What in the World?

I just want to start out by saying that I LOVE my OB Doctor. He has been my doctor for about five years, he delivered Gavin and a few of my nieces as well. If anyone is ever looking for a Doctor, I would recommend him and proudly declare that he is the best Doctor EVER!
However, I have run into a small problem. I don't think that this "problem" is exclusive with my doctor. I think that it is just a trend in our country. Anyway, here is my "problem" . . .
It all started with my first prenatal visit when I was preggo with Gavin. I was a teeny bit emotional (okay, I was crying hysterically) because I had these hormones surging through my body and I was just adjusting. I wasn't at all mad about being pregnant, it just caught me by surprise and everything was happening so quickly. Anyway, because I was acting that way in his office, he proceeded to tell me that I was a HUGE candidate for postpartum depression and that I would need to be monitored after I had the baby. At the time, I was shocked and didn't quite know what to think. I mean, I was just an emotional pregnant woman not at all nearing depression. Anyway, eight months later I had Gavin and all was well. Never got brought up again. I was happy and healthy and normal.
Well, after I had the miscarriage I was afraid that it was going to come up again. I have had to go back a couple of times to monitor the hormone levels in my body to make sure the Hcg goes back to zero again. Well, the first visit was a little interesting. Dr. told me that we needed to wait for about two more cycles before trying to get preggo again. I told him that we would most likely be waiting well beyond the two cycles. He looked at me and then went into this long ordeal about the miscarriage and explaining that it wasn't anything that i did and that there was no reason that I shouldn't go on to have a normal pregnancy again. I think that he must have thought that I was emotionally distraught and couldn't even think about getting pregnant again. When in reality, we just aren't ready, simple as that. I was just nodding my head and listening him out and agreed whole hearted in everything that he said. No big deal, I left feeling pretty good about things and just thought that the next time i go back I will just be very confident and very secure in myself and my decisions to give him no reason to monitor my emotional stability.Well, the last week or so I have felt super hormonal and really felt unable to control my inward emotions. I just feel super moody and have had to work EXTRA hard to keep myself in check and not say or do anything out of control. I knew that I needed to bring it up to make sure that it wasn't too abnormal and I just had a lot of questions about when my body would go back to normal and all of that. I thought that I was back to normal b/c physically, I feel great, but I just feel like my emotions are all over the place. Well, I go on to tell Dr. all of this and his first instinct is to pull out that pad and write me a prescription for Lepraxo - an anti depressant! I was shocked because I was just feeling a little moody, I wasn't in the depths of despair and it wasn't even affecting my actions or my functionality! He decided in a matter of minutes that I was going through postpartum depression. It was so weird and surreal. And he told me that if I start to take them I have to take them for six months and to not even think about coming off of them before that! He did say to wait a few days before I started to take them to see if I got any worse. I feel like anyone could walk in and get those pills with a small story, true or untrue! He said, I just want you to walk out of here with the prescription, weather you take them or not, I want you to have that as an option! I understand that post partum depression is a very real thing and a very serious thing that people suffer from. I have a good friend that actually suffered from it and it was very real! However, I think that it needs to be diagnosed most carefully and more extensive questions need to be asked! Because, after all, here I am happy as a lark holding a script for Lepraxo!

New Link

Today, as I was browsing topics on the internet, I found this amazing link - Facts about Miscarriage. I starting reading through the site, because when I was going through it, it seemed as if I could find no valubable information about the topic. No one would tell you exactly what, when or how. My doctor didn't even really give me any of the real, hard facts about what to expect. Anyway, I have added the link to my sidebar because I think that it is an amaizng site. A mother who lost her baby at 20 weeks started the site. It gives you tips on how to explain it to others and how to feild hurtful and stupid comments. I feel like I could write a book, or a pamphlet at the very least, on what not to say to someone during a miscarriage! She tells you what to expect before, during and after. There is even a page about coping with your feelings towards God. It really is a fabulous site and I would recommend you check it out!

http//www.pregnancyloss.info/

A Weekend of Up and Downs

We had a fun and busy weekend! We started out on Friday night with going out to dinner at Panera. It is in downtown Dearborn and it was such a beautiful night, so we just walked up there. We had a nice quiet dinner then we headed out to the mall, just to walk around. We took Gavin into the Disney store and found some things on clearance. We spent $2 and got Gavin a Buzz and Woody from Toystory. He was pretty pumped and it is so nice to treat him every now and then just because!

On Saturday morning we woke up and got ready and went downtown Detroit again and did the Eastern Market. We used to go a lot, but we haven't been since we moved to Dearborn. They have TONS of great deals on produce and meat and stuff. I got a quart of strawberries for $1. It is just fun to go and see all the different kinds of people. I wish I would have taken some pictures of it, but I felt funny snapping some shots.

Anyway, on Saturday night we decided to go to Greenfield Village - Americas Greatest History Attraction. It is about 1 minute away so we figured we should take advantage of it. We bought a years pass so now we can go anytime! Gavin had fun riding the model T and the train ( He thinks it's Thomas) and we saw quite a few people that we know, so that was fun. We got some custard and sat and listened to some RagTime band. It was a lot of fun.

Then the drama started this evening. We had Kyle and Laura over for dinner and as we were cleaning up the dishes Ryan was outside with Gavin and I heard Gavin screaming in terror! I started running towards them and Ryan ran inside with Gavin in his arms and all I saw was a face full of blood! It was horrible. I immediately panicked because I didnt know what happened and I took Gavin and sat down on the ground with him and he was just crying and crying and everyone was rushing around getting ice and cold wash clothes. Then I realized that I needed to settle down and everyone else would too! So I calmed myself and cleaned up all the blood and found all the cuts and scrapes and found nothing major so I just cuddled my boy and he let me put ice on the big bump. He calmed down completely within 10 minutes and 20 minutes after the accident he was cracking up and playing with everyone again. Ryan said that he was walking down the front steps and he just fell down the last two and did a complete face plant. I am pretty sure that he fell directly on his face. He is sleeping now, and I hope he sleeps soundly all night. Right before we put him down he was saying, boo boo hurts, boo boo hurts. I hope he doesn't wake up in the night crying. Poor little guy. This is the damage. By the time I took the pictures the bump had gone down considerable, but it is still pretty big.

Caesar Land

As you know, I havw been babysitting all summer for two, and sometimes four, kids. My mother in law also watches four of the grandchildren every Tuesday and we try and get all the kids together as much as possible. This past Tuesday we took all the kids to Caesarland. My sister Laura came with us and brought her baby Owen, my favorite little buddy, and one of her friends kids as well. We had nine kids total! We loaded all the kids up in two vans and headed out. We ended up staying there for three hours. It was a blast! It was a rainy day outside too, so it was the perfect place to take them. I didnt get any pictures of the day, but Laura took a ton and posted them on her blog - you can check them out here. Laura is new to blogger, so be sure to leave her a welcoming comment!

Pictures from my phone

I finally took the time to put the pictures from my phone onto my computer! I am so glad I did now, because they are so funny! I never thought I would like having a camera phone, but when you forget your camera, they sure do come in handy!


I took this picture last night. We walked up to the railroad tracks and put some pennies on them and then walked back later on after the train came and picked up our flattened change. Gavin loved it, he thought that it was so cool. Ryan used to do it all the time when he was little.

This was Gavin first time eating ice cream out of a cone. I know, he is two and half and has never had a cone. I didnt think that he would like it because he hates to be sticky. Well, he sure doesnt mind when ice cream is involved, obviously. By the time we got home from our walk he was asking to take a bath!

This is one of the kids that I babysit for, Margaret. We were in the car and when we stopped at a red light I looked back to see this. I had to snap a quick pic. It was so cute to see them do it all on their own. I bet Gavin was the one to initiate it, He loves Margaret.

This is our little guy helping out around the house. He alwasy likes to be just like daddy! I wish I would have gotten a picture of Ryan too, they had on the same outfit, by cooincidence of course!

This is when Gavin wrote all over his face with a pen. I was laughing so hard so he thought that it was a funny game. He would run downstairs, write on his face and then run all the way back upstairs to see his face in the mirror. It was pretty funny. I took the picture, washed his face and put the pen away. We have since had the conversation "we don't write on our faces, just on paper", but I am so glad I took the picture!

I can't really remember when this was. It is just so cute I had to throw it in there! Hope you all are having a great week!

Warning! Longest Post Ever

These last few weeks have really been a whirlwind for us. We have been quite busy and adventurous! I feel as though I have been neglecting the blog. Life is just getting so busy, a great kind of busy. We have just been having fun and spending lots of family time together!

Here are some pictures of our recent outings.

This is Gavin's new sand table. My sister bought one for Gavin and one for my nephew Jonas. It is the coolest table. Gavin LOVES it. When we go somewhere, we can get Gavin ready first and send him outside to play with it and wait for us. He absolutely loves it. It is one of the best gifts he ever got! My sister always spoils him and gets him the coolest stuff!

Yesterday we drove all the way out to my parents house to go to the Oakland County 4H Fair. I was so glad that we made the drive. We had the best time! I even took the two kids that I babysit. They all had a blast. It was toddler day there and they had some great deals. We were able to get the kids a wristband to ride all the rides. We just kept on running from ride to ride. My mom was able to take a lot more pictures than I did, so I am sure that I will post more later. I got to go on all the rides for free b/c Gavin was too small for most of them and needed a parent with him! I was surprised that he was so brave and rode all the rides. There was this little roller coaster that he went on and DID NOT have a good time. They actually stopped the ride for him because he was crying. I took a little video of it and will post it later, but it is really sad. I had to stop videoing (is that a word) it b/c I had to go and get him off. They wouldn't let me go on that one with him so he had to go it alone. It was not a good experience. He loved the Farris wheel, though and didn't seem scared at all of that one. Anyway, here are some pictures of our day.

Here is Gavin showing off the painting on his hand. He did not want his face painted so they just did it on his hand. He wiped it off with a wet wipe shortly after. He was a little creep ed out by it.

Here is Jonas on the John Deere. They had a huge tent full of John Deere tractors. Gavin is obsessed with them. He has this little video all about John Deere. I got him a little John Deere toy at Target the other week. He just thinks they are so cool. He about flipped out when he spotted them all. He likes to call them Jonny Poppers, because that is a nick name for them b/c of the sound they make. This was the highlight of Gavin's day. If you ask him about the fair, this is what he talks about. It is so cute.

" Look mom, JOHN DEERE!" (okay, so I totally make him point to it)

We had a fun fourth of July. We headed out to my parents house on Friday night. We got out there late because we stopped at Great Lakes Crossing and had some dinner. But we arrived just in time for some little fireworks at home. My dad and brother, well, really all the men in my family, are pyromaniacs. They LOVE fireworks and blowing things up. Gavin really got into it too. He was a little startled at first, but he was holding some sparklers after a few minutes and loving it! The next day we went to my sisters house and swam for a couple of hours. It turned out to be a really fun day. We were so tired, especially me, so we had to leave earlier than we would have liked. We were sitting at the pool and I felt like i could barely keep my head up. I think that I slept most of the way home.

I love the above picture. Gavin looks so goofy!
The pyro trait being passed down to yet another generation . . .



He was very excited to be holding a fire cracker!


We were amazed at Gavin the other day when he woke up from his nap and seemed to be three inches taller than before he layed down! We decided that it was time to start tracking his growth on the molding of his door. We will probably do it every year on his birthday. It will be so fun to see him grow up ( literally ) over the years!

Last Friday we drove into downtown Detroit. It is only about a 15 minute drive from where we are. They have this new thing called the River Walk. You can walk along the Detroit river and see the boats and they have fountains and fun stuff to do. They have a carousal, but we actually never found it. It was very busy down there. We didn't know it, but every Friday they have a free concert and it was packed out. We had a lot of fun though and Gavin loved running around and playing in the fountain.

The only place that wasn't super crowded was Hard Rock Cafe. So, we decided to eat there. We were a little nervous because it was so loud, but it actually worked out really well. We didn't have to worry about our noisy toddler disturbing other people around us!

notice the skyline of Canada in the reflection of the building behind us

Well, that is some of the things that we have been doing. We have had lots of play dates with family and friends too. One day my sister Laura and I had eight kids between the two of us! It was crazy, but he had so much fun. We went to the park and we were even able to give six of the kids baths! We thought it was a very successful day!

I hope that you are all enjoying your summer! It is hard to believe it is half over already! I have to say though, I am looking forward to the Fall!

Jonas

My nephew Jonas is crazy! He is so brave and will just jump right in the water without even thinking about it!