I haven't been posting a lot lately, because we've been going through some stuff...good and bad. For several months, my little guy, Wylie, has been complaining of headaches. Totally disturbing, right? We were forced to schedule an MRI, something that required him to be completely anesthetized, in order to find out if something was up with his brain. We had to take an early morning trip back to Oakland to have him put under for the scan. It is not really all that fun watching your child with tubes up his nose, completely knocked out. The procedure went well, and much to our relief, about 10 minutes into our post-MRI ice cream party at Fenton's, his doctor called to tell us that the radiologist found no brain abnormalities. This doesn't explain the headaches, but I'll take it. As you can imagine, I've been operating at a high stress level. I got sick. Really sick. I'm still on really powerful antibiotics to treat a double ear infection brought on by a bad cold. I just haven't had the time to produce new project based content for Poppy Haus for the past few weeks, and I'm feeling a little melancholy about that.
There's something else, something I've debated about even sharing at this point, so as not to jinx it. We just made an offer on a house, and holy crap the offer was accepted. This is something that we were pretty sure was never ever going to happen for us. We live in the Bay Area, where we've always been pretty much priced out of the market, even here in Petaluma. If all goes according to plan, we'll soon be the proud owners of a small,1968 split level ranch with a big old yard for our boys to run wild. It will need so much work done to make it right, but I've been waiting for this opportunity since, well, since forever. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
xo,
Heather
Oh goodness, you've been through the mill. So glad your little one's MRI turned out a-okay and how exciting you'll be new homeowners soon. Now that will make for lots of blog posts! Meanwhile, just take care of the important stuff. :)
ReplyDeleteMissed seeing your posts, but I'm glad that the MRI went well. Hopefully you guys will figure out what's happening with your little guy soon. It's always tough when your child is sick. (And good luck on the house! How exciting!)
ReplyDeleteSo happy for you Heather! I'm very sad though to hear about Wylie and all he's been facing. That's so scary! There's nothing worse than feeling helpless with your child. I hope you feel better soon and can get back to all the wonderful things you were doing. Best of luck with the house. With all your creativity I'm sure it will be looking awesome in no time.:-)
ReplyDeleteawww...my love to you poppy
ReplyDeleteSo sorry to hear about your kid being sick. It is so scary having your child undergo tests like that. The best advice I was given during our extended hospital stay for our daughter last year was to write down all the tests, all the symptoms each day. Keep a record of all the doctors you speak to and all the advice they give. Even now, when the hospital has a record of her history, the doctors still want me to tell them the history & having an accurate record is so helpful. Hope you are both feeling better soon.
ReplyDeleteCongratulations on the house! Very exciting xx
I'm not sure if you've figured out what exactly is going on with your little one at this point (I just found your blog so I've been reading through the older posts) but my 5 year old was complaining of headaches and we had to take him to get CT scan twice in order for his specialist to determine that he had a very severe sinus infection that he has apparently had for months. Other symptoms included stomach aches and coughing. He was on 3 rounds of antibiotics with a short break between them for the past 4 months or so. It was a very frustrating and hard thing to deal with as a parent. Hoping that you've figured out what is going on and its nothing they can't get worked out soon! Best of luck to your little guy.
ReplyDeleteMandolin- He did have evidence of sinus infection in the scan- I have always suspected that he gets migraines brought on by allergies. Fortunately he isn't experiencing headaches right now...if/when it happens again I'm having him tested. Thank you for sharing your experience. It really is so frustrating and scary when this type of thing happens...
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