Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Ugh maybe West Nile!?!?
So little mean has done great with the milk transition, knows he can't have sisters milk or cheese and will tell you if he drank it(gotta love kids who are that big on rules!!) so I've been not so worried about him lately. He is definitely starting the temperament/mood change to being a two year old but yesterday he wasn't himself.... He was clingy, very irritable and then got a fever out of nowhere.... No biggie he wasn't that hot, Motrin and fluids and bed... He wakes up around 10:15 and is flushed and burning up!!!! Hasn't been long enough yet for Motrin and now Tylenol in the house, so ice packs and the rectal thermometer, which he HATES of course..... 104.5 HOLY HELL highest fever he's ever had!! I call the nurse hotline for our insurance, after asking questions, and with confirmed cases in the area she suggests I take him to the ER and have him checked for West Nile. Oh joy. The ER nurse was not to my standards but oh well he's getting seen. Chest X-ray, urine culture and blood draw later we have no clue, could be viral that's not showing in his blood panel or West Nile but that test takes 2-3 days to get back. At discharge over two hours after his next Motrin dose we are down to 99.3. Today he was warm and not himself in the morning, more Motrin and LOTS of cuddles/TLC, but for some reason he woke up acting just like himself after nap. Thank goodness, still have to watch him and we wait for the test results but OMG that scared this momma do after being up for more than 36 hours it's bed time..... Gotta get up early the little girl I'm watching is dropped off at 6:30 am. Update once I have more info!!
Saturday, September 1, 2012
Update-Milk/dairy intollerance to do list, and upcoming
Having a day, sitting here playing, and watching my children build forts I miss my Ashley. I know everyone says she wants me to be happy, remember the good... thats all fine and dandy but what you don't realize is even with the good comes tears and a yearning to have her here with me, sitting by my side as my children grow up, wanting to have had the ability to watch her grow into a wonderful woman, and have children and just live life the way she did.... In just over a week I will have a two year old (OMG where has time gone!!!) and a week after that I will have a 3 1/2 year old... I cannot believe that time is moving so fast, i wish i could slow it down and get more out of each moment, but i'm taking it in, relishing in the fact that these are beings I created, and that I am nurturing (along with their father) I am so proud of the little people they are becoming...
I have projects on my to do list... ugh it seems to grow each passing day. I know its only the first of September but that also means that its only just under 4 months to christmas.... Time to start creating the lists... what the kids what, what i think they need, what we can make for christmas decor/homemade gifts this year. and time to begin that oh so wonderful christmas budget... you know where you take all of the extra money and hide it away to pay for the things you want to do... so here is the to do list so far:
Do/Finish Preston's lego table... maybe from Santa... i dunno since Peyton knew about the project, maybe we can tell her we sold the table (she's been enjoying the garage sales lately!!!)
Do Peyton's dress-up wardrobe, find a template, make it look as much like Belle's from Beauty and the Beast, paint it, install the dowel... yea thats going to be a good one.
Finish the amazon "wish lists" for the kids christmas bc that is the easiest way to come up with their wants and my "needs" for them so come november when lists are asked for i'm prepared to answer!!
Oh yea, we are changing the kids rooms, moving them into the "office" its gonna need some paint, the border removed, new curtains, and the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse decor i've found.... not to mention a big boy mattress for my little man!!
Our dryer was broken for about a month, and trying to catch up on laundry is awful.... I did necessity laundry only while it was broken, bc the laundromat is expensive and drying on the line is hard when there are more clothes than line, and the sun doesn't get to all of it no matter where I put the line!!
Beginning in-home child care again... looking into becoming licensed so that I can have a "reputable" child care, but starting slow, nannying for one family at a time!!
And talk about #3, it has been tabled for now, but its right there on the back burner... my thought is april or may bringing it back to the front burner and having a serious discussion about it, pro's and con's financial aspect and just making sure that this is the best thing and the best time for right now... I desperately want another little one, and luckily the hubs is starting to get baby fever again!!!
Preston's birthday is a week away and i'm going to attempt cake balls.... we will see how well they turn out, I'm a little nervous bc i've never really done anything like this but i'm willing to try.
The battle with the milk/dairy intolerance is like a driving force in my life, i'm days away from starting a food journal for my little man bc he's still occasionally having bowel issues and there shouldn't be any other factors that should bring that on. And that also means careful purchasing for his cake, and i'm making his frosting so i can ensure that there are NO milk products in it... I would hate for his birthday celebration to cause him to have diarrhea for the follow few days. Last night between the hubs and I we make preston a "milkshake/custard" with his Almond Breeze and a frozen banana ( and some cinnamon to add a little more flavor) and he loved it.... better yet sister loved it too!!!!! That is definitely a step in the right direction!! Daily I am reading the boxes and cans of food to see that they contain MILK!!!!! OMG I don't seem to be able to get away from it!!!! lots of stuff to do today, should get back to it... I will try updating more, i've been slacking lately!!
I have projects on my to do list... ugh it seems to grow each passing day. I know its only the first of September but that also means that its only just under 4 months to christmas.... Time to start creating the lists... what the kids what, what i think they need, what we can make for christmas decor/homemade gifts this year. and time to begin that oh so wonderful christmas budget... you know where you take all of the extra money and hide it away to pay for the things you want to do... so here is the to do list so far:
Do/Finish Preston's lego table... maybe from Santa... i dunno since Peyton knew about the project, maybe we can tell her we sold the table (she's been enjoying the garage sales lately!!!)
Do Peyton's dress-up wardrobe, find a template, make it look as much like Belle's from Beauty and the Beast, paint it, install the dowel... yea thats going to be a good one.
Finish the amazon "wish lists" for the kids christmas bc that is the easiest way to come up with their wants and my "needs" for them so come november when lists are asked for i'm prepared to answer!!
Oh yea, we are changing the kids rooms, moving them into the "office" its gonna need some paint, the border removed, new curtains, and the Mickey Mouse Clubhouse decor i've found.... not to mention a big boy mattress for my little man!!
Our dryer was broken for about a month, and trying to catch up on laundry is awful.... I did necessity laundry only while it was broken, bc the laundromat is expensive and drying on the line is hard when there are more clothes than line, and the sun doesn't get to all of it no matter where I put the line!!
Beginning in-home child care again... looking into becoming licensed so that I can have a "reputable" child care, but starting slow, nannying for one family at a time!!
And talk about #3, it has been tabled for now, but its right there on the back burner... my thought is april or may bringing it back to the front burner and having a serious discussion about it, pro's and con's financial aspect and just making sure that this is the best thing and the best time for right now... I desperately want another little one, and luckily the hubs is starting to get baby fever again!!!
Preston's birthday is a week away and i'm going to attempt cake balls.... we will see how well they turn out, I'm a little nervous bc i've never really done anything like this but i'm willing to try.
The battle with the milk/dairy intolerance is like a driving force in my life, i'm days away from starting a food journal for my little man bc he's still occasionally having bowel issues and there shouldn't be any other factors that should bring that on. And that also means careful purchasing for his cake, and i'm making his frosting so i can ensure that there are NO milk products in it... I would hate for his birthday celebration to cause him to have diarrhea for the follow few days. Last night between the hubs and I we make preston a "milkshake/custard" with his Almond Breeze and a frozen banana ( and some cinnamon to add a little more flavor) and he loved it.... better yet sister loved it too!!!!! That is definitely a step in the right direction!! Daily I am reading the boxes and cans of food to see that they contain MILK!!!!! OMG I don't seem to be able to get away from it!!!! lots of stuff to do today, should get back to it... I will try updating more, i've been slacking lately!!
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