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| OK, so she's not as happy in the chair... |
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| Gwen's very first Christmas present, from Amelia. |
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| Happy baby time! |
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Happy Baby
I know, I know, no posts in forever. Nothing terribly exciting going on, but I did manage to get some pics of a happy Gwen. She's been smiling a lot more and seems to be turning more social overall. We went over to my mom's (Grammers's) this morning and Gwen was quite happy to visit.
Sunday, December 5, 2010
I Need a Translator Please
Well, Gwen's been a bit grumpy with us recently, having many bouts of crying even when she's fed, changed, warm, etc. I realize this is just what babies do, but it would be sooooo much more helpful if there was a more descriptive method of communicating her needs than crying. When she gets into this mode, I've been referring to it as a "General Baby Fault" event.
Ever since Windows 3.0 became popular in 1990 or so, I've been fighting with the dreaded General Protection Fault (GPF). For those of you less technically oriented, the simplest definition is "a program did something wrong, now I give up". It's also been called Windows' "General Default Error", since generally there is absolutely no useful information displayed to say what really went wrong.
Here is a screenshot of the GPF as shown on Windows 3.1 (from here):
And here is Gwen's default messagebox:
And now it's time to play "decode the error"! Try to guess what Gwen's upset about here:
Ever since Windows 3.0 became popular in 1990 or so, I've been fighting with the dreaded General Protection Fault (GPF). For those of you less technically oriented, the simplest definition is "a program did something wrong, now I give up". It's also been called Windows' "General Default Error", since generally there is absolutely no useful information displayed to say what really went wrong.
Here is a screenshot of the GPF as shown on Windows 3.1 (from here):
And now it's time to play "decode the error"! Try to guess what Gwen's upset about here:
Yeah, we didn't know either.
Sunday, November 28, 2010
Swinging
Gwen decided to help me cook today. She got to sit in her swing and was perfectly content to watch me work on gourmet items such as taco meat and hamburger helper. Apparently unimpressed with my culinary skills, she decided to take a nap after a bit...
And here is her just starting to wake up:
And here is her just starting to wake up:
Sunday, November 21, 2010
Pediatrics
So. I've been putting off this post because thinking about it makes me annoyed.
But Gwen's been to see the doctor, by now, and everything seems fine, by the by. She's tiny, only in the 5% for weight and length, and something liek 10% for head.
Remember how I said there was a snaffu with the first pediactric appointment? It had to do with insurance and having the doctor we were planning on having Gwen see listed as her primary care physician--so we'd have to pay full for the visit to see Dr. J. We decided just to let it go, and see her actual PCP later that week.
So I called, made an appointment for "new patient, new baby for Dr. N" (the ACTUAL WORDS I said on the phone). Well, their computer was down or something, so they couldn't make an appointment for me that day, I'd need to call back in a few days. Ugh. Fine. Not a big deal.
I'd been talking to Dr. N's office for a couple of months, asking if I needed to do anything to prepare, etc etc. They always told me that there was nothing that needed to be done until she was born, etc.
So I called back in a few days, AGAIN saying "New patient, new baby appointment." Got an appointment.
We went to said appointment. Apparently the office had recently changed ownership so we had a bunch of new paper work to fill out, etc etc. We're waiting in the waiting room for about 30 min, when they call me up to the desk again. And that's where they tell me that Dr. N isn't taking new patients and ... how did I get an appointment? I must not have told them that she was a new patient. So sorry! :| They end up working me into another doctor at that office, which apparently is okay on my insurance.
Dr. H. is a nice enough man, and I don't doubt his competence as a doctor. But we had picked Dr. N, instead of getting a separate pediatrician, because she is PCP to both Luke and me. So it was because she'd be our "family doctor".
So now, a dilemma: Get a pediatrician? Or stick with Dr. H? Opinions?
Gwen also had her retinal recheck, nothing new to really report there. Continuing to monitor, recheck again in a few weeks. I bought her little baby sunglasses because she's getting her eyes dilated so often. >.>
But Gwen's been to see the doctor, by now, and everything seems fine, by the by. She's tiny, only in the 5% for weight and length, and something liek 10% for head.
Remember how I said there was a snaffu with the first pediactric appointment? It had to do with insurance and having the doctor we were planning on having Gwen see listed as her primary care physician--so we'd have to pay full for the visit to see Dr. J. We decided just to let it go, and see her actual PCP later that week.
So I called, made an appointment for "new patient, new baby for Dr. N" (the ACTUAL WORDS I said on the phone). Well, their computer was down or something, so they couldn't make an appointment for me that day, I'd need to call back in a few days. Ugh. Fine. Not a big deal.
I'd been talking to Dr. N's office for a couple of months, asking if I needed to do anything to prepare, etc etc. They always told me that there was nothing that needed to be done until she was born, etc.
So I called back in a few days, AGAIN saying "New patient, new baby appointment." Got an appointment.
We went to said appointment. Apparently the office had recently changed ownership so we had a bunch of new paper work to fill out, etc etc. We're waiting in the waiting room for about 30 min, when they call me up to the desk again. And that's where they tell me that Dr. N isn't taking new patients and ... how did I get an appointment? I must not have told them that she was a new patient. So sorry! :| They end up working me into another doctor at that office, which apparently is okay on my insurance.
Dr. H. is a nice enough man, and I don't doubt his competence as a doctor. But we had picked Dr. N, instead of getting a separate pediatrician, because she is PCP to both Luke and me. So it was because she'd be our "family doctor".
So now, a dilemma: Get a pediatrician? Or stick with Dr. H? Opinions?
Gwen also had her retinal recheck, nothing new to really report there. Continuing to monitor, recheck again in a few weeks. I bought her little baby sunglasses because she's getting her eyes dilated so often. >.>
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