Thursday, July 16, 2009
A Little Better?
I am feeling much much better and it is a good thing, because now two of my children are sick. Jonah and Noah both have diarrhea. Today was supposed to be my work day, but I decided to stay home since I did not feel it was fair to saddle a babysitter with two sick kids and a house full of germs. Since Jonah is still in diapers, he developed quite the nasty diaper rash. By yesterday his poor little butt was red, blistered, and bleeding. I mixed up some of the miracle butt paste we used when Noah was a baby and by this morning you can barely tell that Jonah even had a rash.
We let him run around for a little while last night sans diaper hoping that the air would help heal his bottom. I don't know that it did any good since it was for such a short time, (as he was still having occasional bouts of diarrhea) but he obviously liked the way it felt. He has already come to me three times this morning saying, "Uh-oh, no diapy." We then search for the discarded diaper and put it back on. If he does it again, I think I am going to attach a pair of Noah's rainbow suspenders to the diaper to keep it on!
For those of you who are wondering...here is the recipe for the miracle butt paste that the Dr. gave me when Noah was a baby. I gave it to my brother-in-law when his father was ill and suffering from bedsores. His father would not use anything else after discovering how well this stuff works.
2oz. Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (I use Equate brand from Wal-Mart)
2oz. Antifungal 1% Cream (I use Equate brand from Wal-Mart)
2oz. Balmex diaper rash cream with Zinc Oxide
1. Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
2. Label container and keep it on the changing table.
3. Smear miracle butt paste all over rash at every diaper change.
We let him run around for a little while last night sans diaper hoping that the air would help heal his bottom. I don't know that it did any good since it was for such a short time, (as he was still having occasional bouts of diarrhea) but he obviously liked the way it felt. He has already come to me three times this morning saying, "Uh-oh, no diapy." We then search for the discarded diaper and put it back on. If he does it again, I think I am going to attach a pair of Noah's rainbow suspenders to the diaper to keep it on!
For those of you who are wondering...here is the recipe for the miracle butt paste that the Dr. gave me when Noah was a baby. I gave it to my brother-in-law when his father was ill and suffering from bedsores. His father would not use anything else after discovering how well this stuff works.
2oz. Hydrocortisone 1% Cream (I use Equate brand from Wal-Mart)
2oz. Antifungal 1% Cream (I use Equate brand from Wal-Mart)
2oz. Balmex diaper rash cream with Zinc Oxide
1. Mix all ingredients together and store in an airtight container.
2. Label container and keep it on the changing table.
3. Smear miracle butt paste all over rash at every diaper change.
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Same Song, Second Verse
Yuck. Yuck. Yuck. I absolutely HATE being sick. I woke up in the middle of the night last night feeling nauseated, freezing, and shaking uncontrollably. Thinking it was blood sugar problems, I asked Joe to go get me a glass of milk. He thought that since I was freezing, he would put the glass of milk in the microwave and "knock the chill off of it" without telling me. **Side note here - A gulp of lukewarm milk is not the best thing when you are already feeling sick to your stomach.** Anyway, he brought back the thermometer and my temperature was 102.9. It stayed that way most of the night finally peaking at 104 early this morning.
Many thanks to my Mom, Granny, Dad, and Joe for pitching in to take care of me and the family. Mom took me to the Dr. this morning while Dad watched the kids. Granny came this afternoon to take care of us and poor Joe is pulling double duty at work and coming home to care for a sick wife and three grumpy kids.
The Dr. isn't really sure what it is, but he has put me on the same antibiotics I was on when I had MRSA, an antibiotic that Micah can not have. That means pumping and dumping for the duration of the medicine. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
Many thanks to my Mom, Granny, Dad, and Joe for pitching in to take care of me and the family. Mom took me to the Dr. this morning while Dad watched the kids. Granny came this afternoon to take care of us and poor Joe is pulling double duty at work and coming home to care for a sick wife and three grumpy kids.
The Dr. isn't really sure what it is, but he has put me on the same antibiotics I was on when I had MRSA, an antibiotic that Micah can not have. That means pumping and dumping for the duration of the medicine. Yuck. Yuck. Yuck.
Friday, July 10, 2009
Mobility
And now he rolls! It may seem insignificant but is actually an important milestone. Micah has taken his first "step" towards independent mobility.
He experimented with mobility last week but I have a sneaking suspicion it was not so independent. I left Micah in the swing for just a minute while I ran to the bathroom. When I emerged (to the sounds of Jonah saying uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh) I found Jonah laying on his back on the floor in front of the swing with Micah laying face down on top of him. Uponshrieking "What on earth happened" calmly asking what happened, Jonah replied, "Him jumped".....Yeah, I didn't think so either.
He experimented with mobility last week but I have a sneaking suspicion it was not so independent. I left Micah in the swing for just a minute while I ran to the bathroom. When I emerged (to the sounds of Jonah saying uh-oh, uh-oh, uh-oh) I found Jonah laying on his back on the floor in front of the swing with Micah laying face down on top of him. Upon
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Photos Of The Fourth
Thanks to Mom, I have a few pictures of our fourth celebration to post here. The first few are just of the beautiful sunset. I always think watching the sunset is better than watching the fireworks!
...Nearly gone!
Micah enjoyed Aunt Rita's attention while waiting for the fireworks.
Noah, Dee, 'Lil Deebo, Sol, and Dea...looking for fiddler crabs.
Jonah digging for "treasure".
Noah was a little disappointed when the first float had no candy!
He gathered all he could when they did throw candy!
And was very excited when he saw even more candy coming his way.
Going....
...Going...
...Nearly gone!
Micah enjoyed Aunt Rita's attention while waiting for the fireworks. 
Noah, Dee, 'Lil Deebo, Sol, and Dea...looking for fiddler crabs. 
Jonah digging for "treasure".
Noah was a little disappointed when the first float had no candy!
He gathered all he could when they did throw candy! 
And was very excited when he saw even more candy coming his way. Sunday, July 5, 2009
July 4th
Some of you already know that Joe's Dad has been experiencing some health problems. I won't go into detail since we do not yet know the cause, extent, or solution to the problem, but the past couple of weeks have been a scary mixture of emergency room visits, doctor's appointments, and hospital stays. Needless to say, Joe's stress level has been stretched far beyond its 'normal' limits. He really needed a break from everything. That is exactly what our fourth was...a break for all of us.
We left out on Friday afternoon headed down to the river with golf cart in tow. We arrived just in time for some supper, unpacking, and then we were off to bed.
Saturday was a fun, full, busy, yet relaxing day with my immediate and extended family. We got up early for the parade (We were just observers this year...stress free for Mommy!) and the boys collected more candy than they did at Halloween. Micah did not get to see the parade as he fell asleep just as the first float came by and woke up just as the last float came by. Joe loaded the golf cart down with chairs, umbrellas, towels, sunscreen and a cooler and we went to the beach to play in the sand and surf. Jonah has NO FEAR! That was a little stressful, but oh so fun to watch him have a good time. After we had our fill of salt water, we went back to the house for lots of good food and a LONG nap. Saturday evening we were back at the beach for the fireworks show, more swimming, and fiddler crab gathering.
Sunday morning we went to church on the water (How great is that?!!), had lunch, packed up and came home. It was exactly what we all needed, but was way too short.
When we got home and were unpacking, I discovered that Noah had brought home the pail full of fiddler crabs that he had collected at the beach Saturday evening. There was no way those things were going to stay in my house, so Joe and Noah took them down to the creek so that they could "swim" home. Oh the lovely adventures of raising boys...even on a relaxing weekend.
We left out on Friday afternoon headed down to the river with golf cart in tow. We arrived just in time for some supper, unpacking, and then we were off to bed.
Saturday was a fun, full, busy, yet relaxing day with my immediate and extended family. We got up early for the parade (We were just observers this year...stress free for Mommy!) and the boys collected more candy than they did at Halloween. Micah did not get to see the parade as he fell asleep just as the first float came by and woke up just as the last float came by. Joe loaded the golf cart down with chairs, umbrellas, towels, sunscreen and a cooler and we went to the beach to play in the sand and surf. Jonah has NO FEAR! That was a little stressful, but oh so fun to watch him have a good time. After we had our fill of salt water, we went back to the house for lots of good food and a LONG nap. Saturday evening we were back at the beach for the fireworks show, more swimming, and fiddler crab gathering.
Sunday morning we went to church on the water (How great is that?!!), had lunch, packed up and came home. It was exactly what we all needed, but was way too short.
When we got home and were unpacking, I discovered that Noah had brought home the pail full of fiddler crabs that he had collected at the beach Saturday evening. There was no way those things were going to stay in my house, so Joe and Noah took them down to the creek so that they could "swim" home. Oh the lovely adventures of raising boys...even on a relaxing weekend.
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Say It Ain't So!
Micah had his four month check up today. As I sat there in the exam room waiting on the doctor to come in, I found something in Micah's mouth. Yep, he is getting his first tooth! SLOW DOWN ALREADY!!!! It's to early...I'm not ready...but, I guess this isn't about me at all.
In other Micah news, he continues to thrive. He weighs 16lbs. 1oz. and is 25 inches long. He got nasty vaccines today but only cried a little. (Too bad Noah doesn't take a few lessons from him.) He is right on track with all of his "four month accomplishments" such as controlling his head movements, grasping for objects, vocalizing, and sitting with support.
The doctor seems to think that as blue as his eyes are, they are going to stay blue. That is very interesting to me as I have brown eyes, Joe has green eyes, and both of our other boys have eyes the color of chocolate! Micah is going to really stick out with his blue eyes...especially since his hair has a hint of red. Where did Joe and I come up with a red haired, blue eyed baby?
In other Micah news, he continues to thrive. He weighs 16lbs. 1oz. and is 25 inches long. He got nasty vaccines today but only cried a little. (Too bad Noah doesn't take a few lessons from him.) He is right on track with all of his "four month accomplishments" such as controlling his head movements, grasping for objects, vocalizing, and sitting with support.
The doctor seems to think that as blue as his eyes are, they are going to stay blue. That is very interesting to me as I have brown eyes, Joe has green eyes, and both of our other boys have eyes the color of chocolate! Micah is going to really stick out with his blue eyes...especially since his hair has a hint of red. Where did Joe and I come up with a red haired, blue eyed baby?
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