My cousin Trevor created a family board game.
It really is quite awesome.
I can't wait to get a copy and play it.
He needs some help getting it published.
Check it out at....
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trevorcram/force-of-fiction-the-story-board-game
Monday, April 18, 2011
Monday, April 04, 2011
Awesome Baby Blankets
My friend Nalani makes the most adorable baby blankets!
Check out her etsy shop!
They make for a great gift.
Just click the link below...
Check out her etsy shop!
They make for a great gift.
Just click the link below...
www.hipbabybyna.etsy.com
Monday, February 14, 2011
Update.....SVT
So Berrett was in the NICU for swallowing muconium and an infection. He couldn't hold his temperature and his glucose was low. The first few days he had a feeding tube, oxygen, and an IV. We were there for 8 days and about to be discharged in one hour and his heart rate shot up to 300. That is like 5 beats per second! The alarm went off the doctor kicked me out of the room. I watched through the window as all the nurses rushed over. I heard the Dr say get me the cardiologist and ice! Then they covered his entire head in ice. He was screaming and I was freaking out. Then I heard the dr say his chest collapsed! It took 30 minutes to get his heart rate down. But luckily the ice worked . If it hadn't they have a medication they use.
The reason this occured is because of a disorder called (SVT) Supraventricular Tachycardia. It is when the electrical current in the heart that makes it pump gets messed up and makes the heart rate go up. The scary thing is that you can not tell that it is happening. When he gets older it will be easier to notice and he will be able to tell me his heart is racing.
Sometimes with SVT there are heart defects that are causing the SVT, but the ekg and the echocardiograph came back negative for any. So that means Berret's is because he has more than one pathway for the electrical current to travel on. And you should only have one.
So I have to use yhe stethoscope every few hours and check his heart rate. If it is up to high I go right to the ER. If he has one more episode they are going to put him on the medication. I will have to administer it to him 4 times a day. With SVT it is completely random. He might not have another episode for a week, a day or twenty years.
If an episode goes unnoticed and I don't catch it after 8-12 hours he will start to go into heart failure. This obviously causes death, brain damage, liver and other organs start shutting down. They told me he will start to turn grey, tummy will swell, tired, out of breath, ect. Pretty much things that are difficult to notice in an infant. Those things show up if they have a tummy ache or anything. They said if I am even questioning it I need to come in.
Needless to say I am very nervous. I really want to buy a monitor but the dr said it would make me more nervous beeping all the time and I will be fine with the stethascope. WHATEVER! If he has one more episode I am going to get one.
Today he was hooked up to a computer to monitor his heart for 24 hours. Normally in this situationI would be a walking disaster but I can literally feel the spirit and everyone's prayers getting me through.
So thanks to everyone that is praying for us. Please continue to pray that he won't have any more episodes.
The reason this occured is because of a disorder called (SVT) Supraventricular Tachycardia. It is when the electrical current in the heart that makes it pump gets messed up and makes the heart rate go up. The scary thing is that you can not tell that it is happening. When he gets older it will be easier to notice and he will be able to tell me his heart is racing.
Sometimes with SVT there are heart defects that are causing the SVT, but the ekg and the echocardiograph came back negative for any. So that means Berret's is because he has more than one pathway for the electrical current to travel on. And you should only have one.
So I have to use yhe stethoscope every few hours and check his heart rate. If it is up to high I go right to the ER. If he has one more episode they are going to put him on the medication. I will have to administer it to him 4 times a day. With SVT it is completely random. He might not have another episode for a week, a day or twenty years.
If an episode goes unnoticed and I don't catch it after 8-12 hours he will start to go into heart failure. This obviously causes death, brain damage, liver and other organs start shutting down. They told me he will start to turn grey, tummy will swell, tired, out of breath, ect. Pretty much things that are difficult to notice in an infant. Those things show up if they have a tummy ache or anything. They said if I am even questioning it I need to come in.
Needless to say I am very nervous. I really want to buy a monitor but the dr said it would make me more nervous beeping all the time and I will be fine with the stethascope. WHATEVER! If he has one more episode I am going to get one.
Today he was hooked up to a computer to monitor his heart for 24 hours. Normally in this situationI would be a walking disaster but I can literally feel the spirit and everyone's prayers getting me through.
Wednesday, February 09, 2011
Berrett Lavern Blanchard
This is ashlee again...just wanted to update you all. Baby Blanchard was finally given a name! Yay! And it's a great one too! After both his great-grandpas.
Berrett is still in the NICU. He has an infection and will have to stay there until it's gone. Michelle is doing great. . .she is such a champ. She is already taking care of all her boys at home and traveling back and forth to the hospital to feed the new guy every three hours.
Keep him in your prayers!
Berrett is still in the NICU. He has an infection and will have to stay there until it's gone. Michelle is doing great. . .she is such a champ. She is already taking care of all her boys at home and traveling back and forth to the hospital to feed the new guy every three hours.
Keep him in your prayers!
Saturday, February 05, 2011
baby boy BLANCHARD! (we are anxiously awaiting his name)
This is Michelle's sister...since Michelle neglects her blog now (and since she is still in the hospital) I thought I would give you all a glimpse of the newest Blanchard edition. He arrived last night at 6:05 and weighed in at a whopping 6lbs! He is absolutely adorable and is sure to be a heart breaker just like his brothers.
Mom and baby are doing great.
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