WARNING: may cause excessive laughing which can lead to stomach cramps!
Enjoy!
3.05.2010
Jackson on the Attack
So after breakfast a few days ago Jackson all of a sudden discovered his feet in a whole new way. Sure he saw them before, even grabbed them a few times, but all of a sudden he was on the attack!!! Its just too hard to explain or put into words, so you just have to watch it.
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
3.01.2010
Too Cool
Now that Jackson and I are in a Mommy & Me group we have dates to look forward to and finally a fuller calendar. And for all that know me well, a busy calendar makes for a happy Ellie. I love having to look at my calendar for the next day and actually see something on it again!!! I do, however, enjoy some lazy days at home with Jackson just the two of us...well three of us if you count Holly...well four of us if you count Daddy's escapes from the office throughout the day :)
Last night was also a special event in the Davis Household. Jackson got to try Great Grandma's Green Beans for the first time. Great Grandma Lois passed away September 2008. We found out February 2009 that Jackson would be coming that year so we made sure to hold on to some of the green beans that she canned from her garden before her passing.
Jackson absolutely LOVED the green beans and it was great that he had a little part of her. She LOVED her garden and loved canning and sharing all her wonderful veggies. I know she was with us last night watching. (Love you Grandma, miss you!)
2.27.2010
VENTING re: My Eye
Instead of venting to EVERYONE I meet or happens to catch me in a mood I'm just going to blog about it to get it off my chest.
As most of you know, I had 3 Retinal Detachments last year and 3 different variation of eye surgeries to fix it (Apparently, somehow God got distracted and put and 80 year old's eye in place of mine!) The last of the 3 surgeries involved a Victrectomy with Silicone Oil, instead of the gas bubble, which they left in so that I wouldn't have to do what I had to do for the prior 2 surgeries which was laying down for 2 weeks (face down or on my side) for 99% of the time. Which I'm thankful for since Jackson was only 2 weeks old. The side effect of the silicone oil is that when left it is usually causes a cataract. Well..sure enough 4 months since my surgery the cataract is forming. As if my vision for this eye wasn't bad enough after last years surgeries! If you ever have a dirty or cloudy contact or wake up with sleep in your eye...its kind of like that, real blurry but ALL the time. Good thing my other eye is corrected to 20/20 and no problems yet so I can see half well.
Again so I don't have to repeat OVER AND OVER AND OVER again what's next for me and my eye:
Next surgery will be this Spring/Summer and will involve taking out the silicone oil and where it has leaked, cleaning up the vitreous fluid, possibly victrectomy if the scar tissue continues and causes the retina to detach or start detaching again and also removing of the lens in my eye. They will not implant a new lens at that time as they have to continue to watch the scar tissue and hope that more scar tissue does not form. Hopefully the worst part will be having the lens out for 6+ months and just not being able to see at all during that time out of that eye. If they have to do a victrectomy if the retina has detached then I'm guessing another gas bubble is in my future and A LOT of time on my stomach for at least 2 weeks(yeah, with a 7-10month old), sounds fun.
After living without a lens for 6+ months and IF everything says ok with no further detachment or excessive vitreous fluid build up/leaking then I'll have a lens implant put in and back to "normal". This is the best case scenario if no further detachments develop and what I'm hoping for. Not a lot to be positive about but bet case scenario so I'm holding on to that. Just keep thinking to myself.."2 more surgeries, 2 more surgeries, just have to get through 2 more surgeries"
As a new mommy, I'm pretty emotional about this topic even if I haven't shared that with most of you when I try to maintain chipper! It is starting to get in my way of taking Jackson out in the car. Nighttime driving is getting difficult as well. I'm also scared to death that I'm not going to be able to see all his new "firsts" as well as I'd like to. His face is getting a little more blurry everyday, and it takes a lot to not cry about this. I know I have 1 eye that is good and I can just "close my bad eye" but its just not the same. Life is not perfect and God has a plan for us. This is making me a stronger person but its hard to understand exactly why this is all happening. I know it could be worse. I have friends getting lumps removed from their breast, having tough and stressful pregnancies, family friends struggling with cancer, etc. I am so very grateful for Jackson & Rob's health! Rob and I definitely want another child but want to get these eye problems hopefully behind us before trying for #2. This may drag out to be longer than I would've liked to wait but again we'll see what God has planned.
I hope this isn't too Debbie Downer for everyone but I wanted to get it out and hopefully not continue to carry the weight of it all around me 24/7. Thank you to my friends that have supported me thus far and who I know will continue to be there for me.
As most of you know, I had 3 Retinal Detachments last year and 3 different variation of eye surgeries to fix it (Apparently, somehow God got distracted and put and 80 year old's eye in place of mine!) The last of the 3 surgeries involved a Victrectomy with Silicone Oil, instead of the gas bubble, which they left in so that I wouldn't have to do what I had to do for the prior 2 surgeries which was laying down for 2 weeks (face down or on my side) for 99% of the time. Which I'm thankful for since Jackson was only 2 weeks old. The side effect of the silicone oil is that when left it is usually causes a cataract. Well..sure enough 4 months since my surgery the cataract is forming. As if my vision for this eye wasn't bad enough after last years surgeries! If you ever have a dirty or cloudy contact or wake up with sleep in your eye...its kind of like that, real blurry but ALL the time. Good thing my other eye is corrected to 20/20 and no problems yet so I can see half well.
Again so I don't have to repeat OVER AND OVER AND OVER again what's next for me and my eye:
Next surgery will be this Spring/Summer and will involve taking out the silicone oil and where it has leaked, cleaning up the vitreous fluid, possibly victrectomy if the scar tissue continues and causes the retina to detach or start detaching again and also removing of the lens in my eye. They will not implant a new lens at that time as they have to continue to watch the scar tissue and hope that more scar tissue does not form. Hopefully the worst part will be having the lens out for 6+ months and just not being able to see at all during that time out of that eye. If they have to do a victrectomy if the retina has detached then I'm guessing another gas bubble is in my future and A LOT of time on my stomach for at least 2 weeks(yeah, with a 7-10month old), sounds fun.
After living without a lens for 6+ months and IF everything says ok with no further detachment or excessive vitreous fluid build up/leaking then I'll have a lens implant put in and back to "normal". This is the best case scenario if no further detachments develop and what I'm hoping for. Not a lot to be positive about but bet case scenario so I'm holding on to that. Just keep thinking to myself.."2 more surgeries, 2 more surgeries, just have to get through 2 more surgeries"
As a new mommy, I'm pretty emotional about this topic even if I haven't shared that with most of you when I try to maintain chipper! It is starting to get in my way of taking Jackson out in the car. Nighttime driving is getting difficult as well. I'm also scared to death that I'm not going to be able to see all his new "firsts" as well as I'd like to. His face is getting a little more blurry everyday, and it takes a lot to not cry about this. I know I have 1 eye that is good and I can just "close my bad eye" but its just not the same. Life is not perfect and God has a plan for us. This is making me a stronger person but its hard to understand exactly why this is all happening. I know it could be worse. I have friends getting lumps removed from their breast, having tough and stressful pregnancies, family friends struggling with cancer, etc. I am so very grateful for Jackson & Rob's health! Rob and I definitely want another child but want to get these eye problems hopefully behind us before trying for #2. This may drag out to be longer than I would've liked to wait but again we'll see what God has planned.
I hope this isn't too Debbie Downer for everyone but I wanted to get it out and hopefully not continue to carry the weight of it all around me 24/7. Thank you to my friends that have supported me thus far and who I know will continue to be there for me.
2.24.2010
Mini Photo Shoot- 19 weeks
Since we call Jackson "Monkey" all the time I thought it was appropriate to put him in this monkey outfit we got from my work shower (thanks Shad!) Jackson is 19 weeks is a great joy to have in our house. He is always making funny noises and making Rob and I laugh all the time. He is developing his own personality and I have a feeling we're gonna have our hands full. He is a sly little guy, very inquisitive, very happy, and very social! He is sitting up with the assistance of the Boppy in some of these pictures and he seems like such a BIG BOY now! I can't believe how fast our guy is growing. Our baby is not a little itty baby anymore! Hope you enjoy!
2.20.2010
On the Move!
Our little guy is on the move! He is rolling over like crazy. The second you put him on his back he rolls right over to his belly. In less than 3 seconds...we've counted!! He still hasn't mastered getting back to his back once he is on his belly so there are quite a few temper tantrums throughout the day.
Jackson loves Dr. Suell because he ok'd him to eat not only rice but some baby food!! So far Jackson loves applesauce, sweet potatoes, & bananas. I've been making homemade baby food and it is a lot of fun. Its great to know exactly what he's eating and to know I prepared it for him. I made a batch of peach puree for him which he has yet to try. That'll be on the menu for next week as well as him trying out butternut squash. We really have been blessed with such a great eater! He loves sitting in his high chair and "telling" you how much fun he is having. He makes a lot of new sounds, squeals and grunts these days. He sure is a lot of fun to listen to. He is quite emphatic about whatever it is he is saying! He is also learning how to squirm...moving from one end to the other in his crib on his belly. Its his take of the crawl for 4 month olds. The spitting up was out of control the last 2 weeks. 15 burp cloths a day (NO EXAGGERATION, we counted!). But it looks like the last 2 days (fingers crossed) it has gotten a lot better. I'm hoping the solid foods are helping with this. He also has been giggling at pretty much anything lately. You just look at him and he'll start laughing. However, if you tickle his ribs its a sure fire way of getting full blown belly laughs that will go on and on. So much fun (sometimes I wonder if Rob and I enjoy even more than he does!)
We are loving the adventures of Jackson Wayne and seeing how much fun he is having discovering new things. Truly understanding the lyrics now to "Don't Blink". This time has flown by so we're holding on to every second!
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