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Be happy every day! :)
Nov. 8
Jason Bainwrote:
good job on the parenting. I knew you could fix it. Hope you had a good meeting
Dec. 11
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November 10 Another Splint and Another Surgery ScheduledThe girls had a follow up finger appointment today, which like many previous appointments provided few answers. We do have a fair assessment as to WHAT is happening to the girls' fingers. We know frustrating little as to WHY its happening. Essentially, the tendons in the girls' fingers are developing "nodules" or knots at the base of their fingers. These knots are preventing smooth tendon movement and result in locking or "trigger finger" symptoms.
At our last appointment, the girls each received a splint to wear at night. While they sleep, their fingers curl and can "lock" in that curled position. Its then painful for them "unlock" their fingers in the morning. The splints have helped their morning symptoms greatly. Reagan's four fingers on her right hand had started to show symptoms at our last appointment. Her symptoms have not gotten any worse by this appointment. She has started to develop a nodule in her left ring finger, so today was fitted for a splint for her left hand.
At our last appointment, Rylee had a nodule in her left ring finger and left pinky finger, so received a splint for her left hand. Unfortunately, her left ring finger has progressed to the point where it is in the down/locked position about 75% of the time. We've scheduled a surgery for December 18th for her left ring and perhaps left pinky fingers. If we end up having both fingers done in December, that will mean that she will have had 4 of her 5 left hand digits operated on before her seventh birthday. Ugggg....
We also had labs drawn today and all results came back before the end of our appointment and in normal ranges. Good news! That said I do wish we had some indication as to cause. We are going to set up a follow up appointment with a rheumatologist to get another opinion. In the meantime, we'll be splinting and fixing fingers.
Before we're done with all of this, Erin's words may become reality... "Well they only have ten fingers, so its not like they'll have to have surgeries forever..." After December, it looks like we'll be 5 down 15 to go... I am going to tell Dr. VanHeest that I want the "Buy 9 Get the 10th Free" deal!
(PS - sorry for the poorly organized blog! This Mama's TIRED! Woke up in Madison this morning, appointments in St. Paul, and now falling asleep in Milwaukee. Good NIGHT!) November 06 Using Airplanes Like TaxicabsThis evening finds me at home enjoying a quiet evening alone with the whippets. Jason and the girls went to Deer River for the opener of the deer hunting season and tonight's flight home got me in later than they wanted to get on the road. They'll enjoy a good weekend with family and I'll enjoy some time tomorrow getting a head start on the 4th quarter holiday season shopping. Birthdays, Christmas, parties... The shopping list is long!
I believe I may have told someone that my travel schedule was looking like it was going to lighten up. Those words must have escaped during that 15 minute window when I perhaps had two travel-free weeks on my calendar. Needless to say, the trips keep on coming. I was in Detroit and Milwaukee this week. I flew home from Detroit just long enough to put the kids to bed, have a conversation with Jason, and a few hours of sleep before dashing off for a 7am flight the next morning. While it leads to extra schedule nuttiness, sneaking in some mid-week family time is totally worth the extra miles and keeps this traveling mama sane.
I'm using next week's schedule to build my case for a firm-sponsored jet.
Monday morning 9am - fly to Madison
Monday late morning / early afternoon - meeting
Monday late afternoon - client meeting
Monday night - hotel in Madison
Tuesday morning - 7am flight to MSP
Tuesday afternoon - Reagan & Rylee's follow up hand doctor appointment
Tuesday evening - Fly to Milwaukee
Tuesday night - hotel in Milwaukee
Wednesday morning - proposal presentation
Wednesday afternoon - fly to MSP
So after next week's jambalya of a scheduling mess was finalized this afternoon (because really it has evolved piece by piece over the past three days and Jason's been getting Outlook calendar updates every 15 minutes for 36 hours straight), I called him to talk about the revised-rerevised-final-final schedule and his first question was " are you...." Not sure where to even BEGIN, he started over with a "Why don't you...." and then just gave up with a "OK!" Thanks, Sweetie, for just going with a schedule that defies logic.
Throughout all of this chaos, I've put this picture of the girls on my computer desktop... Because that look on Reagan's face? Worth the trip home!!
November 01 Halloween 2009This afternoon finds me in the chair, laptop on the laptop and one eye and two ears on the Vikings game as Favre & Friends deliver a solid first half performance in Green Bay. SKOL Vikings!!!
We've had a terrific Halloween weekend. Unfortunate for the Blabber, its been a weekend woefully light on pictures. I was able to volunteer in both of the girls classrooms for their Halloween parties Friday afternoon and forgot my camera!! Eeeks! We loaded the Bain Train Friday evening and headed to New Ulm for the Reed's annual Halloween party - this year in a Hoe Doe theme. Jason and Diego dressed as Colombian cowboys and do you think I managed to catch a single picture? Right again. Crap!
Diego learned the hard way a lesson that has been taught to many before him... Bartender Bain IS NOT your amigo. He Who Knows No Moderation found his latest vicim Friday night. I actually heard this quote this morning... "You know its been a good weekend when there is bruising involved." *shakes head in amazement*
We stayed in New Ulm last night to enjoy some trick or treating on the famed State Street. What fun! Hundreds of people trick or treating on a street fully decorated and prepared to celebrate with the masses.
The Bain & Reed trick or treaters:
Monkey Brooklyn, Bumblebee Cassie, Geisha Rylee & Vampire Reagan
This was the scariest house in all of New Ulm! Spooky decor, spooky music, and these spooky guys who talked to you!!
After the chicken taunts, the girls braved it and got their candy. FUN!
And then the dreaded words this Mama HATES to hear! Especially on Halloween. Especially blocks from home.
"Mom?!? I have to pee."
To make the moment even more classic?? After I walked the six blocks round trip to take Rylee home, pee without peeing on the flowing Geisha arms, and back to rejoin the group on State Street?????
Wait for it...
Wait for it....
Wait for it....
Reagan: "Mom??? I have to PEE"
{INSERT HALLOWEEN SCREAM HERE!!!}
I'm starting my search for next year's Halloween costumes RIGHT NOW!!!!
...I know I can find those urine sample costumes somewhere!
October 24 One Saturday; Two Pumpkin PatchesOur monsoonal rains let up today just in time for our big pumpkin patch weekend. The girls had not one but two pumpkin patch visits on the calendar today. Our Daisy troop had an outing to Tom's Pumpkin Farm and Corn Maze this morning and then the girls were invited to a birthday party at Lendt's Pumpkin Patch this afternoon. While it was nice and sunny out, everything was pretty muddy for the day's excursions.
Its always entertaining (okay and sometimes painful) to watch your kids interact in a group. Today's observation was that if the Bain Train were dogs, they would be Border Collies or Austrialian Shepherds. As we were making our way through the corn maze the girls would become panic stricken if the group would get spread out. Reagan spent most of her time running between the kids running ahead and we chatty adults lagging behind. Come on! Wait up! Come on! Wait up! Our dear Sophie dog would have been proud!
A few photos from today's event:
Rylee, Alaina, Talia, Reagan Bain & Reagan Merkel
Rylee Reagan
Reagan Merkel Rylee & Talia & their pumpkin finds
Talia
Our Troop (Well 7/16ths of our troop. That's right 16 Daisies!)
Emma, Reagan, Talia, Kailey, Rylee, Alaina, & Reagan
October 23 2nd Anniversary of their 5th BirthdayDear Father Time,
Please, oh please, press the pause button! This evening I started to plan the girls {s-e-v-e-n-t-h} birthday party. Beyond the usual oh-my-gosh-I-can't-believe-how-fast-time-flies cliche (and really - what a cliche), I think I'm having trouble with this one because I REMEMBER being seven!
Oh my gosh!!!! You mean they are going to start remembering these days aboard the Bain Train??? Forever??? Oh the PRESSURE!!!!!!
Signing off and feeling old. And pressured. And INCREDIBLY inadequate. (Yikes! They are crossing the threshold of forever rememberance!!!!!)
The Mama Public folders ![]() "Sick" Day
![]() 3-31-08 What? She's Not Home?
![]() 4/2/08 - One Eyed Jack
![]() 4/26/08 Daily Photo: Should Be Playing Outside
![]() 4/29/08 Daily Photo: Moose Poo 15 Years Later
![]() 4/3/08: Running Partner & Strange Lumps
![]() 4-10-08 Daily Album
![]() 4-1-08 Hold them Tight & April's Fools
![]() 5 Year Portraits!
![]() 6-10-08 Ahhh... Summer...
![]() 6-11-08: New Haircuts
![]() 6-28-08 Scooby Doo Birthday
![]() 6-3-08 RFG Graduation
![]() 6-9-08 Rylee's New Smile
![]() 9-07 1st Day Senior Year of Preschool
![]() 9-07 Apple Orchard
![]() 9-08 Red Frames
![]() 9-29-07 Bday Party
![]() A Memorable Memorial Weekend
![]() A slide show for their Sweet 16 party?
![]() Ahhhhh..... Honolulu....
![]() Animal Fair
![]() Beaufort Harbor & Atlantic Beach
![]() Carrie & Jeff's Wedding
![]() Christmas Tree - 2007
![]() Colombian Dinner
![]() Colombian Dinner Party
![]() Cousins Reunited
![]() Daddy's Bday Cake
![]() Daily Photo - 7/18/08: Heaters
![]() Daily Photo - 7/6/08: Introducing Oliver
![]() Daily Photo - Aug 24: LHotP
![]() Daily Photo: 7-18-08 Project Whippetwood
![]() Daily Photo: May 20 - Good morning, Red!
![]() Daily Photo: May 21 - Bug Tattoos
![]() Daily Photos: Misc Aug08
![]() Dance Recital - Take Two
![]() Dance Recital Spring 2009
![]() Dec07 Dance Recital
![]() December 20
![]() Downtown Disney
![]() Epcot
![]() Family Tradition
![]() First Day of First Grade
![]() Halloween 07
![]() Havelka Halloween 2008
![]() Introducing Nicholas Duane LeFebvre
![]() Jammie Girls
![]() Jim Beam Tour
![]() Kindergarten, Here We Come!
![]() Kit Haircuts & American Girl Jammies
![]() Let It Snow!
![]() Magic Kingdom
![]() May 15
![]() May 16th: Dance Recital - Take One
![]() May 16th: End of Year Picnic
![]() Memorial Weekend 2009
![]() MGM Studios
![]() Mixed Up Madness
![]() More Halloween 2007
![]() More Honolulu Pics
![]() My Blog Photos
![]() Nov 1st Camera Clean Out
![]() Oct 31: LILA Halloween Party
![]() October 08: SPPD BAll
![]() Orlando Bound
![]() Public
![]() Pumpkin Patch
![]() Rylee's New Smile
![]() Sunshine Preschool Halloween Parade
![]() Thanksgiving Turkeys
![]() The Bain Train Turns SIX!
![]() Turning Five!
![]() Winter Gear 09-10
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