FYI

Due to the many requests I have received in the last few months, I have put the links to other blogs back up on my sidebar. I'm not sure if I got everyone that was there or I might have added someone that doesn't want to be there. Either way, let me know. Also, the private blog list is for my benefit because, since those blogs don't show up on my blog reader, I always forget to check them. So maybe this will help me remember to check them more often.

New Shoes

Peanut decided that she was tired of her shoes and decided to try on mommy's sneakers, then daddy's tennis shoes, and then dad helped her into mommy's boots. . .

It was quite entertaining!

Bath Time Fun

This is the video I talked about in the Christmas post but just barely got it to upload (after about 10 failed atempts!) You have to watch it to the end to hear her laugh which, before the camera came out, she was doing constantly.

She has now found a new love with this toy. . .rolling her bouncy balls down it. It's pretty much the only thing she plays with in the bath tub now.

This Little Piggy

I've been trying new hair do's on Peanut since her hair is actually growing now. I hate to do pony tails because her hair is so fragile due to one of the medications she's on, but she's just too cute with them! I really didn't think her hair was long enough for full piggy tails but I decided to try it anyways and alas it is! She really isn't a good model for pictures anymore because she'd much rather take the picture herself, so this is the best I got. . .

And no, she doesn't have a feeding tube in, and no, we didn't have to put it back in later that night! That's right! The feeding tube is gone! She'd been drinking quite a bit and doing so well that when we were at the doctor's on Monday she said we could take it out! Yippee! I was a little hesitant at first because I really hate sticking it back in and I really didn't think Peanut would keep it up. But she has! We've had it out all week and last night she drank MORE than she needed to!

Since it's been awhile since I've posted anything I guess I'll update you all on what's been happening at our house. . .

The Monday after we got home from our wonderful Christmas vacation, I got a call from Peanut's doctor's office saying that her liver numbers were elevated which resulted in a liver biopsy the next morning. We spent that night in the hospital where Peanut wasn't allowed to leave her room because of her recent history of adenovirus. :( She did rather well though.

The results from the biopsy showed some minor liver rejection. The doctor thinks that the adenovirus activated her immune system which resulted in it starting to fight her liver. So they shot her full of steroids, bumped up her anti-rejection med and sent us home.

She's been doing just fine with everything and her liver numbers have come back down but they're still keeping her more immunosuppressed for the time being. So, we're back to weekly labs and keeping Peanut locked up and away from everyone. Other than that every thing's back to as normal as it can be around here.

I got to spend a weekend away where I was able to see some old friends, spend some time with my family, and attend the beautiful blessing of my beautiful new niece. It was a good break for me, and Luke did a really good job of being a full-time Daddy.

Luke has decided to run the Ogden marathon in May and started his training the first week of January. He's really enjoying it so far and he hasn't complained too much about body aches so it sounds like he's handling it pretty well.

I tried my first graveyard shift in over three years the other night and it actually wasn't that bad. I was really tired the next day and Peanut's 2 hour nap defiantly wasn't long enough for me but it's something I think I could handle once or twice a month so we're looking into a new work schedule for me.

Peanut is growing and changing like crazy! She's starting the terrible two's a little early but she's the biggest clown too, so I guess it evens out. She's decided that she's a big girl and likes to eat at the table like one. It's the cutest thing ever! She's starting to try and say new words but still mostly just jabbers. Her latest obsessions are bouncy balls, Elmo videos (and eating downstairs while watching one), coloring with markers, chocolate pudding, and buh buh (bubbles).

Restaurant.com

I don't know how many of you use restaurant.com but if you haven't tried it yet you should. I remember hearing about it a long time ago and checked it out but didn't see any restaurants that I was interested in. It wasn't until we got a gift certificate, for my new favorite restaurant from Luke's sister and brother-in-law for Christmas, did I realized how valuable it is! Anyways...whether you want to try it for the first time or love the site already you can get 60% off your order with the coupon/promotion code: EXCLUSIVE

Christmas Vacation

We had a GREAT Christmas and hope everyone else did too! We felt like we spent the whole weekend driving from one side of town to the other - since our parents weren't considerate enough to move closer together instead of further apart! ;) But it was well worth it, and even though we're making the trek back down there again this week, we're glad that we could be home with family for Christmas. As always I didn't take very many pictures but I'll share a few that I do have and make a slide show when I get the rest from everybody else. Oh, and they're backwards but oh well. . .

This is the shirt that Luke got me. I thought it was pretty sweet! Anyone who knows what it's from I challenge you to a round of it! ;)

This is Christmas at our house after we got back in town. Peanut's opening her new bath toy that she absolutely loves! We had a blast with it this morning in the tub. I'll post a video of it later.

This is the broom set that Aunt Lindsay gave Peanut. After she opened it, she wouldn't put it down! 

Peanut caught on to the whole "Santa came" thing pretty fast. All it took was showing her a stocking with a sucker sticking out and she was all about finding out what else was in there. She would want to stop and eat what she found or play with what she opened but she had a great time and there were lots of "oooooooo's!" 

Sick Mommy, Tired Baby

I was really sick two Fridays ago and was laying in bed trying to get Peanut to go get her binkie and a book for me to read to her so that she could take a nap with me. Well she didn't quite make it. I could hear her downstairs coaxing for something but I wasn't about to get out of bed and have to throw up again. Well, after a while of me trying to get her to come to me and her trying to get me to come to her, it became quiet. After a few minutes of silence, I decided I better get up and check on her and this is what I found. . .

She was completely dead asleep on the stairs. It was the cutest thing! I had to quickly snap a picture before I carried her up to bed where she thankfully slept until Luke got home to take care of her.

Sweet Video

My mom sent me this quite a while ago but I just found it on my computer and thought I'd share.

I haven't tried it out yet but it's pretty sweet. If anyone has tried it let me know if it works!

Merry Christmas!

Short Hospital Visit

We spent Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week in the hospital. No, I never missed it, no, I never wanted to go back, and no, I never will! Our poor peanut started with diarrhea all last week, then fevers Sat and Sun, and by early Monday morning she was up to 104! So we call the on-call doc and he tells us to just go to the emergency room. So we headed down and spent about 8 hours in a teeny tiny room, where Peanut was poked and tortured to no end, with no toys, no television, and a sick, tired peanut who refused to take a nap. It took about 4 hours after they decided to admit us to get us to a normal room where my sanity somewhat returned!

After a bunch of different blood tests, urine sample, chest x-ray, sputum culture and an attempt to get fluid from her belly, we still didn't have an answer as to why Peanut had such a high temp. Tuesday morning she awoke with a rash and the doctors had decided that it had to be a virus, but what one!? They decide they can test for two more types and alas one came back positive. Adenovirus.

Peanut LOVED pushing this baby all around the unit. It was the cutest thing ever! And she made friends with anyone who wanted to. In the ICS unit (where Peanut always has to stay from now on whenever she's in the hospital) there's a hallway that leads to offices where a secretary sits. Every time we went for a walk she had to go see if her new friend was there to say hi to. 

So we finally had an answer. Now what? We just let it run it's course and let Peanut fight it. So how long is this going to last? They don't know. With Peanut every thing's different. It's supposed to last 2 days to a week but with a depressed immune system it could take her quite a while to fight it off. There's one possible drug they could use but it usually causes more problems then it's worth so they're going to hold off on using it unless she gets really bad or if they find the virus in her blood stream (should get those results by tomorrow). So far, the rash has gone away and the fevers aren't near as bad but she's still struggling a little with the diarrhea and last night she decided to throw up. Hum... But she's been fine today, just a little tired, and of course the never-ending runny nose.

Also, while we were in the hospital we found out that it's not fluid that's making her belly so big (hence, the attempt at taking a sample of it). Supposedly now it's air in her intestines. So we've added Lactobacillus to her med list to see if that helps. 

All in all, we're doing well and are glad to be back home. Still keeping our fingers crossed that she'll get over this so that we don't have to spend another Christmas in the hospital!

P.S. I did two other posts today but the post dates are not today's date so you'll have to scroll down to find them.