A toofers.

Tyler finally has his first tooth and it's SHARP! He loves to knaw on his mother's chin. He is also growing so big. At his last dr's appt. He weighted 19.5 lbs and was 27 1/2 inches tall. He is now in the 50% for height and weight and his head has finally caught up and is in the 45%. He is such a smiley boy. I can't believe that his is almost 7 months. Eric and I just love being parents and tell Tyler everyday how much we adore him. Who couldn't love all that chubs.

Shock waves.

Last Friday was my big lithotripsy day where my 6-7 mm kidney stone was pulverized. I was unusually calm except for the freezing hospital. I think working in a hospital and circulating in surgeries helped and, of course, knowing that this was really not that big of a procedure and I was in good hands. The surgery was short. They put me on a table with this rubber cutout which is where they partially submerge me in water, of course, after I am asleep. then they send ultrasonic waves to my back where the kidney stone is inside my kidney and the shock waves break up the stone. All I remember is moving onto the surgery bed and a mask being put over my face. I was asleep in less than 2 minutes and thank goodness because the only time that I panicked was when they put the mask on my face. I am clostrophobic and I felt like I was going to sufficate. I had to keep telling myself to just relax. I then woke up to a horrible heavy and sleepy feeling that seemed to last a long time. In the past when I had received anesthesia, it took a really long time for me to wake up. I felt the same way this time, but knowing this, I struggled to make myself stay awake so that I could be discharged home faster, but for two days I was really tired and had a heavy chest when breathing. The best part of it all was that I was never in that much pain. I was expecting a lot of soreness. It was great. I did not need to take any pain medications. I did, however, urinate blood and small stones for about 3 days. Overall, it was a very successful procedure. The really good news is that I met my urologist and he was a really great guy. He also seemed concerned and determined to figure out why I was producing so many kidney stones. So I will be undergoing more tests and hopefully get my kidneys working properly. This experience turned out really good and I am so thankful for the wonderful technology that was have today and for the knowledge and research to perform these procedures.