Icky!

This post is not for those with weak tummies (like me)........

At Katie's last clinic visit, it was decided to go ahead and run the tests for pancreatic sufficiency. In order for this to happen, I had to collect a sample of Katie's poop. The doctor gave me a "bucket" for her to poop in, a tongue depresser to scoop up the poop, and a container to put it in. We were all set! That was in July. Katie is ALWAYS constipated, and spends her days at daycare. Therefore, collecting her poop was not an easy task.

However, after much bribery (from multiple parties), Katie finally pooped in the bucket at home. Thankfully, she did it this morning rather than last night. See, the poop has to be refrigerated and kept cold until it reaches the lab. I did NOT want my daughter's poop in my fridge. Thank you Katie for pooping in the morning! As I step out of the shower this morning, Katie is at the door excitedly telling me that she has pooped in the bucket for me...."I finally did it Mom!" So, I gather the tongue depressor and container (very unenthusiastically.....why couldn't Jason be home for this part?!?!?!) and make my way to gather her offering. (Now, for those who don't know me, I don't do well with bodily waste. Mucus, vomit, poop....they all make me gag and vomit. When my kids throw up, I throw up. It's just a fact of life.)

Katie is standing in the doorway as I am gagging and scooping up poop with a tongue depressor. Suddenly, she takes off running and then Andy is hollering for me to hurry. Who would have guessed that Katie would have her Mommy's weak tummy. My tough, fearless, eat anything, plays with bugs daughter took off running for the other bathroom to throw up. Unfortunately, she didn't make it and it landed on my bedroom carpet. Luckily, she had not yet eaten breakfast. I had to collect poop and clean up vomit all before 8am!!!! What a way to start the day!

I will get to finish my day trying to get the stain of blue juice out of my carpet :(

Katie's hearing test

Thursday Sept 9th, Katie went to the ENT for a hearing test. Great news!!!!! Her hearing is perfectly normal. It was such a relief to hear that. She has had so many ear infections, that we were worried. She also talks very very loudly, and tends to not hear us when we talk to her. But, basically, she is just a loud mouth with selective hearing. LOL! Which is wonderful! The day after the ENT, she woke up with a horrible barking cough. She began breathing treatments immediately and was better by the next day.

This past Saturday was the first FFL football game of the season. Andy did fantastic on the field. Katie wore her cheerleader uniform, but wasn't really into cheering this time around. She can usually be found on the bottom of the stands right in front of the actual cheerleaders. She brought her pom poms but stayed close to us. The boys won the game 30-0. Hopefully this is an indicator to a fantastic season! This is the last year of FFL, then they boys have to play for the school they attend. Andy is a little nervous about that.

On Friday, Andy got his trombone in band. He is so excited about it. He pulled it out several times over the weekend to play for us. He needs lots of practice, but I have no doubt he will be an excellent player by the end of the year :)

On Saturday, Katie went to her friend Will's house to play. I dropped her off and then Andy and I headed home. (Jay was at the deer lease) This is the first time Katie has ever gone to a friend's house without me. She had a great time, but she did miss her Mommy! After an hour and a half of fun, I went and picked her up.

As some people know, the company I currently work for is in liquidation. I have been looking for jobs over the last couple of months. I had 3 interviews with one company in the last two weeks and 1 interview with another company. Got the news today that I didn't get the first one. It was a bit of a drive. The pay was going to have to be pretty good for me to take it, and I wasn't sure if it would be there or not. But, I didn't get it. Still waiting to hear back from the other company. Job searching in today's economy is not an easy task!