Doctor Creepy

For those of you you who don't know...I've been having to go through series of tests to determine whether or not I have a thyroid disease. My internist thought I did after doing numerous blood tests, so he sent me to an endocrinologist. I guess those kinds of doctors are hard to get in to b/c I had to wait a month or more to get an appointment. The doctor that they recommended was actually booked until October, so I went with the one that was the least busy. Mistake? Maybe. So, I go in today...I got there very early b/c they told me to. My appointment was at 3:00pm, and I had to fast all day, so I was a little irritable (Kate without food = cranky lady). I brought my book with me, however, so the wait seemed less torturous. The doctor comes in and at first sight I was totally grossed out. Seriously. It was like a movie...."Kate meets the blob" or "Attack of Dr. Blob". This was me in my head....."This is my doctor? He's totally obese with a gray bob for a hair cut. He's a diabetes/thyroid doctor....isn't he supposed to be a role model to his patients and be healthy? He can hardly breathe!" So, he sits down and looks through my paperwork for like 5 minutes. I'm just sitting there waiting.

Dr. "hmmmm....interesting"

2 more minutes go by

Dr.: "hmmmm"

2 more minutes

Dr.: nothing

2 more minutes

Dr.: "so, why are you here to see us today?"

Kate's thoughts: "Didn't you just spend the last five minutes reading my paperwork? Can you not read?"

Kate: Um, because my doctor said I had abnormal thyroid readings and needed to see you. It's all on my paper work.

Dr.: So, why did you doctor send you here?

Kate: Because you're a specialist and he thinks I need a specialist in the thyroid area.

Dr.: So......

2 more minutes go by.

I'm not kidding...it was like this for 10 minutes. He's wasting my time here.

Kate: Can you just tell me what you guys think is wrong with me and what I need to do at this point?

Dr.: The test results are inconclusive.

silence

Kate: so, what do I need to do? Are you going to do more tests, am I fine....?

Dr." Um........Have you been online researching thyroid issues.

Kate: kind of, but do I have a thyroid issue? What kind of thyroid issue?

Dr.:"Yeah, most people are on the internet before coming in here".

Silence

Kate: "so....where do I go from here?"

Dr.: "What are your symptoms?"

Kate: I tell him.

Dr." well, those are incongruent with your blood tests"

Kate: "So, what is causing my symptoms".

Dr.: "I have no idea"

Silence

Kate: "could it be this or that, etc."

Dr.: "I don't know".

Kate: "So, if my tests results say one thing, but my symptoms are different, then what does that mean?"

Dr.:"There is really no way to tell".

Kate: WHAT?!!!! WHY AM I FREAKING HERE THEN????!!!!! I really didn't say that, but wanted to.

Dr.: "Well, it looks like your TSI levels are high and your TSH levels are low and you have abnormal tests.

Kate: "So, what does that mean?"

Dr.: he repeats what he just said

Kate: Banging my head against the wall...or wanting to.

Kate: "I'm sorry, but I don't know what that means".

Dr.: "We need to do more blood tests"

And he just sits there for like 2 minutes. I'm seriously going insane.

Kate: "okay, so let's do the blood tests"

Dr.: "Let me check your heart beat and your neck for any thyroid protrusion. You'll need to turn around and I'll be behind you and check you out from behind."

Kate: on the inside I was freaking out. Dr. Blob is coming at me from behind!!!! AHHHHH!

Dr.: Okay.

Silence

Kate: Great. so....what now?

Dr.: I need to do one more test. and he leaves for about 5 minutes.

Kate: ugh!!!!!!!

Finally he comes back in and just rambles on about nothing related to my problem.

Kate: "My husband and I want to start trying to get pregnant, so is it safe for me to do so?"

Dr.: "Well, as long as these tests come out okay and then you'll have to be tested every month of your pregnancy to make sure the thyroid doesn't get worse, but sure, go ahead and get pregnant."

Kate: "okay, so is that it?"

Dr: "Oh, let me get you some information"

5 minutes later

Dr.: "read this and go and get your blood test".

Kate: Okay....where do I go?

Dr.: "oh, across the hall to check out then on the other side of the building.

Kate: JUST LET ME OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So, I still have no idea what is going on with me.

He didn't even shake my hand or anything...not that I wanted to shake his hand, but still. He was soooo creepy and I can't even describe it. I tried, but it doesn't even come close. He couldn't even make a complete sentence. I felt like he had Paula Abdul's brain. I was finishing his sentences b/c he would just stop short of the end of the sentence, so I would just guess what he was trying to tell me. I'm more confused about what's wrong with me now than when I went in.

I know this was a boring post, but I had to get it out. I was going nuts today.

Wish me luck on my blood test results!!

Randoms

My grandmother, who we call Memama, turned 89 a few days ago, so I wanted to share with you some pictures of her birthday. My mom got her a very cute dress, that I had to have her model for us!

Cute Memama!

I took this picture of Addyson vacuuming the kitchen for me. She loves to do it.

Sydney was "Daphne" from Scooby Doo for "crazy hat day" at school. We didn't have any crazy hats, but I had borrowed this wig and she wanted to wear it. So cute. She was so excited to be Daphne.

Of course Addyson wanted to try it on when Sydney got home from school. One day you'll have real hair Addyson!!

Any word but that one....

Ya know how I was horrified by Sydney saying "porn"....well, today she decided to rhyme with "bucket" and the only letter she used to rhyme with was an "F". Need I say more?? ughh.

Airhead moment of the year....

I really think these blond highlights I have in my hair are making me more of an airhead...I didn't need much more help in that department anyway, but today I could have been the subject of a blond joke. Granted, when I'm pregnant, I have one or two of these moments A DAY, but I'm not pregnant, but my brain must think I am and must be shrinking.

So, I'm at Adler's birthday party with my girls. The kids are all riding a little train around the neighborhood (except Addyson) and the adults are chatting. Brittany A. randomly asks me... "hey, Kate, what's up with the shoes?" I'm looking at Addyson's shoes trying to figure out what she is talking about.

Kate: "What are you talking about?"

Britt: "The shoes, what's up with the shoes?"

Kate: still looking at Addyson's shoes...."What?"

Britt: "What's the story behind your shoes?"

So, I look at my shoes and I have on two totally different sandals! One is black and has a little heel and the other is a brown ugly strappy kind of sandal that is flat. I had NO IDEA that I had on two different shoes!! I was totally shocked and just started laughing, along with everyone else around, except Brittany, who is so nice that she felt bad b/c she thought she had embarrassed me. I had been walking around on them for at least 45 minutes. After I realized this fashion disaster, it then occurred to me why my legs were so uncomfortable and why I was limping.....b/c one shoe was flat and one had a little heel. Seriously....is that not the DUMBEST thing you've heard this week that someone has done!

I couldn't wait to tell Travis what a dork I was.....he was out golfing all day, so I had to wait until 6:00 to tell him! He was laughing hysterically too and asked me if I was drunk at the party.

Nice, Travis.

I have to add some "Sydney sayings" as well....just can't resist.

The other day when we were visiting my grandma "Memama" at her assisted living home, a rather large nurse was sitting on the ground cleaning out a cabinet. It took her a while to get up off the ground...Sydney was watching all of this with a questioning look on her face. As soon as the nurse stood up, Sydney loudly asks...."Why is your belly SO BIG?!" Nice, Sydney.

This one made Travis so proud. After he got home from a golf tournament he was in today, he told us that he won $60 for coming in 2nd place. Sydney then asked...."So, did you have to go into that little house and sign the paper, so you knew you did a good job? and then did you get a green jacket?"

If any of you watched the Master's golf tournament last weekend, then you totally get this...if you didn't, then....I'm not going to explain it.

Travis was so proud of Sydney for paying attention to the Master's. We had no clue that she was even watching it.

Ahhhh...how I wish Travis had gone into that little house, signed those papers and gotten a green jacket....we would be filthy rich! Just insert Travis's picture here....

And one final thing I thought was hilarious....

My wonderful husband, Travis, has a very loud, deep voice that carries. When he teaches class, there is really no way a kid can fall asleep. The teachers next to him can clearly hear him through their cinder block walls. Well, one day he comes home and tells me that one of his students had told him that he is too loud. My response...."So, you're loud, what's new?". Then he said...well, it wasn't just any student...it was my DEAF student. I literally almost fell down laughing. My husband is too loud for deaf people. Now, tell me that's not funny.

And people wonder why my girls are so loud!!! They didn't have a chance.

What did she say??

Sydney likes to make up her own languages ALL the time. She usually starts saying something and then just rhymes. Her words don't make any sense. She'll start off saying something like...corn, horn, sorn, zorn rikorn, susorn, and the latest she loves to say is PORN! So, Travis and I are like..."Sydney, you can't say the word porn b/c it's bad.", but we'll hear it again in a song and have to say..."Sydney, I love your song, but remember, we don't say the word Porn". The thing is, as all of you know that know Sydney, is that the child has no quiet/indoor voice. Her voice is very deep, very loud and carries very well. I'm just waiting to get a call from her pre-school teacher telling me that Sydney is saying porn. And you know....so many people will think..."hmmmm I wonder where she heard THAT word"...and you know they'll be thinking that Travis and I talk about porn or something. ugh!!!

When we were at Disney, we had to wait in many cramped-spaced lines. On one ride in particular...can't remember the line...Addyson was digging in her nose, pulled out a booger and wiped it on my mouth. It was so gross! I started saying...eeewwww...Addyson!! Sydney, of course asked what happened, so I told her that Addyson wiped a booger on mommy's mouth. She then started laughing and turning to everyone around her and said..."Excuse me, but my baby sister just put a booger in my mom's mouth! hahahahah". Lovely Sydney. Thanks for sharing. They were all just staring at me like..."that's so gross...why is this little girl telling us this?"

One day a few months ago, I was holding Sydney and she said..."Mom, I really like your cups, I want some cups" (That's what she calls my boobs), and I said, well, one day when you get a lot older, you'll get some too, but little girls aren't supposed to have them. So, the next day when we were out shopping, she pulls up her shirt, starts rubbing her nipples and says (in her loud voice for everyone to hear)...."Mom! I think I'm getting cups just like you...look! Look at my cups! Am I getting any??" Ladies were just walking by me giggling. I had to stop and explain again that girls don't pull up their shirts and certainly don't rub their chests, and that she isn't getting any cups yet and it won't be for a long time.

Now an entirely different subject. As you know, I was gone for a week, and I get back and I feel completely overwhelmed that I have to catch up on my blog reading! I feel so out of touch with my blogging friends. I just haven't had time to read their blogs and update myself. Now, logically, I find this really ridiculous that I feel the need to go and read everyone's posts since last Saturday, but I feel so much pressure. It's imaginary pressure that I'm putting on myself. Seriously, Kate...you are toooooooo weird. But, it's there. So, to all of you whom I haven't left a comment on your blogs lately...sorry...I might get there someday!

Disney World and SOOOO many pictures!

We're back! We had such a fantastic time and I took WAY too many pictures, but I'm only posting a few! I know, it's still a lot. I'm not the best photographer or have the best camera, but these are still fun for me to look at!! I hope you enjoy as well. We first went to Seaworld where the girls had a blast seeing Shamu and the dolphins, the sharks, fish, penguins and more. They loved every minute of it. Sydney loved barking like the sealions, and barked almost as loud as they did! (see picture below). So, these first pictures are us as Seaworld.

Next Stop...Magic Kingdom... and it really is still magic!!

I think I love it just as much as the kids. We did have to stand in massive lines, however, due to the spring break crowd, but Travis got all the fast-passes that he could, so we did okay. We had to stand in three very long lines, however, to meet all of the princesses, but for Sydney, it was sooooo worth it. Sydney was also so excited to finally see the "magic castle" that's at the beginning of all her Disney movies. She couldn't wait to see Tinkerbell fly off the castle that night either. Although we had a blast, as I looked around at all of the kids asleep in their strollers and then at mine who were fully awake for almost 16 hours, I couldn't help but wonder...."What is wrong with my kids!" Addyson would NOT fall asleep in the stroller. She would start nodding off and just fight back the sleep. She didn't want to miss anything! We stayed until the park closed at 11:00 or a little later. After waiting for the ferry, we got in the car around 11:30, and the kids were out before the car started I think. Travis and I had gone to Disneyland out in CA before Sydney was born and I had forgotten how much bigger Disney World actually is. I was definitely overwhelmed when we walked through the gates of the Magic Kingdom, but in a good way. Thank goodness we had our planner, Travis, with us!!

Sydney was so excited to meet all of the princesses!

After our first "princess line", Sydney was a little disappointed that her favorite princesses, Ariel and Jasmine, weren't in the group, so, Mommy, of course was determined to make Sydney's "dreams come true". She was sooooo excited and just so enamored with Jasmine and especially Alladin!
Waiting for Ariel was long for me, but Sydney was able to play in the water with other kiddos while we waited and she got soaked! She had a blast. Travis had taken Addyson for a ride in her stroller while getting fast passes for us. I was so glad that this was the last line for princesses, but after seeing how giddy Sydney was while talking to Ariel, I totally would've stood in another line to meet one if Sydney has wanted to. She thought it was hilarious that Ariel started combing her hair with a "dingelhopper", and then proceeded to comb Sydney's hair with the fork as well.

We actually got some rides in too! Can you believe it?? Peter Pan was Sydney's favorite by far, but she loved all the ones we went on at Magic Kingdom except she got a little scared in the Haunted Mansion. It's a lot scarier now than it was when I was a kid. My favorite was Pirates of the Carribean...and now that they've added Capt. Jack Sparrow, it's even better. I kept waiting to see Orlando Bloom, but, alas, no William Turner!

I started to get a little burned...you can tell a little in this picture! But we sprayed the kids religiously, so they didn't get burned at all.

It was a long day and the kids were beat, and so were we, but the fireworks show and the the castle changing colors was so great and the girls loved it. I can't wait to go back!!!


Next Stop...Animal Kingdom!

I had never been to Animal Kingdom before and it was soooo great. The safari ride was the best, but Dinosaur land was great too. There were so many things to do that we just couldn't fit everything in. The girls LOVED seeing all of the animals....even Pluto! But, the real animals were the best. Sydney's favorite, though, was climbing on this dinosaur statue and jumping or sliding off. We were there forever. Addyson liked it too.

The picture above is of Sydney dancing at the Lion King show.



The dinosaur above is the one that Sydney loved. We totally need one for our backyard. The kids would play there for hours!!

The next pictures are of the kids digging for dinosaur bones. What a great idea! They had a blast!

Sydney entertained us the ENTIRE trip by singing her made up songs, so she thought it was great to have the drums to play. We had such a great time, as does everyone, I'm sure, in DisneyWorld. It's just so magical and it's not just for kids. There are so many things for adults to do too (not that we had time to actually DO any of those things..haha), but it's just great. Thanks for taking the time to read my post.

I miss Disney!

I'm going to Disney World!

No, I haven't won the Super Bowl or anything, but we are going to Disney World in Orlando for spring break! We leave very early tomorrow morning. We are SOOOO excited to see Sydney enjoy all the parks we've planned for. On Monday we're going to Seaworld, then Tuesday to the Magic Kingdom and Wednesday to Animal Kingdom. I'm a little nervous about how Addyson will do, but Shellie is letting me borrow her little "backpack" for Addyson that's a little dog and the tail is actually a handle for me to hold on to Addyson when she wants to get out of her stroller and walk. She tried it on today and just loved it. Of course, Sydney wanted to play like Addyson was a dog on a leash, so then Addyson got mad, but she was cute with it too. So, wish us luck!!!! Have a great week, my fellow bloggers, and I'll be back to blogging next Saturday. I'm sure you all have plans for spring break as well, so I'm excited to hear about everyone's adventures when I get home.

Everyone sing along.....

M- I- C-....K -E -Y.....M-O-U-S-E.....Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck...

Okay, so I'm a dweeb....but I'm an excited dweeb!