We got great news today, Kim had an ultrasound and they said it is 98% sure that the baby is a girl! Now I can start shopping!
All goes well here with the puppies. Whoopie is training much easier than "lazy Lucy". They continue to keep us entertained.
Peter seems to have taken a few steps backward. He fell Sat. night in the bathroom and has re-injured his back. As a result he does nothing. Luckily he goes to the chiropractor tomorrow and hopefully he can fix him up quick.
Wendy
Monday, June 23, 2008
Saturday, June 21, 2008
Getting better everyday!
I guess you have figured out that if I don't blog everything is going ok, and that is true. I will try to do better. I have heard from many people that they look forward to and even miss my blog and I have heard from others that they have stopped checking it because I never update - hopefully I can please everyone (or most) now.
Peter continues to get better everyday. Our next clinic appt. is not until July 10th and we are hoping they will discontinue some of his meds then. His legs still swell daily from the knees down so he wears the elastic stockings everyday. He may have to have some testing done next time we are in Durham to see if they can figure out why this has persisted for so long. His strength is improving though not as fast as we would like. He tripped in the driveway last week and went down face first. We went to the ER and thankfully nothing was broken - his head is too hard to break! He did end up with 2 black eyes, a purple/red nose, a goose egg above one eye and bruising in spots down to his chin. He is not a pretty picture. The chiropractor has been using electrical pulses to help the bruising go away and it seems to be helping.
Peter continues to work from home except for Monday afternoons when I drop him off for staff meetings and stuff. All seems to be going well with that. Maybe he can return to the office full time this fall.
Next weekend we are taking the puppies and driving to Altanta to visit my mother. Peter's family should be here to visit some time in July or August.
The puppies continue to grow and keep us busy. I think they have doubled in size since we got them. Whoopie is doing better in the house training dept. has trouble calming herself down. Lucy is very laid back so we refer to them as "Lazy Lucy" and "Wound Up Whoopie". They play well together and are just learning what their voices sound like. They are 9 weeks old today!
I have started training with the Leukemia Society's Team in Training program. I plan to walk the "City of the Oaks Marathon/Half-Marathon" in Raleigh, NC on November 2. I will be fundraising for the Society and would love your support. You can go to my fundraising website and donate online - it is quick and easy. The address is:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/nce/Oaks08/wyandowmhc
Thanks in advance for your support! The LLS benefits financially and I get a morale boost and incentive to keep on training.
Wendy
Peter continues to get better everyday. Our next clinic appt. is not until July 10th and we are hoping they will discontinue some of his meds then. His legs still swell daily from the knees down so he wears the elastic stockings everyday. He may have to have some testing done next time we are in Durham to see if they can figure out why this has persisted for so long. His strength is improving though not as fast as we would like. He tripped in the driveway last week and went down face first. We went to the ER and thankfully nothing was broken - his head is too hard to break! He did end up with 2 black eyes, a purple/red nose, a goose egg above one eye and bruising in spots down to his chin. He is not a pretty picture. The chiropractor has been using electrical pulses to help the bruising go away and it seems to be helping.
Peter continues to work from home except for Monday afternoons when I drop him off for staff meetings and stuff. All seems to be going well with that. Maybe he can return to the office full time this fall.
Next weekend we are taking the puppies and driving to Altanta to visit my mother. Peter's family should be here to visit some time in July or August.
The puppies continue to grow and keep us busy. I think they have doubled in size since we got them. Whoopie is doing better in the house training dept. has trouble calming herself down. Lucy is very laid back so we refer to them as "Lazy Lucy" and "Wound Up Whoopie". They play well together and are just learning what their voices sound like. They are 9 weeks old today!
I have started training with the Leukemia Society's Team in Training program. I plan to walk the "City of the Oaks Marathon/Half-Marathon" in Raleigh, NC on November 2. I will be fundraising for the Society and would love your support. You can go to my fundraising website and donate online - it is quick and easy. The address is:
http://pages.teamintraining.org/nce/Oaks08/wyandowmhc
Thanks in advance for your support! The LLS benefits financially and I get a morale boost and incentive to keep on training.
Wendy
Tuesday, June 3, 2008
Aren't we cute?
Here are Lucy, Peter and Whoopie, can you tell who's who? The girls play really well together and keep each other occupied quite a bit of the time. Housebreaking is a challenge with 2 puppies - I forgot that puppies are basically eating - biting - pooping machines!As you can see, Peter is looking pretty good. His hair is still thin and has a bit of a curl to it. Somedays it is wild and he looks like Albert Einstein - of course riding in the Miata with the top down doesn't help much either.
We try and get out somewhere every day and we are spending alot more time outside since the pupppies came.
Monday, June 2, 2008
Whoopie and Lucy are here
We have new puppies! Saturday night we got 2 6 week old cocker spaniel puppies, one black and one red. We have named them Whoopie (after Whoopie Goldberg) and Lucy (after Lucille Ball), can you figure out which is which? They are as cute as can be and we are enjoying having dog(s) in the house. As soon as I get some good pics I will post them.
Peter continues to improve! His strength is better every day, and his appetite is great! He eats just about everything in sight. We see the dr. on Thursday and are hoping that he has gained weight. His prednisone has leveled off and hopefully they will start decreasing some of the other drugs he is on. Strength continues to increase, but he is still quite weak. Now that Whoopie and Lucy are running around the house he is getting more exercise.
Everything is looking so much better than a month ago! We need to judge progress on a weekly basis or even a monthly basis, otherwise it is hard to see changes. As long as we can see progress, no matter how small, we are both encouraged and know that things will continue to improve.
Have a great day!
Wendy
Peter continues to improve! His strength is better every day, and his appetite is great! He eats just about everything in sight. We see the dr. on Thursday and are hoping that he has gained weight. His prednisone has leveled off and hopefully they will start decreasing some of the other drugs he is on. Strength continues to increase, but he is still quite weak. Now that Whoopie and Lucy are running around the house he is getting more exercise.
Everything is looking so much better than a month ago! We need to judge progress on a weekly basis or even a monthly basis, otherwise it is hard to see changes. As long as we can see progress, no matter how small, we are both encouraged and know that things will continue to improve.
Have a great day!
Wendy
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