6 Month Check Up & A Little Under The Weather

Last weekend both kids had runny noses, watery eyes and they were sneezing like crazy.  We went through a lot of kleenex.  I wasn't sure if they were coming down with something or if it was just from allergies.  Teagan's symptoms started first, so I though it was from teething, but then when Jack started with the same symptoms I knew his wasn't from teething.  

Monday morning both kids woke up with all of the same symptoms, but Teagan had a slight fever and she had a terrible sounding cough.  I knew that I should probably all the doctor's office when I was trying to feed her and whenever she would cough it would take her breath away, and she really didn't seem to eager to eat.  So once again I would be taking one of the kids to Dr. Leifheit's office for the second time in 5 days......the joys of parenthood.  I was happy to hear that it wasn't anything too serious, but it was definitely more than just teething.  He said she had some congestion and post nasal drip which was causing the coughing attacks and that I should keep an eye on it and if it worsens I should call him and he will treat her.  But since we were already there and since I am returning to work next week, he said he would do her 6 month check up so I didn't have to come back.  

Teagan weighed in at a womping 17 lbs. 9 ozs. and she is 26 inches long, she fell between the 75th and 80th percentile for both.  We definitely have a healthy growing little girl on our hands.  Dr. Leifheit said that she is right on track as far as her development goes.  He also said that she is ready for her jumper/exerciser thing.  So I will have to bring that up from the basement, I just dread having that big thing in our living room.  We currently have a doll house, a farm set, a swing, playmat, a bouncy seat and random other little toys and books that Jack brings out of the toy room in our living room right now.  Oh and don't forget about the couch, over sized chair and coffee table.  And I am not sure what exactly I could remove from the living room because my kids use all of those items on a daily basis.  I guess clutter is just a necessary evil of having more than 1 kid.  

So I am happy to report that we have a healthy and happy little Teagan and both kids seem to be on the mend as far as those nasty colds are concerned.  So hopefully we will get to squeeze in a pool day today, keeping my fingers crossed. 

Catching Up

So once again, I have been slacking on keeping up with my blogging.  So this is what has been going in since my last post. The weekend after Jack was diagnosed with the ear infection, I came down with the flu.  I knew I wasn't feeling too hot on that particular Saturday morning, and of course it was the same Saturday morning that we were getting some family pictures taken.  So I had to suffer through and smile for the camera.  But later on in the day, I could no longer deny the fact that I most definitely had the flu....YUCK!!! I will spare you the details.  So I spent the remainder of my Saturday and most of the day Sunday either in bed or on the couch.  It is rather hard to stay hydrated when you have the flu under normal circumstances, but when you have to stay hydrated because you are pregnant....now that is definitely a challenge.  

So as you can expect, I was rather unproductive that particular weekend and I felt like I was playing catch up for the remainder of the week.  That is until the flu bug made it's way into poor Jack on Thursday morning.  I was getting ready for work in my bathroom when he was laying on my freshly made bed watching cartoons, when it happened.  Every mom knows the apparent signs that you look for when you suspect that your child might be getting close to "getting sick". That cat gagging on a hair ball gesture that they do before they throw up.  Well, it happened to catch my eye as I was doing my hair, so I snagged him off of my bedspread and showed showed his head to the toilet bowl.  So my 3 day weekend (because of Veteran's Day on Friday) suddenly turned into a 4 day weekend.  Thank goodness he did not have a fever and we only had that one little throwing up episode in the morning.  So it really wasn't that bad of a flu bug, but I am hoping that it is the last time the flu will be showing its' face in our house this year.  So that is what we have been up to the past couple of weeks.  I have some other things to share and some pictures from Halloween to post, so hopefully as long as everyone in this house stays healthy, I will blog about those in the next couple of days. 

It's That Time of Year Again

Sad to say that it is that time of year again and Jack has been visited by the sickness fairy. I noticed Friday morning that he had a somewhat croupy cough, but it seemed to get better by the time I dropped him off at Linda's.  When I picked him up at noon (we were done with conferences at 12:00) she said his nose was really runny, but he was in good spirits, so between allergies and possibly teething, I really didn't think that it would end up being anything too bad.  He took a good nap and played with his toys at home and acted like his normal self.  So I thought we would take a quick run to Target for some goodies (toilet paper, laundry detergent, all of that exciting stuff). 

I knew something wasn't quite right when he kept laying his head down in the cart and hugging his puppy.  This is the kid that loves going to Target and HyVee because he loves randomly striking up conversations with random strangers.  So it was a quick shopping trip, which is good because I actually only purchased the necessities for once.  By the time we got home, his eyes were glassy and watery and he was rather clingy.  I was rather surprised when I took his temp and it was 102.0! Poor little guy. So I gave him some motrin and we spent the rest of the night cuddling and drinking water in my bed.  

Saturday morning he was in good spirits, but still had a low grade fever.  So I rescheduled our family pictures that were scheduled for 9:00am and we didn't make it to the Ladd Halloween parade. Even though he had a fever I didn't give him anything because my Dr. says to let it run until it reaches 100.0.  By nap time it was 101.0, so we gave him a little Motrin and a little Benadryl to help dry up his nose and eyes.  He took a marathon nap from 1:00-5:00 and when he woke up his temp was low grade, so I thought maybe he was on the mends.  Then last night it went back up and this morning it was 101.0.  So we took a little family trip to the Wal-Mart Fast Care clinic.  To my surprise Jack has a double ear infection.  I was completely shocked because he never once even tugged on his ears and I was even touching the outside of his ears to see if he would squirm and pull away an he never did.  I can never tell when he is really sick and maybe needs to see the Dr. because he is not one of those kids that screams and cries because he is in pain, he just acts a little sluggish and is a little more clingy than usual.  So I will be that paranoid mom that always has him at the Dr. or the clinic because every time I think he isn't that bad, it turns out to be pretty bad.  

So we started the antibiotics and I am hoping that he is on his way to a speedy recovery.