edie loves to stare at this hanging parrot ...........
Ella likes it too.................
And now just a general cute one of Edie...............
NOW ON TO THE GOOD STUFF.......................This morning started off like any other morning here in casa Marbut. We woke up. And that's where the shit hit the fan (literally). Well it didn't hit the fan but......... there was shit. Read on!!
I mentioned earlier that I have mastitis. Well it's B.A.D.. I have been on antibiotics for 5 days and it has only slightly gotten better. I went in to see my Dr. yesterday and she wanted me to go for an ultrasound immediately to check for an abcess. I should have put a censor warning in the title of this post I guess. Well....the earliest they could get me in was this morning at 7:30. That is damn early in general BUT when you have fairly new twins that, while getting better, still don't sleep through the night -- that is TOO DAMN early. But I want this cleared up so I grabbed the first appointment I could get. So I get there a little early and they very kindly take me right back. The ultrasound tech was very nice and chipper (even though she had worked until 9 pm last night). She pours the very COLD gel on and takes a look to find, as suspected, an abcess. GROSS!!!!!! So she warns me that the Dr. would probably want to take a sample to make sure they have me on the correct antibiotic. Well I appreciate that BUT -- if you are thinking what I am thinking. The only way to get a sample is to get in there. Right? And the only way to get in there is with a needle. Right? Probably a very large (at least long) needle. Right? Well -- if that is what you were thinking. You were RIGHT. It's friggin 0730 (well 0745 by then) and he wants to come at me with a (gasspasser aka uuer will appreciate this) -- 20 gauge SPINAL NEEDLE. I hadn't even been to starbucks yet. So right then and there he gets his little sample and sends me on my merry little way. It actually, believe it or not, was not nearly as bad as I anticipated and the doctor was great. He was the type that when you first meet him you think -- B.O.R.I.N.G.. He was soooooooo monotone and slightly nerdy BUT man was he funny. Being so monotone made his peculiar jokes even funnier. So I guess what I am saying is that if you have to get stabbed in the breast just after dawn, sleep deprived with no coffee on board -- well he's your man. He is funny and efficient. There are some drawbacks to being a nurse when you are a patient though. Everybody thinks you want to watch your procedure. Sometimes you don't -- because you are too freaked out. But oh well -- it's better than not knowing I guess.
Of course when I left there I went straight to Starbucks. Anyone who knows me knows that me and Starbucks have been intimate friends for a looooooooooong time. While there I picked up (as a treat) (after that fiasco I think I deserve a treat) the new Duffy cd. If you haven't heard this chic you should listen. She rocks!!! She has a very distinct and odd voice. But very pleasant!
Now, while I was getting poked and prodded, here on the homefront Jon was faced with his own fiasco................
When I left they were all asleep. I have gotten into the habit of not changing there diapers during the night if they only pee -- just because I have them all swaddled and don't want to wake them for a big diaper change. I mean if it gets out of hand I will change them just not for a little pee....... ANYWAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY. To make a short story long huh!!! Jon noticed that one of them pooped while I was gone so as usual blamed it on Edie...... (poor Edie we blame everything on her) boy was he wrong!!!!! So he gets up to change Edie and sure enough-- only pee. So he gets Ella. And she has poo EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!! This is what he found......
I mentioned earlier that I have mastitis. Well it's B.A.D.. I have been on antibiotics for 5 days and it has only slightly gotten better. I went in to see my Dr. yesterday and she wanted me to go for an ultrasound immediately to check for an abcess. I should have put a censor warning in the title of this post I guess. Well....the earliest they could get me in was this morning at 7:30. That is damn early in general BUT when you have fairly new twins that, while getting better, still don't sleep through the night -- that is TOO DAMN early. But I want this cleared up so I grabbed the first appointment I could get. So I get there a little early and they very kindly take me right back. The ultrasound tech was very nice and chipper (even though she had worked until 9 pm last night). She pours the very COLD gel on and takes a look to find, as suspected, an abcess. GROSS!!!!!! So she warns me that the Dr. would probably want to take a sample to make sure they have me on the correct antibiotic. Well I appreciate that BUT -- if you are thinking what I am thinking. The only way to get a sample is to get in there. Right? And the only way to get in there is with a needle. Right? Probably a very large (at least long) needle. Right? Well -- if that is what you were thinking. You were RIGHT. It's friggin 0730 (well 0745 by then) and he wants to come at me with a (gasspasser aka uuer will appreciate this) -- 20 gauge SPINAL NEEDLE. I hadn't even been to starbucks yet. So right then and there he gets his little sample and sends me on my merry little way. It actually, believe it or not, was not nearly as bad as I anticipated and the doctor was great. He was the type that when you first meet him you think -- B.O.R.I.N.G.. He was soooooooo monotone and slightly nerdy BUT man was he funny. Being so monotone made his peculiar jokes even funnier. So I guess what I am saying is that if you have to get stabbed in the breast just after dawn, sleep deprived with no coffee on board -- well he's your man. He is funny and efficient. There are some drawbacks to being a nurse when you are a patient though. Everybody thinks you want to watch your procedure. Sometimes you don't -- because you are too freaked out. But oh well -- it's better than not knowing I guess.
Of course when I left there I went straight to Starbucks. Anyone who knows me knows that me and Starbucks have been intimate friends for a looooooooooong time. While there I picked up (as a treat) (after that fiasco I think I deserve a treat) the new Duffy cd. If you haven't heard this chic you should listen. She rocks!!! She has a very distinct and odd voice. But very pleasant!
Now, while I was getting poked and prodded, here on the homefront Jon was faced with his own fiasco................
When I left they were all asleep. I have gotten into the habit of not changing there diapers during the night if they only pee -- just because I have them all swaddled and don't want to wake them for a big diaper change. I mean if it gets out of hand I will change them just not for a little pee....... ANYWAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYYYY. To make a short story long huh!!! Jon noticed that one of them pooped while I was gone so as usual blamed it on Edie...... (poor Edie we blame everything on her) boy was he wrong!!!!! So he gets up to change Edie and sure enough-- only pee. So he gets Ella. And she has poo EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!! This is what he found......
Except there was a baby in that onesie when he found it. Now how something so small manages to get crap ALL THE WAY up her back remains a mystery. I so wish that I could have had a tiny hidden camera on the wall because the video of him changing her would have won us a prize somewhere -- I am sure. He said it was so bad he had to put gloves on. Too funny.So that's our day so far. Here's hoping for no more big "events". Needles and crap not welcome here!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
5 comments:
It's nice to meet your Edie and Ella! The methods babies have to spread poop are pretty amazing!
Sorry about the mastitis, that sounds really painful!
I hope you get to feeling better soon! I had mastitis and it sucked, but it didn't get as bad as yours :(
And oh my. We haven't had any poop explosions like that over here. Yet. Knock on wood.
Your post cracked me up! (Sorry, I'm sure it wasn't as funny to you!) I'm glad the poop situation is okay and I hope the mastitis gets better! You poor thing! I've seen the look on our patient's when they walk out after FNA's so I know it wasn't pleasant!!
Ouch! I do appreciate a 20 G spinal needle coming at your parts you would rather remain private. Yikes, 20 G is pretty darn big! I am so sorry, I think I'm actually having sympathy pain as I read this. But the pictures you started out with were too cute for words, especially the little smiles :-) Sorry about the abcess though, are you feeling any better? That sounds really miserable. As far as the poopy up the back, I think you need to declare that one of life's "unsolved mysteries" (do they still have that show?)Hoping you have a much more boring week ahead of you :-)
The girls are getting so big. The change from week is so dramatic. They are the prettiest babies. You're in big trouble when the teenage years come around ;-)
Mastitis...that sucks. I know! Been there, done that. I had an abscess too. I quit pumping and breastfeeding after my 2nd round which was when the boys were almost 4 months. I couldn't take it anymore.
I always think the poop issues are so funny. It's shocking what comes out of these little guys. Just wait until you introduce real food.
I am still running... off to run this morning in about 15 mins before it gets to hot. Shooting for 6 miles today. I enjoy it...clears my mind and relaxes me. Much harder to run w/ a double jogger than by myself though :-)
I hope you feel better soon!
-Faith
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