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| Pure Gangsta!!!! |
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| Not sure if he is doing a peace sign or gangsta sign. |
Here is one to make up for the last two.
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| I eat babies! |
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| Gran and Graps with Ellery |
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| Proud Graps. |
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| "I'll make you an offer you can't refuse." |
~Rick
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Sorry Dad I had to...
Just found these on my computer, sorry Dad they were way too funny not to share. Love you Dad you crack me up.
Here is one to make up for the last two.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
Here is one to make up for the last two.
~Rick
Week 3 and still writing!!
Bonjour!
Hello again, this is Rick back writing.
This week I read the Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, it was very reminescent of the Running Man by Stephen King. It was pretty brutal of a book, lots of violence which kept me turning pages. I was fearful it'd be another Twilight rip off with a girl dreaming over a dreamy 1940's horror movie monster. I am really glad it was nothing like that, instead it was about survival in a shitty circumstance. I'd give it a solid B.
Today has been a rainy day here in Idaho for a change. It really made me feel homesick for Oregon. I typically don't get terribly homesick but today was rough mainly that smell of rain made me miss Oregon. Maybe someday we will get back West.
So everyone has been saying how much Ellery looks like Kailey, well awhile back my parents sent me a baby picture and Kailey has a picture on there I will let you decide.
Since we have been house bound we have been watching a lot of movies and television shows from Netflix. We started the True Blood Series and Supernatural. I read the first True Blood book and it was definately not my typical book of choice. Kailey has since tried to convince me to read the Anita Blake series, another vampire series, but I couldn't get into it enough to continue. Too many womanly thoughts in both those series for me to handle. Typically I don't enjoy books with female protagonist because I can't relate to them. I will continue the Hunger Games series though.
That was a little tangent there, now where was I...oh right TV and movies. We watched a terrible movie called The Tourist last night, it was one of the worse movies I have seen in a long time. Don't watch it. I watched the Legend of the Guardians, that movie about owls. It was ok, I liked the graphics a lot. We watched Black Swan also and holy shit that is one fucked up movie. I am glad I saw it because everyone has been talking it up but I never want to watch that movie again.
Tomorrow is a big day. Ellery's last eye appointment did not go so well. If her eyes have not improved then she will have to have surgery later this week. Kailey and I are both really upset and worried because if she has surgery she will go back on the vent, which means another stay at the hospital. So if you pray, keep us in your prayers.
Please feel free to comment on our post and let us know your reading. Hopefully the comments will encourage us to write more.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
Guatama Buddha
Hello again, this is Rick back writing.
Today has been a rainy day here in Idaho for a change. It really made me feel homesick for Oregon. I typically don't get terribly homesick but today was rough mainly that smell of rain made me miss Oregon. Maybe someday we will get back West.
So everyone has been saying how much Ellery looks like Kailey, well awhile back my parents sent me a baby picture and Kailey has a picture on there I will let you decide.
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| Kailey's baby picture. |
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| Rick's baby picture. |
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| Rick with a firetruck. |
Ha got you with that one, didn't I? Just seeing if you are still paying attention.
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| Wingfield family. |
Now judge us!!! Who does she look like? Now that I look I have a funny feeling I will lose this argument, but don't tell Kailey. I can say she looks a heck of a lot more like me when she is angry.
Since we have been house bound we have been watching a lot of movies and television shows from Netflix. We started the True Blood Series and Supernatural. I read the first True Blood book and it was definately not my typical book of choice. Kailey has since tried to convince me to read the Anita Blake series, another vampire series, but I couldn't get into it enough to continue. Too many womanly thoughts in both those series for me to handle. Typically I don't enjoy books with female protagonist because I can't relate to them. I will continue the Hunger Games series though.
That was a little tangent there, now where was I...oh right TV and movies. We watched a terrible movie called The Tourist last night, it was one of the worse movies I have seen in a long time. Don't watch it. I watched the Legend of the Guardians, that movie about owls. It was ok, I liked the graphics a lot. We watched Black Swan also and holy shit that is one fucked up movie. I am glad I saw it because everyone has been talking it up but I never want to watch that movie again.
Tomorrow is a big day. Ellery's last eye appointment did not go so well. If her eyes have not improved then she will have to have surgery later this week. Kailey and I are both really upset and worried because if she has surgery she will go back on the vent, which means another stay at the hospital. So if you pray, keep us in your prayers.
Please feel free to comment on our post and let us know your reading. Hopefully the comments will encourage us to write more.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
"We are shaped by our thoughts; we become what we think. When the mind is pure, joy follows like a shadow that never leaves."
Guatama Buddha
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
Poor Sick Ellery
Well, this week has kind of been hard. Ellery somehow got an Upper Respiratory Infection (basically just a cold) and has been cranky, not eating well, and requiring a lot more oxygen than normal. I feel bad for her, because I can tell she doesn't feel that great. I was really worried about her eating, but our pediatrician said not to worry about it, she is gaining fabulously. Originally, when I took her in, we were all afraid that she could have been aspirating. The fear with that is, when she was in the NICU and aspirated, she ended up with pneumonia and we almost lost her. So naturally, anytime aspiration is even mentioned I get super scared. I am VERY paranoid about that; after every feeding I listen to her lungs and make sure I can't hear anything. Part of the reason I took her into the pediatrician was because every time she finished eating, I could hear her lungs rattling around. He said it sounds like she is trying to aspirate, but her body is not letting her.
We had X-Rays done to see if aspiration was the cause. When I went to the place to have the X-Ray's done, they asked me if she had ever had an X-Ray before. She's had probably 100s. At one point, she was getting one every day. So they told me, "Oh, you must be familiar with the machine we use to place the baby". Well, in the NICU they did the X-Rays while she was laying in her isolette. But here, holy shit, it was like a torture machine. They put her arms up over her head and strapped her in this little plastic case. She can't hold her head up, so her head was flopping forward and cutting off her airway. I had to leave while they took the actual X-Rays. The funny thing is, they want the baby to be crying as they take the X-Ray, so they can get a clearer picture. Ellery was SCREAMING right up until they went to take the X-Ray, then dead silence. I was on the other side of the door, and I could hear the techs saying, "Come on sweetheart, we need you to cry!" Finally they got her to cry, and she had to stay in that damn contraption till they made sure the films turned out. At one point, I did start to panic, because her saturation levels dropped pretty low and she was gasping for breath. I kept asking "Can we PLEASE get her out of here!!" Finally, once we took her out, I loved on her for a bit to get her calmed down. I could tell they needed me to leave the room for the next person, but there was no way I was putting her in the car-seat that upset. Her saturation drops when she gets real upset, so I'd rather have her satting good before I left.
I made Rick call the pediatrician yesterday, after a google search had me panicked that Ellery could be dehydrated. Her soft spot felt a little sunken in, so of course I googled what that could mean, and all these horrible stories about dehydration came up. I started panicking, because she has been eating maybe 2 ounces per feeding, and she gets 7 bottles a day. It's been HOT here, so I thought she was for sure dehydrated. After I panicked a little, Rick called our pediatrician's nurse, and she said if she is still peeing a lot, she's not dehydrated. That preemies just have funny soft spots, and it could feel sunken in for some other reason. She wasn't worried. Ellery pees like 12 times or more a day, so we're good there. Moral of the story: DON'T GOOGLE THINGS!!!
Today she had her Occupational Therapy. It went pretty well, although the therapist did say her back is not as strong as he would like it to be. We really need to work on strengthening her back. He showed me some exercises to work on the rest of the week to hopefully get those muscles stronger. Her head control is getting better, but she is still a little floppy. We are also going to work on weaning down the rice cereal, which we have been adding to her bottle due to her severe reflux. We used to use a thickening agent, called Simply Thick, but it was causing Necrotizing Entercolitis in preemie babies, which can lead to death, so we stopped using that and switched to the Rice Cereal. I will be happy to get her off the thickened feeds! I feel like she will eat more, and not be so constipated! (LOL)
She has generally been a happier baby lately. Lots more smiles, lots of talking. Little more playful. She still doesn't have much interest in toys or objects, but we are working on that. She is doing most of what a 2 month old baby should be, which is her adjusted age. It's weird to think she is almost 6 months. In a way, its a bittersweet feeling. I'm sad that she is nowhere near where a 6 month old would be, but I'm happy she has come so far. I'm sad we missed out on a lot of the "normal" baby things. I'm sad we can't travel with her; can't really leave the house with her. It's definitely hard having a preemie. I don't think anyone can ever prepare you for how much work it really is. But of course, I wouldn't change it for the world. She is the light of my life!
I just finished reading "The Help". It was pretty good, I really enjoyed it. I'd like to see the movie next. I might read "To Kill a Mockingbird" next, because "the Help" references it a few times, and it's been soooo long since I've read that book, I don't remember a lot of it. I also have the second to last Sookie book sitting on my nightstand, I just haven't felt like reading it lately. Maybe I'll pop on down to the library and see if they have anything decent, if I can get Rick to watch Ellery for me. LOL I miss the book club we used to do. I'm always looking for a good book to read. So if anyone has suggestions, I'm all ears!
Well, that's about all that's going on here. Sad that summer is almost over, I feel like we have missed out on a majority of it. Being home bound sucks. Hoping Ellery starts feeling better soon, and her appetite picks back up. Poor baby! Here are some recent pictures of her.
-Kailey
We had X-Rays done to see if aspiration was the cause. When I went to the place to have the X-Ray's done, they asked me if she had ever had an X-Ray before. She's had probably 100s. At one point, she was getting one every day. So they told me, "Oh, you must be familiar with the machine we use to place the baby". Well, in the NICU they did the X-Rays while she was laying in her isolette. But here, holy shit, it was like a torture machine. They put her arms up over her head and strapped her in this little plastic case. She can't hold her head up, so her head was flopping forward and cutting off her airway. I had to leave while they took the actual X-Rays. The funny thing is, they want the baby to be crying as they take the X-Ray, so they can get a clearer picture. Ellery was SCREAMING right up until they went to take the X-Ray, then dead silence. I was on the other side of the door, and I could hear the techs saying, "Come on sweetheart, we need you to cry!" Finally they got her to cry, and she had to stay in that damn contraption till they made sure the films turned out. At one point, I did start to panic, because her saturation levels dropped pretty low and she was gasping for breath. I kept asking "Can we PLEASE get her out of here!!" Finally, once we took her out, I loved on her for a bit to get her calmed down. I could tell they needed me to leave the room for the next person, but there was no way I was putting her in the car-seat that upset. Her saturation drops when she gets real upset, so I'd rather have her satting good before I left.
I made Rick call the pediatrician yesterday, after a google search had me panicked that Ellery could be dehydrated. Her soft spot felt a little sunken in, so of course I googled what that could mean, and all these horrible stories about dehydration came up. I started panicking, because she has been eating maybe 2 ounces per feeding, and she gets 7 bottles a day. It's been HOT here, so I thought she was for sure dehydrated. After I panicked a little, Rick called our pediatrician's nurse, and she said if she is still peeing a lot, she's not dehydrated. That preemies just have funny soft spots, and it could feel sunken in for some other reason. She wasn't worried. Ellery pees like 12 times or more a day, so we're good there. Moral of the story: DON'T GOOGLE THINGS!!!
Today she had her Occupational Therapy. It went pretty well, although the therapist did say her back is not as strong as he would like it to be. We really need to work on strengthening her back. He showed me some exercises to work on the rest of the week to hopefully get those muscles stronger. Her head control is getting better, but she is still a little floppy. We are also going to work on weaning down the rice cereal, which we have been adding to her bottle due to her severe reflux. We used to use a thickening agent, called Simply Thick, but it was causing Necrotizing Entercolitis in preemie babies, which can lead to death, so we stopped using that and switched to the Rice Cereal. I will be happy to get her off the thickened feeds! I feel like she will eat more, and not be so constipated! (LOL)
She has generally been a happier baby lately. Lots more smiles, lots of talking. Little more playful. She still doesn't have much interest in toys or objects, but we are working on that. She is doing most of what a 2 month old baby should be, which is her adjusted age. It's weird to think she is almost 6 months. In a way, its a bittersweet feeling. I'm sad that she is nowhere near where a 6 month old would be, but I'm happy she has come so far. I'm sad we missed out on a lot of the "normal" baby things. I'm sad we can't travel with her; can't really leave the house with her. It's definitely hard having a preemie. I don't think anyone can ever prepare you for how much work it really is. But of course, I wouldn't change it for the world. She is the light of my life!
I just finished reading "The Help". It was pretty good, I really enjoyed it. I'd like to see the movie next. I might read "To Kill a Mockingbird" next, because "the Help" references it a few times, and it's been soooo long since I've read that book, I don't remember a lot of it. I also have the second to last Sookie book sitting on my nightstand, I just haven't felt like reading it lately. Maybe I'll pop on down to the library and see if they have anything decent, if I can get Rick to watch Ellery for me. LOL I miss the book club we used to do. I'm always looking for a good book to read. So if anyone has suggestions, I'm all ears!
Well, that's about all that's going on here. Sad that summer is almost over, I feel like we have missed out on a majority of it. Being home bound sucks. Hoping Ellery starts feeling better soon, and her appetite picks back up. Poor baby! Here are some recent pictures of her.
-Kailey
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| Happy Ellery |
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| Whaaaaat? |
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| Playing with Mom and Dad |
Friday, July 22, 2011
New Blog Woohoo!
To all our friends and family,
This is our new blog!!! Yes, I do use extra exclamation marks. Hopefully this blog will be more successful with both Kailey and myself writing and keeping you all up to day.
So I think for the first post we should summarize our biggest change in our lives. For those of you living in a cave or who haven't heard from either of us in a few months we have a new member to our Idaho family. Our daughter Ellery Rose Wingfield came into our lives on February 8th, 2011 she was really anxious to get here and arrived 16 weeks early at 1 pound 6 ounces. She came home on May 17th after 99 days in the NICU. There were plenty of ups and downs during her stay but fortunately we had excellent nurses and doctors at our local hospital (EIRMC).
Since being home Kailey and I have been able to breath a little easier knowing our little girl is part of our family at home. Unfortunately her lungs weren't quite ripe and she is still on oxygen. She she is hooked up to a machine that was invented by the Devil himself, in case you don't know already it beeps often and loudly. Ellery is doing good she is up to 12 pounds 12 ounces. Hopefully she will come off the oxygen in the months to come.
Our lives have changed drastically since she came home and I wouldn't change it for the world. We both love having our little girl home finally. Both of our parents have visited since Ellery came home and that was nice because it gave us chances to get out and interact with other people. Since their visits we have been using Skype to keep them up to date on seeing Ellery and us.
Kailey joined Weight Watchers a week ago and both of us have lost already. I may end up joining the online version. We are both looking forward to living healthier lives. Unfortunately we have the Food Network channel which has some of the worse shows to watch while on a diet...so much delicious food and can't eat a lot of it I'm looking at you "triple d".
I hope to be on here often and keep you all up to date on our lives with blog post and pictures to come.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful you situation might be, you can survive it."
Bill Cosby
This is our new blog!!! Yes, I do use extra exclamation marks. Hopefully this blog will be more successful with both Kailey and myself writing and keeping you all up to day.
So I think for the first post we should summarize our biggest change in our lives. For those of you living in a cave or who haven't heard from either of us in a few months we have a new member to our Idaho family. Our daughter Ellery Rose Wingfield came into our lives on February 8th, 2011 she was really anxious to get here and arrived 16 weeks early at 1 pound 6 ounces. She came home on May 17th after 99 days in the NICU. There were plenty of ups and downs during her stay but fortunately we had excellent nurses and doctors at our local hospital (EIRMC).
Since being home Kailey and I have been able to breath a little easier knowing our little girl is part of our family at home. Unfortunately her lungs weren't quite ripe and she is still on oxygen. She she is hooked up to a machine that was invented by the Devil himself, in case you don't know already it beeps often and loudly. Ellery is doing good she is up to 12 pounds 12 ounces. Hopefully she will come off the oxygen in the months to come.
Our lives have changed drastically since she came home and I wouldn't change it for the world. We both love having our little girl home finally. Both of our parents have visited since Ellery came home and that was nice because it gave us chances to get out and interact with other people. Since their visits we have been using Skype to keep them up to date on seeing Ellery and us.
Kailey joined Weight Watchers a week ago and both of us have lost already. I may end up joining the online version. We are both looking forward to living healthier lives. Unfortunately we have the Food Network channel which has some of the worse shows to watch while on a diet...so much delicious food and can't eat a lot of it I'm looking at you "triple d".
I hope to be on here often and keep you all up to date on our lives with blog post and pictures to come.
Love and kisses,
~Rick
"Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful you situation might be, you can survive it."
Bill Cosby
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