McGowen Retro Disco Dance 2009

Friday night was the McGowen Retro Disco Dance. We picked Jack up from Watters, ate at Chick-Fil-A with Mychel & Broc, then headed back to McGowen to get dressed, and boogie. The school/gym was decorated fantastic, the DJ was great (but loud), there were DVD videos of the dance and pictures by WillowTree (aka: Robin) that could be ordered, snacks, and lots of fun!

Broc and Jack were ready to go...Broc was his Mychel's angel and Jack was sporting Brian's plaid bell bottoms from the 70's. Be sure to check out Willow's overalls because they were Brian's as well. No one questioned Nick and Jack both in plaid pants (don't have pics...WillowTree does though) and that they were in the tupperware labeled 70's.
Me and my little man!
The music was loud and it was dark in the gym so we hung out with the Sullivan's by the picture booth while snacking on chips and juice.
Dipping my little man.
Shanaka, Kathryn, & Jack. They are both in my class.
Willow was getting tired during clean up so the smiley face made a great blanket.
Jack on the other hand was pole dancing on the volleyball stand from the picture backdrop...time to head home clearly!

One Week...

One week this has been! Jack has continued to make bad choices resulting in the Other box to be checked on his daily report from Watters. His main offense is running...particularly after stealing toys from the other students and responding to correction with a smile and "No". I am happy to report that Friday they said he was doing better. Not sure if they were just trying to help us enjoy the weekend, if it was because we brought them breakfast on Thursday as an "I'm Sorry our child is that child", or if he truly has started to come around. Hoping it is the last of course!

Wednesday morning as walking into school for my tutor group (a whole other issue with me) Dr.Gottesman, my Gastro, called. He has a message system that you call one week after tests where his results are recorded for you which is followed up with a typed letter...so I knew him personally calling so soon after the test and with him opening up with, "I've spoken to a Cardiac Thoracic Surgeon regarding your CT Results wasn't a good thing. And I was right. Honestly a bunch of it was blur because I was running late, had kids coming in my room , and well...his call set me in a panic...but I can give you the gist. More will be known on the 24th (or earlier because now I don't care about missing school...I just want answers so I am going to try to move it up to an earlier date) and until then am trying to stay off the Internet and not stress about it too much.

For those that don't know I was born with a Vascular Ring with a Right Aortic Arch where my right artery was wrapped around my esophagus. This was discovered after episodes of choking/turning blue after eating and a few trips to the doctor. The condition was treated with surgery at Children's in Houston. Until now I haven't had any complications, was checked out in 3rd grade, and thought I was thoroughly checked out when pregnant with Jack per my OB's request to ensure my heart could handle childbirth. Turns out that my left artery is wrapped around my esophagus. Not sure how long, how, or anything else other than the fact that Dr.Gottesman has already met with him regarding my case, he is very well known in Dallas so I was told I would be in good hands, and was urged to call Wednesday to set up the first available consultation. Apparently swelling is possible which would lead to rupture and as he put it...the results would be fatal. So...not sure if it will be a monitor from here on out or go in for surgery and have it repaired. Only time will tell. Sure wish I had gotten life insurance before finding this out and now you know me...obsessing about wills, not being able to have future kids, and where to be buried...would you expect anything else from me?

That afternoon we picked Jack up and took him directly to the After Care Pediatric place because of the mild fever, acting out, and not sleeping. There was fluid in both ears and the right (as usual) was opaque which means on the way to infection. We have him on antibiotics again to beat it before Tuesday because if there is a fever then his surgery has to be cancelled. He has a pretty mean sounding cough too, but must be weather/allergy related because his lungs checked out clear. Here is hoping Tuesday brings him better health, more clear spoken words, and less co-pays.

Here are a few pics from this week:

We caved and gave Jack his Valentine's from Papa and Bebe early...I'll wrap it again on Saturday so he can open it, but we just couldn't watch Cars again and wanted him to watch it a few times before Valentine's Day was over...he LOVED it. So cute laying on the "man pillow" watching it while barking at Snoopy.

So sweet for an on looker.

Not so sweet when your cheek is hanging off the bed.

Super sweet when you have the rest of the bed to yourself.

Although, this was not the case the entire night. At one point Nick and I were both hanging off while Jack made the cross bar to our family "H". The next day was ROUGH!

Bath Time Fun!

Finishing Up January

The week ended finally after our snow day at home. Friday we picked Jack up to find out that he was stealing toys, running off with them, and smiling when being talked to by his teachers. They were shocked because he is normally (besides that one time on the table) on his best behavior at Watters...here's hoping it isn't a pattern, but happy that it wasn't a report that he bit another kid like he was bit last week. I'm sure our day is coming though!

The boys dropped me off at Presby Dallas for an Upper CT test ordered by the gastro in response to the barium tablet getting logged in my esophagus and seeing my aorta putting pressure on it from the Upper GI. Nothing like a happy hour long neck of barium (vanilla flavored this time-I was on the frequent flyer side of the office with leather sofas, warm blankets, and nice lighting-moving on up in the world). At least there was a fellow Tiger fan waiting with me to pass the time before my IV and test. After a tease vial of saline (for those confused...don't ask....for those that know..you understand how bad I wanted more especially with those warm blankets wrapped around me), the 2nd half of my long neck, some iodine injected into my veins (SUPER WEIRD FEELING), and some radiation in a donut, and it was over. Had to hang around awhile while the boys continued to shop at Northpark to make sure my itching wasn't an allergic reaction to the iodine...now it is wait til Friday the 13th for my results at my follow up appointment...hope the date isn't a sign of what is to come from the tests.

Saturday morning Jack and I hung out then after nap headed to the McWilliams after nap to play while the boys were playing golf. Here are Jack and Olivia doing some art work after playing in her kitchen.
Lucy being here is important a few minutes later after Jack threw Olivia off the bench and pushed everything off her desk in her room. I put him in time out in the living room and headed to clean up the mess...to hear a scream and a blur as he took off from the living room into Karen and Aaron's room with Lucy chasing after him. The scream continued and he threw himself on the floor in fear...pretty sure he won't throw Olivia down or knock stuff off the table again if Lucy is his punishment. :)

We weren't expecting the boys to be gone that long...Karen and I were thinking nice dinner out when they returned to tend to the kids, but instead it was pizza then we took off to do some shopping alone without the boys and babies. Nick and Jack were stuck because I had the keys to the Pathfinder (a whole other issue) and I guess since Jack hasn't been to their house in awhile and didn't have his pjs (in the Pathfinder) he couldn't sleep so he was up til after 11 when we got home.
Do you think he was tired. This was him when we were trying to put on his nighttime diaper and pjs.



I'm feeling a bit under the weather, dreading the week ahead, and wishing Spring Break was here NOW!