The Day Everything Broke...But We Laughed

This week flew by.  So many things packed into four days after the holiday weekend.  Besides the usual therapies we had Logan's yearly cardiology checkup and 3 year well check.  The cardiology appointment seemed to take for.ev.er.  They always do an EKG, but this time they did an ECHO too.  I'm SO happy to report that the little hole that was in Logan's heart is completely gone and he had no evidence of any irregularities at all!  YESSS!

He was really good and was so interested in the pictures of his heart.  I've said this before, but his pediatric cardiologist is thebomb.com.  Seriously.  He is all kinds of amazing.  He must study every aspect of the charts before he enters the exam room or he has a photographic memory.  Either way it always leaves me in awe.  We just talk about new technologies in cardiac medicine, genetics, and basically shoot the shit like he has all the time in the world for us.  He remembers things I don't even remember and asks about things I never would have remembered, especially being a busy specialist and seeing a patient once a year.  It's truly outstanding care.  He's golden.  Logan jumps right in his lap (he's not overly cutesy with the kids either, it's so strange that Logan and Izzy love him so much) and high fives him and wants horsey rides.  He just has a gift. 

EKG stickies make pretty amazing fingernails.

Thursday we frantically tried to get the SUDC fundraising page up and taking donations with Matt and Lindsay's charity event coming up next weekend.  We did it and I am blown away by the support we've received!  I am honored to be friends and family with such kind and generous people.  One of the SUDC staff members I've been in contact with emailed me yesterday and was like 'This is amazing!  The donations just keep rolling in!'  The thought of organizing a benefit has been very overwhelming to us.  Having to solicit donations and ask for 'stuff' from businesses is something I've never been good at and the thought of having to do it while telling our story is pretty terrifying for so many reasons.  I'm so thankful that it's finally being done.  SO thankful.

Super Logan!

Today we had therapy, playgroup (at a friend's pool, yikes!) and then Logan's 3 year well check.  Everything looks good.  Dr. Frank was very hesitant to give a referral for the developmental pediatrician last year.  He actually told me 'I'm 100% confidant that Logan does not have autism.'  Honestly, if Dr. Frank didn't specialize in pulmonology we would have switched doctors.  I rely on him so much for advice and guidance with Isabel's asthma.  He has really been a wealth of knowledge in that area.  I know his strengths and weaknesses and work around them.  I told him that we've been seeing Dr. Fasci and that Logan is in therapy and he was sort of like 'well, there is a wide range of normal.'  :-/

Monday I saw that the upper rack of our dishwasher had been loaded incorrectly and a couple of tension clips to hold the rack onto the rollers had totally snapped off.  It's usable, but I need to try and order the parts for that.  Lovely.

So last night our microwave went out in a blaze of glory.  It was super impressive.  I was near the laundry room when the ignition happened and was leaping over kiddos and the dog trying to turn it off.  By the time I got there the damage was done.  It was fried.  I still don't know what happened.  I suppose there was a tiny piece of wrapping paper from the butter I was melting that maybe had metal in it?  It was a seemingly paper wrapper, so I'm not sure.  Anyway, there is a hole in the magnetron thingy.  It is totally done.  The problem is that the space for a the microwave is very odd.  It's a huge PITA trying to find ones that fit.  You're thinking 'how hard can it be?'  That's exactly what I thought when Brian told me....then I saw what he was talking about.  ugh.  Anyway, I need a microwave!  Heating things on the stove and in the oven is not fun.  I sort of feel like I'm camping.  Or in a 1950s movie.

That's not good.

Then, an hour later our freaking washing machine breaks.  Yes Dad, we know you told us about the problem.  Brian fixed it temporarily and is ordering parts for it.  Thankfully it's working now.

No big deal though.  It's all just stuff.  I'm just happy Logan had good checkups and is a healthy boy.  And that we are definitely reaching our fundraising goal before the fundraiser!!!!!

We have a fun weekend ahead!  Hopefully I'll get some more of Logan's birthday pictures posted soon.

I forgot to mention the best part of the day. Izzy and Logan running around the doctor's office yelling 'cock!' 'cock!' 'cock!' while pretending they were roosters. Yeeeep.

Dentist and Isabel's 4 year check up.

I finally took the kids to the dentist yesterday.  It was a day I was dreading for some time.  At Isabel's 3 year well check the pediatrician said that she needed to go to the dentist before she was 4.  Well, she was a day late.  I went ahead and took Logan too because I noticed that his teeth seemed a little more yellow than Isabel's teeth and he has an overbite.  Both kids did GREAT.  I was so pleasantly shocked.  I knew Isabel would likely do well.  She's really great at appointments and is very cooperative.  Logan is actually very cooperative with doctors.  His cardiologist actually said (and this is a direct quote) "he is the most well behaved 2 year old I've ever seen."  Hahahahahahaha.....I was like 'if you only knew.'  Anyway, he does pretty well.

Isabel went first and everything looked great and she'll be seen again in 6 months as per the norm.  Logan on the other hand....he needs some work.  Apparently he has incomplete enamel formation which makes him very susceptible to cavities and decay.  He has 2 cavities and one tooth that will need more work, including a baby root canal and cap.  Since he's not quite 3 they wanted to have it done at the hospital under general anesthesia.  He was doing so well with his cleaning that the dentist said that we could wait a month and try conscious sedation (giggle juice and laughing gas).  I'm all for that.  So he will go back in about a month for the cap and fillings.  He may need a partial cap on the other teeth once they are able to check them out further.  We'll see.  I'm also going to ask about sealing the rest of his baby teeth.  They don't normally do it (and it's not covered under insurance) but I would like to avoid the pain and financial burden of having caps and drilling done regularly.  Once his permanent teeth come in about 50% of incomplete enamel formation patients have issues with them as well.  Crossing my fingers he's not one of them.

I really liked the dentist.  She was understanding, patient and took the time after the appointment to come back out and talk to me after the assistant wasn't able to answer all of my questions.  The office is awesome.  It's strictly dental pediatrics, so there are big trees with 'animals' hanging in them, TV's, toys, etc etc.  The exam room is set up in a circle around a huge tree with Christmas LED lights all around it.  Perfect!  The circular thing threw me off at first because there were other kids getting cleanings at the same time in the same room, but I guess they know what they're doing because it seemed like the kids calmed each other down.  The bigger kids were just watching the TV's on the ceilings and acting like the whole thing was no big deal.  Obviously with conscious sedation the kids are in a private, separate room.

After the 2 hour appointment we met Brian for sandwiches.  Isabel was excited to show off her diamond tooth ring and Logan's slimy worm prize from the appointment.

Today Isabel saw the pediatrician for her 4 year well check.  Everything was great and she's doing fine.  We talked about side effects of long term Singulair use (since she just can't seem to get weaned off of if) and she had a hearing test.  Turns out she just has selective hearing.  A problem Dr. Frank assured me she inherited from her father.  Hopefully we can get her off of Singulair this Summer.