July 31, 2009
No More Rock
Today, I took Reagan in for another X-ray to check the status of the magical fairy rock. She had a couple of accidental flushes this week so we weren’t sure if the rock had escaped or not. Here’s a shot of the most exciting part of the X-ray according to Reagan, holding your breath!
Here’s a side by side comparison of the rock last week and today. As you can see the today x-ray no longer has the rock. Sydney is going to be so mad. It was her special rock and she was hoping to save it from the toilet.
But hey, that’s not the end of the story. According to the xray… and the constant tummy aches…her poop is now hard and compacted. We don’t know if this is from the rock blockage or her fear of pooping out the rock. So today Reagan gets her very first enema and starts a three day round of laxatives. You’ve never seen a kid so excited to get an enema. The box has pictures showing the naked positions of optimal enema placement. Hilarious to this 4 year old. I on the other hand am just looking forward to the end of my toilet patrol.
July 22, 2009
No Rock Yet
Reagan just got another x-ray and the rock is still in there. It is moving very slowly. Hopefully, another couple of days until she poops it out. We are running out of plastic utensils.
July 16, 2009
I Wanted Fairy Powers
I took Sydney and Reagan to dinner and a movie last night. When we got home at 9PM, I was pretty tired and ready to relax. Told them to go up and brush their teeth and go to bed. I started finishing up some work and kept hearing feet running around and talking. GO TO BED! A bit later, Reagan comes down and starts whispering to Kim and they go upstairs together. What now? So I followed. Reagan was showing Kim this handful of rocks. Ok. What’s the problem? One is missing. Where is it? She ate it.
Yep, she ate a gold one. She felt fine. Just was embarrassed. We told her to get in bed. Kim and I tried to figure out what to do. We googled a bit and it seemed like you have to be sure the rock went down into the stomach and if its too big, it can block the intestine. Back upstairs! Got Reagan in the car and drove over to the ER. Calmly walked in and said, “My daughter ate a rock.”
The Longmont United Hospital staff could not have been more…kind. They made her feel like the star of the ER for eating the rock. Everyone wanted to come see her with her little doll she brought along. She had the rest of rocks in hand so she could show them all what she ate. Many wanted to know why she ate that color one vs. another. I still was in disbelief until the x-ray came back and showed the 21mm mass in her stomach.
The good news was that it went into the stomach, as opposed to a lung or something. It seemed small enough that she would pass it so they sent us home. We need to be sure it gets out of there so that involves checking poop for a few days. If we don’t see it, then a follow-up x-ray maybe next week to see if it is stuck. She might have some pain and discomfort while trying to pass it.
So on the way home, I was trying to be calm now that the scare was over. I asked about it again and Reagan started telling me about how the “crystal” — not just a rock — had special fairy powers that she read about in one of Sydney’s books. From there the story got weird but I think the basis was that she thought it might be cool to eat it and see what happens. I could have told her how the story ends. Shitty.
July 13, 2009
Floater
Swim class ended last week but Kim caught this live action “face in the water” shot. We are making progress!
Return of the Brown Girl
Aunt Natalee came into town this past weekend for a visit and a little jog. Soon after she arrived, we packed up the truck and headed to Leadville, Colorado for our weekend in the highest city in the USA.
We went out to Turquoise Lake on arrival and the kids spent time splashing in the lake. The water is straight out of the mountains so its not exactly warm.
The next day was time for my race. Kim did some off-roading and got my cheering section out to the middle of the race so I could gather a few hugs and kisses to keep the motivation going strong.
As I approached the finish line, the kids came out to join me. They flanked me on both sides as I crossed the finish line after nearly 6 hours of running.
Reagan probably has more fun on these trips due to the fact that we stay in a hotel. It is quite the thrill for her to sleep in the same room as everyone else. Plus on this trip, she got to sleep with Natalee one night so that was extra cool.
Aunt Natalee and the girls had a great time together!
July 4, 2009
Swim Class
With a busy summer underway, we finally got Reagan back to swim class this week. Her teacher finally got Reagan to put her face in the water. Now, it is the coolest thing to do — but it only lasts 2 seconds. Work in progress.
