Breaking through the Fibrofog…

and just when it looks like we are in the clear, Caleb gets a fever and Boaz’s fever comes back. All while Dean is out at work of course! I was so looking forward to getting out and being social tomorrow looks like we’ll be stuck at home again, at least that will give me time to finish painting and prepping the house for houseguests and multiple parties here next weekend. At least Caleb is refusing to eat on his own which may limit the amt of sickness he will get or rather how bad it may get. Poor kids…I really hate this part of parenting. Caleb is just laying on the couch watching a movie; this is the child who rarely stays put for much! He slept a long time for nap too. Oh well, maybe he’ll just be easy to care for while he’s sick since he’ll just sit around! now if Bo would just slow down, the fevers at first were making him tired and very lethargic, now he’s roaring to go, that tylenol finally decided to do it’s job!

every time Boaz wakes from a nap and I go get him I look at him and I would swear he looks different every time. Every day he changes. he’s starting to not look like a baby anymore, he starting to have an older face ,if that’s possible for an 8 month old! Caleb is the same way. Today I picked Caleb up since he was obviously still tired after waking from his nap, and not only is he extremely tall now he’s heavier than he was. he’s still a skinny kid but he’s still much heavier than he was last year.

I looked back at my high school senior book today and saw pics of myself and of Dean and it amazed me how young we looked. I used to think I was really fat in high school but when I look at pics I think I must have been crazy. Today I am fat…back then I guess I was somewhat anorexic since I know I would often not eat and constantly obsess over my weight. The best thing about looking at that book was the sweet entry Dean wrote in it to me. He’s out tonight working a side job to get a little extra cash and it was kind of nice to read it and think of him knowing he’s out taking care of not just me but our family.

other big changes around here today include Caleb’s room has one new coat of paint(we probabaly wont finish painting til tomorrow), I’ll not tell what color til after it’s done and post pics, but it’s not the colors I wanted, but now that I”ve done it it is definitely cool. I’m sure it’s through answered prayers, but we’re all feeling amazingly better today. we’ve all been able to eat all day and not gotten sick. Boaz is still struggling w/ fun messy diapers but that’s probably because he’s decided he is ready to eat again. I think it will take a while for him to get better from this, the pediatrician on Friday said that he was worse than the rest of us because it’s the first time his body has had to fight this kind of bug and our bodies are more able to fight it because we’ve had these kind of bugs before. It made sense and made me feel a little better, although I hate him being so sick.

Not sure what else will happen this weekend other than Dean’s working most of the night tonight and tomorrow we have church and more painting to do. I guess that’s enough to keep us busy! Have a great weekend everyone!

Well I know you are sick of reading about how sick we are this week, so off to better things. Since we are sick, a friend dropped off a “care package” for us today including gatorade, saltines and chicken soup. I was grateful and the boys enjoyed all of the above for their lunch, I was avoiding food at all costs. This afternoon another friend from church called and offered to bring over some dinner. She went all out and it was a feast, I wish my belly didnt hurt because it all looked so good! Dean enjoyed it greatly but Caleb decided his belly hurt and he didnt eat a whole lot. I know we are blessed and it’s greatly appreciated!! now if someone would come finish the laundry that I’ve been making myself stay on top of all day and start painting Caleb’s room so it’s ready for his birthday next week…yeah I guess I should be grateful for what we have already been blessed with, but I can dream!

I’m such a planner and I wasnt planning on us being sick which is putting a halt to a lot of things I need to be doing before the party next week after which I’m heading to Ohio w/ the boys for a long visit w/ the in laws. I’ve posted enough for one day and my belly and headache are reminding I should be in bed…oh well maybe tomorrow will be a more productive day around here.

As I’ve mentioned before Dean is off of work again today. Mainly to take care of the kids since I’m sick. Really he’s taking care of boaz, he’s been very time demanding today.

I commented to him that the phone has rung more today than it ever does during the day, but that may have something to do with the fact that I rarely stay at home w/ the kids all day as we’re always out and about. Poor Caleb has missed all of his fun outings this week because Bo has been sick. Several of the phone calls were from friends checking in on us, a few from Dean’s co-workers and most importantly one from a Channel 2 News reporter, Kimberly Bookman. They wanted to interview Dean today about blogging because of the publicity of the missing pregnant woman, Latoyia Figueroa, due to the news catching wind of it through local Philly bloggers. Thus they wanted to interview a local Balto blogger for the Balto. news. He told them no at least once since we are all sick but who argues with being in the spotlight? So they showed up and did an interview and we’ll be on the lookout on the 5:00 news on Channel 2 to see what makes the cut. I must admit Dean did a great job and despite his thinking he wouldnt be of much help to them he was very good at defining blogging and discussing it. I guess he’s used to explaining things to his clients at work so he did wonderfully, I’m looking forward to seeing his TV debut.

It’s so interesting to me how people can connect via the internet and this is just one more way that that proves that anyone can have a voice just by having a blog. he did plug some links and I was impressed with his ease at being in front of the camera, must be the theater in him. I just pray that the reporter and camera guy dont catch our bug since they were around us today. Forgive us if you get sick, but we did warn you!

Last night was fun! Wohoo!! Bo’s fever reached it’s highest at 104.3 after a day of him acting better and having a lower fever(still not under 100) He was only content sleeping if he laid on our chest and no matter how long you’d wait to put him down he’d wake up screaming. He kept waking up screaming a lot. I finally gave him some more tylenol around 2 am and gave him a drink and he slept til 7ish. he’s out again now sleeping on Dean’s chest. Dean seems a little better today, he hasnt thrown up in a few hours! Caleb had an upset stomach last night and once this morning but now he seems fine, he’s just sick of us not playing with him. I am sick now and have spent most of the night and morning so far in the bathroom. So the poor kid is bored out of his mind. Dean has missed two days of work now and he’s got a second job lined up to work this weekend, saturday night, so we’re just hoping he’s better by then so he can work and get a little extra money.

I cant beleive it’s almost August, Caleb’s birthday is soon and I had big plans for this weekend to prepare for the party but looks like I”m not going to be doing much this weekend. Did I mention my yard sale finds last week? Well if I did here goes again…I have been looking on ebay and at stores for a reasonably priced dinosaur comforter for Calebs room. His room was decorated w/ bears and abcs and it was cute but he’s in this loving dinosaurs phase and he needed a room redo so I was thinking of doing that. I found the cutest dinosaur comforter at a yard sale last week for $2! Yep just $2. Not a thing wrong with it. The lady was selling things for really cheap, my friend and I got some great deals. by the time we were done yard saling I had a dinosaur pillow for $0.50 , some dino books for $0.25 a piece and a big bag of dinosaurs for I think $0.50. He was camping last weekend so when he got home I had his books and dinos laid out for him next to his new comforter! He was so thrilled. we have since taken down the wallpaper and bear stickers on his walls so now it’s just a matter of painting, I was planning on doing that tonight and tomorrow. Unfortunately it wont happen now that we’re all sick!

I also found a puppet stage that you hang from a door way and 16 puppets all for $10. Caleb is going to love that, I put it away for his birthday present, he is going to be really excited. I had left one puppet our for Boaz to see while I was driving and Caleb kept playing with it when he got home. he loves to put on shows so this is a great birthday present for him! both the puppet stage and the comforter were things I’d been looking for for a long time and it took one day of shopping and less than $20 to accomplish buying them! I couldnt have been happier. I’d really be happy though if i could have Caleb’s room repainted before his party next week and I know with enough determination I can get it done, once I am feeling better that is!

well Gotta get back to the bathroom…TMI I know. If I’m not returning calls it’s because we’re all either sleeping or in the bathroom!

the cutest kids I know!

At not yet 4, Caleb loves all things that he shouldnt know how to do; like manipulating the internet(surfing via the back and forward button and clicking on links) as well as how to use our digital camera. This is a picture he took without any assistance. he’s always amazing me w/ how well he takes pics. He will immediately go into the camera to view the pic and show it off to whoever he can. I’m so proud of him, yet scared of what he’ll be able to do years from now as he gets smarter and as the world around him gets more advanced.

I have a hard time seeing my kids sick. Mostly because I feel helpless. Somehow that feeling is magnified a zillion times over when I have to sit by and watch Dean deal with being sick. The kids I can handle better, they will at least rely on me to help them feel better, for the most part. Dean’s a loner, when he’s sick he wants to be left alone and he isnt the cheeriest fellow when he’s ill. Bo woke up around 4 am because his diaper was full to capacity and he hates that. He awoke at 6 am to greet the day, he’s much more energetic today than he has been for days. I’m guessing his fever has finally broke. Dean woke up then too and since then has been very sick, all the stuff Bo had. I really dont know why I feel worse about Dean being sick than the kids, mostly I wish it was me being sick so he didnt have to deal with it. these last few bugs Dean has gotten and I dont get or dont get as badly, the stomach ones at least. it’s odd because I’m the queen of being sick. I guess it’s only fair we all have to suffer from something every now and then but I hate seeing my love be so miserable. Today ought to be fun…Boaz is geared w/ tons of energy, Caleb is still sleeping(his lethargy of late is concerning but guessing he’s somewhat sick too), Dean’s home today in bed miserable, and I feel pretty bad myself but I’ve got the kids and now sick hubby to care for. At least tomorrow’s Friday.