I know, I know, it's been so long since new post came that you wondered if I'd just totally forgotten about you, the adoring public. Well, I haven't. But there's a good reason why I haven't blogged in quite a while.
You see, there's this little thing called colic, and it totally disrupts your entire life. Needless to say (for those of you who've dealt with colic, at least) it's been very difficult around here for the past while. Maybe things are getting better, but maybe my ability to handle it is increasing as well. No, wait, it's not. Never mind.
Over the last few weeks, we've continued to deal with screaming fit after screaming fit, for hours almost every night. Some nights he surprises us and doesn't scream, but that doesn't mean he actually sleeps (or lets us sleep). In fact, there was one little patch last week (at least I think it was last week--I've lost all track of time, really) where he didn't sleep for three days. And I'm so not kidding about that. Oh sure, he'd take naps here and there, but they were only about 20 minutes in length, and then he'd be back to his old tricks again. I quite honestly think that I'm going insane. Thus if this post seems a little bit, I don't know, off, please excuse me. At least the men in white coats haven't come to take me away yet.
It's not like I didn't expect that a baby would cry. Many of our friends (all of whom either haven't had kids at all or haven't had kids with colic) have said to us, "Well, didn't you expect the baby to cry? I mean, that's what they do!" Yes, I'm aware of that. I know babies cry, and they pee on you (ooh, had that one happen to me just today, actually), and they fuss. But this is way above normal. Even our doctor and the nurse practitioner at our doctor's office have both admitted that this is one of the worst cases of colic they've ever seen. That's us, though--never do anything half way.
But before this post turns into a real whine-fest (but hey, thanks for letting me vent), there are a couple of things going well. First of all, I alluded to a medical problem for Steph in one of my last blog entries. Now that the tests have been done, I can tell you all what was going on. In her six-week physical, the doctor found a lump in her breast. Okay, how many of you either gasped or groaned about that? Anyway, for close to three weeks we worried about it and waited for an appointment at BC Women's hospital. That appointment happened last week, and we're happy to report that it's just a cyst, not cancer. A large sigh of relief went up in this household at the news.
Another thing that's going well is that at least Theo's still devastatingly handsome. The lack of sleep sometimes makes us blind to his cuteness, but I'm sure you will all recognize it for what it is. I have so many pictures to post and so much more to say, but I really don't have any time tonight, so you're going to have to wait. I'll post one photo at the end of this entry just to keep your appetite whetted.
Oh, here's one more administrative note. I know that many of you are following this blog still, and I appreciate your continued support. I am going to make a serious effort to get at least one post up here every week, complete with pictures. It will happen usually on Thursday night or Friday morning, so that you can get your fix of Theo before the weekend starts. Some weeks you might get more than one post, but let's stick with the "one post guarantee" for now. I'll even give you your money back if you don't get one post per week! I know, I'm so generous.
Anyway, Steph and I both really appreciate everyone who's been praying for us and giving us kind words whenever possible. You've all made this time a little bit more bearable, and for that we salute you. Now I really have to get my Greek homework done before the night is out. I'll leave you with two pictures, actually; one is a shot I think we'll try to get some money off of, and the second one is my current desktop wallpaper.
Good night all, and see you back here at the end of the week for more pictures.
2 comments:
Good to see something on your blog again! We were starting to worry that you guys were abducted by aliens or something! Regarding colic, we went through the monster with both Ian and Zach and believe it or not..... it does go away! And the kids do turn out normal (sort of). We are praying for you guys always and really love getting updates on your blog. I'm holding you to your one blog a week guarantee.
Hey you two! It's your Auntie Brenda. I might just have the remedy for colic. This comes from a registered nurse who found this out from another nurse. Take Sultana Raisins (yellowish ones) and put them in a pot with water and boil them in the water on the stove. Then take the raisins out and put the juice that's left in a bottle and give that to little Theo. When this nurse did it, the colic stopped immediately. After a few days of their baby on this, they stopped giving it to see if it really was working, and the colic immediately started up again. So not sure if you've already heard about this and tried it, but if not, definitely try it as it wouldn't hurt and might give you some rest. Let me know how it turns out!!!! Love you three!!
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