Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Babies, dogs, and elbows

In baby news, our appointment yesterday went well. The baby's heart rate was 146 and sounding good. We have an appointment set for Friday at 3:00 for an ultrasound and hopefully the baby will show us whether it's a boy or a girl. As for me, my belly has popped out a bit and my own jeans aren't comfortable anymore. My CT scan was negative for active bleeds, but they can't see any potential aneurysms. We may have to redo it with contrast later in the pregnancy or have an MRA to determine if there are any problems.

Landis has decided he doesn't like his job as a service dog in training. We are in the process of figuring out where he's going to go, be it with us for a little while, or someone else adopting him right away. It's a little disappointing that he didn't make it, but at least I'll have a say in where he goes. He's a good dog and learned all of his commands, but was frustration barking and whining when in the presence of other dogs or animals. He has never liked being restrained when he thinks he wants something on the other side of a barrier. I thought he'd grow out of it, but I guess not. We'll see soon where he ends up going.

In elbow news, John's MRI showed no tears or damage to his ligament. He has some fluid where the muscle connects to the joint, so they think it's a bad muscle strain that hasn't had enough time to heal. He's on four more weeks of rest and a slow build back to pitching. We hope he'll get back to playing sometime in late June/July.

We'll update you after our appointment on Friday with the gender news!!

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