Good grief. What a month! This February will definitely go down in the record books. We survived it though. Barely.
Princess S--decided to quit being a newborn yesterday. She is a full fledged infant. She laughs, babbles, cries, has an attitude, and loves to be in the middle of things! She is so much fun, and her brothers love her, especiallly when they can make her laugh. She is 13 1/2 lbs and has recovered from her RSV nicely. Just a residual cough. What a champ! I just started putting her in 6 month clothes yesterday. It sure is fun to pull out new stuff! She did fail her second hearing test, so we will be checking that out in a couple weeks with a sleeping brain test thing. It is amazing what they can do with these babies to make sure they are okay.
JT--is such a funny kid! He is so tough with his big brother, and then can spin around and be so soft and sweet with his baby sister. He LOVES to make them both laugh, the only problem is that his methods ususally get him in trouble. He has gotten good at saying the prayers and seems to pray for me a lot. If the word "mom" comes up in a prayer at all, he just reapeats it over and over again until he thinks I am good and covered. He will walk up to anyone and say "Hi" so cheerfully that they just can't help but smile and say hi back.
DB--has grown so much lately! I was having trouble wrestling with him the other day and I made him go weigh himself. He went and gained 10 lbs since the last time we checked! Sheesh! He HATES math, but is fantastic at spelling and reading. He comes home from school and strips his clothes off into shorts and a t-shirt, no matter what the weather. He has been a great help around the house since Ben hasn't really been around much for the last 5 or 6 weeks. Man, I love that kid.
TN has some of the most schizophrenic weather I have ever seen! It was a fantastic weekend, but this week it has been FREEZING! No wonder we have been sick so much! Our poor bodies can't figure out what the heck is going on! We have survived one full year here now (First of Feb was our anniversary) and don't regret the move one single bit!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 8, 2010
What a week!
Ben is finally home from the hospital! Yay! It was quite a week that I am sure neither of us will soon be forgetting! For documentation purposes, here is the deal:
He was feeling sick on Tuesday while he was working in Memphis and called and asked me what I thought about him driving home, or if he should go to the ER. I told him to check in with his employees who could actually SEE what kind of shape he was in and see what they thought. John, one of his teammates drove him to the ER himself and waited almost the whole 5 1/2 hrs with Ben to be seen. I am so grateful to him for forcing Ben to go.....things could have been much worse. Anyway, he was admitted to Baptist East Hospital on Wednesday morning with severe cellulitis. He was in pretty rough shape. He needed all sorts of pain meds and antibiotics to get fixed up. Anyway, 5 days later he finally came home, with a PICC line in his arm and a box of antibiotics to inject pretty much straight into his heart for another week! It was rough having him not only in the hospital, but just so far away from home! 3 kids and a hospital room is just a recipe for a disaster.
We found out today that Baby Girl has RSV, and will be having breathing treatments at home every 4 hours for a while until she gets better. She has been a good baby through her illness. She has slept restlessly, but I have been able to get enough sleep that I haven't wanted to kill anyone. She hasn't eaten very well which is painful but manageable, and she still smiles easily and can be consoled with some loves.
JT is recovering from his croup but has been quite ornery the last couple of days. I think he really missed his daddy too. He hasn't had a fever for about 36 hrs now (he reached 104 on Saturday night).
DB got quite restless while Ben was in the hospital, and started to take advantage of a tired/sick mom. He has gone to school only 2 days out of the last 10, and due to my lack of discipline or order among the chaos of our week, has been a bit naughty. I can't exactly blame the kid. We have been stuck inside or in the car for a majority of those days, and I've gotta admit that I have probably been just as "naughty" as he has!
I have struggled a bit during this week with a head cold, but since moms can't really be sick....well, you know. Also since I am still nursing the baby I don't like to take anything, so I just tough it out. More than once I fell asleep in the rocking chair with the baby while DB and JT ransacked our house before bed. More than once they went to bed without brushing their teeth. Lots of things just had to go by the wayside this week, but I think we just might all survive to laugh about it in a couple of months. Maybe when it is warm, and we are on vacation somewhere.
He was feeling sick on Tuesday while he was working in Memphis and called and asked me what I thought about him driving home, or if he should go to the ER. I told him to check in with his employees who could actually SEE what kind of shape he was in and see what they thought. John, one of his teammates drove him to the ER himself and waited almost the whole 5 1/2 hrs with Ben to be seen. I am so grateful to him for forcing Ben to go.....things could have been much worse. Anyway, he was admitted to Baptist East Hospital on Wednesday morning with severe cellulitis. He was in pretty rough shape. He needed all sorts of pain meds and antibiotics to get fixed up. Anyway, 5 days later he finally came home, with a PICC line in his arm and a box of antibiotics to inject pretty much straight into his heart for another week! It was rough having him not only in the hospital, but just so far away from home! 3 kids and a hospital room is just a recipe for a disaster.
We found out today that Baby Girl has RSV, and will be having breathing treatments at home every 4 hours for a while until she gets better. She has been a good baby through her illness. She has slept restlessly, but I have been able to get enough sleep that I haven't wanted to kill anyone. She hasn't eaten very well which is painful but manageable, and she still smiles easily and can be consoled with some loves.
JT is recovering from his croup but has been quite ornery the last couple of days. I think he really missed his daddy too. He hasn't had a fever for about 36 hrs now (he reached 104 on Saturday night).
DB got quite restless while Ben was in the hospital, and started to take advantage of a tired/sick mom. He has gone to school only 2 days out of the last 10, and due to my lack of discipline or order among the chaos of our week, has been a bit naughty. I can't exactly blame the kid. We have been stuck inside or in the car for a majority of those days, and I've gotta admit that I have probably been just as "naughty" as he has!
I have struggled a bit during this week with a head cold, but since moms can't really be sick....well, you know. Also since I am still nursing the baby I don't like to take anything, so I just tough it out. More than once I fell asleep in the rocking chair with the baby while DB and JT ransacked our house before bed. More than once they went to bed without brushing their teeth. Lots of things just had to go by the wayside this week, but I think we just might all survive to laugh about it in a couple of months. Maybe when it is warm, and we are on vacation somewhere.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Ummm, can I have January back after all?
Okay, so January got wind of my hateful post and lovingly sent me February, which so far has made me wish for "boring" again. Let this be a lesson to you all...karma reads blog posts! Here is what has happened so far in February:
1. 3 Snow days in a row=bored and troublesome 7 yr old
2. JT came down with croup this week, and hasn't slept very well.
3. Ben checked himself into the hospital in Memphis with cellulitis on Tuesday and is still there!
4. I am rockin' the world with a head cold fit for a king!
5. Baby girl has decided it is simply no fun to sleep through the night.
It looks like we are 5 for 5 at our house! Please January, come back to us!
1. 3 Snow days in a row=bored and troublesome 7 yr old
2. JT came down with croup this week, and hasn't slept very well.
3. Ben checked himself into the hospital in Memphis with cellulitis on Tuesday and is still there!
4. I am rockin' the world with a head cold fit for a king!
5. Baby girl has decided it is simply no fun to sleep through the night.
It looks like we are 5 for 5 at our house! Please January, come back to us!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Love letter....
Dearest Pre-Baby Belly,
Oh how I miss you! It has been so long since we have seen each other, that I am afraid that I have almost forgotten what you look like. My baby girl was able to fill the void you left for about 9 months, and now that she has been born she has left a huge hole in my abdomen. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and "they" are right! I know I didn't fully appreciate you when you were with me, and I was even embarrassed of you on some occasions when I compared you to others. I would try to suck you in, and even complain about you when truly there was nothing to complain about! You were wonderful! Please forgive me for my insensitivity. If you come back to me, I promise to love you and care for you as you deserve. I will do my best to earn back the right to have you, including crunches (when I remember), cardio workouts (as my kids allow) and only having unhealthy food on days that end in the letter "Y." You see, I am willing to do so much, please come back to me!
With all the love I possess,
amanda
Oh how I miss you! It has been so long since we have seen each other, that I am afraid that I have almost forgotten what you look like. My baby girl was able to fill the void you left for about 9 months, and now that she has been born she has left a huge hole in my abdomen. They say that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and "they" are right! I know I didn't fully appreciate you when you were with me, and I was even embarrassed of you on some occasions when I compared you to others. I would try to suck you in, and even complain about you when truly there was nothing to complain about! You were wonderful! Please forgive me for my insensitivity. If you come back to me, I promise to love you and care for you as you deserve. I will do my best to earn back the right to have you, including crunches (when I remember), cardio workouts (as my kids allow) and only having unhealthy food on days that end in the letter "Y." You see, I am willing to do so much, please come back to me!
With all the love I possess,
amanda
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