CRAZY COX FAMILY!

Monday, February 9, 2009

Maternity/Family Photos!

We had our maternity/family photos made this past Saturday at the Botanical Gardens in San Antonio and they look soooo great! The photographer is AMAZING and she added a sampling of our pics on her blog. I have posted the site for you below. We got all of the proof this morning and Davin and I are currently weeding through them; so far we only have about FIFTY favorites! I'll post more for you later. Enjoy!

http://memoriesbylauren.blogspot.com/

-Spencer

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

No Strep for Mommy!

Yay! My Strep Test came back negative, which is great! However, the doctor here at work was very concerned with my blood pressure and pulse being very high and she also said I was dehydrated again! Jeez! I SWEAR I am drinking fluids NON-STOP because I'm always thirsty, so I don't know how I keep getting dehydrated. My BP was 154/93 and my pulse was 128 so she made me sit there for a few minutes and took it again and it was 151/90 and 123 pulse. She said I really NEED to get my blood pressure down, so I need to try to stay away from anything that stresses me out and that I need to relax! Hahahahaha! Ok; I have a two year old and full-time job, stress just kind of comes with the territory, you know? I'll try though and then I'll just start taking my blood pressure more regularly. Anyway, the good news is NO STREP!!! So I'll just be staying home with Hayden tomorrow while he recovers from it and hope he doesn't give it to me in the meantime. Poor baby!
Love,
Spencer

Hayden's 2-year Appointment

Davin took Hayden to the doctor this morning for his 2-year check-up and immunizations. He is 35.6 inches tall (almost 3 feet) which puts him in the 85% for height, he weighs 29 lbs which puts him in the 55% for weight and is in the 95% for head size! The doctor also told Davin that Hayden is at the age where you can double his height right now and that's how tall he should end up so Hayden will probably be right at 6 feet tall!! Wow!!!! Then she wanted to do a Strep test on Hayden since he has had a little bit of fever for the past couple of days and guess what???? He was POSITIVE for Strep!!! Now I have to go get tested here at work at 2:30 today to see if I have it and I have to stay home with Hayden tomorrow because Davin will be out of town til late tomorrow night for Friday for work and Hayden can't go to daycare until Friday when he is less likely to be contagious. One of the Contracts Managers tested positive for Strep last week and missed two days and another Contracts Manager has been sick since last week and so have her kids so I BET I brought it home to him since he hasn't been to daycare since last Wednesday! Jeez!! One thing after another. I feel fine other than sounding like Demi Moore, but because of my horrible allergies and getting bronchitis and tonsillitis like three times in the last two months I've had a cough and my throat has been hurting, but i haven't noticed that it has been any worse lately. Poor little man!!! Well I guess Hayden and I will have a "Mommy and Me" day tomorrow! Hey, as long as everyone feels fine for our family/maternity portraits on Saturday afternoon I can deal with it! Well, I will let you guys know how my test comes out after I go at 2:30. Until then, all of you should get out your lysol and spray everything around you, put some anti-bacterial gel on your hands, and pop some extra vitamin C, just as a preventative measure! Hahahahaha!
-S

Monday, February 2, 2009

Update on Mommy's Back

I forgot that I haven't posted anything about my back since I have seen a few doctors about it or really after I went to the hospital for it on New Years Day. After re-injuring it again a couple of weeks after I hurt it the first time (how did I hurt it? I coughed!---both times!), my OBGYN wanted me to go see an Orthopedic Surgeon, but I didn't think that would help any since he or she wouldn't be able to test me for anything right now, so I went to see my family doctor last Friday. She sent me immediately to a Pain Management doctor for a "pain test", a diagnosis (if possible), and to see what kind of treatment he could recommend. I really liked him; he seemed very knowledgeable and was able to give us some kind of answers. He did a pain test and determined that I have broken rib numbers 11 and 12, and that I also have a "thorasic ruptured disc" in the left upper part of my back. He spoke with my OBGYN and they have decided that I need to remain on Vicodine until the baby is born, but only to take it at night to help with the pain from the day so I can sleep (which is how often I had been taking them anyway). They also decided that from now until the baby is born, I need to see the pain doc every other week for evaluation and either "pain patch" therapy and/or some kind of injections into my muscle. My next appt with him is February 13. So that's good news! I think we have a handle on it all now, so we're good to go! I don't have any doctor appointments this week, but I have my OBGYN appt next Wednesday the 11th and then my pain appt on Friday the 13th (spooooky-ha!). Hayden goes to the doctor this Wednesday for his 2-year shots and Davin will take him to get those THANK GOD! I hate taking him to get shots; it just breaks my heart! I am really eager to see how big he is though! We measured him on his birthday last week and he was just one inch shy of being 3 feet tall!! My big boy! Hayden's daycare is closed until Thursday so he is "working with Daddy" until then! Today they are on a Texas road trip to visit some of the ranches Daddy consults for so Daddy can do some collections for his AI work! So everybody say a little prayer for Davin! Hahahahaha! Well, that's all the excitement going on in our household for now! Talk to you soon!
Love,
S

Sunday, February 1, 2009

Hayden's 2nd Birthday Party!! Scooby Dooby Doo!

We had Hayden's birthday party yesterday and it was lots of fun!! The day turned out to be a really pretty one and we all had a great time at the party! Thanks to all of our family and friends who came from just around the corner or as far as six hours away from their homes! You really made Hayden's big day even more special! We love you all very much! Enjoy his birthday party slideshow!
Love to you all,
Spencer:)