I had the best time last night! We got together with one of my favorite families on earth and went bowling. It was Ian's first time bowling and he had a blast- he loves my friend's kids and they seem to like him, so it's a great fit. Sean and I had a wonderful time as well, and we were both disappointed that we had to end the night early. However, we did decide that we're going to have a monthly family day/night, which is going to be great because both of our schedules get so crazy that sometimes we go a month without seeing each other. While it doesn't matter because we are lucky enough to have one of those kinds of friendships where we can go that long without hanging out and when we do see each other it's like no time has passed at all, I'm happy that we're going to have a standing day to hang out with the families.

There aren't too many people in my life like that!

Sean's out racing today so I'm having a lazy day at home with the kids. I've been rolling around on the floor with Roo and Ian, and I've been loving every moment of it. Tonight we're going out with one of my best friends and her family and I can't wait!

We saw Angels and Demons last night! One of our friends came over to watch the kids so that we could get a break from all this "stuff" for a while. It was wonderful to get out of the house and have something else to occupy my mind for a little bit and although the movie wasn't as great as I thought it was going to be, it was able to hold my attention which was my main objective.

I slept pretty well, and then napped from 8:30am to 10:30am. After that we went to eat at the Ballyhoo Grill where I had a 50% off coupon, then we went to Whole Foods where I stocked up on organic fruits and veggies for making Roo's food. We stopped at Best Buy so I could be the Angels and Demons soundtrack, and Target to get the thank you gifts for the teachers and some construction paper for the windows in the nursery.

The best news is the CT scan was finally scheduled for June 8th, and I got an answer about Ian's IEP! I contacted the psychologist and left her a message about what we need, and now I just have to believe in miracles in hopes that she can actually get it done in time!

I'm wondering how may people can tell me I look "horrible". So far my mother, father, a family friend, some people in my office building, and my husband all think that I look one step away from death. That's lovely to hear!

I am drained.

This morning I was up at 5:45am in order to get everything ready for today. We got the kids ready, ourselves ready, and then got Ian off to school by 7:30am.

From there we went to St. Joseph's to pick up Roo's films, only to be told that the office didn't open until 8:30am! I was pretty pissed off, but I couldn't yell at the poor woman at the front desk because I knew it wasn't her fault. Sean and I got coffee and waited for a half hour, then he went to get the films (I am assuming this was so that I didn't assault anyone).

We got out of there by 8:45am, and then we headed to All Children's Hospital in the next county. We got there in plenty of time, found parking, and found the office with no trouble at all.

We met with the doctor who was nice, but came away with less than a solid answer. He isn't really sure what's going on, but he's pretty sure it isn't a stone because, according to him, there isn't a shadow where there usually is one if it's truly a stone.  Now, looking at the film even I could see what the radiologist saw so there's something there. The specialist said that it could be a cast-off from the fatty tissue but because the radiologist categorized it as a stone, we have to do something about it.

Now we have to get Roo at CT scan with sedation.This terrifies me. It isn't the scan or the outcome which makes me nervous, but the sedation makes me very, very scared ... There was also mention of a 24 hour hospital stay for urine collection, but he said we don't want to get ahead of ourselves, and I'm inclined to agree. Anyway, we'll get the CT scan (which is proving to be very difficult to schedule at this point), then we'll meet with him again to see where we go from there. Unfortunately, it'll probably have to be in the next county again because the next time the specialist is here is June 12, and then not again until July. Of course, that is dependent of the run-around I'm getting from the diagnostic center which, at this point, I'm having Sean deal with because I'm beginning to feel a bit out of control emotionally. 

Add all this to the non-answers I'm getting about Ian's IEP and needed documentation for the 504 to be implemented, and I'm about ready to be committed!

She's in no pain and, although she now seems to have the cold that Ian's had this week, she's in great spirits. Thank goodness!!!!