3rd trip to ER in 2 weeks!

And it's the 2nd trip for our one of our 4-legged babies!

Wednesday around 1:30pm Dave was working when he heard Raspberry (our lab) making strange noises in the entry way of our house. He got up to see what she was doing and she was in convulsions. He rushed her to the vet and had to leave her there for observation and tests, as she continued to have convulsions while there. The vet thinks this is totally unrelated to the last trip to the ER a week ago when she ate rat poison (thank God), but has no other idea why this happened. Raspberry was put on IV fluids, Valium, and Phenobarbital and was release to us 6:30pm. Instructions to keep her calm for then next 1.5 weeks and to continue giving her the Pheno-Barb (as they call it). So far so good. We'll keep you posted, but keep our sweet Raspberry in your thoughts!

A weekend up North.

We went north last weekend for dock removal, for Caroline's birthday, and while we were there Dave happened to get a little something for himself.

Grandma transformed into a Birthday Queen by her Granddaughters. You should have seen the cake! A HUGE double layer triple chocolate cake, with a cream cheese middle layer, and dark chocolate shavings on top! It was so rich and so yummy! Good job Kara & Danielle!

All the partying must have worn Grandpa and Buddy Too out!

Big smiles of approval from Dave & WD. WD loved playing with the steering wheel.

The new lawn tractor (mower deck had yet to be installed, but is on now).

WD's Growing Smile

Tooth number 2 came in during the night last night and has cut through this morning. It's his bottom right. All things considered, he's handling teething very well. If I could just say the same for mommy & daddy! (just kidding)

Crazy Weekend

Where do I even start? OK - WD is doing fine after his trip to the ER last week. His follow-up with the pediatrician on Friday revealed a big fat nothing. She thinks it may have been a virus. Yeah...right. Couldn't possibly have been the 3 shots she gave him that morning....what was I thinking???? (insert sarcasm here)

Then this weekend we had our cookout. Our friends Betsy, Nick & Morgan came and we played ladder golf, Are You Smarter than A 5th Grader?, and Mad Gab while dining on some great smoked ribs. Dave did a great job, all of you who couldn't make it - really missed out!

Then Saturday we ran errands all day, to come home, only to have to go to the ER again ... this time with our daughter! While we were putting away groceries, Raspberry was outside enjoying a tasty treat...Rat Poison! I heard Dave screaming and yelling at me when I was inside nursing William. I finally jump up to go see what's going on only to be scolded by him for having left a bag of BIG rat poison (that I'd recently bought at Menard's) on the ground as Raspberry (our black lab) had gotten into it. Dave had caught her eating it - and I immediately called our Vet to get her emergency #. She happened to be in the office and told us to make her throw it up (get her to drink hydrogen peroxide) and bring her in, so that's what we did. If you think it's tough getting a dog to take medication, you should try getting one to swallow a liquid! She threw up several times, and we were on our way in. We weren't there 20 minutes, before we were checked out and on our way home with 2 medications, and orders to keep her calm for 3 weeks (yeah right). So she's back to "normal" and still taking one medication for the duration of the 3 weeks.

I have to say for the first time in a very long time, I was glad to go to work on Tuesday! Of course it's now Wednesday and I'm wishing for Friday again. Such is life.

Family night out .... to the E.R.

We spent Tuesday evening together as a family (sans the dogs) in the Mercy Pediatric Emergency Room. William got his 6 month shots that day and we're still not sure if he had a reaction to them or what, but he had diarrhea and vomited several times. He even dry-heaved a few times at home. No fever - but the on-call nurse at the doctor's office said we should take him to the ER just to be safe and get him checked out. We spent 2 1/2 hours there, to be released with some PediaLyte and a Tylenol suppository with instructions to follow up with the pediatrician before the weekend. Things were better Wednesday morning but still a little off. Then Thursday morning, things were better still (with the exception of the big BM and very very wet diaper he woke up with).

Thank goodness it wasn't more serious, but enough to scare poor mommy! I'm really thinking he won't be getting any shots at one year, I think they can be delayed a little bit after this. Guess we'll just see how I feel in February.

6 Month Doctor's Visit

No new shot, just the same ones he's had the last 2 appointments. Next visit is at 9 months.

6 mos. 4 mos. 2 mos.

WEIGHT 18# 10oz 16# 11oz 12# 12oz

HEIGHT 27 1/8" 26.0" 23.25"

HEAD CIR. 17.5" 16.5" 15.5"

He's in the 75th percentile for his weight, height and head circumference.

On the move

We went to my parents' last weekend for my family reunion. Was good seeing all the cousins, and William loved it. G'ma and G'pa had a walker from their first grandson Sutton, that they cot out of storage for William. We brought it back to our house, and as you can see - HE LOVES IT!
He likes to chase Buddy and Berry around in it, but they are scared of it and run from him. He gets such a kick out of it. And we are also quickly learning what things we need to baby-proof still! (We never would have thought the garbage can liner would be something to watch out for!!!)