So today Hayden had his 12mth checkup with Dr. Edgar Bacares and I'm happy to report this is the last time he'll ever see that doctor. I'll explain later.
Hayden is a healthy little boy who's development is ahead of all his milestones. He measured at 31 inches tall and 26lbs in weight. Putting him in the 75 perentile for height and weight. He's finally catching up as far as his physical growth. I forget what his head measurement was but I do remember the nurse telling me it was off the charts. Which is humorous to me because Hayden has a big ole melon head. Hopefully he's smarter than his mommy and daddy. Maybe the next Einstein. ::fingers crossed::
Dr. Bacares informed me that Hayden would be getting five vaccines in four seperate shots. (two in each leg) After he left the exam room, Hayden and I waited and paced back and forth in the room waiting for the nurses to come in to do his blood draw and vaccines. I timed them, we waited for 45 minutes. No you didn't read that wrong, fourty five minutes!! Are you kidding me? Who makes a patient wait that long much less a mother with a one year old who is a busy body?? This was just the beginning of my frustrations with their office this morning.
While Dr. Bacares was in the room examining Hayden, I mentioned the "bulge" or lump next to Hayden's naval that has been there since birth. And at every checkup he's always said it would go away and his stomach muscles would strengthen. EVERY SINGLE CHECKUP HE'S TOLD ME THIS!!! And when I brought it up this morning, he said "Hmm... it should have gone away by now. If you want me to, I can refer you to a surgeon to see Hayden and find out what it is?" As if he were quizzing me. I was like "Yes, I want to make sure its nothing serious!" What a jackass! Not to mention every appointment we've had with him, he never communicates with us. Never tells me what I should be doing with Hayden as far as activities, feeding, sleeping, NOTHING!!! Instead he gives me a packet to read. Like I have time to read ten pages of crap!!??! Oh I'm so done with Dr. Bacares and his staff. They are so unprofessional. It was helpful to have the clinic when Hayden was first born because I had barely gotten approved for medicaid and its a clinic that specializes and helps low income families or families that have no access to health insurance. I am thankful for that. However, it makes me question how many families they are unprofessional toward. Makes me angry.
However, I am so very thankful for our dear friend Stephanie O. for referring her daughter's pediatrician, Dr. Ramsey in Georgetown. I look forward to meeting him and Hayden being under the care of a doctor that genuinely cares for his patients and families. THANK YOU STEPHANIE!!!!
I've been monitoring Hayden all afternoon as he got his MMR shot and that alone scares me with the thought of Autism in the back of my mind. Thankfully, he's doing fine and doesn't appear to be sore. He's been running and playing like normal. Although when I've asked him to come give me a hug and kiss (like normal) he shook his head no, laughed, clapped, and walked away. It totally broke my heart. I secretly think he was mad at me for most of the afternoon. But I'm happy to report he's gotten over his grudge against me and is sitting in my lap as I type this.
Now we get to look forward to his fifteen month checkup in June. *sigh* I can't wait to be done wih shots all together.
Time to give Hayden his bath and get him to bed, I better get...
XOXO
Monday, March 22, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
A very successful 1st birthday!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY HAYDEN!!!!!!!
As stressful as planning a first birthday is, the preparation was just as stressful. As you can see, I was a busy busy mom!
I was surprised at how many people came. It just goes to shows how blessed we are to have amazing friends and family. It meant so much to Jon and I that Jon's entire family came with the exception of his dad and brother.
Hayden LOVED his cake as you can see above. At first he was like "eww" and looked at his hands like "am I suppose to be doing this?" because he knows mommy doesn't like messes. :o)
The cakes....
I was surprised at how well Hayden did with so many people here. He usually has BAD stranger anxiety. He had a few tough times but he settled down and took it all in and enjoyed his first birthday party. I'm grateful it was a success and wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
And of course a giant thank you to my best friend Tina, for all her help with not only setting up the party, but helping me keep my calm and my sanity the days leading up to the party. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TINA!!!!! We love you!!!
As stressful as planning a first birthday is, the preparation was just as stressful. As you can see, I was a busy busy mom!
I was surprised at how many people came. It just goes to shows how blessed we are to have amazing friends and family. It meant so much to Jon and I that Jon's entire family came with the exception of his dad and brother.
Hayden LOVED his cake as you can see above. At first he was like "eww" and looked at his hands like "am I suppose to be doing this?" because he knows mommy doesn't like messes. :o)
The cakes....
I was surprised at how well Hayden did with so many people here. He usually has BAD stranger anxiety. He had a few tough times but he settled down and took it all in and enjoyed his first birthday party. I'm grateful it was a success and wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.
And of course a giant thank you to my best friend Tina, for all her help with not only setting up the party, but helping me keep my calm and my sanity the days leading up to the party. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU TINA!!!!! We love you!!!
Friday, March 5, 2010
Leading up to THE first birthday!
As Hayden's 1st birthday approaches, so does his party! I'm not planning anything elaborate or over the top. Just a little get together for close friends and family. Well that is for the people that love us enough to actually come.
Its amazing all Hayden has learned in twelve months. From rolling over, to sitting, to crawling, to cruising, to walking all before turning one. CRAZY!!!
The months of January and February flew by without me even noticing. We got a new truck. Many thanks to Jon's dad and sister Vivian. Its a 2010 Toyota Tundra. YES we're in the works of taking it in to get the lovely Toyota recall taken care of. :)
Hayden's birthday is March 12th, 2010. Which falls on a Friday. So I scheduled his party for March 14th, 2010, a Sunday. I'm excited my dad is coming. It really means alot to me since he's been there for us since day one and I know he's excited to see Hayden. I'm very excited that my dear Granny and Pop-Pop will be here as well. They are a huge blessing in my life and its so special to me that they are coming. A few of my closest friends will be here as well and that warms my heart. Now that I sit back and think about it, we truly are blessed to be surrounded by great friends. 2009 was a very VERY difficult year for us and I'm so thankful we've had our friends to stand behind us. Even though there were a few times we had a swift kick in the ass to keep us going down the right path. :) (you know who you are)
Last month, February, we got the opportunity to see Cirque Du Soleil - Alegria at the Cedar Park Center. The show itself was nothing short of amazing. I had chills the entire time. I hope to one day see their show in Las Vegas.
The countdown begins to Hayden's 1st birthday party. The stress has been unending. Still haven't gotten several "rsvp's" .... ::hint hint if your reading this:: so that in itself makes it nearly impossible to plan as far as food goes because you don't have a definate number. Ohwell. I'm only doing a few things to munch on and only making enough for those that rsvp'd... if you didn't rsvp... bring a sack lunch! HA I'm kidding! We'll have plenty of cake!! :)
Well I should get to bed now that the little monkey has finally crashed just shy of 10pm!!
Peace and love.... *muah*
Its amazing all Hayden has learned in twelve months. From rolling over, to sitting, to crawling, to cruising, to walking all before turning one. CRAZY!!!
The months of January and February flew by without me even noticing. We got a new truck. Many thanks to Jon's dad and sister Vivian. Its a 2010 Toyota Tundra. YES we're in the works of taking it in to get the lovely Toyota recall taken care of. :)
Hayden's birthday is March 12th, 2010. Which falls on a Friday. So I scheduled his party for March 14th, 2010, a Sunday. I'm excited my dad is coming. It really means alot to me since he's been there for us since day one and I know he's excited to see Hayden. I'm very excited that my dear Granny and Pop-Pop will be here as well. They are a huge blessing in my life and its so special to me that they are coming. A few of my closest friends will be here as well and that warms my heart. Now that I sit back and think about it, we truly are blessed to be surrounded by great friends. 2009 was a very VERY difficult year for us and I'm so thankful we've had our friends to stand behind us. Even though there were a few times we had a swift kick in the ass to keep us going down the right path. :) (you know who you are)
Last month, February, we got the opportunity to see Cirque Du Soleil - Alegria at the Cedar Park Center. The show itself was nothing short of amazing. I had chills the entire time. I hope to one day see their show in Las Vegas.
The countdown begins to Hayden's 1st birthday party. The stress has been unending. Still haven't gotten several "rsvp's" .... ::hint hint if your reading this:: so that in itself makes it nearly impossible to plan as far as food goes because you don't have a definate number. Ohwell. I'm only doing a few things to munch on and only making enough for those that rsvp'd... if you didn't rsvp... bring a sack lunch! HA I'm kidding! We'll have plenty of cake!! :)
Well I should get to bed now that the little monkey has finally crashed just shy of 10pm!!
Peace and love.... *muah*
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