I've mentioned Joe's hobby a little before but he's made his own blog so he can share his photos. I just thought I would add some of his nice shots from the zoo today. If you'd like to check them out and maybe add his blog to your faves, here's the address:
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Enoch's Check Up with his Surgeon
Today we made a trip to Children's Hospital for Enoch's check up with his surgeon. We were a year over due because we didn't realize we were supposed to see him last year. Dr. Karrer is awesome. We just love the guy. And you really don't begin to understand why Pediatric Doctors are in Pediatrics until your kids are old enough for them to interact with. Before Enoch was just a baby so the Dr mostly interacted with Joe and I. Its a totally different ball game now. Dr. Karrer is an AMAZING Doctor with kids! He made Enoch feel totally comfortable and at ease, especially when Dr. Karrer had to examine Enoch's little bumhole.
The check up went as well as one could hope when their kid has this type of issue. Dr. Karrer was positive and said Enoch had really good muscle strength and sphincter control. He was kind of suprised too. Even said it was the right size. He said sometimes kids either have too small of an opening or too large, Enoch was just right. I personally never thought I would ever feel so happy to hear that my son's bumhole was the right size. You just never think of this stuff when you start having children. Dr. Karrer is a very dry, funny man. Joe and I enjoy him thoroughly. The man is just...well, funny. I'm not even sure if he means to be but he just says the darndest things.
When Enoch had his third and finaly surgery, closing his stoma, he was also circumsized. When Dr. Karrer came out of the OR to give us the news about how the surgery went, he explained everything about the stoma and how it was taken down so well and everything went off without a hitch...and then he shared that Enoch's "pencil" had been "sharpened". It took Joe and I a minute to realize what he was telling us. The kid had been circumsized. HA! Today he referred to children with larger than normal bumholes as "a man hole with no lid". Just so random and interesting.
All joking aside, the visit went well. We have started potty training Enoch again this week and so far we've racked up a few accidents. It is difficult getting him back into the swing of things but since we almost had him completely trained before Travis was born, I know he can do it. Dr. Karrer said he may take a little longer than normal for a boy his age because of his issues but he believes by the time he's kindergarten age he will have full control. He said that was the worst case senario too...so he may just get it controlled before then.
We're due to see Dr. Karrer again in September.
The check up went as well as one could hope when their kid has this type of issue. Dr. Karrer was positive and said Enoch had really good muscle strength and sphincter control. He was kind of suprised too. Even said it was the right size. He said sometimes kids either have too small of an opening or too large, Enoch was just right. I personally never thought I would ever feel so happy to hear that my son's bumhole was the right size. You just never think of this stuff when you start having children. Dr. Karrer is a very dry, funny man. Joe and I enjoy him thoroughly. The man is just...well, funny. I'm not even sure if he means to be but he just says the darndest things.
When Enoch had his third and finaly surgery, closing his stoma, he was also circumsized. When Dr. Karrer came out of the OR to give us the news about how the surgery went, he explained everything about the stoma and how it was taken down so well and everything went off without a hitch...and then he shared that Enoch's "pencil" had been "sharpened". It took Joe and I a minute to realize what he was telling us. The kid had been circumsized. HA! Today he referred to children with larger than normal bumholes as "a man hole with no lid". Just so random and interesting.
All joking aside, the visit went well. We have started potty training Enoch again this week and so far we've racked up a few accidents. It is difficult getting him back into the swing of things but since we almost had him completely trained before Travis was born, I know he can do it. Dr. Karrer said he may take a little longer than normal for a boy his age because of his issues but he believes by the time he's kindergarten age he will have full control. He said that was the worst case senario too...so he may just get it controlled before then.
We're due to see Dr. Karrer again in September.
Saturday, June 20, 2009
Enoch Andrew Iosepa
Enoch is 3 - my how time flies. Most of you know the birth story but I will share it again anyway.
Enoch was an "OOPS" baby. I was on birth control when we got pregnant with him. So he has always been a suprise.
I went into preterm labor with Enoch a week before he was born - 35 weeks to be exact. 2 days after being released from bedrest, I woke up on June 17th at 9:35 am and my water broke. I was shocked. Joe and I quickly packed our overnight bag and headed to the hospital. My contractions were not terrible by any means, they felt like period cramps.
Once we got to the hospital we got the Maternity Suite, the biggest room on the floor and were ready for Enoch to make his appearance. I got my epidural and slept for a while. Later on, a nurse came in to move the monitor that was tracking Enoch's heart beat because they had lost the heart beat and just assumed that he had moved. Well, she couldn't find the HB so she paged a few more nurses. Then she paged the Dr and once Dr Jones got there, they did an internal monitor, TWICE, so I was on all fours on my bed wondering what the heck was going on. Then my Dr finally told me that I needed a C-section. I started BALLING and they wheeled me out of my room and down the hall to the OR. I remember being prepped ( them rubbing idodine (sp?) all over my tummy) and a nurse putting the mask over my face as I was asking where Joe was. The next thing I remember was waking up in my room and them having everyone in the bathroom so they could take a quick x-ray to make sure they hadn't left any surgical tools in my stomach because the C-section was emergency. Then I got to meet Enoch. He was beautiful! Just perfect, he was just perfect.
18 hours after Enoch's birth, the nurses were curious because he hadn't had a bowl movement at all and he kept spitting up all his formula. They thought maybe we could try nursing and see if that helped things along. Well, he just spit that stuff up too so the nurse that was helping me breastfeed thought maybe if she played around with his bum-hole, she could get things agitated and moving. Well, she took a peek and guess what? NO butthole. We thought she was joking.
Enoch was transferred to Children's Hospital in Downtown Denver that evening. He was scheduled for surgery the next day at 8 pm. Talk about stress. Joe went with Enoch while I waited for my Dr to discharge me. I was discharged early because my Dr knew I needed to be with my baby. They removed my staples and I was on my way. My Mom was with me and drove me downtown to Children's. She insisted that I use a wheel chair but I just wanted to see my baby so I walked all the way to his room which was across the hospital and on the 4th floor. What a walk! My incision bled some so from then on I used a wheelchair. Enoch had his first surgery when he was 2 days old. My newborn had a colostomy bag. It was so odd because he was so new and tiny...He has whats called VACTERL association. So, he didn't have a bumhole and that let the Dr's know that they needed to check 7 other places in his little body to see if the related issues were present. He had a total of 3 issues, Central Line Defects. They go from the head all the way down the spine. Enoch had 2 holes in his heart, ASD & VSD, no bumhole and his tailbone was shaped REALLY funny. The holes in his heart closed, he had a total of 3 surgeries before he was 6 months old to fix his little bottom (which is totally normal now) and his tailbone will have no negative affect on him at all.
He is a very sweet, crazy, rambunctious, delightful, random, intelligent, tease of a little boy. He is so much fun to have in our little family and I really don't know what we would do without him. I'm so excited to watch him grow and find out the new things he's going to fall in love with everyday. He definitely keeps us on our toes and we love it. He loves animals, dinosaurs, ELEPHANTS, basketball & golf with Daddy, gardening with Papa, watching movies in Tutu's bed on Friday nights, legos with his Grandpa, baking and napping with his Grandmom, playing at Auntie Alana's house, hanging out with his boy cousins, loving on his new Auntie Lauren and rough housing with Uncle Josh, and he LOVES being a big brother. Travis is his buddy already.
Happy 3rd Birthday Enoch! We love you!
7 Months Pregnant with Enoch
Enoch's Cords @Children's
The Day Enoch Came Home June 28th, 2006
Enoch's 1st Birthday
Enoch's 2nd Birthday
The Birthday Party
Enoch's 3!
Enoch and his new little brother Travis
Enoch was an "OOPS" baby. I was on birth control when we got pregnant with him. So he has always been a suprise.
I went into preterm labor with Enoch a week before he was born - 35 weeks to be exact. 2 days after being released from bedrest, I woke up on June 17th at 9:35 am and my water broke. I was shocked. Joe and I quickly packed our overnight bag and headed to the hospital. My contractions were not terrible by any means, they felt like period cramps.
Once we got to the hospital we got the Maternity Suite, the biggest room on the floor and were ready for Enoch to make his appearance. I got my epidural and slept for a while. Later on, a nurse came in to move the monitor that was tracking Enoch's heart beat because they had lost the heart beat and just assumed that he had moved. Well, she couldn't find the HB so she paged a few more nurses. Then she paged the Dr and once Dr Jones got there, they did an internal monitor, TWICE, so I was on all fours on my bed wondering what the heck was going on. Then my Dr finally told me that I needed a C-section. I started BALLING and they wheeled me out of my room and down the hall to the OR. I remember being prepped ( them rubbing idodine (sp?) all over my tummy) and a nurse putting the mask over my face as I was asking where Joe was. The next thing I remember was waking up in my room and them having everyone in the bathroom so they could take a quick x-ray to make sure they hadn't left any surgical tools in my stomach because the C-section was emergency. Then I got to meet Enoch. He was beautiful! Just perfect, he was just perfect.
18 hours after Enoch's birth, the nurses were curious because he hadn't had a bowl movement at all and he kept spitting up all his formula. They thought maybe we could try nursing and see if that helped things along. Well, he just spit that stuff up too so the nurse that was helping me breastfeed thought maybe if she played around with his bum-hole, she could get things agitated and moving. Well, she took a peek and guess what? NO butthole. We thought she was joking.
Enoch was transferred to Children's Hospital in Downtown Denver that evening. He was scheduled for surgery the next day at 8 pm. Talk about stress. Joe went with Enoch while I waited for my Dr to discharge me. I was discharged early because my Dr knew I needed to be with my baby. They removed my staples and I was on my way. My Mom was with me and drove me downtown to Children's. She insisted that I use a wheel chair but I just wanted to see my baby so I walked all the way to his room which was across the hospital and on the 4th floor. What a walk! My incision bled some so from then on I used a wheelchair. Enoch had his first surgery when he was 2 days old. My newborn had a colostomy bag. It was so odd because he was so new and tiny...He has whats called VACTERL association. So, he didn't have a bumhole and that let the Dr's know that they needed to check 7 other places in his little body to see if the related issues were present. He had a total of 3 issues, Central Line Defects. They go from the head all the way down the spine. Enoch had 2 holes in his heart, ASD & VSD, no bumhole and his tailbone was shaped REALLY funny. The holes in his heart closed, he had a total of 3 surgeries before he was 6 months old to fix his little bottom (which is totally normal now) and his tailbone will have no negative affect on him at all.
He is a very sweet, crazy, rambunctious, delightful, random, intelligent, tease of a little boy. He is so much fun to have in our little family and I really don't know what we would do without him. I'm so excited to watch him grow and find out the new things he's going to fall in love with everyday. He definitely keeps us on our toes and we love it. He loves animals, dinosaurs, ELEPHANTS, basketball & golf with Daddy, gardening with Papa, watching movies in Tutu's bed on Friday nights, legos with his Grandpa, baking and napping with his Grandmom, playing at Auntie Alana's house, hanging out with his boy cousins, loving on his new Auntie Lauren and rough housing with Uncle Josh, and he LOVES being a big brother. Travis is his buddy already.
Happy 3rd Birthday Enoch! We love you!
7 Months Pregnant with Enoch
Enoch Minutes Old
Enoch's Cords @Children's
The Day Enoch Came Home June 28th, 2006
Enoch's 1st Birthday
Enoch's 2nd Birthday
The Birthday Party
Enoch's 3!
Enoch and his new little brother TravisWednesday, June 17, 2009
My Baby is 3 Today!
Today Enoch turns 3, its crazy! It feels like only yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital!
I plan on making a larger post later on today. :D We're off to the Zoo today, his choice! :D
I plan on making a larger post later on today. :D We're off to the Zoo today, his choice! :D
Happy Birthday Enoch!
Love You!
Love You!
Monday, June 1, 2009
Hopeful
So I'm going to admit to my nerdiness - I DVR'd the MTV Movie Awards yesterday JUST to see this trailer. I'm hoping New Moon is better than Twilight - at least the movie version. I wasn't a huge fan of New Moon the book; only because Edward was barely in it. They have said that Edward will be in the movie more than he was in the book. Should be fun. My fingers are crossed!
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Travis?
What has Travis been up to? He is now 12 lbs, 22 inches and growing like a weed. Some people don't recognize him if they haven't seen him in a week.
Travis loves spending time with his big brother...
And hanging out with his Dad...
He smiles all the time now and coos to us often....
He's our cuddle bug...
Keeping Up With Enoch
What has Enoch been up to lately? Lots of things - Playing with his Animals...
Getting ready to work in the yard with Papa...
Hanging out with Dad...
Posing for Mom...
Arm wrestling with guys who are 6' 7"
Playing with his "Roars" *dinosaurs*...
And getting food on his face ALL the time...
Friday, May 8, 2009
The Blessing
Travis Lawrence Huapala Doxey was blessed on May 3, 2009.
The blessing was beautiful, Joe did a great job. We even had a few friends write the blessing down, awesome, thanks guys!
I feel HORRIBLE because I never once pulled my camera out over the weekend. I did get pictures of Travis in the blessing outfit the day after but I didn't get any photos of the family that came into town for the blessing or of us as a family after the blessing in our Sunday best. I'm just out of it. I will from here on out promise to do better with my camera, it will go everywhere with me. Promise!
Thanks again to Bonnie for lettings us have a party afterwords with family and friends. The food was awesome and the company was the best. Also thanks to Ben & Sarah for making the trek out here for the blessing. We've missed you guys a lot so it was great seeing you and the kids!
Both Enoch and Travis have been blessed in Joe's blessing suit.
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Photo Update
I have had some requests from friends and family to update our blog with some photos of the boys. Sorry I haven't been so on top of posting, we're still getting use to a routine with 2. :D They are tons of fun and are just loving each others company. Trav TOTALLY notices when Enoch is around or not and gives him his undivided attention as Enoch tickles, kisses (slobbers) and plays with his limbs.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
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