That's right, you heard it here first. Yesterday, the first time in nearly 3 weeks, Gabbie took a normal sized poop all on her own! I do not care how gross that is, we are thrilled. A few weeks ago we were noticing days going by without Gabbie having what she calls a "yuck". When she did have a "yuck" it was pretty small and not very solid. She was eating poorly and being more naughty than we'd like our 2 year old to be. So we went to the doctor last Tuesday. They did an x-ray. Dr. came back to our room and said "whoa, that must hurt, she's full". It took me a second to realize that he would not have come in the room so fast and he would have been breaking the news a bit softer if he had been talking about a terrible condition (yes, I'm a cancer-phobic). So, once I realized he was talking about her being full of poop, we drew up a game plan (literally, he drew it on a piece of paper with arrows and all). Start with a suppository, than an enema, then a few days of milk of magnesia, then daily MiraLax. I tell ya', the last 10 days have revolved around whether or not Gabbie took a "yuck". There have been some frustrating moments, some serious communication between Brice and I and the daycare provider (what she ate, how she acted, and of course, did she poop). We were not having much luck (without using a suppository anyway) and so I talked to the doctor again this past Thursday. He said keep trying, getting her back on track may take us 1-2 months. Well, last night at what was previously her usual time to take a "yuck" she did it, and didn't act like she was in pain and was more than willing to let me change her diaper. I'm excited and hope that with good eating habits and routine Miralax that we will have her on track and crack down on potty training in a month or so.
Did I seriously just type a whole paragraph about poop? Wow.
In other news, we are enjoying another snow day! We just got an automated phone call from the county to avoid travel as several motorists are stranded and rescue workers are having trouble getting to them. No argument here. I sure needed a day to sit here and work on the church books and catch up on some other paperwork, just wish it wasn't such a hazardous situation. Brice managed to do a little hunting today. You know, some days I think to myself, "gee what a good man, doing the work he does in such cold conditions", then he goes and chooses to expose himself to blizzard like conditions causing me to wonder if I should be respecting him or having his mental state examined...
Speaking of hunting, Brice did have his weekend get-a-way last weekend with his friend from college to do some deer hunting. I managed the chores pretty well and Gabbie and I spent some good times together (note to self: do not take Gabbie out to eat with friends without Brice's help, or better option, quit taking her to place's where she needs to sit still). Her and I went to my friend Leanne's for a Discovery Toy party one night, she tagged along for a home health visit, out to eat, saw Santa, and had a popcorn/movie night. We were both glad to see him come home. I feel the need to lock all the doors while he's gone and practically sleep with one eye open, Gabbie kept looking around the house saying "Brice?" I compare this trip he takes to a high school girls slumber party. They stay up too late chatting, get up early to hunt, and add to that Brice getting made fun of by all his 'bachelor friends' for showing up in a minivan, you can imagine the state he came home in...we think he's back to normal now :-)
Here are a few recent pictures...
The Wii is Gabbie's new favorite thing. She has no idea how to play, but loves to watch.
Playing with Daddy. Her friend Abby at daycare likes to do her pigtails that she has in :-)
Getting ready to see Santa
I'll make sure the elf is real by pulling her ears...
The previous front door from the inside...
...from the outside...
The new door from the inside. I refuse to go outside today to take a picture from the outside, but its the same as this obviously. We'll worry about painting it this Spring.
The project for today...moving Gabbie into our bedroom to accomodate some more home improvement projects. Of course it wasn't just a matter of bringing the crib in. It didn't fit through the door, so I had to take it apart. I thought we'd clean it while we were doing that anyway and Gabbie was a great helper! I also decided to make it into a "big girl" bed while I was at it. It was no good for her nap today, we'll see how tonight goes!
Today Gabbie has been crawling with her head down and enjoying the static it makes with her hair on the carpet. Weird.
Gypsy staying warm inside! The sled is my new idea to accomodate her leaking problem. Its easier to clean that than the carper.
Our (fake) tree. We are still hoping to get to the tree farm to buy a real one.
Yes I did let Gabbie stay in her PJ's all day! We had some serious playing to do and no time for changing clothes...
