Posts Tagged ‘otic’

Pictures of Will

Sunday, March 9th, 2008

By popular demand, I just took some pictures of Will right after Bill fed him (thought I should mention this since I noticed he still had his lunch on his face when I took these pictures) and he was still snacking on Cheerios. He is such a big boy now! Every time we bring him places everybody can’t believe how big he has gotten.  Without further delay, here we go:

And then we were done:

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The Altitude

Wednesday, February 27th, 2008

I always thought altitude sickness was just kinda made up. Well, now being in Arizona, I have definitely learned different. We are on the second level of our building, so we have to walk down a flight of stairs and then walk up another flight to get to our car (it is hard to explain, but you would have to see it know what I am talking about). I will admit Bill and I are out of shape. However, we can walk up a flight of stairs (even 2) without getting winded. However, by the time we get to the top up by our car, we feel like we have had several corsets wrapped around us and tied as tight as possible. You cannot breathe. I have been so winded. The other thing we noticed (besides our ears popping all the time) is that our memory isn’t as good here and that sometime we seem to get altitude headaches. I now have an appreciation for when people talk about altitude sickness and how it effects you. It really does.

Oh yeah, I apologize to anyone who has commented and I haven’t gotten back to them. I’m on vacation. :)

Update on the sick kids

Monday, February 18th, 2008

Madison is still running a fever anywhere between 100 – 104 degrees.  As soon as the Motrin Cold kicks out, her fever spikes back up.  As soon as the Motrin Cold kicks in, her temperature goes back down, and she starts acting like herself.  I feel bad for her.  I am seriously considering keeping her home tomorrow from preschool even if her temp is down.  She looks pretty pale.  She’s not real big on eating either.

On the Will front, well, I had to take him to the doctor today.  I was right with what I thought he had.  He has impetigo.  He has a sore right where the elastic of his diaper rubs.  The sore is about the size of a penny (it started out the size of a pimple).  I have been putting antibiotics on it for a week now.  However, on Sunday, he got another sore (pimple size) on another part of his leg.  At that point, I figured it was impetigo.  Since that is contagious and we have the whole vacation thing going on, I figured I better take him in.  They just put him on an oral antibiotic.

Keep your fingers crossed that they both are better by the end of the week.

Gloves In A Bottle

Sunday, January 20th, 2008

I have just started using Gloves In A Bottle to help battle the effects of a Chicago winter. Days like today (when with the wind chill it is below zero) are the very reason I need this new skincare item. The part I love about Gloves In A Bottle is that it does not wash off. With two little ones, I find myself constantly washing my hands. With other lotions, I was finding that I constantly was having to reapply for it to work. Well, I can’t spend my day applying lotion (mostly because I don’t remember).  For maximum effectiveness, you just need to reapply Gloves In A Bottle every 4 hours. Well, I tend not even remember to do it that much, and I still have noticed a difference. I have also passed on a few sample packs of this to my cousin who is a nurse. She finds herself constantly washing her hands at work too. She lives over on the East Coast, so they have dry cold winters too. I also love that it isn’t greasy. I cannot stand lotion that leaves a mark on everything I touch after I apply it. It ranks up there pretty high on my list of pet peeves. Not only can you order this online, but it widely accessible in over 13,000 stores nationwide (if you hate to pay for shipping like me).  You are also able to use this on other parts of your body, and it works just as good!

Kids and their bodily fluids

Thursday, June 28th, 2007

I thought that title would get your attention. Also, it serves as a great warning say if your are eating breakfast and don’t want to hear about things like bodily fluids over your breakfast. Ok, on with the story . . .

My bodily fluid day started at the doctors office. While being weighed, Will proceeded to pee all over the scale and me and the nurse and himself. It was great, let me tell you. Then after we got home, Will proceeded to pee on me twice while I was trying to change him. I thought this was the end of my fun. I was wrong. About 11 pm last night, I fed Will in my bed. I was being lazy and did want to take him back into the living room which has not been a problem. Last night, however, he ate his bottle and then proceeded to throw up all over me and my bed. Not a little, mind you. I had to change my clothes, and we had to rip all the bedding off the bed. My entire side of the bed was covered in puke.

I thought we were done with this stuff by today. Madison climbed into bed with me this morning. I was feeding Will about 8 and I noticed a wet spot on the bed on Bill’s side (and I was pretty sure Bill didn’t wet the bed). This is where Madison lays when she climbs into bed with me. Her diaper leaked!!!!

So today has now turned into “let’s wash all the bedding” day. I tell you, its great being a housewife. Somebody please help me . . . :)