So life is going on in the Perillo House but is far from normal. As I said several days ago I had some surgical complications so I continue to lay held up in my bed at our house trying to recover from what was suppose to be a fairly easy and routine surgery to repair two hernias. On Wednesday when I went to the doctor I was in more pain than I think I have ever been in before in my life. The doctor quickly came into my room in his office and realized there was a problem, it seems as though my body decided to fill the space that was left open by the hernia repair with fluid that had to be drained, the doctor quickly began draining the fluid (probably one of the worst experiences of my life and Rich's as he was in the room watching all this). From there he set up the incision to continue to drain for days to come, in fact it is still currently draining as we speak, every time I think it might be finished it fills up again and then yet again let's loose even more fluid. I know most of you probably don't want to read about this but I figure I better write it down so I can look back years from now and remember what I went through to have these hernias fixed.
In other more exciting news Avery is doing well with Rich watching her and caring for her as I still can't lift her or anything else. She had a pediatrician appointment on Wednesday afternoon that Rich took her to. Her appointment went well, she got 2 shots and the oral Roto-Virus vaccine and did great with them. Rich also discussed with Dr. Anton the fact that Avery is extremely difficult to put to bed and that she tends to scream and be inconsolable. Dr. Anton fully examined her and discovered there is nothing wrong with her, no ear infections, no reflux problems, no intestinal problems and told Rich that more than likely her fussiness was more than likely just a behavioral issue. So he basically says that she cries/screams at the top of her lungs because she knows that gets us to run into her room and pick her up and hold her and thus she doesn't have to lay in her bed and go to sleep. So Dr. Anton suggested that we let her "cry it out" in her bed at night, so Rich and I bravely started the "cry it out" method on Wednesday night and go in and check on her in 15 minute intervals but never actually pick her up. That first night the screaming lasted about 35 minutes. Thursday night it lasted about 20 minutes. And then Friday night the screaming was less than 15 minutes so I think it is working, I think we have her realizing that when it is time for bed it is time for bed. It is amazing to me how different of sleepers our children are. When Jolie was this age we put her in her crib at 8 pm every night and she didn't make a peep until she woke up the next morning around 7:30 am. Now we have since had some sleep issues with Jolie but at 6 months old she was a dream sleeper, she took 2 naps everyday and was super consistent on sleep. On the other hand Avery is not like that at all, she barely naps at all during the day and has been difficult to train to sleep at night. Just shows how every child is different. Also here are Avery's stats from her appointment.
Height: 28.75 inches (100th percentile)
Weight: 19 lbs, 4 oz (93rd percentile)
Head Circumference: 99th percentile (I forgot the actual measurement)
So as you can see Avery is a BIG girl, Jolie has always consistently been in the 90th plus percentile for height and weight but she never actually hit the 100th percentile like Avery. Rich is already very excited about the possibility of athletic opportunities for both the girls based on the fact they are both so tall and projected to continue to be tall. At two years old when they did the height projection for Jolie she is projected to be 6 feet to 6 feet 2 inches when she is done growing, even if she comes up a little short of that she should be pretty tall. I think Avery might surpass her quicker than any of us expected if she keeps up at this pace!
Jolie is in the mountains with my parents and having a blast. We have been skype-ing with them every evening and got to hear all about her adventures. She has been pretty funny on skype every night, laughing, giggling, and just plain being silly. Although it is so sweet when she tells us she misses us and loves us but at the same time she is loving being with Mimi and Poppy and the best part is she is behaving perfectly for them. The three of them have played and watched numerous children's movies on DVD and been on several trips to town and the store and had a blast. Jolie has gotten the chance to be both Mimi and Poppy's helper and I know their three weeks together are going by so quickly for them but I will say I sure do miss all of them!!
Hopefully this week will be the week I really begin to feel better, I am still out of work until at least Wednesday when I return to the doctor's office for another follow up appointment. I am hoping that this week will be a better appointment and that I might return to light duty work by Thursday or Friday of next week. I have a lot of things going on at work and just feel as though I need to be back to deal with all my upcoming events.
This weekend we plan on laying low as we celebrate our Nation's birthday and independence. I think Rich's friend and mom are going to come over tomorrow for a little cook out, Rich is going to throw some food on the grill and we will all just hang out. I think it will be nice that I get to see people instead of being held up in my room, I am starting to go a little stir crazy!!! I again am so thankful that I had this procedure over the summer and that Rich has been around to take such good care of me, that sure has been nice!! Well here is to a Happy 4th of July and a good weekend of recovery!!
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