Ahhh... My life has A Plan!

Yes, yes I know, my life usually has a plan, even if the plan is to not have a plan :-).

I know, that was confusing for no reason... lol

We had appointments for Alexander today :-).  The fluid in his brain has continued to accumulate, but the good news is that his head has also continued to expand which does allow for brain development, assuming that's what God allows.  So, assu,ing that there are no proverbial bumps in the road... Alexander will officially join us "on the outside" on July 7th, surgery is scheduled for 11am! Yikes! Yay! And oh my wow, thats onky 2 weeks away!!

Summer Time!

I don't know what "summer" means at your house.... but at our house, it means we spend LOTS of family time together!!  It's great fun, even when we're simply cleaning the house together and tackling the big projects that don't get done unless hubby is home ;-)/  It also means mommy doesn't spend nearly as much time online!  I tend to not get on the computer unless I HAVE to, or if hubby needs me to do something for him online or for his work stuff!  So, it may mean longer between updates, but please trust that no news is good news!

Last week (Tuesday even) we had an OB appt and a meeting with the Neonatologist.  OB says everything looks great :-).  AKA it was one of those really boring end of pregnancy appointments where he measured fundal height and checked on Alexander's heartbeat.  He also became my favorite OB ever by listening to me cough once and prescribing an antibiotic to help me kick whatever was trying to bring me down!  The neonatologist consultation was much more exciting!  The general outcome of that conversation was that what Alexander has looks to be treatable, relatively easily, and NOT on an emergency basis!  So, we'll be able to move slowly and have a baby (scheduled c-section thanks to eeh size of his head) who will go directly to the NICU to start IVs and antibiotics as a precaution, but then we'll be able to slow down a little bit and assess and gather information to make informed decisions rather than jumping into surgeries RIGHT AWAY.  Doesn't mean that his surgery won't be within the first day or so, just that it will likely not be within hours of birth!  And, they want me to stay pregnant as long as possible so that Alexander will have as few "preemie" complications as possible... but the big meeting of the minds is tomorrow (the 17th) and they'll likely discuss then when we will deliver!  So, we could know a section date as early as when they're out of their meeting tomorrow, or as late as our next perinatologist appt and OB appt which is next Monday, the 23rd!!  EEKK!!  So, this week hubby is back to work, summer football practice started this morning!  and we have the "boy" room to get ready (it hasn't been painted since my little brother painted it 15 years ago or so... and you can definitely tell it was painted by a 10(?) year old...), and I should probably really start thinking about getting a hospital bag together. and we're having a YARD SALE this weekend, trying to boost the bottom line of our budget by a bit, since hubby doesn't get another paycheck til the end of JULY!

In other news, while I'm very thankful for medical insurance, it's really stressing me out right now.  I just got a bunch of paperwork in the mail to shift through about picking new plans and dates and EEKK!!  I have a BUNCH of doctors that are going to want to get paid, not deal with insurances fighting over who's supposed to pay... and you know they will argue about it... so, I must be off so that I can research and make an informed decision, and try to pick the best plan for ALL of us...   Thanks ACA. I REALLY appreciate it... NOT!!!

Phone Calls

Anyone who has known me for any period of time knows that I hate talking on the phone... I despise it.  Half the time I can't hear what someone is saying, usually because one of the bunch is yelling, sometimes because I just can't hear, sometimes because well, I'll admit it, I tend to multitask a LOT and I get distracted by the things that are in front of me rather than the voice on the other end of the phone.  Most phone calls, I let them go to voice mail, because I have no clue who it is that might be calling me.  Recently though, I've learned to jump and answer when the phone rings!  Remember when we all had corded phones and no Caller ID and always jumped and ran to the phone to see who might be on the other end?!  Yup, I"m turning into that girl again!  I remember when I was little it was usually my grandmother or my best friend down the street calling.  Now, I jump and run because it might be a Doctor's office!  I thought about this because the Neonatologist office just called.  I was getting all jittery and excited waiting for the phone to actually connect so I could talk to the receptionist... wondering if maybe, just maybe, the meeting of the high degreed, well practiced, smarter than me doctors was this morning. You see, when this meeting happens, they will be discussing Alexander's health and a proposed treatment plan for him, and discussing when will be the best time to schedule his arrival!  So, I answered, all excited to hear what Jessica had to say.  Yes, I knew who was calling before I answered since she is the only one who has ever called me from that office, and I have her direct line stored in my phone ;-).  So, are you excited yet?!  It was a really dull conversation, she just needed to change the time of our appointment, at the doctor's request, but no other information.  Just changed the time, which makes for a shorter day in Orlando, so there's always a bright side :-).

Now, if I could just figure out a way to turn the rest of the week of the doctor appointments on Tuesday and Hubby's work conference on Friday and Saturday into a vacation... I would so love to take the kids to the Tampa Aquarium and the Orlando Science Center...

Off to do some research into CHEAP tickets and a hotel room :-)... Hey, a mom can dream right?!