Dalen's referral?/WSAZ Home & Garden Show/6 Months Old!

I have alot to catch up on just in the last few days since my last blog. First, I wanted to let everyone know that I am STILL working on getting Dalen's referral appointment. I had to call his regular ped's office AGAIN today. She says she sent the specialist all of Dalen's records on March 11th, but hasn't heard back on his appointment date. Hmmm, it is now the 18th, a week later, maybe you should be checking on that? So she is supposed to be calling the specialists office and will be calling me back, she says, at least by tomorrow with the information. I have alot to take care of on my own without having to stay on their backs to do their job! How is this place still even open when they run their business this way?

Next subject....alot nicer, I promise... :-)

On Saturday we went to the WSAZ Home & Garden Show with Travis' parents. We mainly only wanted to go so we could take Dalen to the petting zoo. He had such a great time.

Here he is visiting with the llamas. He doesn't really get it, but I can tell you, they looked mean! There were two ladies there spinning yarn out of their hair which was really cool.

Baaahhhh...or whatever sound llamas make.

Dalen's petting a little chick.

Here we are!

Dalen got to pet this cute puppy. He was on his best behavior and didn't even try to pull any ears or hair on any animal.

Here's a bunny rabbit. Look at the little smile on his face. That's priceless.

Here is Travis and Dalen with Smokey the Bear! On an adult note, Travis said that his costume didn't smell all that great :-)

Dalen got to meet Tim Irr from WSAZ!

Dalen is thinking, "I don't know who this guy is, but I think I'll smile at him."

Whoa! Grandpa McCoy got jealous on this one. He didn't like Tim Irr kissing his grandson. Dalen giggled though.

I was of course too shy to ask Tim Irr if we could take his picture with Dalen, but Grandpa McCoy yells, "Hey Tim!" just like he knew him. I was kinda embarrassed, but we got what we wanted. He was really nice about it. He held Dalen for like 5 minutes and played with him and talked to us about where we were from and all. He even walked off with him for a couple minutes to talk to someone he knew, needless to say we followed him, he wasn't getting away with my precious baby! :-) If anyone's interested, Tim Irr is on Twitter...http://twitter.com/irishirr He's hilarious!

After having a great time at the Home & Garden Show we got treated by Travis' parents at The Cracker Barrel. It was delicious. I had chicken and dumplings....sooooo O good!

Dalen turns 6 months old today. :-( I am sad that my baby is growing up so fast. This week I HAVE TO, no if's and's or butt's (hee hee), change out Dalen's 3-6 mo. clothes for 6-9's. Last week I tried to put a few things on him that he hadn't gotten to wear yet and they were already too small. And today I had to put him in big boy diapers, size 3. I have to admit that I am an idiot. Last summer we went to all kinds of yard sales and bought tons of baby clothes, but I was thinking of what I needed immediately so I only bought mostly 0-3 and some 3-6, so now that we're in the 6-9 he has about half the number of clothes as he did for the other sizes. We have quite a bit though. Mom got him the cutest little suit to wear for Easter.

My big boy sitting in a high chair @ Burger King...he's wanting Pappa's burger!

And before I forget, here are his 5 month pictures we had taken...

Until next time! Have a great Wednesday!

So I did it...

I got my hair cut off.

This is the hairstyle that I picked.

This is how it turned out...

Besides the fact that it looks nothing like the picture or how I wanted it, I'm ok with it. It's not really a bad haircut, to me anyway, but I'm not so happy that the hairstylist gave me the cut she wanted me to have and not what I asked for. Everyone and their sister has this haircut. I showed her the picture of what I wanted when I first sat down, she glanced at it and says, "ok." As she was cutting my hair she is talking to anyone that'll listen, then she starts telling me about picking up losers in a local bar. I could really care less and didn't feel the need to listen to such garbage either. It just made me even more glad that I am married and to a wonderful man at that.

Are all my posts lately nothing but complaining? Sorry, I really don't mean to complain constantly. Things really aren't so bad, I guess I just tend to think about the worst of everything when I'm blogging...afternoon's aren't my best time of the day. :-) Have a great Thursday despite my Debbie Downer blog.

Sorry about my last post. Blogger doesn't want to space correctly today.

No info yet/Hairstyles?/Dalen's Video

Just to update everyone, I still don't have an appointment date yet for Dalen's specialist. I called yesterday to see what was going on and the department secretary forwarded the referral on to the "referral department" who is supposed to forward his medical records to the specialist and then I will be contacted with an appointment date. She also informed me that I will definitely not get in to see him this week because he is not in. I am really stuck in between a rock and a hard place on this one. Do I take him to another doctor and take the chance of them giving Dalen the higher dosage he needs or do I wait on this specialist who I don't know when I'll even get him in to see.

The idea of not returning phone calls must be in the air. I can't get the college to return any of my phone calls either. I had to call them to see what the deal was today also. I'm still waiting on my student e-mail account, and I need that info before I can log on to get the book list, and if I can get the books cheaper online I need to be getting them ordered so I will have them when classes start. The records office isn't in any hurry to answer my questions about my transfer either.

The past few days I have been searching for a new hairstyle. I've found a few that I like, but I don't know which one I like best, or if I could look decent with any of them.

Here's some pictures...

I think this one might be my favorite so far, I'm just not sure I want to go that short.

I really like her bangs and the layers. I'm not sure if I could get this in a pony tail, and Dalen might pull it.

This is really the same as I've had before, but I liked it.

I like these next two together. I like Gwyneth's overall style, only side parted and with Jessica's bangs. Maybe?

This is something different. I probably won't do this one, but I like it.

I am also very excited to tell everyone that yesterday Dalen rolled over for the very first time! Here's a short video...

This video is the cute-ie-ist



I think that song is so cute. Just wanted to share it with everyone.

Dalen Update/What's going on with College/Spring is Coming!

First I will start with the update on Dalen. I finally was able to catch him spitting up stomach acid. It happens so fast, and only looks like spit on his bib, so it's hard to tell if you don't actually see him do it. I had to call his dr.'s office and ask for a referral to a specialist, but after 2 days I still haven't heard whether he approved it or not. I think it is sad that I have to find a specialist myself and ask for a referral because his dr. won't help, or doesn't know how is probably more like the case. I really appreciate every one's e-mails with suggestions and support.

*Ok, I just called myself to see what was going on. The dr. approved the referral and they are setting up an appointment. Finally!!! Again, I had to call. Urgh! Why is it that I have to stay on their backs to get anything done? Ridiculous!

I'm having some problems with my college paperwork too. Not really a major problem, but a nuisance none the less. I got my transfer equivalency in the mail today and there are 2 classes that didn't transfer that I think should have, so I'm having to fight that. Hey that could save me like $600, of course I'm fighting it! What is sort of funny about it is that the classes that I've had previously are titled the same as the classes they are saying I need. I've had to call the secretary at Rio to look up a course syllabus for these classes that I took in 2000-2001 because they are wanting more of a description in order for them to approve these transfers.

I did get my student ID yesterday. I actually got one with a good picture too. When I went to get it they said they needed my driver's license and a copy of my schedule. Well I didn't have a copy of the schedule with me so I went over to the Business Office to have one printed. The guy asked me if I registered online, I said no, I registered on campus last week. I wasn't sure why he was asking me, but I soon found out. He says, "You registered here last week and you lost your schedule already?!" Like I was irresponsible and didn't belong in college. Oh, it took alot for me to keep my cool, but I just smiled and politely stated why I needed it. Not that it was any of his business. I feel like I am really being tested to see how much patience I have and to see if I can keep my temper under control. I am succeeding so far....

I've also had a hassle with my name believe it or not. I had applied there when I was a senior in high school, among other colleges, like everyone normally does, and then picked where I wanted to go after I got my acceptance letters back. Well, since I was accepted in 1999 under my maiden name, I had to submit a Name change form along with legal proof of my new name, being a copy of my marriage certificate. I wasn't really happy about giving them that. I guess I'm not comfortable with copies of my private papers floating out there for everyone to see. Not only that, but I had to do a Change of Major form. I never went there, how could I have had a major? They had me listed under general ed. Well, then I get my student e-mail, it's my maiden name@mycollege.edu Now I'm having to request a new one.

Now on to some nice weather...

I had to take my Mom to a dr. appt. yesterday and we got to put Dalen in his stroller for the first time. He LOVED it! He held on with both hands on the sides and took everything in, smiling as we went. I wish I would've had my camera with me. As a mother, that should be on the top of my list of things to have with me. It is such a nice day out, and will be tomorrow too. I'm in hopes to get to take him out for a nice walk. I'll take some pictures then, I promise :-)

Enjoy the nice weather! Have a great weekend! :-)

Update on my last post...
After I spoke to 2 different receptionists after 5pm yesterday evening I was told to, "just call back after 8am tomorrow morning because the dr. has already left for the evening.", I called back a few minutes later. I needed a few minutes to sit and figure out what I was going to say because I was so furious that Dalen needed help, the dr. had 3 hours to answer the message, but he went home. I wasn't going to let this go like I usually do then over the next few days stew about it and think of what I should have said. So I call back and I tell the receptionist that I want Dalen's medical records and I go on to say that I never can get ahold of this dr., my baby is sick and we needed an answer then, not at 8am the next day, it isn't doing us any good to have this dr., I basically acted like the dr. and the whole place was worthless. Which it is. About 10 minutes goes by and the dr. calls. He says that he isn't giving Dalen a higher does because what he is on now is for up to 35 lbs. He asks me some questions and he says, "well it definitely sounds like reflux to me." Duh, moron. If it was that easy I should be a dr.! He tells me that if Dalen is still feeling bad in the morning (today) that I should take him to the clinic and have the ped. there look at him. Why if you aren't going to give him a higher does of medicine? How about I just hand you some money instead, and go home with the same problems. Oh I am mad! We have been through 3 dr.s now. Why is it so hard to find a decent dr. who will listen and that I can get ahold of if something is wrong?

I haven't seen him vomit any, but that's not to say he hasn't. He has been really fussy and will cry out in a scream while his is sleeping like he is hurting. I just don't know what to do. I will be making some calls today along with going to get his records, and I'm praying that we can get some help for him.

Dalen is sick again

I am really getting tired of this acid reflux! I'm tired of it making my son miserable! Last night at church he was laying on me and clinging to me and was acting like he was sleepy. That isn't like him at all. Then a few minutes later he vomited all over me, it was not spit up. He hasn't been himself today either. I have a call into his dr. now, so I'll post an update when I hear back. I'm hoping he will just call in a higher dose of prevacid.

I have a meeting scheduled for tonight that I won't be able to go to now. I haven't been able to make it to very many of the meetings because either Dalen has been sick, I've been sick, or I don't have anyone to watch him, so I feel bad about it. I told them last year when they wanted me to do a part that I wasn't sure how often I'd be able to go and they were ok with that, but now, and I know it's just me thinking this, I feel like they are going to be mad that I'm not participating that much. There's not too much I can do about it though.

I am feeling kind of run down. I have been so busy the past two weeks getting all my paperwork turned in for school, now I'm doing Travis' also, plus taking care of Dalen. I didn't get to make it to the grocery store today, and for some reason the laundry is never done even though the washer and dryer are always running. I am just exhausted.

Does any of this even make sense? I'm not sure.

Anyway, have a great Monday!