Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Saturday, March 15, 2014
What a Week
This week nearly brought me to my knees. Sunday night/Monday morning Espen spiked a fever, so I stayed home with him Monday. No biggie. I worked a bit (as much as you can with an almost-toddler who's in the phase of putting everything is his mouth). Tuesday I had a meeting to attend so I took him to daycare all hopped up on ibuprofen. Our provider was in touch that morning and said he was in bad shape; I came home at lunch to get him. On Wednesday, when he was still feverish and now starting to wheeze, I took him to the doctor, and after they took his pulse-ox, which measures the amount of oxygen in your blood, and it was 91-92, so they told me to get him to the ER. Thankfully, they had given him a breathing treatment in the office, so I didn't have to drive like a maniac, terrified. (Although I was still terrified).
We got to the ER and were taken in right away; he received two more breathing treatments and an oral steroid to calm down the inflammation and hopefully make it easier for him to breathe. We went home with instructions to give him the inhaler every 4 hours. The next morning (Thursday) I stayed home again from work, and I gave him his inhaler at the designated time, but he was still sounding horrible. So I gave him 2 more puffs, which is the max dose he can have. And when he woke up from his nap, he was STILL wheezing. So back to the ER. :( This time I had to wait 2 hours to be seen (they took his pulse-ox and it was 97), and we were there for a total of 6 hours. Breathing treatment and sent home. It was brutally tough taking him to the ER and handling it on my own; Pete's been working in Palo Alto so he couldn't get home easily. :(
It turns out he has bronchiolitis, which is a viral bronchitis caused most likely by RSV. I'm so very happy to report he got a "much improved" report from the doctor yesterday; I cried last night out of relief that it was over. He was so much more like himself today. We got outside and spent some time watching a drum circle and seagulls and dogs. He ate lamb and pork for dinner at a Greek restaurant and laughed and laughed at Lucia jumping around. Thank God.
We got to the ER and were taken in right away; he received two more breathing treatments and an oral steroid to calm down the inflammation and hopefully make it easier for him to breathe. We went home with instructions to give him the inhaler every 4 hours. The next morning (Thursday) I stayed home again from work, and I gave him his inhaler at the designated time, but he was still sounding horrible. So I gave him 2 more puffs, which is the max dose he can have. And when he woke up from his nap, he was STILL wheezing. So back to the ER. :( This time I had to wait 2 hours to be seen (they took his pulse-ox and it was 97), and we were there for a total of 6 hours. Breathing treatment and sent home. It was brutally tough taking him to the ER and handling it on my own; Pete's been working in Palo Alto so he couldn't get home easily. :(
It turns out he has bronchiolitis, which is a viral bronchitis caused most likely by RSV. I'm so very happy to report he got a "much improved" report from the doctor yesterday; I cried last night out of relief that it was over. He was so much more like himself today. We got outside and spent some time watching a drum circle and seagulls and dogs. He ate lamb and pork for dinner at a Greek restaurant and laughed and laughed at Lucia jumping around. Thank God.
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Wednesday, February 5, 2014
Wool or Copper
It's eight years today that Pete and I met, and seven that we married. The traditional gifts this year are wool or copper. Ha! We asked each other how it felt last night, and while it feels so strange to think that eight years have passed, I couldn't imagine them with anyone else. We don't pretend to have a perfect life or have it totally figured out over here, but I will say that we do two things well: 1. we band together when times are tough. We hunker down and hold on tight and figure out how to get through. This wasn't always the case, but we were forced to learn how to do this, and I'm so thankful. It's given us #2, which is that while we approach our lives and the world in diametrically opposing ways, we have an undercurrent of trust and faith in each other and an implicit agreement that we're both heading towards the same goal post.
I'm so thankful for him, our relationship, and the lives we've built together. Happy Anniversary babe. Love you beyond.
I'm so thankful for him, our relationship, and the lives we've built together. Happy Anniversary babe. Love you beyond.
Thursday, January 30, 2014
The Craziest January Ever
Well. January has certainly been memorable. The week of the 6th Pete went to see his friend/colleague about starting to work for him, and surprise, he wanted him to start that very day!!!! Only trouble is we had no after care for Lucia, and didn't have full time care for Espen. So I scrambled to get Lucia into an amazing program that she really loves. They pick her up from school in a van (with other kids) and take her down to their center. She takes classes two days a week, [her current curricula include jewelry making and art history] but goes to the park the other days. Espen is at his daycare provider five days a week and is finally loving her. He doesn't cry anymore when I drop him off (man, that was tough). He plays outside every day and she said his demeanor has completely changed now that he knows how to crawl and get to other kids and toys, etc.
But more importantly, Pete has a new job. I'll let him post about it, but suffice it to say, he's having a great time learning how a design firm operates on the business end and most of all, designing cool stuff and collaborating with a team. His office is in Berkeley so it's not too far away.
I, on the other hand, came home from our Christmas trip hellbent on getting a new job. The CEO of a startup company found me through LinkedIn just before Christmas, and asked if I was interested in heading up their communications. We had a conversation that went well. I emailed him the next day to let him know I couldn't stop thinking about the company. I went in for my first interview on Jan. 7, accepted the job on Jan. 17 and started unofficially the following Monday, but officially last Wednesday. It is tremendously exciting and for the first time in 5 years, I feel like my career is finally back on track. I am beyond thrilled and while I hustled and gave it everything I had to get this job, I know it was also God and luck coming together to give me this opportunity. The startup only has 20 people and I'm the Head of Communications. I got a very sizeable raise. I am fully in charge of directing the company's communications and they want me to be pushy and objective and not acquiesce if they push back (OMG AM I DREAMING????) I sat in a meeting today and thought, I cannot believe I am getting paid to do this. THIS IS SO FUN.
Because we both needed to go separate directions for work, we finally decided to get another car with car seats. Pete will post about that, but suffice it to say it wasn't a quick process. We researched and researched and finally decided to just pull the trigger on the one we wanted all along. We are taking turns driving it, and truth be told, while it's SO NICE and fancy, I'm more comfortable driving the Prius since I tend to be clumsy and I'm nervous I'll mess up the new car. :) We're considering getting the Prius detailed; it's 7 years old and has 130K miles. It's time for a detailing.
I can't believe this, but this month we also sleep trained Espen. Man, when I read this post I suddenly realize why I'm so tired! It's been crazy. So many big changes and milestones. We came back from Delaware and his sleep schedule was insane and he only wanted to be held and/or fall asleep on me. No bueno. We read a great book and implemented it, and 6 (very very very long) days later, he was sleeping through the night. I think I'm supposed to cut out his dream feed soon, but I really love nursing him too much to give it up. I'm that crazy breastfeeding lady! Yes I am. With the work schedules, I am clinging onto our snuggle time as much as possible.
Other than that, not much is new. :)
But more importantly, Pete has a new job. I'll let him post about it, but suffice it to say, he's having a great time learning how a design firm operates on the business end and most of all, designing cool stuff and collaborating with a team. His office is in Berkeley so it's not too far away.
I, on the other hand, came home from our Christmas trip hellbent on getting a new job. The CEO of a startup company found me through LinkedIn just before Christmas, and asked if I was interested in heading up their communications. We had a conversation that went well. I emailed him the next day to let him know I couldn't stop thinking about the company. I went in for my first interview on Jan. 7, accepted the job on Jan. 17 and started unofficially the following Monday, but officially last Wednesday. It is tremendously exciting and for the first time in 5 years, I feel like my career is finally back on track. I am beyond thrilled and while I hustled and gave it everything I had to get this job, I know it was also God and luck coming together to give me this opportunity. The startup only has 20 people and I'm the Head of Communications. I got a very sizeable raise. I am fully in charge of directing the company's communications and they want me to be pushy and objective and not acquiesce if they push back (OMG AM I DREAMING????) I sat in a meeting today and thought, I cannot believe I am getting paid to do this. THIS IS SO FUN.
Because we both needed to go separate directions for work, we finally decided to get another car with car seats. Pete will post about that, but suffice it to say it wasn't a quick process. We researched and researched and finally decided to just pull the trigger on the one we wanted all along. We are taking turns driving it, and truth be told, while it's SO NICE and fancy, I'm more comfortable driving the Prius since I tend to be clumsy and I'm nervous I'll mess up the new car. :) We're considering getting the Prius detailed; it's 7 years old and has 130K miles. It's time for a detailing.
I can't believe this, but this month we also sleep trained Espen. Man, when I read this post I suddenly realize why I'm so tired! It's been crazy. So many big changes and milestones. We came back from Delaware and his sleep schedule was insane and he only wanted to be held and/or fall asleep on me. No bueno. We read a great book and implemented it, and 6 (very very very long) days later, he was sleeping through the night. I think I'm supposed to cut out his dream feed soon, but I really love nursing him too much to give it up. I'm that crazy breastfeeding lady! Yes I am. With the work schedules, I am clinging onto our snuggle time as much as possible.
Other than that, not much is new. :)
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