Poor Panther

Today Dain and I dropped off Panther (as you can see above, the world's best napper) to get spayed and de-clawed. Poor thing didn't know what was coming. We'll pick her up on Christmas Eve. Hopefully I'll be able to keep Dain mostly away from her while she heals! Butters has been looking for her all day.

Surgery Follow-up

Yesterday was Dain's 2nd follow-up appointment for his surgery. Here he is playing with the Dr's toys while we were waiting for his eyes to dilate. (By the way, it is NOT easy to force a toddler's eyes open for eye drops when he is squeezing them shut as tight as he can and screaming at the top of his lungs!)
Here's Dr. C (the surgeon) checking his eyes. He was a big boy and wanted to sit in the seat all by himself.
Dr. C was pleased with Dain's progress and says he's healing very well. We have to continue giving him eye drops at home 3 times a day until his stitches dissolve. Dr. C told me that's when the pink goes completely out of his eyes.
On a side note, I had to completely un-decorate then re-decorate the Christmas tree today. A toddler and a kitten are a very fatal combination! Needless to say, we are waiting until Christmas Eve to actually put gifts underneath it!

Cold, Cold Cold!

When we got up this morning, the outside temp was about -8 F, with the windchill at -14 F. Brrrrrrr!!!!! I think the high today was 5 above zero. Would have stayed in but I had to see the eye doc at 8 am this morning! We decided not to go play outside today. Unfortunately, we're expecting more of the same tomorrow. Good time to just bundle up and cuddle with the hubby, Dain and the kitties! (Who, by the way, as you can see below, are really good cuddlers!)

Dain and his surgery

On Thursday, Dec 4, Jeremy and I got up at the crack of dawn (acutally, earlier than that) to get Dain to the surgery center by 6:30 am. He enjoyed running around and saying hi to everyone in the waiting room before it was his turn to get ready for surgery.
Here are Dain and I gearing up for the surgery. I was holding him to keep him calm while the nurse took his stats, etc. He would not keep the hat on, but thought it was funny that I had to. He did enjoy playing with the heart monitor/oxygen monitor that clips over his finger.
When they were ready for him, I carried him to the OR (which is why I had to wear the gown, cap & booties.) Then came the hardest part for me. I laid him on the operating table, held his hands and talked to him while the anesthesiologist got him ready for general. Then the Dr put the mask over his face. After a minute of fighting, he was out. Then I had to leave. It's not easy leaving the life of your child in the hands of someone you just met.
Jeremy and I hung out in the waiting room for a little over an hour. When they called us back, Dain was already awake and not too happy!

Dain had to wear shields over his eyes all that day and night. We took them off the next day and never have been able to put them back on!

(We tried once, and you would think it was the end of the world.) At his next day post-op, Dr. C said that he looked great and was doing very well. We have another appointment to see her next week. I'll keep you posted.

Now Dain is doing really well! We have to give him eye drops 3 times a day, which he totally hates, but otherwise he doesn't even seem to remember that he had surgery. His eyes are so much straighter and he such a happy boy! (This picture was taken a few days after the surgery).

Dain's Surgery

Hello, blog followers! (Or should I say, Erin?) :) Well, Dain's surgery was this past Thursday, Dec 4. The surgery went very well and Dain did great. Just wanted to let you know. I will post more details and some pictures later on.
Thanks for all your prayers and support.

It's good to know

Well, I found why I miscarried 3 weeks ago. My doctor just called and she told me that I had a partial molar pregnancy. Basically now I have to get my HCG (human growth hormone) levels tested weekly for the next 3 weeks, then have monthly tests after that for a while. We also can't even think about trying for another baby for a minimum of 6 months. Please click on the link I've provided for some good information in non-medical terms. It helped me to understand what happened.

It is also helpful to know why we lost the baby. This baby would never have made it - it had too many chromosomes.

It's good to know.

Halloween Pictures

Why Dain doesn't need to go Trick-or-Treating....

Where's all the good stuff?

Shiver me Timbers!

Hello? Oh hi! There's no candy left here! Go to the next house please!

Yesssss! Jackpot!