When Grandma and Grandpa Hermsen went on vacation last summer, they brought back Carson a VW van from Austria. It's the type of car you pull back and it drives off. I wondered how long it would be until Carson broke it. I was betting on a week.
Throughout the summer, Carson would get it's wheels jammed, but it was easy to fix and the van would go. He loved driving off of the coffee table and hearing Chris go "ahhhhhhh!" for the people inside. Well today, it is broken. I was sitting at the breakfast bar and Carson came up to me. In one hand was the van, the other was one of his play screwdrivers. "Mommy, can you fix it please?" Sadly, the mechanism that makes the van go is toast--no way to fix it. Carson is quite bummed out, but it was too cute seeing him bring me a tool to attempt to fix it.
Monday, January 14, 2013
Sunday, January 13, 2013
Throat Cultures
We got the results back from Carson's cultures on Monday. He recultured MRSA in his nose and staph in his lungs. At this time, they are not going to add any medications since he all ready did a treatment when he first cultured them. His doctors were not worried about it since he sounded great when he was there and his x-ray looked good too. You would never know that anything is going on and Carson continues to be an active guy.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
January CF Clinic Visit
I took Carson to his CF appointment on Thursday. It was his annual day of testing--x-ray, blood draw, urine test, and throat swab. Because he previously had MRSA and he was clear at the last appointment, they did three follow up swabs-nose, belly button, and arm pits. This doesn't hurt a bit, but Carson thought that the world was going to end. Good thing that I brought Emily along with me to help hold him down.
His x-ray looked good and he sounded great. Even though he only gain 8 ounces in three months, they were okay with his growth because he was still following the growth curve. I swear he weighed more than that, but he must be getting more compact. He was officially 32 lbs. 10 oz, and 37.75 inches tall. His height/weight ratio was 53% (goal is >50%). We'll see if he changes his ways when he goes in for his three year check up in a few weeks.
Because Carson has been having a hard time eating lately (maybe because of the craziness of the holidays, we don't know...), they are having him cut back on the antihistamine that he was taking as an appetite stimulant. He will now be on it for three weeks and off one week. We'll see if that helps. I'm supposed to let them know in a month. If there isn't much progress, he will get a higher dosage.
His x-ray looked good and he sounded great. Even though he only gain 8 ounces in three months, they were okay with his growth because he was still following the growth curve. I swear he weighed more than that, but he must be getting more compact. He was officially 32 lbs. 10 oz, and 37.75 inches tall. His height/weight ratio was 53% (goal is >50%). We'll see if he changes his ways when he goes in for his three year check up in a few weeks.
Because Carson has been having a hard time eating lately (maybe because of the craziness of the holidays, we don't know...), they are having him cut back on the antihistamine that he was taking as an appetite stimulant. He will now be on it for three weeks and off one week. We'll see if that helps. I'm supposed to let them know in a month. If there isn't much progress, he will get a higher dosage.
Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Carson the Calmer
I didn't do the best last year to keep up with our blog. I promise that I'll post more this year.
I thought that I would share a silly Carson story from Christmas break. The other day, Carson was trying to carry his large jungle/rainforest playset (see video below) through the kitchen. He tripped, fell, and started screaming. Then I heard him say quietly, "Shhhhhh. It's okay, Carson. You're fine." I was super confused, but kept on listening. Then Carson went to the freezer and got out one of his boo-boo ice packs and put it on his face. About another minute later, he put it back and continued playing like nothing happened.
If only everything injury was that easy!
I thought that I would share a silly Carson story from Christmas break. The other day, Carson was trying to carry his large jungle/rainforest playset (see video below) through the kitchen. He tripped, fell, and started screaming. Then I heard him say quietly, "Shhhhhh. It's okay, Carson. You're fine." I was super confused, but kept on listening. Then Carson went to the freezer and got out one of his boo-boo ice packs and put it on his face. About another minute later, he put it back and continued playing like nothing happened.
If only everything injury was that easy!
Great Strides 2013
I know that you all are as excited as I am about this year's walk. The Lincoln Great Strides for Cystic Fibrosis walk is May 18th at 10AM (registration at 9AM) at Holmes Lake.
We had a great turn out last year. Our team came a little bit short of our goal. Let's make sure to blow past it this year!
Click the link on the right side of the page to either register for the walk or to donate. Every little bit helps make CF stand for "Cure Found."
We had a great turn out last year. Our team came a little bit short of our goal. Let's make sure to blow past it this year!
Click the link on the right side of the page to either register for the walk or to donate. Every little bit helps make CF stand for "Cure Found."
Christmas 2012
So it's been a while since we've posted. Carson had a wonderful Christmas. He was pretty tired after all of his adventures, but never too tired to play! A few of his favorite gifts:
Construction/Work Bench:
Dr. Carson checks out Mario. He was thankfully okay.
Construction/Work Bench:
Animals that make sounds in the jungle. Uncle Matt really liked this one too!
Friday, November 2, 2012
Halloween 2012
Here is Carson as a walrus. He didn't want to sit still so this is the best that we could come up with.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)