3 Boys and a Mom - Diary of a Tagteam

It's been a long week - Ethen was cleared for general population and started at the daycare on base here Thursday morning - he seemed to really like it up til about 2:30 when they called for me to go get him cause he was 101... ARGGGGGGGGG he's been spiking up to 103 and I have been giving him motrin/tylenol to keep the fever down all weekend... Looks like HOPEFULLY just a nasty head cold... I took him for follow up blood work Friday afternoon.. While I was there I also had the older boys done as I have been holding scripts for some routine blood work since their physicals in Sept... Mom and I took them over and I took them into the lab one at a time starting with Dilen who I knew would be my hardest customer... Sure enough once he found out what was going on he started to verbally protest and gave a little struggle while I held him on my lap but we got the blood drawn fairly quickly.... Took him out to the van and brought in Deven - I was worried he would put up a fight too cause when he was about 2 he gave major fight over some blood work but he didn't make a peep - was very calm and cooperative.. I was SOOOOO proud of him... Then it was Ethen turn - he fussed a bit but seeing how he was sitting up this time on my lap he put up less fight then he did in hospital where he was laying down... So it took about 40 min including all the paperwork and we were done and on our way... I stopped at KFC to treat the boys as a reward because I hadn't told them a single thing til we were going in to the room - sneaky but the best way to deal with with my boys... Today the older ones are with Daddy and Ethen is home resting w/my mom... I'll be leaving work in about 30-60 min to enjoy a quiet evening home with mom and the little guy.... Til next time...

Yesterday was an entire year I haven't smoked... Still doesn't seem possible - I miss smoking now and again but honestly I am finding it a distant memory that I was a smoker.... Well except for the extra 15 lbs I now carry.. UGH!!! But anyway - here's to a longer life... The best part was having Deven tell me he was never gonna smoke.... Til next time...

HAPPY VD!!!!!

Ok so it's really Happy Valentine's Day!!! *L* I hope everyone has a lovely day!!!

Ethen is healthy and cleared for day care - I am going to aim for Thursday to start.... Not much else going on today so far.... Just trying to catch up on the mess on my desk..... Til next time....

Ok first I need to adjust my spelling - it was a ROTAVIRUS not ROTO - ehhh 6 of one, half dozen of the other... ANYWAY!! Ethen was discharged late afternoon Weds and we went to doc Thurs afternoon for a re-check/follow up.... It was touch and go on him that first night but he managed to make some progress before the doc appt so we didn't have to go back in... This virus is especially ugly this yr... Saturday there were 25 kids in the ER w/it and while we were up on the Pedi ward a couple of kids were discharged and came right back again the next day... I will say that it's a very very distinguishing odor involved and it's definately one you will NEVER forget... But we are just THRILLED to be on the road to recovery again... We have a follow up follow up appt this afternoon to see when we can rejoin the general population and start over at the center on base.... Yes, we have given up on the home care providers and are going to use the center on base.... I am pleased with what I have seen of the room he will be in and I just feel better about it... The last lady he was at the 3 days before he got sick just didn't give me a warm fuzzy from the $$$ issues to the fact that quite possibly he got sick from her place/under her care..... He wasn't really feeling her and I wasn't really feeling her.... Plus she seems to have some health issues of her own and will be needing medical care that will require her to be closed for an extended amount of time in the near future... *sigh* I am tired - it's been a long and exhausting journey for sure!!!!

On happier notes - we are all doing pretty well although the boys are still a bit off schedule and it will be a bit before we are back on track again... Overall things are good - we got about 16 inches of snow over the weekend and I look forward to throwing the boys out in it for a bit this afternoon... Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and it's my one year anniversary since I stopped smoking - we are gonna do something special for that - not sure what yet but we are going to celebrate - the boys and I....

Not too much else to report - I need to get my desk straightened up so I can head out door in a bit for doc appt... Til next time...

Ethen is sick and has been in hospital since Sunday - he has a/the ROTO Virus which is a NASTY NASTY intestinal virus.... Hopefully he comes home tomorrow - I'll fill in more later... Gotta head back to sit w/my baby... Til next time...