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I had my follow-up visit yesterday for my sleep study. She broke down the number of times I woke up on average per hour of sleep. First, I had and average of three "breathing episodes" an hour. Under five is considered normal. Next, I woke up from snoring two times an hour. I grind my teeth pretty bad throughout the night, but it doesn't necessarily wake me up. I had nine spontaneous arosals and hour. This means that when I aroused from my sleep stages, nine times there was nothing that the monitors or probes could contribute them to. Finally, I had 51 PLM's per hour. These are called Periodic Limb Movements. Of the 51, 15 woke me up. So, on average, I wake up out of my sleep stages 29 times per hour. She also explained that I have longer than normal deep stages of sleep and shorter than normal dream stages (not sure what that really means!).
Periodic Limb Movements are related to restless leg syndrome. My limbs, in particular my legs, twitch and jerk throughout the night. These movements wake me up and I do not get restful sleep. She prescribed Mirapex for the jerking. This should also take care of my teeth grinding. The same medication is used for Restless leg syndrome as well as Parkinson's disease.
I hope that it works and I can soon be sleeping like a baby!
Ian came home from down the street on Saturday crying. He had a huge knot on his face. Apparently, he decided to walk in front of his cousin Tyler while on the swing. He got a little bit too close and Tyler kicked him. He is now so proud of his new "shiner".
The day has finally arrived. Ian started kindergarten today. I went into work late so that I could get him ready for school. I made him breakfast, helped him get dressed and prepared him for what he was going to face today. He wore denim jeans, his new Nike Reax shoes, and his new scull shirt. Of course we won't forget his Camo back pack.
I left right before the bus came. I just knew I couldn't handle that... Nathan took him to the bus stop at 8:45. The bus arrived a little after 8:55. He took two steps into the bus, turned around, and with a terrified face said "dad......." Nathan assured him all would be well. The bus driver greeted him by name. He sat down in an empty seat two rows back from the driver. A little girl who was late to the bus stop, got on and sat next to Ian. He still had the terrified look when the bus started moving. It went down the street and turned. Nathan saw Ian and he was smiling nice and big. Whew
Meanwhile, I had already arrived at work and was a complete basket case. I have never been so nervous. I kept thinking of all of the scary things he was going to experience. The strange new kids, getting off the bus all by himself, not having mom and dad to help him.... I could barely get anything done at work.
At 12:30, I called Nathan to see if Ian had arrived home yet, Nope, not yet. I called at 12:32 to see if Ian was home, Nope, not yet. I called at 12:35, Nope not yet. At 12:38.... you get the picture. The bus finally arrived at 1:03.35 (not that I was watching the clock or anything!). Ian got off the bus and smiled. Nathan asked how his first day of school was. He replied "good". Nathan asked what he learned about. "numbers". He has already mastered the one word answers after just the first day. He is a smart kid! Ian then explained to Nathan that he had fun at school, but he is not going back, he can do the same things at home and be in his underwear all day. That's my boy!
For his birthday, we took a trip to Millersylvania State Park. Many of my coworkers and families were going there for a camping trip for the weekend. We spent the day having tons of fun.
