm...Goonies" <<< So true!!
-What would happen if I hired two private investigators to follow each other?
- While driving yesterday I saw a banana peel in the road and instinctively swerved to avoid it...thanks Mario Kart.
- MapQuest really needs to start their directions on #5. Pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood..
- Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.
- I find it hard to believe there are actually people who get in the shower first and THEN turn on the water.
- Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.
- I can't remember the last time I wasn't at least kind of tired.
- Bad decisions make good stories
- Whenever I'm Facebook stalking someone and I find out that their profile is public I feel like a kid on Christmas morning who just got the Red Ryder BB gun that I always wanted. 546 pictures? Don't mind if I do!
- Is it just me or do high school girls get sluttier & sluttier every year?
- If Carmen San Diego and Waldo ever got together, their offspring would probably just be completely invisible.
- Why is it that during an ice-breaker, when the whole room has to go around and say their name and where they are from, I get so incredibly nervous? Like I know my name, I know where I'm from, this shouldn't be a problem....
- You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you've made up your mind that you just aren't doing anything productive for the rest of the day.
- Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after DVDs? I don't want to have to restart my collection.
- There's no worse feeling than that millisecond you're sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.
- I'm always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten page research paper that I swear I did not make any changes to.
- "Do not machine wash or tumble dry" means I will never wash this ever.
- I hate being the one with the remote in a room full of people watching TV. There's so much pressure. 'I love this show, but will they judge me if I keep it on? I bet everyone is wishing we weren't watching this. It's only a matter of time before they all get up and leave the room. Will we still be friends after this?'
- I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Dammit!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voicemail. What'd you do after I didn't answer? Drop the phone and run away?
- I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste..
- When I meet a new girl, I'm terrified of mentioning something she hasn't already told me but that I have learned from some light internet stalking.
- I like all of the music in my iTunes, except when it's on shuffle, then I like about one in every fifteen songs in my iTunes.
- Why is a school zone 20 mph? That seems like the optimal cruising speed for pedophiles...
- As a driver I hate pedestrians, and as a pedestrian I hate drivers, but no matter what the mode of transportation, I always hate cyclists.
- Sometimes I'll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.
- It should probably be called Unplanned Parenthood.
- I keep some people's phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.
- Even if I knew your social security number, I wouldn't know what do to with it.
- Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, hitting the G-spot, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet my ass everyone can find and push the Snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time every time...
- My 4-year old son asked me in the car the other day "Dad what would happen if you ran over a ninja?" How the hell do I respond to that?
- It really pisses me off when I want to read a story on CNN.com and the link takes me to a video instead of text.
- I wonder if cops ever get pissed off at the fact that everyone they drive behind obeys the speed limit.
- I think the freezer deserves a light as well.
- I disagree with Kay Jewelers. I would bet on any given Friday or Saturday night more kisses begin with Miller Lites than Kay.
- The other night I ordered takeout, and when I looked in the bag, saw they had included four sets of plastic silverware. In other words, someone at the restaurant packed my order, took a second to think about it, and then estimated that there must be at least four people eating to require such a large amount of food. Too bad I was eating by myself. There's nothing like being made to feel like a fat bastard before dinner.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

I am taking a vote.

Today, while searching Etsy, I found this.

How.freaking.cute.is.that?!?! I really want to order one for D's first photo shoot, which will be happening the next few weeks (newborn/4mos/coming home pics)

The question is...is it toooo feminine?! Obviously I would be getting it in different colors, but is the style to girly?

Friday, August 14, 2009

Day 127

Today, is Dawson's 127th day in the NICU. It is also Dawson's last day! =) That's right, when Ryan and I walk out of the NICU today, we will finally be leaving WITH a baby!! 4 hospitals, 4 long months and 4 surgeries later, our little guy is busting out and ready to come home. Ryan and I are so excited and honestly, a little terrified. The thought of having D at home is so amazing, but also the thought of having to care for him, just the 2 of us without our wonderful nurses and Dr.s is a little scary. Our

This moment is also a little bittersweet, because we are being sent straight home from Beaumont. And while I wouldn't change that for anything in the world, I am a little sad that we are not going to be able to walk out with those 4 amazing nurses, that took care of him for SOOO long. Those girls mean so much to my family, that I cannot ever thank them enough. There is a very special spot in our hearts for the nurses that kept our little man hanging on for so long, and helped him thrive in the end.

Our chubby boy is coming home at a whopping 5lbs 14oz, 5 times his original birth weight, and man does he know how to EAT! We are going to be in trouble when he becomes a teenager..shudder.

We will continue to follow up on Dawson's eye recovery at Beaumont, about once a week for the first few weeks. We also are getting to meet our pediatrician for the first time on Monday. Dawson will also have follow up appointments with the physical therapist, audiology (hearing) and development specialists, to make sure his is growing and developing according to his ADJUSTED (age based on due date) age, and catches up before kindergarten to his ACTUAL (age based on birthday) age. I am also very excited, because I am going to be able to take my delayed maternity leave, so I will be home spending precious time just D and I...for the next 8 weeks. Talk about a happy happy day!!

Thank you to everyone for the tremendous support through our journey in the NICU. We are looking forward to this very special homecoming, and the first time being together as a family in our home.

We are asking our loved ones to respect our wishes for privacy in the upcoming weekend as we transition to life with Dawson. Well wishes via phone, mail, and email are appreciated, but we will not be taking visitors in our home at this time. In the coming weeks, we are excited for all of our family to finally meet our little guy, but on our Dr.’s recommendation we are also asking our family members with young children to postpone their visit. Dawson is going to be going through a lot of changes in the next few weeks, including immunizations that will prepare him for all the loving he deserves!!

We appreciate your patience as Dawson and his new family take this private time to heal together. Updates will continue here on the blog... Stay tuned!

Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Someone has a BIG boy!!

Well another 2 weeks have passed and again I do not know where to start. Dawson is getting rather chubby, topping out at a little over 5lbs 6oz, and moved into a BIG BOY CRIB!! Last week we did go through some swallow study research as well as looking into the reflux testing needed to move forward with Dawson's feedings. When our speech therapist came last week, she ordered those tests, and expressed her concerns with Dawson's feeding skills. He was still thrusting against the bottle, and fighting even half a feeding down. When they went through with the swallow study, we found that Dawson has been pooling the milk in the back of his throat, risking the chance for the milk to be taken into the lungs, causing pneumonia. So we reduced his bottle/breast feed opportunities and continued working on weaning the neocate out of his feeding schedule. Then Sunday rolled around and Dr. Ross came back to review the progress in Dawson's eyes, and monitor the scar tissue that had developed since surgery. She took a gander and felt that while things had not gotten worse, she felt that Dawson could benefit from a 2nd opinion from the specialists at Beaumont, and so she declared a transport...again...was necessary. So Sunday night, we were transferred down to Beaumont. Ryan and I followed the ambulance down and got Dawson settled in, and the Dr's took a look on Monday. They wanted to review further on Wednesday while Dawson was knocked out. After Dawson went under, the Dr. took a look and came out to discuss the plan of action. As it turns out, the forming scar tissue has caused detachment of both retnas, and while neither was totally removed, both would need surgery again. They went ahead and finished surgery in the right eye today, and will do the left on Friday. Things went well and Mr. Dawson woke right up, about an hour after the operation. He woke up mad as a hornet, and wanted that breathing tube right on our of there, and was on the hunt for food. They were able to start feeds again this afternoon, and while they started with a half a feeding, Dawson was not happy. So they upped it to a full feeding. And he was still not happy. So they gave him another half, and only then, was Dawson satisfied enough to settle back down. Also, MR. Dawson has come to the light, and finally figured out the Suck/Swallow/Breathe reflex. He has not received a feeding via the NG tube in over 36 hours, they have all been by bottle, all been sucessful, and down the hatch in less than 20 mins. No coughing fits, no gasping, no sat/heartrate drops, we are loving it!! We are hoping to move to the breast tomorrow. Fingers crossed. Some eye candy for your enjoyment =) Pirate baby! Wearing a patch over the eye, post-op for healing
Dawson after his post-op feeding extravaganza...turn it up!!