Colby got shot
Oct 06
Both my babies. Note the size of his front paw. It’s the shattered bone.
As the title says, Colby got shot. We were at my parent’s house and he got out and ran up the road to the neighbor’s house where he attacked and killed one of his chickens. He then decided that Colby was going to be his target practice and shot him. This is apparently b/c my parent’s dog Shadow has done it before and my dad told him to go ahead and shoot him if he caught him again. He thought it was Shadow. My dad is a heartless asshole. Colby arrived back home covered in blood unable to stand on his foot. I get that he got the chicken but he could’ve shot into the air to scare him or jesus I would’ve reimbursed him for it.
He got cleaned up and we found a few holes where he was hit and tried to get the bleeding to stop. Randy got approved for $500 in care credit for vet bills/medical bills and if you need more you have to call after 48 hours for an increase request. We’re going to have to. Currently Colby has easily 40 shots in his left two legs plus some grazed his chest. They are all over the place. He has to undergo surgery on Friday to get them removed and it is likely they will have to amputate his toe on his front left leg due to the bone getting shattered in 4-5 pieces. He is currently on both antibiotics and pain killers. The bill so far is $226 and that is without his surgery. Since we’re home now and not at my parent’s house he’s comfortably sleeping in our bed like he usually does. I feel horrible for him. My puppy is not going to be the same again.
My car has some temporary stop leak in the transmission at the moment to see if we can fix it this way before ripping the engine out. If I leak it out I have 2 gallons in my trunk and i know how to put it in until I can get Randy since the only place I’m driving is to and from his work. *sigh*
On top of it, I don’t think I’m going to keep up with Gracie’s breast feeding demands. I usually only have 4-6 oz ready for her and she drinks 3 or so in a feeding so it’s not easy to keep up. I’m pumping right now and then going to hope she stays asleep so I can go get some food. I haven’t eaten all day. You really learn the value of 5 minutes when you have a newborn who can wake up at any time screaming because she wants food and she wants it NOW. *sigh* It’s good to be back home but now I’m very VERY lonely again.
This weekend is my birthday and I was supposed to go out and drink but that won’t work for 2 reasons. I would have to pump and dump due to the alcohol in my system and I can’t keep up my supply as it is and 2. I just don’t want to. My mom suggested that Randy and I just got to dinner and a movie or something so we can spend some time together since we’re having a lot of troubles doing so. I think we’ll hit up my favorite sport’s bar b/c I love their chicken tenders and see what is playing. Lord knows we have no shortage of people willing to babysit. I’m going to go throw on a hoodie, find some food, and maybe work on ChaCha.
36 week checkup
Aug 27I didn’t mean to sound angry or bitter in my last post. Just venting that pregnancy is not all the roses and butterflies some people attempt to make it out to be. I can’t wait to hold our daughter in my arms. Meeting her seems so incredibly far away although it’s only 3 1/2 weeks away until her due date.
I had my 36 week checkup yesterday and everything is still going well. She’s head down and I don’t see her moving any time soon. She is surrounded by a nice amount of fluid and has a heart beat of 117bpm. She’s very active and my BP is excellent. I gained 2 lbs this week (EWW). I just need to remember soon it will be off. My apartment sized washer is in so Randy and I are going to pick it up tomorrow. Then I am going to prep my cloth diapers. I’m excited over diapers. Wow. LOL. I also really need to organize all the clothes I have in garbage bags. My shower is on the 13th which is cutting it VERY close to the due date but I’m grateful. I need to get something for her to sleep in soon though, otherwise Randy is going to the couch.
Life is decent otherwise. My unemployment ran out so our income got slashed by about $600/month but we’ll manage. Don’t we always? I’m working on ChaCha daily and Randy is doing over time plus we’re just making sure not to splurge too often on unnecessary items. I’ve definitely learned in life where there is a will there is a way.
