Frankly I was shocked and amazed as I never really thought of myself as physically tough and always thought Robbie was super tough. Our funny little conversation went something like this:
Lins: Robbie you should totally take the cycle class I take. You would love it and I think it would help you prepare for your triathlon.
Robbie: I can’t.
Lins: Why?
Robbie: Because it would kick my butt, I wouldn't make it through the class.
Lins: What? I can do it, you could do it no problem.
Robbie: You’re tougher than you think.
That’s right, I’m pretty sure for the first time in my life someone really thinks I’m tough and for some reason I’m totally proud that Robbie thinks I’m tough! For the record, Robbie could totally make it through cycle class.
May 18, 2009
May 14, 2009
One Year Statistics
McKinley went in yesterday for her one year check up. The doctor says she's looking great, of course she always shows off when we go see him! Here are her stats:
Height: 29.25 inches, 75% (she's usually in the high 90s, so she's slowing down a little)
Weight: 20 pounds, 50%
Head: 17.5 inches, 50%
I'm a little disappointed that her head is so small. You see, we want to take her out rock climbing with us to hang out (no, we don't expect her to climb unless it's with someone) and the problem is I can't find a helmet small enough for her head! So, if you know where to get a little helmet, let me know, I can't have her getting hit by falling rocks!
She loves books, her new farm, her "bike", balls, opening the DVD cupboard, hiding in the pantry, going on walks and bike rides, hugs, high fives, macaroni and cheese, mandarin oranges, milk (the real stuff) and taking Robbie's glasses off of his face.
Height: 29.25 inches, 75% (she's usually in the high 90s, so she's slowing down a little)
Weight: 20 pounds, 50%
Head: 17.5 inches, 50%
I'm a little disappointed that her head is so small. You see, we want to take her out rock climbing with us to hang out (no, we don't expect her to climb unless it's with someone) and the problem is I can't find a helmet small enough for her head! So, if you know where to get a little helmet, let me know, I can't have her getting hit by falling rocks!
She loves books, her new farm, her "bike", balls, opening the DVD cupboard, hiding in the pantry, going on walks and bike rides, hugs, high fives, macaroni and cheese, mandarin oranges, milk (the real stuff) and taking Robbie's glasses off of his face.
May 09, 2009
Our Little One Turned 1!
It's true, McKinley turned one on Wednesday...I can't believe how fast it came. Robbie, McKinley and I celebrated on her birthday by giving her a "bike" and having brownies. She completely loves her bike. At this point, she can only figure out how to go backwards, but loves all of the noises it makes too.
I'm also pretty sure that we now have a choc-a-holic on our hands. She LOVED her brownie and the frosting.
When Saturday rolled around we had her birthday party with some family. It was a lot of fun, though for some reason she was very clingy to her Mom. We borrowed a bounce house from a friend of mine and the kids (and some of the adults) really enjoyed it.
She got some nice presents from everyone too. Here she is while still enjoying opening the presents:
Here are her cousins helping open presents when she wouldn't open anymore:
It's been a crazy year and we're happy this little girl is ours! Happy Birthday McKinley, we love you!
April 15, 2009
Easter
So, McKinley was a lot of fun on Easter. This may sound horrible, but I didn't expect her to be because I didn't think she would get it. I still don't think she really got it, but I "hid" some plastic eggs in plain sight with treats in them so they made noise and she loved it. I would point to them and she would crawl as fast as she could to get to them. It got a little hard once she had an egg in each hand, but she LOVED it!
Here she found the toys the Easter Bunny gave her, but you can see she hasn't even noticed the eggs behind her yet.
Now she's on the hunt!
We also got her a cute little Easter dress. She would NOT let me do her hair Sunday morning, so it's a little crazy, but she's still so cute!
April 06, 2009
Progress
Today McKinley is 11 months and yes, I can’t believe how fast she’s growing up! However, today’s post is about me. You see, this is a pretty significant milestone for me as well. I’ve made it a long way in 11 months.
11 months ago today I was paralyzed (temporarily). I was in a wheel chair for a couple of months, then a walker a month or so more, followed by a crutch and by the time October came I didn’t have anything to help me walk. It was months and months of trying to be patient and going to rehab, falling down and getting back up and re-learning to balance, walk, move forward without staring at the ground and trusting the strength of my legs all the while doing my best at trying to be a mom even though I felt I just couldn’t meet her needs.
Little moments came along the way that made me feel like I was improving. Three weeks after I got home from the hospital my left leg moved about two inches and the following week my right leg did the same. When McKinley was 4 months old I stood up and held her for this first time, it lasted 10 seconds before I was too weak, but it was awesome! That was just one of the good days.
They told me I might have feeling back after a year and right now the feeling has mostly returned in my quads, but I’m still numb from the knee caps down. It’s a feeling I’ve gotten used to.
Anyway, today, 11 months later, I walk down the street and don’t have to plan each step three paces ahead. I can jog a little and I’m still working with weights to help with atrophy that exists in my legs. I have a little permanent damage in my right leg, but other muscles have taken over and compensate for those that won’t ever be the same. I can go for a walk and I’m not nervous that I’ll get too far from home and won’t be able to make it back. There are still struggles I have that I won’t go into, but mostly I’m just doing great. It’s been a LONG 11 months and I’m excited I’ve come as far as I have. Thanks for all of the support!
11 months ago today I was paralyzed (temporarily). I was in a wheel chair for a couple of months, then a walker a month or so more, followed by a crutch and by the time October came I didn’t have anything to help me walk. It was months and months of trying to be patient and going to rehab, falling down and getting back up and re-learning to balance, walk, move forward without staring at the ground and trusting the strength of my legs all the while doing my best at trying to be a mom even though I felt I just couldn’t meet her needs.
Little moments came along the way that made me feel like I was improving. Three weeks after I got home from the hospital my left leg moved about two inches and the following week my right leg did the same. When McKinley was 4 months old I stood up and held her for this first time, it lasted 10 seconds before I was too weak, but it was awesome! That was just one of the good days.
They told me I might have feeling back after a year and right now the feeling has mostly returned in my quads, but I’m still numb from the knee caps down. It’s a feeling I’ve gotten used to.
Anyway, today, 11 months later, I walk down the street and don’t have to plan each step three paces ahead. I can jog a little and I’m still working with weights to help with atrophy that exists in my legs. I have a little permanent damage in my right leg, but other muscles have taken over and compensate for those that won’t ever be the same. I can go for a walk and I’m not nervous that I’ll get too far from home and won’t be able to make it back. There are still struggles I have that I won’t go into, but mostly I’m just doing great. It’s been a LONG 11 months and I’m excited I’ve come as far as I have. Thanks for all of the support!
March 08, 2009
Daylight Savings Time
We have church at 9:00 on sundays, which disturbingly enough means we have to be up at 7:30 to be out the door on time. We woke up at 7:30 this morning thinking things were going fine. Robbie hopped on the computer to read the news and he saw the real time, that's right, we forgot about daylight savings time and it was really 8:30. Needless to say we were going to be late to church.
Since we were already going to be late I decdiced to try to win the battle against McKinley's callic and put her hair in a pony tail. The poor little lady always has hair in her eyes. The battle was long and her hair was crazier than usual. Here is a picture of the first attempt:
Since we were already going to be late I decdiced to try to win the battle against McKinley's callic and put her hair in a pony tail. The poor little lady always has hair in her eyes. The battle was long and her hair was crazier than usual. Here is a picture of the first attempt:
By the way because I decided to try to do her hair, we didn't get to church until sacrament meeting was mostly over. Honestly, McKinley was better this week than most, we're considering only going to church for 2 hours from now on! (not really, but don't think it isn't tempting)
March 03, 2009
4 Computers in 4 Years
I have worked at ADP for just over 4 years and have been through a few computers. I’m sure it’s more frustrating to the IT guys than me, but it sure is inconvenient. The first computer I had was a Dell PC, it was awesome for a year and a half. Then, near the end of a very busy workday and in the heat of open enrollment, it crashed. The hard drive simply gave up. They gave me a new PC the next day and I goteverything back in order the way I liked it.
This new PC, also a Dell, worked flawlessly for one year at which point they decided to give me a laptop so I could work from home if necessary. I was so excited, but I was unknowingly getting the most horrible laptop ever made!
I got my Lenovo laptop a little over a month before I went on maternity leave. My return to work is when the real trouble began. The computer suddenly just stopped shutting down. On shutdown it ALWAYS restarted. I would have to hold the button down for a minute after the restart and it would finally really shutdown. Along with that my video card went out and there was an error with my hard drive, so they had to replace it. I was beginning to think it was me. I talked to IT about everything I do on my computer, but they assured me there is nothing I could do that was causing these problems.
IT hooked me up with a new hard drive and video card, but the shutdown continued to have problems. One not so lucky day I thought I had it shutdown and it apparently wasn’t. I put it in my back pack and headed home. I tried to start it up the next morning and it was dead, windows didn’t even start. Again, my trusty IT guy, who I know on a first name bases (Dan), did some examination and found that my computer got so hot it fried my motherboard. Back to IBM the computer went.
Two weeks later it came back with a new motherboard and it even shut down, I was so excited to have a fully functioning computer, but it didn’t last long. Two hours after getting my computer back I got an error message that it was overheating and it shut itself down. Don’t worry, this time it was just the fan. They fixed the fan and I got it back again. It was amazing and it was completely functional for about a week and half.
As I sat at my computer yesterday the whole thing suddenly went black. It had apparently decided to shutdown, so I gave it a rest and started it up again. I worked some more and there appeared to be no issues. I shut it down at the end of the day and it RESTARTED! I called up Dan this morning and he came to check it out. It’s been decided that my computer is a lost cause. Hallelujah! Today I got a new laptop!
This new PC, also a Dell, worked flawlessly for one year at which point they decided to give me a laptop so I could work from home if necessary. I was so excited, but I was unknowingly getting the most horrible laptop ever made!
I got my Lenovo laptop a little over a month before I went on maternity leave. My return to work is when the real trouble began. The computer suddenly just stopped shutting down. On shutdown it ALWAYS restarted. I would have to hold the button down for a minute after the restart and it would finally really shutdown. Along with that my video card went out and there was an error with my hard drive, so they had to replace it. I was beginning to think it was me. I talked to IT about everything I do on my computer, but they assured me there is nothing I could do that was causing these problems.
IT hooked me up with a new hard drive and video card, but the shutdown continued to have problems. One not so lucky day I thought I had it shutdown and it apparently wasn’t. I put it in my back pack and headed home. I tried to start it up the next morning and it was dead, windows didn’t even start. Again, my trusty IT guy, who I know on a first name bases (Dan), did some examination and found that my computer got so hot it fried my motherboard. Back to IBM the computer went.
Two weeks later it came back with a new motherboard and it even shut down, I was so excited to have a fully functioning computer, but it didn’t last long. Two hours after getting my computer back I got an error message that it was overheating and it shut itself down. Don’t worry, this time it was just the fan. They fixed the fan and I got it back again. It was amazing and it was completely functional for about a week and half.
As I sat at my computer yesterday the whole thing suddenly went black. It had apparently decided to shutdown, so I gave it a rest and started it up again. I worked some more and there appeared to be no issues. I shut it down at the end of the day and it RESTARTED! I called up Dan this morning and he came to check it out. It’s been decided that my computer is a lost cause. Hallelujah! Today I got a new laptop!
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