Well, as most of you know, I will not be returning to work. I will be a stay at home Mom. The plan was for me to come back to work part time, but because of some things at work my department said that they needed me to come back full-time. Eric and I talked about it and I just really did not want to give up this precious time that I have with Mac. I don't think that I will ever look back and say I wish I had of gone back to work instead of staying home with him. I went up to work today and cleaned out my desk/said my good byes. The good part of this whole thing is that I am leaving on good terms and when I do decide to go back and if there is an opening it will not be a problem.
When all of this first happened I went into panic mode. I just wasn't sure what to do. I honestly believe that EVERYTHING happens for a reason. Now that doesn't mean I'm happy when things don't go my way, but everything always seems to work out for the best. And here is the ultimate example...the girl that was going to be watching Mac lives right across the street...she just found out that she is pregnant, her husband lost his job, and they are moving back to California in the next few weeks. We would have been without childcare if I had of decided to go back. I really am so excited to get to stay home with Mac...it seems like everyday he is doing something new and I don't want to miss a minute.
It has been a while since I blogged and there has been a lot going on...Mac has had a little bit of a rough patch. He has snored/grunted since the day he was born. That never really bothered me, but he also "gasps" (that's really the only way I know how to describe it) when he is asleep. Obviously this is not a comforting sound. It hasn't necessarily gotten worse but it hasn't gotten any better either. After seeing 2 ENTs and having a tube shoved down his nose and throat twice we have at least gotten some explanation for his symptoms. The doctor said that the back of his throat, around the area of his voice box, is "irritated and inflamed." He said that the irritation is most likely due to a mild case of acid reflux. If you have ever heard him cry this also explains his "raspy" little voice. Now the inflammation/swelling is the question...for now he is on Prevacid for the reflux and Dexamethasone drops (a steroid) for the inflammation. He has 1 month to get better or the doctor recommended putting him under anesthesia to look further at his throat. Needless to say we are praying that this works. I cannot even begin to imagine handing my baby boy over to someone for any type of surgical procedure. The one thing that makes me feel better is that our really good friend is a pediatrician at Texas Children's and he recommended the doctor we are seeing before I ever even mentioned his name.
Now onto happier times....as I mentioned in my last post Eric turned 29! I told him this is his last year to be "young." I actually think that Eric has the spirit of a 10 year old boy so he may not be young, but he always acts like it. I mean the guys worst quality is that he laughs at me if we are in the middle of a fight (that and not picking up his dirty clothes). I really could never ask for a better husband. Here is a picture of Mac enjoying Daddy's birthday (at 5am)
And I have to say, I am very proud of myself. I actually left Mac for the first time over night. My sister came over to our house and watched him so that Eric and I could make our annual Memorial Day weekend trip to Lake Conroe...thanks sis! And I didn't call once!...Eric actually called before I did!...but I was so ready to get back that next morning to see that cute little face.
We spent Memorial Day with Eric's brother Andrew, his girlfriend Kirstie, and sister Robin. Mac just hates getting attention so it was really rough on him =). I blew up my o-so-fancy inflatable pool in the back yard just to test out "swimming" with Mac. He actually seemed to like it...well, he didn't hate it. I want to try and take him to the real pool sometime soon!
Mac has finally decided that tummy time is not so bad after all. I can't figure out why this came out sideways...This is the funniest video of I have seen of Mac...and my favorite until he does something cuter =):And as always, here are some of my favorite pictures from the past week!
Loving his "Pacimal" monkey:
So happy after bath time:
Daddy making him laugh:
Eric's birthday cake:
Eric getting ready for his ride in the race car (oh yeah...that was his birthday present!):
Our little cowboy:
Finally figured out tummy time was fun!:
Mac's new friend Caleb (who is 7 days older):
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I will pray for Mac's little throat!
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