Showing posts with label Sebastien. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sebastien. Show all posts
Friday, December 12, 2008
Happy 4th birthday Sebastien!!
Today is Sebastien's 4th birthday. Our wish for him is that he can finally receive new kidneys. He almost received the surgery earlier this month, but was not able to get them at the last minute. We pray the next year can finally bring to Sebastien excellent health and back living here in Winnipeg amongst family and friends. We pray for you and celebrate your 4th birthday you cute little monkey!!
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Prayers for a special little monkey
I wanted to mention that .Sebastien is going through a procedure tomorrow called a Capsule Endoscopy. He will be the youngest patient to ever undergo this procedure. I think Jasmina, David and Sebastien need all the prayers, thoughts and support we can give them!
Here's hoping everything goes well for this special little monkey.
Here's hoping everything goes well for this special little monkey.
Friday, May 30, 2008
The tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth
Xavier has his first tooth, well actually teeth! His two bottom teeth are growing in at the same time! They finally broke through the gums on Wednesday, after a lot of pain and suffering. Now, the big question remains: Will he or won't he??? Bite me that is, while breastfeeding.
Emma had her first 4 teeth come in at 4 months old, she had 8 by 8 months and all her baby teeth pretty much by the time she was a year old. I breastfed Emma until she was 15 months old and never bit me, not even once. Will Xavier be the same? Hmmm, somehow, I don't think so..
Since we're talking about teeth, it should also be noteworthy to mention that Emma has all four 2 year mollars, giving her a complete set of baby teeth! Hooray!
Xavier has been experimenting with different foods. So far he's had:
Emma was sick earlier this week. We were out at "Bebe, parents et gazouillements" when Emma had a bout of diarhea. We came home where she threw up once and had one more messy diaper. A little bit of tylenol, pedialyte in popsicle form and gingerale seemed to the trick to get her back on track.
Yesteday she had a little accident in the backyard where she scraped the palm of her hand. It's not a bad "booboo", but it's one of her on personal worst, so it's causing her a little stress. Otherwise, she's fine.
The business of the stinky pee, by the way, is not quite finished yet. Xavier is needing to go to Children's Hospital on Monday to have a VCUG. I can't remember what the letters individual stand for anymore, however, it is a special kind of X-Ray. Basically they insert a cath tube into the poor little guy's penis. Through the tube they insert a dye to see if it goes all the way up to his kidney's, which would be a bad thing. They take X-Ray's to be able to see. Hopefully everything will go well.
On another note, Sebastien did not end up getting his surgery a few weeks back, apparently there was too much potassium in his system. The cause of his bleeding is still a mystery. Looks like Jasmina and little Sebastien will be in Toronto for a long time still.
Emma had her first 4 teeth come in at 4 months old, she had 8 by 8 months and all her baby teeth pretty much by the time she was a year old. I breastfed Emma until she was 15 months old and never bit me, not even once. Will Xavier be the same? Hmmm, somehow, I don't think so..
Since we're talking about teeth, it should also be noteworthy to mention that Emma has all four 2 year mollars, giving her a complete set of baby teeth! Hooray!
Xavier has been experimenting with different foods. So far he's had:
- Rice, Barley and Oatmeal cereals
- Carrots and Sweet Potatoes
- Peaches
Emma was sick earlier this week. We were out at "Bebe, parents et gazouillements" when Emma had a bout of diarhea. We came home where she threw up once and had one more messy diaper. A little bit of tylenol, pedialyte in popsicle form and gingerale seemed to the trick to get her back on track.
Yesteday she had a little accident in the backyard where she scraped the palm of her hand. It's not a bad "booboo", but it's one of her on personal worst, so it's causing her a little stress. Otherwise, she's fine.
The business of the stinky pee, by the way, is not quite finished yet. Xavier is needing to go to Children's Hospital on Monday to have a VCUG. I can't remember what the letters individual stand for anymore, however, it is a special kind of X-Ray. Basically they insert a cath tube into the poor little guy's penis. Through the tube they insert a dye to see if it goes all the way up to his kidney's, which would be a bad thing. They take X-Ray's to be able to see. Hopefully everything will go well.
On another note, Sebastien did not end up getting his surgery a few weeks back, apparently there was too much potassium in his system. The cause of his bleeding is still a mystery. Looks like Jasmina and little Sebastien will be in Toronto for a long time still.
Friday, May 2, 2008
Busy week!
We've been keeping ourselves very busy this week. On Monday we had a scrumptious lunch at Olive Garden. After lunch we went grocery shopping, which is always an adventure with two kids! One definitely is a lot less work, but I don't regret having two precious little jewels.
Tuesday was our usual Bebes, Parents et Gazouillements and visit with Memere.
Wednesday there was "Le Grand Rassemblement Prescholaire" at the Children's Musuem. Le Centre de la Petite Enfance had rented the whole place for the morning. For $5 per person (over the age of 2 years), we had full access of the whole museum, plus there were arts and crafts sections, Mago le magicien and a concert by Jacques Chenier. It was really a lot of fun. Emma had a blast, Xavier fell asleep half way through (Thank God). Once we got home, Emma passed out on the couch for 2 hours! In the evening we were still able to make it to our Families Connecting class, although Emma was a little clingy and did not want to go into the daycare.
On Thursday, we had another busy day. In the morning, we had our usual L'Heure du Conte, afterward we met up with Papa at Home Depot to pick up some supplies to build a deck in the backyard. After having some lunch (soup & sandwich) we went to visit Pascale who just had surgery. Later on in the afternoon, we went to visit with Julie and Liam before going to meet up with Gisele at Montana's. Montana's by the way is not what you would call the most veggie friendly, however, I did have a really nice veggie and feta burger. Not to mention a nice visit with Gisele. For those who don't know, Gisele plays the double bass with an orchestra in Germany, she was invited by the WSO to come play "The One Ring" and another concert this weekend. So that said, yesterday was a very busy day.
Today we had "Toi, moi et la Mere L'Oie". Emma, I'm happy to say, is starting to break out of her shell and really enjoy the songs and stories, as well as making FRIENDS! We had lunch with Memere before going to get some money from Nicole to drop off at the office for the walk.
Oh yeah, The Casera Credit Union Walk with L'Arche and Party Celebration is happening this Sunday. X-Man's Crew is looking good.
What's not looking good right now, unfortunately, is Sebastien. Apparently Sebastien was really sick all week and the still have not found the source of his bleeding. It sounds as though that the doctors have no choice but to open him up again. Luckily Jasmina is not alone, as David flew in earlier this week. Looks like Toronto and Sick Kids will continue to be Sebastien's home. Let's keep this brave little guy in all our prayers
Tuesday was our usual Bebes, Parents et Gazouillements and visit with Memere.
Wednesday there was "Le Grand Rassemblement Prescholaire" at the Children's Musuem. Le Centre de la Petite Enfance had rented the whole place for the morning. For $5 per person (over the age of 2 years), we had full access of the whole museum, plus there were arts and crafts sections, Mago le magicien and a concert by Jacques Chenier. It was really a lot of fun. Emma had a blast, Xavier fell asleep half way through (Thank God). Once we got home, Emma passed out on the couch for 2 hours! In the evening we were still able to make it to our Families Connecting class, although Emma was a little clingy and did not want to go into the daycare.
On Thursday, we had another busy day. In the morning, we had our usual L'Heure du Conte, afterward we met up with Papa at Home Depot to pick up some supplies to build a deck in the backyard. After having some lunch (soup & sandwich) we went to visit Pascale who just had surgery. Later on in the afternoon, we went to visit with Julie and Liam before going to meet up with Gisele at Montana's. Montana's by the way is not what you would call the most veggie friendly, however, I did have a really nice veggie and feta burger. Not to mention a nice visit with Gisele. For those who don't know, Gisele plays the double bass with an orchestra in Germany, she was invited by the WSO to come play "The One Ring" and another concert this weekend. So that said, yesterday was a very busy day.
Today we had "Toi, moi et la Mere L'Oie". Emma, I'm happy to say, is starting to break out of her shell and really enjoy the songs and stories, as well as making FRIENDS! We had lunch with Memere before going to get some money from Nicole to drop off at the office for the walk.
Oh yeah, The Casera Credit Union Walk with L'Arche and Party Celebration is happening this Sunday. X-Man's Crew is looking good.
What's not looking good right now, unfortunately, is Sebastien. Apparently Sebastien was really sick all week and the still have not found the source of his bleeding. It sounds as though that the doctors have no choice but to open him up again. Luckily Jasmina is not alone, as David flew in earlier this week. Looks like Toronto and Sick Kids will continue to be Sebastien's home. Let's keep this brave little guy in all our prayers
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Stinky pee - part deux
Last week, Xavier had to go back to the doctor's to have a cath tube put in to extract more pee. Turns out that the enzymes in his pee has grown. The urologist suggested that we take care of the problem ASAP. Xavier is now on a list of different creams and antibiotics.
First we have the famous hydrocortison cream which we use for his eczema. I really can't wait for this to clear. It is looking much, much better and we are down to just using the cream twice a day (from four times a day).
Secondly, we have a cream that we need to "massage" into Xavier's foreskin, concentrating on the opening. The opening is small and the foreskin does not retract at all. We need to be very gentle with this. Hopefully this cream will help the situation. The enzymes are probably being created because of this problem. We apply this cream twice a day for six weeks.
Thirdly, we have a suspension liquid medication Cephalexin which we administer 4 times a day. This we need to do for 2 weeks. Once this is finished we need to get another medication called Septra.
Xavier has a follow up appointment in a week in a half. Hopefully all this medication will help. He will also need to go for an ultrasound to check to make sure his kidneys are not infected. He will also have another cath tube put in to extract more pee.
It's a lot of things to remember and put Xavier through, but it's nothing compared to Emma's little friend Sebastien. By the way, Sebastien has another flu bug, so let's keep him in our prayers. The sooner he gets better, the sooner he can be put back on the kidney transplant list, the sooner he can have his transplant, the sooner he can live Sick Kids in Toronto, the sooner he can come back home to Winnipeg! I always wonder how Jasmina and David do it. They definitely are superstars!
First we have the famous hydrocortison cream which we use for his eczema. I really can't wait for this to clear. It is looking much, much better and we are down to just using the cream twice a day (from four times a day).
Secondly, we have a cream that we need to "massage" into Xavier's foreskin, concentrating on the opening. The opening is small and the foreskin does not retract at all. We need to be very gentle with this. Hopefully this cream will help the situation. The enzymes are probably being created because of this problem. We apply this cream twice a day for six weeks.
Thirdly, we have a suspension liquid medication Cephalexin which we administer 4 times a day. This we need to do for 2 weeks. Once this is finished we need to get another medication called Septra.
Xavier has a follow up appointment in a week in a half. Hopefully all this medication will help. He will also need to go for an ultrasound to check to make sure his kidneys are not infected. He will also have another cath tube put in to extract more pee.
It's a lot of things to remember and put Xavier through, but it's nothing compared to Emma's little friend Sebastien. By the way, Sebastien has another flu bug, so let's keep him in our prayers. The sooner he gets better, the sooner he can be put back on the kidney transplant list, the sooner he can have his transplant, the sooner he can live Sick Kids in Toronto, the sooner he can come back home to Winnipeg! I always wonder how Jasmina and David do it. They definitely are superstars!
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