Ethan came down with a double ear infection yesterday. His fever spiked to 104.5! I'm so glad I had called earlier in the day and scheduled an appointment. Our clinic is open on weekends for urgent care. Its really nice that they have that so you can take your child to see a pediatrician and not some random doc. It also turned out our regular doctor was even working! I love our pediatrician. I love her so much its getting to the point where I might not tell you her name if you live locally. =) It's getting harder to get in to see her. When she examined Ethan she said she hoped he had an ear infection with a fever that high. If he didn't she would want to do more tests--she didn't say it but I suspect spinal tap. Whew, I'm so glad it was just the ears. She had me give him a double dose yesterday evening and by this morning his fever was completely gone! Gotta love Omnicef!
The other day Joel climbed into bed with us in the morning. He was holding Aaron's hand and kissing it. He gave Aaron a big smile. Very sweet moment. Then he reared back and hit Aaron on the mouth as hard as he could! So if you ever come over and Joel wants to wrestle, then you know that he really likes you!
We started a sticker chart for Joel. He is still tantruming and we think he's old enough to be tapering off, especially since his verbal skills are so good. If things don't go how he planned or someone messes with the plan he had in his head he will throw a huge fit. We're working on him verbalizing why he is upset instead of screaming/yelling/crying to get his way. So we told him everyday he didn't throw a fit he would earn a sticker. Once he earned 4 stickers we would have movie night. So tonight we're watching Finding Nemo. I'm sure once we're done with tantrums with Joel it will be just in time for Ethan to start up. Joel started at 15 months.
I just finished You'll Never Nanny in this Town Again by Suzanne Hansen. I found it at the library and thought it looked interesting. Its the memoir of a gal who was a nanny in Hollywood in the late 80s. It was an interesting, quick read but not one that I would recommend. Good for an airplane and you need a mindless book.
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baby. Show all posts
Sunday, November 09, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Ethan
5 1/2 months old
Ethan has been gaining weight like a champ! I am so very thankfull for Prevacid. It has literally changed my life. I can now wear the same clothes for one day. I don't have (new) carrot and prune stains on the carpet! I have a very happy baby! He's even getting some chubby cheeks!
On the other hand, it looks like he may have an allergy to amoxocillin and/or eggs. Sigh. Drug allergy would be pretty easy to deal with, but eggs? I sure hope not. We'll know for sure when we can get in to see the allergist.
I can't end on a down note. We got back Micah's latest blood test results and it looks like he might be outgrowing his allergy! This is a big blessing!!
Wednesday, July 09, 2008
My Favorite Things
I've been thinking about this post for awhile. After having three babies I guess I can self-qualify myself as some sort of expert in this area. These are some products that I wish I would have bought 5 years ago for baby #1. So in honor of my two friends, Karen and Susan, who are soon to be mommies of 3, here they are...
(photo taken from website)1. Ergo Carrier
I love love love this carrier! It is so comfy that you *almost* don't notice that your baby is strapped to you. The weight is carried on your hips instead of your shoulders. The Bjorn would tug and pull on my neck/shoulders. It gave me a headache. I even used the Bjorn Active, which has a hip support belt. With the ergo I have none of the headaches. Now, granted, nothing is perfect, but this is the best of them all, hands down!
The sitting position for the baby is more natural than the bjorn. With the bjorn they are hanging by their cr*tch. Wereas in the ergo, baby is snuggled up next to you on your chest. Ethan loves it, so much so that he can be crying and when I strap him on he goes right to sleep.
I didn't start using this until Ethan was 4 months old. Until baby has good head control you need to use an infant insert, which I didn't buy. I used a baby bjorn for 0-4 months. Even when he was that small it still gave me headaches.
When baby is older you can also wear him on your back. It also has a zipper pocket for keys and a sun shade to pull over baby's head. Did I mention that I love this carrier? It makes going anywhere possible with 3 kids. They are pricey, but what's the price of freedom? I have seen them on Craig's List too.
I wish I would have bought this bag 5 1/2 years ago. (Can you believe Micah is 5 1/2??? I can't!) It is compact yet roomy. There is room for 3 sippy cups on the outside. There are zippered pockets that only go halfway down so you can put your wallet in there and not lose it in the bottom of the bag. It has special straps so you can attach it to a shopping cart. It can also be worn as a messenger bag... and its manly enough for hubbie to carry it too! It has just kept me organized.
I have another diaper bag made by Rowdy that I also like. It is a new company and the zipper broke, so I can't exactly recommend it.
I think I wrote about this earlier. I still like this stroller immensely. Compact yet has all the features of a large stroller.
4. Nursing Shawl--Hooter Hider
If you own a sewing machine, can hem a rectangular piece of fabric and insert a piece of boning.... you could be rich! This simple item makes nursing in public SO much easier! The boning makes it easy to see baby yet covers up all the essentials.
I must add that my dear friend Sarah graciously lent me two of the four items above. THANK YOU SO MUCH!
What's your favorite baby item/gadget??
Wednesday, July 02, 2008
Update on Ethan
So I need to post some pictures. I just have not had time to download any pictures! It doesn't help that the amount of pictures on the camera keeps growing. I need some sort of blue tooth device for my camera where I just set it beside my computer and whamm-o they instantly appear on my computer.
Anyway....Ethan is now 7 months. He has two bottom teeth, he can sit alone and roll over both ways pretty proficiently. Between 5 and 6 months he only gained 1 ounce. He had a cold, so the doctor suspected it was because of the sickness that he wasn't gaining weight. She said to watch his reflux and come back in 6 weeks. Well after 3 weeks I had had enough and I took him in last week. He was throwing up (none of this dainty spit-up) about 5-6 times every feeding. I was changing clothes about 1-2 times a day because they were drenched, not because I got spit on once. Let's not even talk about Ethan's clothes. Sometimes as I held him, he would spit up and it would miss my shoulder and back completely and land on the floor a foot or more away. And the stains on the carpet are just lovely now that he's eating carrots and such.
In 3 weeks he had gained 6 ounces. Which is better, but not great. He's now on Prevacid, which doesn't come in a syrup form. It comes in these tablets that dissolve on your tongue, and you're not suppose to chew them. Yah, try telling that to a teething 7 month old! So I would have to split the tablet in half for his dose, which would crumble into powder. I had to guess as to how much "half" was and save the rest for his next dose. Then I had to dissolve it in water. Half would stay in the syringe and not budge. Ugh. So if you're still reading this....it was just hard.
Enter the marvelous compounding pharmacy which saved the day! We have to pay out of pocket for this service, but it makes my live MUCH easier. The compounding pharmacy makes Prevacid into a syrup and even added watermelon flavoring. He's been on the syrup for 2 days now and I already see a difference. He's been much happier (except for teething) and spitting up MUCH less.
I'm just praying that he will start gaining weight. He is a long and lean baby. 90% for height and 25% for weight. When he was born he was 100% for weight (10 pounds); so you can see how much he has fallen on the growth curve. Right now he only weighs 16 pounds. That's what Joel weighed at 2 months!
Anyway....Ethan is now 7 months. He has two bottom teeth, he can sit alone and roll over both ways pretty proficiently. Between 5 and 6 months he only gained 1 ounce. He had a cold, so the doctor suspected it was because of the sickness that he wasn't gaining weight. She said to watch his reflux and come back in 6 weeks. Well after 3 weeks I had had enough and I took him in last week. He was throwing up (none of this dainty spit-up) about 5-6 times every feeding. I was changing clothes about 1-2 times a day because they were drenched, not because I got spit on once. Let's not even talk about Ethan's clothes. Sometimes as I held him, he would spit up and it would miss my shoulder and back completely and land on the floor a foot or more away. And the stains on the carpet are just lovely now that he's eating carrots and such.
In 3 weeks he had gained 6 ounces. Which is better, but not great. He's now on Prevacid, which doesn't come in a syrup form. It comes in these tablets that dissolve on your tongue, and you're not suppose to chew them. Yah, try telling that to a teething 7 month old! So I would have to split the tablet in half for his dose, which would crumble into powder. I had to guess as to how much "half" was and save the rest for his next dose. Then I had to dissolve it in water. Half would stay in the syringe and not budge. Ugh. So if you're still reading this....it was just hard.
Enter the marvelous compounding pharmacy which saved the day! We have to pay out of pocket for this service, but it makes my live MUCH easier. The compounding pharmacy makes Prevacid into a syrup and even added watermelon flavoring. He's been on the syrup for 2 days now and I already see a difference. He's been much happier (except for teething) and spitting up MUCH less.
I'm just praying that he will start gaining weight. He is a long and lean baby. 90% for height and 25% for weight. When he was born he was 100% for weight (10 pounds); so you can see how much he has fallen on the growth curve. Right now he only weighs 16 pounds. That's what Joel weighed at 2 months!
Friday, December 21, 2007
a few thoughts...
So hat's off to Heidi and Erin K. How in the world you keep up your blog with 3 kids is beyond me, as you can see from the lack of posts.
Ethan is doing much better and has now surpassed his birth weight, which is wonderful! Not that he was too little to begin with. Daphne brought up a good point: both her twins together weighed less than Ethan! So I guess it was all right if you all thought I was carrying twins! =)
I'm getting sleep in 3 hour increments. It's been so wonderful to have Aaron's mom here with me so I can sleep in with the baby in the mornings.
I will try and get some more pictures up this week. Ethan is getting cuter by the day! He is even trying to smile at me!
Ethan is doing much better and has now surpassed his birth weight, which is wonderful! Not that he was too little to begin with. Daphne brought up a good point: both her twins together weighed less than Ethan! So I guess it was all right if you all thought I was carrying twins! =)
I'm getting sleep in 3 hour increments. It's been so wonderful to have Aaron's mom here with me so I can sleep in with the baby in the mornings.
I will try and get some more pictures up this week. Ethan is getting cuter by the day! He is even trying to smile at me!
Thursday, December 06, 2007
We're Home!
Just wanted to let you all know that we got home Wednesday from the hospital. Ethan is doing much better. Thank you all for your prayers!
He hasn't gained any weight yet after losing some from being on glucose only. He's been eating well so I'm not too worried about that, but the doctor wants to see him again to make sure he is gaining weight.
Last night Joel woke up with some tummy troubles. Now we are sanitizing everything!!
He hasn't gained any weight yet after losing some from being on glucose only. He's been eating well so I'm not too worried about that, but the doctor wants to see him again to make sure he is gaining weight.
Last night Joel woke up with some tummy troubles. Now we are sanitizing everything!!
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Update on baby
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! We are so thankful that soon we will have a new baby!
Due date is a week from tommorow. Too bad babies don't come with a set time and timer like a turkey. For all the trouble of a c-section, that would be nice to be able to plan. I was having a lot of contractions on Monday night and they were regular. But, they went away. My midwife says that 3rd pregnancies tend to have more "false labor".
I love my midwife practice. I see a group of about 3-4 midwives that work in a office with a group of OB doctors at the hospital. They are all Certified Nurse Midwives, meaning they have taken extra training in Midwifery. If you face any kind of complication they can consult with the MDs in the office. I have been so very fortunate to not have any kind of problem. I am VERY thankful for this. I will have the baby at the hospital. This makes me much more secure than a birthing center just for the fact of the baby's health. When Micah was born his lungs had to be suctioned quite a bit.
The difference with having a midwife is she is with you the entire time you are at the hospital. She reads and follows your birth plan, and is with you the whole time as a buffer with the hospital staff. The midwife that delivered Joel (her name is Deb) is very encouraging. I saw her on Tuesday and she was just so positive saying I'd have a quick, easy delivery with no problems. You just go away feeling great. She told me to not have the baby over Thanksgiving because she'd be out of town and she wanted to deliver the baby again! She's delivered something like 4000 babies in her career. When it was time to push Joel out, she told Aaron that baby would be born in 15 minutes. We looked at the camera and I think it was 14:58.
So now we are praying that Deb can deliver this baby too. Thinking about having the baby without my mom to see it brings back lots of sad feelings. Having Deb there would be nice since I am already familiar with her in the delivery room.
Have a great day of thanks!
Due date is a week from tommorow. Too bad babies don't come with a set time and timer like a turkey. For all the trouble of a c-section, that would be nice to be able to plan. I was having a lot of contractions on Monday night and they were regular. But, they went away. My midwife says that 3rd pregnancies tend to have more "false labor".
I love my midwife practice. I see a group of about 3-4 midwives that work in a office with a group of OB doctors at the hospital. They are all Certified Nurse Midwives, meaning they have taken extra training in Midwifery. If you face any kind of complication they can consult with the MDs in the office. I have been so very fortunate to not have any kind of problem. I am VERY thankful for this. I will have the baby at the hospital. This makes me much more secure than a birthing center just for the fact of the baby's health. When Micah was born his lungs had to be suctioned quite a bit.
The difference with having a midwife is she is with you the entire time you are at the hospital. She reads and follows your birth plan, and is with you the whole time as a buffer with the hospital staff. The midwife that delivered Joel (her name is Deb) is very encouraging. I saw her on Tuesday and she was just so positive saying I'd have a quick, easy delivery with no problems. You just go away feeling great. She told me to not have the baby over Thanksgiving because she'd be out of town and she wanted to deliver the baby again! She's delivered something like 4000 babies in her career. When it was time to push Joel out, she told Aaron that baby would be born in 15 minutes. We looked at the camera and I think it was 14:58.
So now we are praying that Deb can deliver this baby too. Thinking about having the baby without my mom to see it brings back lots of sad feelings. Having Deb there would be nice since I am already familiar with her in the delivery room.
Have a great day of thanks!
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Monday, October 29, 2007
Shower for Baby
This weekend, some friends hosted a shower for Baby. Its such a blessing to be able to welcome baby #3 with friends. An extra blessing is that everyone brought us a pack of diapers!
My sweet friends who hosted, Sarah, Ruth and Traci.
They made all the yummy scones, tea sandwiches and treats. Doesn't the spread look so beautiful?
My sweet friends who hosted, Sarah, Ruth and Traci.
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