Work Update

So we are closing in on the 2nd month of my new job and while I can say I love being back at work. I do still hate leaving Landon everyday from 7:30 to 5:00 everyday. Thankfully if something evercomes up and I'm needing to take him with me, work is pretty cool about me taking him there. We are quickly approaching our 1st Birthday in just 3 short weeks and I just can't believe that its already been a year. I am amazed at how well he is doing after everything that his sweet little boy has went through the past year. He is slowly starting to catch back up physcially and developmentally. We are now rolling all over the place and starting to pull up on things as well. He jabbers non-stop and I can't wait to figure out what he is really saying. We are hurriedly planning his birthday party and I can't wait because it is going to be so much fun!.

We are also currently planning the 1st Annual Ronald McDonald House Dinner. This year we are fixing lasagna, bread, salad, drinks and I plan on having Birthday Cake for dessert. We are getting excited about this event since the Ronald McDonald House was our home away from home on two seperate occasions.

As for me, I had surgery today to remove some cancerous cells from my cervix. I should know sometime next week if they got it all and if we will need to go any further with treatment. I am praying that they got it completely and no other treatment will be needed. As for now I will try to get too behind on blogging.

Behind again!

Wow, I didn't realize just how long it had been since I last posted. Not alot going on in the house, and pretty much we leadjust a normal boring life these days. I am still enjoying my new job and can't believe its already been a month since I started. It makes it alot easier when everyone is just incredibly nice and it makes it easier to leave Landon everyday. Landon is doing so many new things these days and it just makes me want to sit down and have a little pity party because of how big he is getting. Physical Therapy has really made a difference for Landon, we are not rolling over regurlary now and we are even able to sit up un-assisted for alittle bit of time. He has moved up to a big boy car seat and saving mommys arm from breaking from carrying him in the carrier. He is talking all the time, and the only thing you can really understand is Dada and when he is real upset he cries for momma. Landon has also finally broke the skin for his 1st tooth! I really honestly never thought this day would come because he has been working on this tooth for quite sometime now! Hard to believe that in just alittle over a month Landon Bryce will be 1 year old! Its old to believe that this time last year I was on bedrest and didn't know if today would be the day or not. Now I am crazily working on planning the perfect 1st birthday party for my sweet Landon Bryce.

Going Back to Work!

Well it seem's like that after a year off of work I am officially going back. I am however not going back to where I was before bedrest and having Landon at 28weeks. If you've been following my blog since the beginning you'll remember all the trials and obstacles Landon has had since birth. Well with everything that has been going on with him, Tennessee Early Intervention felt it necessary for him to be seen by a Physical Therapist. Fast forward to last Thursday.....This was our first apt, and I knew that they were looking for an Office Manager since they had previously offered it to Jeremy, but with the way things in the economy are going he felt it was safer for him to stay where he was in case of layoffs. I really wasn't expecting anything to come of it, since I had applied I don't know how many times at the Hospital and never even got a phone call. Well while the physical therapist was working with Landon I just threw it out there and said that I was interested if it were still available and it was an immediate YOUR HIRED! Thats it! So here I was with a new job and on the search for someone to keep Landon. Just knowing that Landon was not going to be with me daily made me sick to my stomach. He has never had anyone other than family and rarely do they watch him. Thankfully, I do not have to send him someone that has dozens of children and I won't need to worry so much about him. The lady who is watching him goes to church with us, and knows just how sick he was and how long its taken us to get back to where we need to be health wise. I know she would never comprimise him in any way and that makes it easier to leave him. My first full day should be Thursday! Part of me can't wait because that extra paycheck will make life easier, but I sure don't look forward to leaving my little guy!

Exhaustion!

So the last 24 hours have really run me down. Last night around 8:00pm I get a call from Jonathan informing that he was taking himself to the ER. If you know Jonathan you know that something really has to be wrong in order for him to do this. He had been saying for a few days that his arm and back hurt and now he was complaining of not being able to catch his breath or take a deep breath. When Jonathan had his wreck back in 2005 and collapsed both of his lung, we were informed then that he could sneeze wrong and it could collapse them again. He said he was in so much back that he was afraid that might have happened. After a 5hour ER visit he was diagnosed with inflammation of the lining of the lung and it also showed some fluid build up. Thank goodness it wasn't collapsed because I really didn't feel like driving to Ohio with Landon at 10:00pm. They sent him home or shall I say his home away from home with a Z-pack, inflammatory meds, and Vicodin! Who in there right mind gives a trucker Vicodin! He is feeling so better today, but still in some pain. Hopefully he will get some rest this weekend on the road somewhere. On to Landon......He had his monthly pulmo appt today and unless we need them again for anything, it was our last!!!! They said that Landon looked AWESOME!!!! and to keep up the good work. His weight today was 19lbs 9oz and was up from 19lbs 4oz from last Friday. Dr. Austin did change his albuterol and pulmicort nebulizers to inhalers now, which makes life so much easier. Now instead of having Landon sit with a mask that he hates for 15mins, we do 2 puffs and done. After our apt that lasted 3 hrs in which 2 1/2 hrs of those were us waiting. By the time Odessa and Dr. Austin came in to see Landon he was beyond ill. Afterwards, Landon and I met up with Nikki and gave her a break from the hospital by taking her to lunch. She has been there since July between her and Payton's hospital stays and is looking at at least another 2 months before thoughts of going home. Please continue to pray for Nikki and Princess Payton. Landon is ready to play with Miss P! Also continue to pray for Laura and Conner, Mollie and Tyler, and Tiffany and her little peanut! Well tomorrow is a big day for us. Tatum has her 1st dance recital! I can't wait to see how cute she is. I just wish her Jon Jon was here to see her!

My 1st Mothers Day

So yesterday was my First Mother's Day and I had to keep myself from crying just about the whole day. I just kept thinking about how long the road was for me to become a mom and then all the obstacles Landon went through to stay here with me. Landon has given me so much strength with everything he has went through. Being a mom is probably the best gift anyone could have ever given me. Each time Landon smiles, or laughs at me melts my heart. I know he loves me and depends on me for everything and that makes being his mother that much more special. I know as he gets older that his dependability will grow less and less and that we will have our ups and downs because that's what mothers and their children do. But in the end no matter what I will still be his Mother! I love you Landon Bryce and I am so Thankful to be your mother! On another note....Landon had his 9month pictures with Mac Brown Thursday and unlike our 6 month these did not go as well. Landon had just woke up and was not in the mood to smile at anyone. At one point he even took up growling to try and get them to stop. We however did reach a milestone while we were there and that was we found our toes. Up to this point Jonathan and I had to put Landon's feet to his mouth but he found them himself and only wanted to play with his feet the rest of the time. Hopefully they got some good ones! We then on Friday went to Dr. Clifford for our 9month check-up. Landon is now up to 19lbs 5oz and 28in long. Overall we are very healthy! The Dr could not hear any wheezing for once and was very pleased with that. We however still have fluid buildup in our ears so we are yet on another round of antibiotics to try and clear that up. Hopefully it will work along with some different things we are trying at home will work. The Dr. did mention that if we continue to have this problem then we would have to discuss tubes. I know tubes are not that serious, but the poor boy has already been through enough and could really use a break from it all. On a negative note.....Landon has figured out that they nurse is not his friend and that she is the one giving him the shots! The poor boy took one look at her and started screaming. Jonathan and I could not put him down the entire visit at the Dr. So not what I wanted to happen. Oh well....We have our monthly visit to Vandy Pulmonology on Friday and can't wait to tell them how well Landon is doing.

Overdue Update

So I am so behind on updating Landon's Blog. Not much has been going on in our house. We had a great Easter and the Easter Bunny brought Landon's lots of nice things. We went to the lung Dr. about two weeks ago and they were so impressed with Landon that they discontinued his use of oxygen all together! They did tell us to keep it around for awhile till we know for sure if he is going to need it again or not. We also went to Centennial this past Friday for our post NICU evaluation and although we are behind on a few things like rolling and sitting they are very impressed with him and feel he is not very behind for what he should be. At this appointment Landon weighed in at 19lbs 9oz and is 28in long. Whew no wonder my arms hurt so bad after toting him around. Afterwards we went up to the 7th and 8th floors to visit with the awesome nurses who took care of Landon while we were there. They could not get over how much he had grown and were so pleased to hear how well he was doing since his scare with pertussis. It is always so nice to visit with them because they get so excited everytime they see one of their babies doing so well. Other than that, we are just enjoying this wonderful weather and the chances we get to go outside now.

Quick Update

Sorry I haven't posted in awhile. Not too much going on in the household these days. Landon is doing very well. We just can't seem to get rid of that nasty cough but I have been reassured by the pediatrician that he is fine and that he is just going to be a wheezy kid till he out grows the trachmalcia. We went to the Pulmonologist on Friday and even though he hasn't been wearing his oxygen for quite sometime now the Dr has officially discontinued the use of oxygen at home. He asked us to keep all the equipement till our next apt in May just to make sure he doesn't get into any trouble. That is fine with us, we are just so glad that we are finally back to where we can go without it now. Other than that Landon is just trucking along. Current weight is 18lbs 9oz and 26 1/2 in long.

I got the results from my biopsy and unfortunately it didn't come back as they wanted it so I will be going in May to have surgery. The reason we are waiting till May is so that I can have insurance and won't have to pay out of pocket for it. I am so frustrated with this news because I had finally gotten to where I wanted to have more kids and with this new development its not looking very promising.

Well I hope everyone has a wonderful Easter. We are so excited about Landon's first Easter. Will post pictures tomorrow on facebook of Easter.