Grandma took Cecelia for the night so I could spend the evening with Maeve and Janet. Maeve ate really good tonight. The doctor ordered the catheter off, so all she has now is an IV, and they are continuing to monitor her pain. We are hoping she can come home tomorrow.
Maeve had Grandma, Pastor Loren, Cecelia and I all at the same time today. She was pretty quiet when we first got there, and very mellow.
After Pastor Loren left, we went to play in a playroom they have down the hall. Maeve went straight to a doll stroller, and left the room, with Mom behind her trying to keep her tubes untangled. She pushed that stroller up and down the hallway.
She then hit a wall (mentally I mean) and showed how tired she was. She slept in my arms for a bit, while Mom, Cecelia and Grandma went to the Cafeteria to have lunch.
She probably won’t see the doctor til later this afternoon. She was eating some Jello… and that it about it so far.
I missed you daddy! (I think that’s what she said)
Janet follows Maeve
It was good to see her walk about.
Maeve walks by a smiling nurse for the 3rd time.
I missed you mommy! (I know that’s what she said!)
Maeve isn’t too sure about the Jello, but Cecelia wouldn’t mind some!
Maeve and mom had a rough night. Maeve wasn’t sleeping well in the crib, so Janet suggested they bring a full sized bed in for them both to sleep in. I guess that worked pretty good.
Apparently Maeve enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada and Good Night, and Good Luck last night… mom slept through them.
‘lia and I are going to visit them this morning.
Of course, since it’s Wednesday, it’s it time for a Cecelia picture. She misses her sister of course, but seem to appreciate the chance to play with toys and read some books without her sister taking something away from her. Anyway, here she is missing her sister, and mommy.
Just wanted to let people know that Maeve slept most of the day today. Janet spoke with the doctor, who said Maeve did wonderfully, and everything is now fixed. She will hopefully eat some tonight (Janet can chime in if she did) and will start eating more tomorrow so they can take her off the IV.
Here’s a pic of Maeve’s hand, or what you can see of it through the wrapping, tubes and sensors.
Thank you to all who are leaving comments or sending emails of encouragement. It is times like these when we really appreciate all of our good friends and family.
At least it seems it went well… we haven’t spoken to the doctor yet. Maeve is resting peacefully in Mommy’s arms.
Here she is playing with the dreaded mask.
Here she is playing more…
Here she is with mommy after we got into our room.
Our room
Cecelia is at Grandma and Grandpa’s house… Maeve is sleeping peacefully… everything begins in a few hours. Hopefully there will be a place I can update this blog at the hospital, otherwise I may not get home until the afternoon.
We appreciate everyones thoughts and prayers!
Here’s a quick picture to remind us all that she is still our baby!
… ok, well, Maeve is not napping yet, but since she isn’t screaming too loudly, I wanted to produce an update on this post from last December.
Back then, I found out there were only 51 surviving veterans from World War I. I just checked the list again today, and now there are only 39.
Why isn’t this being covered in the press? We’re seeing an end to a historic group of people. I would think this would be as good as time as any to have tributes and remembrances about this time and era.
For the last couple months, as I’ve been trying to get this day care started, Janet and I have been trying to save money. We’ve become very good bargin shoppers/coupon clippers, and the savings are really starting to add up. We’ve started with just focusing on Buy One Get One (BOGO) free deals at Cub, which easily cut our grocery bills 30%!
For example, we went to Cub foods on Superbowl Sunday (it wasn’t very busy during the big game!) and shopped with a list that was mostly BOGO or we had a coupon for. Basically we spent $200 for over $300 worth of groceries, saving over $100! We felt very good about that trip.
I’ve been also finding blogs and resources online for shopping, and find the ‘experts’ claim they often save over 50% on their groceries. Most claim they even have received such deals, that they walk away with groceries AND a little extra cash in their pocket.
So last week, I went to our local Jubilee Foods grocer, intending to get only BOGO offers. I was successful, and along with a couple coupons I spent over $40 for $80 worth of groceries… almost achieving the 50% savings!
This week, Jubilee only had one BOGO, but they did have a deal where if you purchased 10 participating items (and had $20 worth of total items), they would take $5 off your total grocery bill. Looking over the list, I recognized a few items I had coupons for… including Green Giant frozen vegetables, Hamburger Helpers, and Betty Crocker Au Gratin potatoes. I knew I might be able to break the 50% margin with these deals….
So I went today, and here’s the receipt. I spent $9.94 for $22.58 in groceries, saving $12.64 (or 56%) worth in coupons. The advantage at Jubilee is they double some of the coupons. Here’s the proof.
So I’m aiming to achieve the 50% savings again, except at a larger scale when we need to go to Cub foods again.
We have a big day on Wednesday. Maeve will be going into Children’s Hospital to have a procedure to correct what we call, kidney reflux. Occasionally her flow goes the wrong way, and she could be prone to infections if this is not corrected. The procedure will take place Wednesday morning, and she will be in the hospital 2 or 3 days.
We’ve known about this condition for a long time, and nearly a year ago, we were told that this problem would be unlikely to fix itself.
We are confident in the doctors and his team to take care of Maeve, and know everything will be ok. I will be making updates on Maeve’s condition here on our blog. So check in here for the latest news. We always appreciate the support of our friends and family.
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