So, December 17th about 2 am it begins.....the vomiting. My poor baby girl is just puking everywhere. : (
By December 18th, we're going to see Dr. Jennifer Hill-Birk (who is the world's most awesome doctor!). We get there for a 10:45 appointment and she basically gives me until 3 pm to get this baby girl to take fluids, one medicine dropper full every 5 minutes and have wet diapers. She needs at least 1 every six hours or it's off to be admitted into the hospital-this of course causes mommy to cry at the very thought.
3 pm comes and goes. She's taking her fluids and has had a wet diaper (approximately 12:30-ish). We're cautiously optimistic. Doctor says doing okay. Keep pushing those fluids (not quite as often, but keep her drinking). Wet diapers aren't coming as much as we need to see.
December 19th-call to the doctor, no wet diaper since 9:30 previous night. Not that interested in taking too much of the pedialite either. Just wants to lay around and sleep. It's hospital time per the doctor.
We show up at Community North's ER. They are really sweet and nice there. We have absolutely no wait what so ever, it's 2:08 in the afternoon. We see a couple different Doctor's or doctor's assistants, they tell us how we're going to rehydrate her.
The needle part was my least favorite. They stick her in her little arm and can't get the vein. They end up putting it in her little hand. :( She's none too pleased by this either. After a little while she starts to perk up some. We finally get to leave around 8:30 pm that night. : )
We get home and she sleeps, in mommy's arms, of course (duh). Saturday, she's acting like our baby girl again. She's playing some, drinking pedialite like it's going out of style, then Matthew runs to the bathroom and begins puking. Oh yeah....another child is sick. : ( His only last until about 6 pm, and he was done and I'm really proud of him because he managed to get to the bathroom every single time.
Sunday-everything's still going good. Ashley wants a bottle, so I let her have her formula. She seems to do okay with it. She's up and playing and getting into mischief like usual. : ) I decide to do my usual Sunday thing and shop with my sister. We take Matt with us so she can get him his Christmas present. It was a bitterly cold day with nasty wind chills, but it was still a good day.
We get home that night and about 10:00 pm Ashley starts to puke, again. I'm running out the door at 11:30 at night, heading to the 24 hour pharmacy of Walgreen's in Greenfield after I've confirmed that they carry the liquid form of the Zofran that the hospital gave us a script for. Get home a little after midnight and give her a dose. She finally stops throwing up. This time around was nasty. She had stuff coming out her nose and I'm sure it hurt. She kept looking up at me with those big blue eyes like she wanted me to save her and I could do nothing. : (
I rocked her and held her until about 2 am, then placed her in her bed and tried to get a little sleep. Working tomorrow is obviously not happening.....again. She wakes up crying about 3 am, so it's cuddle time with mommy in our big bed.
Have to get up and head downtown with Ashley to take Steve to work, but first have to stop by mommy's work so I can do a couple of little things really fast that I can't do from my computer at home (I've been working at home since Wednesday-trying to keep my job and all). Drop daddy off at work and head home for a day of clingy and whiny high maintenance stuf with the baby girl. She just isn't back to the usual self yet.
Tuesday morning, she's doing a lot better, so it's back to the babysitter. She's a little cranky, but makes it threw the day. Still not back on her usual diet, so we're having tummy issues and she's got some problems trying to get the poo out. Not a happy baby, but she sleeps now....so I shall try as well. : )
We're supposed to leave for our vacation Friday....think it will happen? God I hope so!
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Saturday, December 6, 2008
I became one of "those" parents today. Matt had his first basketball game in the rec league here in town and it was a blow out (in our favor), but when you play a team that is so completely out of your league, it takes all the fun out of it.
1st problem...the league decided to combine 5th-8th grade in one league this year because enrollment was down and the 7th and 8th grade league did not have enough kids to make a league, so they would not have been able to play. We should have been asked if we wanted our kids put together with the younger kids or at least given the option to try and take them somewhere else...now it's way too late.
2nd problem...they have created a special set of rules for this year since they have combined the teams together and you have experienced bigger kids playing with the younger less experienced kids. These new "rules" were not conveyed to the coaches until Friday afternoon, the day before the first game. They'd been practicing based on the normal usual basketball rules and most of those went out the window.
3rd problem...the parents on the other team. One thing I can and will not tolerate is someone disrespecting my child. Matt has his good and bad qualities, but he's out there to play to the best of his abilities and have a good time. He loves the game and wants to be the best he can at it. These stupid idiot parents on the other team had the nerve to actually applaud and make rude comments rather loudly as my son and the other tall 8th grader, Dominick, were taken out of the game to take their turn on the bench. I didn't hear the stuff on Dominick because I was in the hall with Ashley, but I came back in when Matt came out and heard the dumbass comments and I was sitting there like.....Are you freakin' kidding me? I was ready to go over there and smack the ring leader, who I should have expected this from based on previous run ins in the past.
I mean come on people. I understand you don't like it when your kids team is getting their butts handed to them because they are in a league that's been inappropriately matched up, but can't we behave like grown ups? I wasn't smarting off because of how badly they were playing...and they were. It's not sportsman like and it's just not nice. I was actually applauding them when they finally made a basket.
It's no fun to play a game when it's a freakin' cake walk. The boys wanted competition (which they did not get today, however). It just really ticked me off and I should have just gone up and said something without being mean. What kind of message does that send to your kid?
Just ticking me off......so I sent an e-mail to the commissioner of our league. He addressed the issues, best that he could, still not to my satisfaction, but he addressed them non the less.
It's just not been the best of days in general for us. :( Tomorrow should be better.
1st problem...the league decided to combine 5th-8th grade in one league this year because enrollment was down and the 7th and 8th grade league did not have enough kids to make a league, so they would not have been able to play. We should have been asked if we wanted our kids put together with the younger kids or at least given the option to try and take them somewhere else...now it's way too late.
2nd problem...they have created a special set of rules for this year since they have combined the teams together and you have experienced bigger kids playing with the younger less experienced kids. These new "rules" were not conveyed to the coaches until Friday afternoon, the day before the first game. They'd been practicing based on the normal usual basketball rules and most of those went out the window.
3rd problem...the parents on the other team. One thing I can and will not tolerate is someone disrespecting my child. Matt has his good and bad qualities, but he's out there to play to the best of his abilities and have a good time. He loves the game and wants to be the best he can at it. These stupid idiot parents on the other team had the nerve to actually applaud and make rude comments rather loudly as my son and the other tall 8th grader, Dominick, were taken out of the game to take their turn on the bench. I didn't hear the stuff on Dominick because I was in the hall with Ashley, but I came back in when Matt came out and heard the dumbass comments and I was sitting there like.....Are you freakin' kidding me? I was ready to go over there and smack the ring leader, who I should have expected this from based on previous run ins in the past.
I mean come on people. I understand you don't like it when your kids team is getting their butts handed to them because they are in a league that's been inappropriately matched up, but can't we behave like grown ups? I wasn't smarting off because of how badly they were playing...and they were. It's not sportsman like and it's just not nice. I was actually applauding them when they finally made a basket.
It's no fun to play a game when it's a freakin' cake walk. The boys wanted competition (which they did not get today, however). It just really ticked me off and I should have just gone up and said something without being mean. What kind of message does that send to your kid?
Just ticking me off......so I sent an e-mail to the commissioner of our league. He addressed the issues, best that he could, still not to my satisfaction, but he addressed them non the less.
It's just not been the best of days in general for us. :( Tomorrow should be better.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
We managed to survive Thanksgiving! : ) That's an accomplishment right there. We have also survived Steve being deathly ill for 2 weeks with fevers spiking up to almost 103 degrees for no flippin' reason, but a couple rounds of antibiotics and lots of rest later, we're almost a whole week of him being back to normal. : )
I had the pleasure of going to a high school orientation type of thing tonight for my almost 14 year old son. They are starting the class scheduling process of the 8th graders for this next year's session. Talk about the reality check right smack dab in the middle of your forehead! I went to that same school, but it's not the same school anymore. They've added about 3 levels and made 4 renovations since I graduated from there 20 years ago. The discussed the children taking driver's education class. This nearly made my heart stop. The thought of Matt taking driver's education......OH MY GOD! GET OFF THE SIDEWALKS PEOPLE!
The whole thing was quite overwhelming to be honest. He has decided that he wants to do the techy stuff with the computer programing and he wants to take weightlifting as a flippin' class-oh and it's a 2 credit class. Weightlifting, a class. Are you kidding me? He's signing up, non the less. They will mail their first draft of the schedules out in March, I think that's what they said anyway. (I was never very good a paying attention when I went there anyway) Once you receive the 1st draft you can make changes, and I'm sure there will be changes to be made.
Mr. C, who was the cutie teacher that all the girls lusted after when we were freshman, well he's about to take over as principal for the high school and he has 4 kids and 25 years at the school now. He has aged along with the school, but he's still a cutie. :)
I see people I went to school with as we're sitting in the new auditorium listening to the instructions. They have kids in the same grade as mine and I never really realized it. It was all just really sureal. Matt is of course moritifed because as I walk the halls, I continually say things like, hey, I used to have a locker right there...your dad and I got caught making out right there by Mrs. Fox...this room used to be the journalism room...he was not impressed and referred to me as a dinasaur or something to that likeness. I feel so old! I can't beleive I'm about to turn 39 in a little over a week! : (
Oh, and I traumatized my daughter by making her sit on santa's lap. I think the picture says it all.
Saturday, November 15, 2008
I took Ashley to the doctor on Wednesday. She ended up having an ear infection and sinus gook. She's on an antibotic. It seems to really be helping. Thank God! : )
That was a really fun day. (not!) Steve was sick Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. So, Wednesday, I made an appointment for Ashley @ 11:15 and Steve @ 11:30. I had to drop Ashley off at Leslie's, Matt off at school, go to work for a couple of hours. I had a 10-10:30 meeting with the big boss & the new media guy to bring him up to speed on what I do with some education seminars, then I had to bolt @ 10:30 and haul ass to get back home, pick up Ash, pick up Steve, then get them to the doctor. We actually got there @ 11:35, so we were late. The peditrician expected me to be late and just told me to get there as I could and they'd work her in. They are really great. Steve ended up having something of a viral nature and they couldn't do crap for that. So, I took everyone back to their respective locations (Ash to Leslie, Steve to the couch at home) and I continue to haul ass back to work for a 2-3 meeting with the big boss and a bunch of other people about redoing our seminars, which means....more work for me.
I really wonder how I'm supposed to do it all. I still have not recovered from the National Education Conference, I have 14 rosters waiting to be processed from seminars from 10/23-11/10, and I'm supposed to work on CPA seminars for a guy in CA, recreate the existing seminars in my spare time, test the new website for the big boss's....how am I going to make all this work? I'm one person....doing the job of at least 3 if not 4 people. I hope I find the strength from somewhere.
On a good note...Matt asked to get his hair cut last week. : ) I didn't have to threaten, bribe or blackmail to get it done this time and he looks so absolutely adorable! He is however, sort of grounded after his latest progress report for this semester. He is failing one class and has a d in another. This after the kid almost made the honor roll first semester? I'm going to hit this kid where it hurts....the cell phone will be mine if he doesn't get those grades back up where they should be....I'm such a mean mom. :( So is life. : )
That was a really fun day. (not!) Steve was sick Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday. So, Wednesday, I made an appointment for Ashley @ 11:15 and Steve @ 11:30. I had to drop Ashley off at Leslie's, Matt off at school, go to work for a couple of hours. I had a 10-10:30 meeting with the big boss & the new media guy to bring him up to speed on what I do with some education seminars, then I had to bolt @ 10:30 and haul ass to get back home, pick up Ash, pick up Steve, then get them to the doctor. We actually got there @ 11:35, so we were late. The peditrician expected me to be late and just told me to get there as I could and they'd work her in. They are really great. Steve ended up having something of a viral nature and they couldn't do crap for that. So, I took everyone back to their respective locations (Ash to Leslie, Steve to the couch at home) and I continue to haul ass back to work for a 2-3 meeting with the big boss and a bunch of other people about redoing our seminars, which means....more work for me.
I really wonder how I'm supposed to do it all. I still have not recovered from the National Education Conference, I have 14 rosters waiting to be processed from seminars from 10/23-11/10, and I'm supposed to work on CPA seminars for a guy in CA, recreate the existing seminars in my spare time, test the new website for the big boss's....how am I going to make all this work? I'm one person....doing the job of at least 3 if not 4 people. I hope I find the strength from somewhere.
On a good note...Matt asked to get his hair cut last week. : ) I didn't have to threaten, bribe or blackmail to get it done this time and he looks so absolutely adorable! He is however, sort of grounded after his latest progress report for this semester. He is failing one class and has a d in another. This after the kid almost made the honor roll first semester? I'm going to hit this kid where it hurts....the cell phone will be mine if he doesn't get those grades back up where they should be....I'm such a mean mom. :( So is life. : )
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Had a nice dinner tonight with my husband and my best friend from high school & her husband. Planned on going to my 20 year class reunion afterward, but my husband decided he didn't want to go and so we went home. : ( I was really looking forward to going and checking out who was there, but now I'm at home logged in to work and feeling a little sad because I didn't get to go. :(
My baby girl was up most of the night. She has a bad cold right now and didn't sleep well at all. She cuddled up to mommy and decided 3:00 am was a really good play time and noggin time. Logan had a bad dream and ended up cuddled up in bed with us too which just fired up sissy and she wanted to sit on his head. My husband went to sleep in Matt's room because he wanted to actually get some sleep and they had the IU/Wisconsin football game to go to earlier today.
I got to hang out with my favorite girl all day and catch up on all my favorite noggin shows with her and read her books and not go to my 20 year class reunion.
Did I mention that I was bummed that I didn't get to go to my reunion..... : (
My baby girl was up most of the night. She has a bad cold right now and didn't sleep well at all. She cuddled up to mommy and decided 3:00 am was a really good play time and noggin time. Logan had a bad dream and ended up cuddled up in bed with us too which just fired up sissy and she wanted to sit on his head. My husband went to sleep in Matt's room because he wanted to actually get some sleep and they had the IU/Wisconsin football game to go to earlier today.
I got to hang out with my favorite girl all day and catch up on all my favorite noggin shows with her and read her books and not go to my 20 year class reunion.
Did I mention that I was bummed that I didn't get to go to my reunion..... : (
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
So I'm sitting here on this historic day and just ready for the whole election thing to be over with. I'm so over all the bashing and crap. Just announce that Obama is president and move on.
This was a heck of a day at work. I was off Friday and ended up taking off yesterday as well because Leslie (my babysitter) and her son Brady were sick and she couldn't keep Ash. I tried to work from home, that lasted about an hour, until Ash woke up. She wasn't quite so willing to share mommy with work/computer. So, play with the baby I must. What a sacrifice!
I just can not get enough of that kid! Yesterday we mastered our blowing kisses skills. She's got it down now. Look out world, the heartbreaker is on the loose. She has been taking more and more steps, but I'm telling ya, this kid needs a crash helmet, she bounces into everything. (mommy's coordination, I'm sure)
I had a wonderful dinner with my loving husband on Saturday night, just the two of us. It was really nice. We then went and walked around at different stores that I wanted to look at. He even let me browse through Once Upon a Child. If that ain't love, I don't know what is. He's a good guy. (now if we could just do something about the crap with the last ex....)
Should I even get started on this? Probably not a good idea. I'll just say that I do not for the life of me understand how someone can have kids and be away from them so much and it not bother them? I never will understand how you can pass your kids off EVERY WEEKEND, and still have excuses why you can't get them at the end of the weekend and only be worried about yourself and living your life like you have NO OBLIGATIONS WHAT SO EVER! Okay, off my soap box now, because once I get going on this, it could be a novel in itself. (the glass is half full, not half empty....keep talking myself through it--I'm positive now!)
I've did a few hours of work from home tonight and I've been on this computer way too much tonight and my butt is going numb, so it's time to get the heck off of this computer!
Until my next rant..... : )
This was a heck of a day at work. I was off Friday and ended up taking off yesterday as well because Leslie (my babysitter) and her son Brady were sick and she couldn't keep Ash. I tried to work from home, that lasted about an hour, until Ash woke up. She wasn't quite so willing to share mommy with work/computer. So, play with the baby I must. What a sacrifice!
I just can not get enough of that kid! Yesterday we mastered our blowing kisses skills. She's got it down now. Look out world, the heartbreaker is on the loose. She has been taking more and more steps, but I'm telling ya, this kid needs a crash helmet, she bounces into everything. (mommy's coordination, I'm sure)
I had a wonderful dinner with my loving husband on Saturday night, just the two of us. It was really nice. We then went and walked around at different stores that I wanted to look at. He even let me browse through Once Upon a Child. If that ain't love, I don't know what is. He's a good guy. (now if we could just do something about the crap with the last ex....)
Should I even get started on this? Probably not a good idea. I'll just say that I do not for the life of me understand how someone can have kids and be away from them so much and it not bother them? I never will understand how you can pass your kids off EVERY WEEKEND, and still have excuses why you can't get them at the end of the weekend and only be worried about yourself and living your life like you have NO OBLIGATIONS WHAT SO EVER! Okay, off my soap box now, because once I get going on this, it could be a novel in itself. (the glass is half full, not half empty....keep talking myself through it--I'm positive now!)
I've did a few hours of work from home tonight and I've been on this computer way too much tonight and my butt is going numb, so it's time to get the heck off of this computer!
Until my next rant..... : )
Saturday, November 1, 2008
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