Wisdom from my walk

zeke’s got his smile and happier disposition back today.   I was getting worried when it was going so long and he was still miserable, but this morning he awoke and decided he wanted to play, sadly though that meant one of us had to get out of bed…he’s been a little fussy but he’s definitely feeling better than he was….and it’s about time!!

yay! Zeke is drinking, clear unflavored pedialyte.  so far this morning he’s had at least 8 oz.  he just ate some baby rice cereal and so far no throwing up.  but he does feel fevered again and keeps fussing if you dont hold him.  he’s still miserable but hopefully at least getting some nutrition.

last night Dean and I painted Caleb’s room.  it was a light purple color.   the plan is to make it a soldier themed room.  we separated his bunk beds, got these canopys and my SIL is going to help us make it really neat.  promise to get pics up when we are done.   i’m not sure why the boy chose that as his theme but he’s excited about it and he hasnt even seen the camo tents/canopys.

I had to start taking my pain meds again, it was just getting to bad.   I think my headaches are being caused by chocolate.  I hadnt eaten any in a few days, and those days I didnt get any headaches, yesterday I had  brownie at the moms group meeting and a little while later got a killer migraine.   I cant imagine eliminating chocolate from my diet, I think I’ll deal w/ the headaches!!  I know I cant deal w/ the other pain that I had while off the pain medicine.

well I have lots to get done today.  Zeke looks like he’s going to fall asleep in his high chair.  hoping he’ll nap without me having to hold him.  I dont want him to get used to falling asleep that way.   sometime in the night Dean brought him to our room and I awoke to Zeke sleeping with us.   he’s so cuddly, the other kids never wanted to cuddle that much, it’s so sweet.  i just wish he felt better.

have a good friday!

please pray for Zeke…he’s been sick since Sunday.  throwing up, diarrhea, and until Wednesday high fevers.   at the dr on Tuesday we found out he had double ear infections again so he got an antibiotic.  he’s had three doses of it(once a day since then) and he still is very lethargic, not eating or drinking.  he’s had one wet diaper since yesterday and the rest were just diarrhea.  if he doesnt have another wet diaper in the next 10 hours he’ll need to go to the hospital to get iv fluids.   pray he can drink something and keep it in his system asap!!!   he just ate some and threw it all up.  he has sleep almost all day, when not asleep he just lays around whimpering.     the dr said he is very weak but to give it some more time and if no more wet diapers he’ll need to get iv fluids.   he’s so sad looking….he just lays around.   if you put him down he’ll lay on the floor wherever you put him.   he’s lost a pound and a half since tuesday!   and we were just so excited he’d finally gotten to 20 lbs and had been gaining weight, now he hasnt eaten and kept anything in for days.    so please pray for our little guy…I hate to think he might spend time in the hospital so close to the time he was there last year for his birth and stay in the nicu…..

bah…I feel yucky.  Poor Zeke does too.  All he wants to do is be held or sleep.   He finally climbed down off my lap earlier, crawled across the room then doubled back and leaned his head up against my leg and looked so pitiful.   he’s just miserable.  I feel bad but he must be pretty sick, this is day 2 of him not wanting to do anything, maybe even closer to day 3 since Sunday he was not himself either.  He’s napping now but I cant because of busy Bo.  that’s a good nickname for this kid.  goodness..we spent almost all day yesterday outside it was 79 degrees at one point!   I was exhausted last night and still this morning.  I stopped taking my pain meds yesterday per the drs orders so by the end of the day the pain was getting to be unbearable, esp since I spent a lot of the day outside playing, walking, lifting kids…today I feel so much worse.  i hate being like this.  i want to live everyday where I can enjoy playing w/ the kids without being tired, in pain or miserable.   today is not a good day.  we are supposed to go to a class at church tonight but since we cant take the sick kiddos to childcare there I think we’ll be missing it, which stinks.   I was really looking forward to it.

well I am going to make sure Bo stays out of trouble…..while I lay on the couch recuuperating from overdoing it yesterday…

zeke’s back from the doctor, another diagnosis of double ear infections.  he’s a sad little boy, he’s finallhy sleeping laying down which is good, he was so mad through the night when we tried to lay him down.   I’m going to pick up his prescription on the way home from picking caleb up at school.  I am feeling sick again.  I didnt eat breakfast but since I was doing a little better ate some lunch and now feel like throwing up again.  this bug is a nasty one. my stomach has been a mess for a week.

I went to my dr yesterday and she wants me to stop taking the one pain pill I started a little over a month ago that has been helping tremendously because my stomach is not liking it as well as it’s giving me daily headaches.  so I am to stop it for a few days and see if the headaches go away, if so I need to call her.  if the headaches dont go away I can continue the meds and go see my regular dr about them.

bo and I went for a walk today while Dean and Zeke were at the dr.  our community is so hilly though, it makes for a good workout, pushing Bo who is 35 lbs in the stroller up the hills.    it’s supposed to reach 76 by the end of the day if not warmer.   so hoping after a nap and some meds zeke is up for sitting outside while the boys play after school.

well i need to clean some and get a shower.   hope it’s sunshiny and warm where you are!!

kids are sick, again, and Dean and I too…..we were up with Zeke a lot of the night last night.  in the evening his temp. was just around 104 and wouldnt go under 100, it’s still 101.5 now.  Dean’s taking him to the dr in a little bit.  he just sits or lays around and wants to be held, it’s so sad.   I was up sick myself through the night.  Dean’s felt bad for a few days as well.  Caleb’s once again the healthiest of us all, he sounds congested but that’s all.  Bo has a runny nose and an upset stomach.   it stinks that we feel so bad when the temps are finally getting nice enough to go out, it’s supposed to hit 75 today!

I missed my friends birthday yesterday, all last week I kept reminding myself and then yesterday was just nothing but sickness around here and I totally forgot.  I love and miss you and you know who you are 🙂   we’ll definitely have time to get together with you before you head out for your spring break trip.

well I need to get…Zeke is sooo fussy.  I hate when he gets like this.   looks like my busy week is going to turn into one spent at home w/ the sick family.    bah…..

at least I can be home w/ the windows open and the fresh warm air blowing in….

wrote the last entry then went back and read Bo’s eval for speech and called the therapy center.   She was on the phone trying to call Aetna for us, so it worked out well.   I misunderstood and thought his diagnosis was due to developmental delays but that’s not what the diagnosis was for any of his evals.  So she is going to call me back tomorrow and tell me what’s next but seems like that we might be taking him 2x/ a week for just his copays, so $25/ a visit.  but w/ his 2x/week and Zeke’s 1x/week that’s $75/week in copays for therapy, but still better than the $300 if we they dont cover it!! so pray the insurance stuff pans out and he can go there..we will still see what the county services offer, like preschool and the like but I really like this place and would love for them both to go there for their therapy sessions.  well gotta get caleb..I hate having to wake up the little ones to pick up caleb…they really need good naps…but it has to be done!  i never did lay down..but it was worth a productive non kid interrupted phone call!!