Sadie's condition remains the same. The vet is keeping her over night. He thinks she probably has the equilibrium issue and is waiting for her to get better on her own. We won't know anything else until tomorrow.
Poor Sadie...in a padded cage, with an IV, unable to move around without falling.
Friday, November 6, 2009
LONG NIGHT
Last night was the strangest, longest night...or shortest, depending on how you look at it.
For starters, all the food I gave Hazel before bed, didn't help her go longer between feedings. She fed often, and even had a 5 minute freak out during one feed. But I'm working on plan D, which is a repeat of plan B...so here's hoping.
But the craziness started at 5:30am. Sadie woke up and was making quite a bit of noise so I turned on the light to see her stumbling around. I told Dan something was wrong with Sadie. I put her on the bed. She couldn't use her back legs, her head was tilted, and she was rocking herself a bit. Yah, something was really wrong with her. We kept her in bed with us...but I couldn't sleep. She was being so weird. At 6:30am Dan looked online to see what time our vet opened, which was 7am. So he jumped in the shower and took her in.
The vet opens at 7am but the doctors don't come in til 8:30am...kinda strange. So he dropped her off and we waited for a phone call. (He brought home Americanos, ate breakfast and headed to work an hour early, which on the plus side means he gets to come home an hour early tonight)!
He got called and Sadie has one of three things...Old dog Vestibular disease, which is an equilibrium thing, or she had a stroke, or it's a brain tumor! It's probably the first, which just goes away after a day or two. They're giving her meds, and I guess waiting it out. Dan's supposed to call again this afternoon to get an update.
Soooooooooooooo weird. As some of you know. I have been debating getting rid of Sadie since we had Hazel. We have a Love/Hate thing going on. I LOVE love love Sadie. She's a great dog, and is super cute with Hazel. I HATE having a dog right now. We have no yard, so we have to leash her to take her out, and it's much more complicated to do with Hazel. Plus I have no patience with her and her normal dog needs: food, cuddles, etc. We keep going back and forth. Keep her just a bit longer til we move and get a house, or just throw in the towel.
I am a bit embarrassed to say, but both Dan and I thought this might be the end for her this morning...and we were both ok with it. Horrible thoughts, I know. Well, long night/early morning, and no real answers yet, but I'll keep the Internet posted when we know something.
For starters, all the food I gave Hazel before bed, didn't help her go longer between feedings. She fed often, and even had a 5 minute freak out during one feed. But I'm working on plan D, which is a repeat of plan B...so here's hoping.
But the craziness started at 5:30am. Sadie woke up and was making quite a bit of noise so I turned on the light to see her stumbling around. I told Dan something was wrong with Sadie. I put her on the bed. She couldn't use her back legs, her head was tilted, and she was rocking herself a bit. Yah, something was really wrong with her. We kept her in bed with us...but I couldn't sleep. She was being so weird. At 6:30am Dan looked online to see what time our vet opened, which was 7am. So he jumped in the shower and took her in.
The vet opens at 7am but the doctors don't come in til 8:30am...kinda strange. So he dropped her off and we waited for a phone call. (He brought home Americanos, ate breakfast and headed to work an hour early, which on the plus side means he gets to come home an hour early tonight)!
He got called and Sadie has one of three things...Old dog Vestibular disease, which is an equilibrium thing, or she had a stroke, or it's a brain tumor! It's probably the first, which just goes away after a day or two. They're giving her meds, and I guess waiting it out. Dan's supposed to call again this afternoon to get an update.
Soooooooooooooo weird. As some of you know. I have been debating getting rid of Sadie since we had Hazel. We have a Love/Hate thing going on. I LOVE love love Sadie. She's a great dog, and is super cute with Hazel. I HATE having a dog right now. We have no yard, so we have to leash her to take her out, and it's much more complicated to do with Hazel. Plus I have no patience with her and her normal dog needs: food, cuddles, etc. We keep going back and forth. Keep her just a bit longer til we move and get a house, or just throw in the towel.
I am a bit embarrassed to say, but both Dan and I thought this might be the end for her this morning...and we were both ok with it. Horrible thoughts, I know. Well, long night/early morning, and no real answers yet, but I'll keep the Internet posted when we know something.
Here's the last pic I took of Sadie
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Not Much Happening
Nothing really going on this week. Here's 5 things off the top of my head.
1. Hazel turned 10 months old today...so crazy. (I love her curly wispies...you can see them if you click on the picture below).
2. She past her weight check on Tuesday, gaining a full pound in the last month. (Hooray for cheese).
3. I'm super sleep deprived this week. But I'm reading and trying new things to help stop Hazel from night feeding so much. This evening I let her munch on cheese, banana, oatmeal, cheerios, and apple puffs from almost 6pm-8pm. Hopefully that will fill her up enough to last longer than 4 hours!
4. Dan and I got a date night last night. We went to the Matador in Redmond for dinner and drinks during happy hour. Soooooooooo delicious.
5. I got so wet today with Hazel while trying to get in and out of Costco. I think Hazel liked feeling the raindrops on her face. She just kept looking up and grinning. (The picture below is what her raindrop face looked like...all squinty and cute).
1. Hazel turned 10 months old today...so crazy. (I love her curly wispies...you can see them if you click on the picture below).
2. She past her weight check on Tuesday, gaining a full pound in the last month. (Hooray for cheese).
3. I'm super sleep deprived this week. But I'm reading and trying new things to help stop Hazel from night feeding so much. This evening I let her munch on cheese, banana, oatmeal, cheerios, and apple puffs from almost 6pm-8pm. Hopefully that will fill her up enough to last longer than 4 hours!
4. Dan and I got a date night last night. We went to the Matador in Redmond for dinner and drinks during happy hour. Soooooooooo delicious.
5. I got so wet today with Hazel while trying to get in and out of Costco. I think Hazel liked feeling the raindrops on her face. She just kept looking up and grinning. (The picture below is what her raindrop face looked like...all squinty and cute).
Monday, November 2, 2009
Favorite #11: Caramel Apples
Last night I made Caramel Apples...They were super delish! Dan and I always get a caramel apple when we go to fairs, Disneyland, or anywhere else that serves them. It's kinda become a tradition to get one and split it! I've never made them before last night...but it ended up being one of the best ones I've had, but I think it's cause I refrigerated them for a bit, so the apple was nice and cold. YUMMY in my TUMMY!
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Happy Halloween!
Our Little Chicken!
She was so funny in the costume. She's super skinny (only 10% in weight but 95% in height) but her cheeks are huge and oh so kissable. When we put on her poofy costume, all you could see was her huge cheeks and she looked like quite the rolly-polly baby!
She couldn't put her arms down all the way (like in the movie A Christmas Story). And she kept toppling over, from being a bit off balanced.
But she was one cute chicken!
We went to Dan's sister Rebecca's house to trick-or-treat with Jayden and Grace (Indian Jones, and Tinkerbell). All in all, a successful first Halloween for Hazel.
Friday, October 30, 2009
10 Things On My Mind...
1. I'm exhausted! Hazel has been feeding a ton a night and nothing I do seems to make it stop!
2. Hazel cut her second tooth on Wednesday...(this could have something to do with my first point).
3. We just got The Swell Season album, Strict Joy. I'm listening to it this morning. I told Dan it sounds like "Once 2". And he said, "wouldn't 'Once 2' need to be called 'Twice'?" I thought it was quite funny!
4. Hazel's poop smells like poop now! It's gross. (For those who may not know, baby poop smells different...not good, but not gross. Once they start solids more, it all changes)!
5. I'm super excited for Halloween tomorrow. Hazel's gonna be a little chicken! We're going down to Dan's Sisters for dinner and trick-or-treating.
6. Hazel loves pulling herself up to look out the window. She stares out there forever.
7. I'm having a harder time with the fact that Hazel is turning 10 months next week. I don't know why. Maybe cause it's double digits. It just seems too crazy.
8. I can't wait for December! Brian and Kellie will be here, and Pete and Sarah will have their new baby girl. Christmas is great, but Christmas with the whole family is Epic! Brian and Kellie haven't been here for Christmas in YEARS!
9. I've been dreaming a bit about Hazel's first birthday party...I'm thinking a purple hippo theme, but it's proving harder than I thought. So if any of you see purple hippo party things, let me know!
10. It's Friday...Thank you Jesus! At one point, I wasn't sure I'd make it through this week. Hurray for the weekend!
Sunday, October 25, 2009
Fun Fall Famliy Fotos!
WARNING: The images you are about to see are dangerously cute. Please proceed with caution.
Yesterday we went to the park near our house to take some family photos. We ended up taking 130!!! These are some of my favorites.
Last year we took these pictures in the same place...What a difference a year makes!
*All photos taken by Dan
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