To Indiana We go!

Wednesday:

I played phone tag off and on all day with GI. In the morning her poop still had not really picked up the pace nicely and she was crying a lot with gas. GI decided that we would keep her on laxatives now continuously now and we would just adjust the amount up and down instead of taking her off and on. We will see how that works.

The poop started to flow on Wednesday. She needed new cloths twice at daycare. Still a lot of screaming with the poop.

At night our friends Jaime and Jason came over for dinner. They had not seen Jillian in a few weeks and were impressed with how much she had grown since they had seen her last. It was fun to get to talk and catch up! Sadly I started falling asleep on the couch while they were here. They are not boring people by any means, I was just so tired from the little sleep I have been getting right now with Jillian’s cough. As soon as they left we headed right to bed.

Thursday:

I woke up early to Jillian moaning and I needed to pump. I then just stayed up and stated getting things done. I got out the door a few minutes before I had to, which it is always nice when Jillian and I are not in run mode. I got to work (around a 20 minute drive) to find out that I had forgotten to put her milk in her bag! I got her all settled and then ran back home to get the milk. AHH! I got back to work and everything was fine but it was not the best way to start a morning. Jillian pooped through her clothes 2 times at school.

In the evening we watched Big Bang and packed for our weekend. It is a trip packing for Jillian. Brent and I packed in one suitcase together and Jillian had her own plus other smaller bags. I feel a little bit like we are moving out when we take her someplace other then my parents for the weekend. There is all the normal baby things that need to be packed (including  clothes for a baby on laxatives)and then all the things to go with the tube. I finished packing in time for her 10pm fill and punped and went to bed.

Friday:

It was an early day for work so Jillian and I were there at 6:50am. I got to work and went to put her milk in the fridge and felt something wet. The milk bag inside the backpack was open and when I bent down the milk came leaking out all over me, the ground, and Jillian’s carseat. I quick cleaned up the floor, dried myself a little, put a little milk back in the bag and got Jillian set. I had a lovely smell the rest of the day of fortified breast milk and my sweater was a little crunchy. 

When I got done with work we headed to the house and met Brent there. We packed up the car and talked to our friend Dan for a little bit (he was staying at our house for the weekend). We headed into Kenosha to my parents house. We had Chinese food for dinner and I headed to bed early while my mom hung out with Jillian. It was so nice to get a little extra sleep. Jillian was up for a while in the middle of the night coughing and upset.

Saturday:

Jillian got up early coughing. My mom herd her crying and came in by us. The three of us headed out to the livingroom to hang out so others could get some more sleep. Once everyone was up we packed up the car, picked up one of Seth’s friend and got on the interstate. The drive through Chicago was easy and we made great time to Merriville, IN. Mom, Jillian and I got to the hotel first and checked in. The boys and our friends Sandi, Tod and Dan (Cheese) met us there. We all got settled and the boys left to get lunch and go disk golfing. This trip was for Seth’s 21^st birthday and he loves to disk gulf and there is a great coarse in that area and it is ½ way for everyone to meet. The girls went for lunch at Penera  Bread and then headed to Michigan City to go shopping at the outlet mall. It was a little chilly and overcast when we first got there but it was perfect weather for shopping at an outdoor outlet mall. We had a lot of fun shopping and did a good job at filling the back end of my mom’s car with all of our finds. When we first got there, I thought I would smell poop so we headed to the family bathroom and sure enough Jillian had pooped on the drive and it was up her back and all over her carseat.  Luckily, there were three adults there and we got her changed. 

On our way back from shopping Jillian started coughing. The cough turned into a choke. I think she was choking on the mucus she coughed up. She just could not stop and we were looking for the next exit to pull off and get her out of the car seat to help her. By the time we got to the exit (a few min later) she finally stopped coughing. She started turning colors while coughing. I was really scared! By the time it was all over I just wanted to cry! 

Around dinner time we headed back to the hotel and the boys were there waiting for us. We then went to a Mexican restaurant for dinner. It was fun to have time to catch up. Jillian was getting fussy during dinner because it was her bedtime but she did a great job. We walked back over to our hotel (the restaurant and hotel were next door) and decided to hang out. We got Jillian ready for bed and brought her Rock-n-Play with us to Sandi and Todd’s room where we finished watching the Pacer’s game. Jillian hung out with grandpa for a little bit and then fell asleep and snored away in her Rock-N-Play. The boys went to Walmart and Sandi, Todd, mom, dad, Jillian, and I stayed back and hung out. Around 11 we all went back to our rooms and the boys returned shortly after. I caught a little bit of Saturday night Live (which I have not been awake to watch in forever) and went to sleep.

 Jillian had a hard night. She woke up around 12:45 crying and did not get back to sleep until around 2:30. She was crying on and off during that time. I felt bad for the person in the room next to us.

Sunday:

I woke up at 5:30 to Jillian fussing a bit again and I could not get back to sleep so I pumped and then Jillian woke up for the day once I was done. My daddy brought me coffee in bed and hung out in our room for a while. My dad went back to his room to shower and my mom came over and hung out with Jillian while Brent and I got ready for the day. We then all went down for breakfast at the hotel. We thought Jillian might take a nap but she was wide awake instead and liked to look at all of the people. We finished up with breakfast and packed up. The boys headed back to play disk golf and the girls went shopping.

Our first stop was Babies R Us to get more bottle lids. We also found a different brand of swaddling sleep sack while we were there that we picked up to give a try. Next we headed over to the mall. We got there right as shops were starting to open and get got to watch the Disney store open for the day. It was so cool because they had a little boy come and help and he got to wear a Mickey hat and robe. Hopefully Disney stores still do that when Jillian is older because it was really cool and felt like some of the Disney magic at home. There is just something about that Disney magic that makes me smile, and it made that little boy feel so special and important and that made it all worth it. We hung out at the mall for a little bit. Most of the time we were there Jillian was fighting to go to sleep. She has hit the stage where she does not give up as easily to go to sleep. She does not want to miss anything.   Eventually she gave in.

Once we were done at the mall we headed to  Portillo’s for lunch with the boys. Brent was the only one that had ever been there. It was crazy busy! It was good and I would go back again. We then headed back to Babies R Us so I could pump. Their Mother’s Room is amazing. It is a place to breast feed or pump that is clean, quiet and meant for feeding a baby. I go to Babies R Us while we are out so that I have a good place to pump and I always support their business in return. It is a win for both of us. I really wish more stores had something like this because I plan my day around pumping and I would probably spend more time in stores that had feeding rooms and more time translates into more money.

We then hit the road for home. As we got into the south side of Chicago Jillian let out a scream. I looked back to notice she had ripped all of her tape off and was pulling her tube. The bridle was the only thing keeping it in. We got off the interstate quickly and parked in a neighborhood  that was edging towards the rougher side. I replaced Jillian’s tape and we were off again. We got to my parents and unloaded. Mom and Brent picked us up Taco Bell for dinner and we watched America’s Funniest Home Videos. Then we loaded up our car and headed home. 

Jillian did poop out of her diaper sometime on the way home. It was not a ton of poop but she was sitting so that tends to send it everywhere. She has had a gooky eye for the past few days that is getting worse. She also has a cough and runny nose that are getting worse. She is pulling at her one ear a lot too. I am just trying to wait it out and hoping to not need to take her in.  

We came home to an amazing gift. We now have a brand new lawn mower. We were given one but it did not work and we were trying to figure out what we were going to do. We were so blessed not only with the new mower but a freshly cut lawn.

Brent and I would like to thank all of the amazing people in our lives! So many of you have prayed for us, brought us food, listened when we were having a long day, and genuinely cared about us and Jillian. We know God has placed amazing people in our lives that have blessed us so much. We don’t feel thank you is even close to enough for some of you but we will say it anyway THANK YOU!