Merry Christmas!
It is a lovely, sunny day in central Texas and I am thrilled to be a mommy! This is one of the most rewarding days of the year for me. I love to see the twinkle in my boys' eyes when they see all the Christmas presents that Santa has left them. Alex is beyond thrilled with his Thomas gate, and Colin loves his Hot Wheels Dragon Fire set. Right now, they're outside with Daddy riding their brand new Flying Turtle. Santa really got it right this year!
Here's the big guy himself:
And now, for the big news:
I found out almost two weeks ago, but with Christmas preparations and another sick kiddo, I have barely had time to breathe. Yes, Colin was sick again. This time, REALLY sick. He came home Tuesday afternoon from school and seemed a little out of sorts, but went outside to play. By 5:30, he came inside to eat dinner and started screaming that his head and tummy hurt really badly. He just wanted to lie down. I took his temp and it was 102. This continued for days. We had three doctor visits.
They couldn't figure out what was wrong with him and it was a very scary few days. Finally on Friday they ran a CBC and it pointed towards a bacterial infection. They re-examined him and still couldn't tell us with 100% what was wrong, but they started him on Omnicef. We couldn't pick up the script until Friday night so he got his first dose Saturday morning. Before he took it, his temp was up to 104.
He hasn't had a fever since, but continues with some intermittent tummy pain and cold-like symptoms. He then got fluid in his ear, which drives him crazy. He holds his hand up to his ear all day in order to quell the odd sensation in his ear. Thankfully, we get tubes in his ears in a few days. Just to sum it all up, he is so out of sorts that he fell asleep in church during Christmas Eve mass. He hasn't fallen asleep in church since he was 6 months old!
On another note, I got a huge and pleasant surprise early last week! I won pcLayer's contest with this layout:
I won a wide format Epson printer:
Woohooo! I have won things before, but this is the first time I can remember winning something based on merit. I can't wait to get it in the mail!
Here's the big guy himself:
And now, for the big news:
I found out almost two weeks ago, but with Christmas preparations and another sick kiddo, I have barely had time to breathe. Yes, Colin was sick again. This time, REALLY sick. He came home Tuesday afternoon from school and seemed a little out of sorts, but went outside to play. By 5:30, he came inside to eat dinner and started screaming that his head and tummy hurt really badly. He just wanted to lie down. I took his temp and it was 102. This continued for days. We had three doctor visits.
They couldn't figure out what was wrong with him and it was a very scary few days. Finally on Friday they ran a CBC and it pointed towards a bacterial infection. They re-examined him and still couldn't tell us with 100% what was wrong, but they started him on Omnicef. We couldn't pick up the script until Friday night so he got his first dose Saturday morning. Before he took it, his temp was up to 104.
He hasn't had a fever since, but continues with some intermittent tummy pain and cold-like symptoms. He then got fluid in his ear, which drives him crazy. He holds his hand up to his ear all day in order to quell the odd sensation in his ear. Thankfully, we get tubes in his ears in a few days. Just to sum it all up, he is so out of sorts that he fell asleep in church during Christmas Eve mass. He hasn't fallen asleep in church since he was 6 months old!
On another note, I got a huge and pleasant surprise early last week! I won pcLayer's contest with this layout:
I won a wide format Epson printer:
Woohooo! I have won things before, but this is the first time I can remember winning something based on merit. I can't wait to get it in the mail!