stove burns and pumping...

Tonight, I managed to successfully burn 3 of my fingers on the stove! How you may ask? Well, being the intelligent woman I am, I forgot I turned the stove on and put my hand down. OUCH! This is when my "baby" side comes out. So, what did I do? I instantly went to the sink and ran my hand under cold water...I then went and got Jesse and cried for a bit saying how much my hand hurt. He then informed me that I better put it back under cold water...after trying to explain to him that the cold water only works when my hand is under it and that as soon as I take it out from under the water it burns again... i decided he was right. So, back to the sink I went. I decided that it was stupid to just stand there with my hand under the faucet...so I got a bowl of cold water and sat down at the table with my laptop with my hand in the bowl and the other typing. FYI...don't ever put ice on a burn... luckily Jesse and I remembered this... and it was exactly what the internet said to do. I kept my hand in the bowl of water while talking to Rachel on the internet. I couldn't move my hand out of the cold because it hurt so bad. I looked up every home remedy there was. Luckily, I live in a small town that has no stores or gas stations open past 11. Yes, Lucky I am! hah! just kidding! I wanted aloe soooo bad, but I refused to make a 30 minute trip to walmart for a burn that was not that bad. So, with a little bit of praying mixed with myself yelling at my fingers to stop hurting...I managed to put bandaids over them and take ibuprofen for the slight pain that I felt. Then, after pouting to Jesse some more and insisting that he help me make popcorn because I was wayyyy to incapable of doing it myself since my right hand was so fragile, I realized that I was being a big baby about it all! Seeing that one of my best friends was just in an accident where he has way worse burns than I do, I decided it was time to get over it. And that's just what I did. I couldn't believe I made such a big deal over small burns that didn't even produce blisters, when a friend of mine had just been through way worse than me and doing fine! Man, do I feel silly! Thankfully, my fingers are fine now and I can successfully use both hands to type this wonderful blog to you all! :) 


So, tonight Gabriel officially reached 3 pounds!! Oh man, were we ever excited! I joked with him right before the nurse weighed him saying that he better way at least 3 pounds or he was in trouble... but boy was I surprised when the nurse told us his weight! He was a little over 3 pounds...3 lbs. 0.2 ounces to be exact! He's doing soooo great! The nurse practioner told us last week that it would be at least 6 more weeks until he gets to come home unless he just miraculously starts doing well and gaining weight and all that good stuff! I'm so happy our boy is proving them all wrong! I said when he was born that he could be one of those miracle stories that you always hear about... how the Dr's say one thing and then the patient proves them wrong! And with all the prayers that everyone is saying for Gabe, there's no doubt in my mind that he'll do sooo much better than the doctors or nurses think he will. Heck, he's already proving them wrong! We're so proud of him! And what else has he done!? Well, one of the main things that he has to be able to do is maintain his body temperature. Once he does this, he will no longer have to be in the incubator. The incubator's temp is set to help him maintain his body temp...well tonight, the nurse actually had to turn it down because he was too hot! woo hooo!! Another great report! This is a great thing as well!!! This means that he's keeping his temperature better, so the incubator's temp doesn't need to be set as high! Who knows...he may be out of that thing by next week! Anyway, he's doing great! He's even got a little double chin going now. It seems that all his weight is going to his face! But that's ok...it's too cute! :) 


Rylee had a great birthday. And now, she's passed out beside me. It's funny...because when I move she just looks at me with this look of "why are you moving and waking me up!?" hahah. She's such a big baby. when we moved the bed out of Gabe's room we found at least 3 of her bones. And what did she do!? Yes, that's right...she whined until she found new hiding spots for each of them! 


Yesterday, we bought some new toilet paper. And for those of you who remember one of my previous posts...you'll remember that I sent Jesse on a TP run a while ago and he came home with the WORST kind ever!! So, I figured that this time around, we'd tackle the job together! Needless to say, it was a success! We came home with the nice, soft, gentle, thick kind. Oh, how wonderful it is! hahah. It's the simple things in life, ya know!? 


Tonight, Jesse decided to tell on me to Gabe's nurse and my mom. I complained that I wasn't getting as much milk as I had before when pumping...and when the nurse asked if I was pumping every 3 hours..Jesse decided to chime in and say no. Now, Seeing that this is the truth, I couldn't get mad at the guy for saying so. But now, I'm on strict orders to pump every 3 hours. So, my alarm is set for every 3 hours! Oh, this shall be interesting!! 


Finally, I won't lie, I slightly miss the hospital. Only because it was a chance for me to catch up on all my favorite shows such as House, CSI: Miami, NCIS, and Criminal Minds. I had each channel written on a napkin that told me what channel each network was on. I had it all figured out too...CSI was on at 8 a.m....just in time for me to eat my breakfast...followed by an episode of Criminal Minds.  House was on during the day, usually a marathon from like 12-4 p.m...followed by a 4-5 hour marathon of NCIS. And then after NCIS, criminal minds would be on for another 3-4 hours! My days were set...and since I wasn't allowed out of bed except to go to the bathroom, shower, ultrasounds, and the occasional wheelchair rides Jesse would take me on...these shows kept me entertained. Now, I hardly watch tv and I couldn't tell you the channels they're on here at my house! I'm not complaining, I love being home, but I'd really like to catch up on my shows again! haha! :)