Things have been really crazy around here, hence, the lack of updates. Between my grandmother going into the nursing home, my grandparents getting into a car accident on Thanksgiving night, Sherlock being put to sleep, and the constant appointments..... it's ridiculous, to say the least. Oh yeah, and the holiday's. Yep. This is the first time I've had to just sit and type for a few minutes (and while I'm doing this, I'm eating lunch AND ordering prints. So even when I have "free" time, I really don't)
This afternoon I have to go send out a bunch of stuff that I sold on eBay, basically because I'm sick of having tons of crap around the house that we don't use. Then I have to go take Brian to Glens Falls when he gets home from work so we can pick up the SUV, that just got 4 brand new tires. *cash register noise* .... Brian just happened to pick the best tires they had too. What's with guys and wanting the best tires? I totally get it that you have to have good tires, but I don't know. I feel like I constantly have to go to appointments. These past few months have been either doctors appointments for me, or dentist appointments for me. I'm really glad that Owen hasn't had to go to the doctors since his 2 year appointment in June, otherwise I'd probably feel like I lived in doctors offices!
So, the whole thing with the dentist.... I had a mouth mold made in June, and was supposed to get braces in August. Well, unfortunately my dentist and orthodontist don't agree on which teeth I should have removed and that is why there is the hold up. In May of 2007 my dentist in Virginia discovered that I had a really rare issue. I don't remember what the name is, but basically it's a little sack above tooth #4, connected to the root, and the sac is filled with 32 tiny teeth! How crazy is that?? So Sci-fi! But, it's causing an infection (((which by the way, I JUST found out yesterday, is causing my elevated platelet count!! Big relief. My doctor was about to send me to a hematologist thinking I had a blood disease))) So, anyway, My dentist referred me to a specialist who is going to determine if they can save the tooth, and remove the sac surgically, or if they have to remove the tooth. Seriously, if they decide to remove the tooth I'm just going to have my wisdom teeth removed then too. My orthodontist was just going to have them removed AFTER I got my braces off. But hey, if I have to have surgery on that tooth I seriously don't want to know what's going on.... and why not get all of the other teeth out at the same time so I don't have to go through the procedure and recovery twice? So I have a consultation with the root canal expert on Monday and we'll go from there I guess.
I had an appointment with my gynecologist a couple weeks ago. We decided that we're going to watch my ovarian cyst and decide in a month or two whether I should keep my IUD or switch to birth control (Mainly because IUD's don't stop ovulation so if someone is prone to getting cysts (which are caused by the release of an egg. Every egg a woman releases causes a cyst, but they're usually tiny and go away on their own) they will still have eggs to form cysts. Birth control pills suppress ovulation, which means that there aren't any eggs to form cysts.
Phew. I'm tired just typing all of that out.
My grandfather moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation center. He just had full casts put on his legs that go up above the knee. He's really depressed because he was so active prior to the accident. I think he's just really discouraged to be in this situation. He has to be in the rehabilitation center for 12 weeks, so that means he'll be there for Christmas and New Years. We're just glad that he's going to be okay eventually. I just hope his spirits get better.
Owen is doing really well. He'll be 2 1/2 next week!!! Owen can count to 20 and knows his whole alphabet. He also knows about 30 different, entire songs by heart, and will sing along with music that I am listening to in the car. He will also randomly start rattling off stories that I guess he has memorized too! He loves giving hugs and kisses, and understands the concept of being hurt and what situations are dangerous and can cause you to get hurt.... which is GREAT. I just signed Owen up for the next session of classes. This session he's taking Tumbling Tikes. Should be awesome... and I'm happy because it's a little closer to us than the branch where his previous class was. Which by the way, we missed this morning because of the snow! It looks like the roads are clearing up
Well, it sounds like UPS just delivered my new pea coat! I have a pink one, and a white one... but I wanted one to match Owen's new pea coat =)
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is your orthodontist/dentist wanting to pull any premolars?? bc if they wanna take out 4 premolars to make room (which some do, some don't) then #4 can probably be one of those teeth. just a thought... yeh and I would totally say do for it and get the wisdom teeth out too. i don't see the point of waiting til after the braces have moved the teeth (unless of course they couldn't get to the molars bc of your teeth- which def isnt the care)
i'm sorry about your grandpa. my grandma broke her hip a while back and they say most 'older' people dont fully recover. welp, gram did! she's as good as new!! =] and her spirits were really down in the hospital too. my gram hadn't ever been in a hospital before. except visiting other people.
wuv you shelb. hang in there.
i'm glad you know whats going on with the platelets now. it's funny because that day you had the apt and i was over at your house..... and you were like "it's because of my teeth!" and you're right! you should totally work in the medical field because you do stuff like this all the time! you're a natural :)
i know the stuff with your grandpa is hard right now because he won't be home for the holidays or anything but at least he will be home eventually. he got really lucky that he didn't end up in a coma or anything like that.
That's the thing about the holiday's, they bring out more than "the best in us" This is always a stressful time of year for a lot of people. Hopefully all of this stuff will get straightened out before Christmas so you can enjoy it. Love you!!
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