Reducing/organizing/packing will be the death of me!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Saturday, March 26, 2011
Sleep
Ti hates sleeping in his bed. I'm not entirely sure why. Yes, it's a pack n' play and I'm *sure* it's not the most comfortable thing ever but we recently improved on that. My mom gave me a memory foam pad that we wrapped around the "mattress" of the pack n' play and. It's much softer now, however, when nap time or bed time comes Titus will stand up and scream for as long as I let him. After 30 min or more I usually can't take it anymore. (I know I should wait longer but after 4-5 hours of activity my kid needs to sleep!) I lay him in my bed and he's out! I don't usually lay with him, nor do I pat his back to sleep. He does it himself once he's on my bed. I don't know what that's about. I really, really don't.
nice somewhat comfy bed for Ti.
apparently this is the cool place to sleep :)
Monday, March 21, 2011
Mum Mondays
This seems to be a popular thing and even though I don't want to copy I do like that it makes blogging a little easier. I had to be a little different and Monday is probably one of the hardest days for me to blog therefore we have "Mum Mondays". Enjoy!!!!
Friday, March 11, 2011
Diaper Rash
I was told that Titus needed to have his antibiotic with food because that would help reduce the diarrhea that the medicine could cause. However, after one dose the diarrhea started.
I kept up on Titus' fluids to replace any he might lose. I let him have diluted juice to maybe entice him to drink more. (He didn't prefer the juice over water so I'm happy about that). Then from the diarrhea Titus developed a diaper rash. It first started as a little bit of redness but within a couple diaper changes it was a lot of redness and a crying baby. I started using Desitin and I used disposable diapers so moisture wouldn't be sitting on his irritated skin, but nothing was helping. The poor kid could barely sit and if you touched his bottom at all he would cry.
Yesterday my mom and I googled home remedies and found a bunch of interesting stuff. I LOVE goodle! I tried an apple cider vinegar bath (about 2 cups of ACV in bath water). I thought it would sting but it didn't :o). Then we also found that you can put a couple drops of Tea Tree Oil in a spray bottle and spray it on your baby and let it dry. Then there is just letting your baby go naked and airing out. I had Titus take a nap naked yesterday- it was so cute to see his little hiney sticking up! I also used a cloth diaper yesterday, which didn't make a difference with the redness. I started putting Vasoline on the rash. It doesn't help heal the rash but it coats it and protects it from moisture. I've noticed with using it that the diaper changes are not nearly as traumatic. Ti's butt is still super red and he still has diarrhea so I'm thinking that we have quite a few more days of diaper rash ahead of us meaning this: lots of naked time, diaper experiments, and definitely laundry. And, hopefully a lot less tears!!!
Grateful for a Wheeze
For the last two months Titus has had a horrible cough. I had the doctor check him out twice because I was sure he was wheezing. However, when the doctor would listen to his lungs there was no wheezing. He didn't even cough at either of those visits. I was told he had a cold and was teething. I could use saline solution and "the booger monster" to clear out his nose. I was told I could run a cool-mist vaporizer and then take him in the bathroom while the hot water runs to "steam" him. All that stuff is nice and it makes me feel better but it didn't do much to help him. The cough continued. The post nasal drip continued.
This past Sunday Titus' cough was worse than it had previously been. He kept choking and gagging on the mucus and threw up a couple times as well. That night he had a fever. 101.7 degrees. It wasn't crazy high or anything but it was the highest he ever had. I gave him Tylenol and the fever only went down to 99.7 and went right back up at the end of the 4 hours. I kept him on Tylenol all night and called the doctor the next morning. Again I mentioned the cough and what I thought was wheezing as well as the fever. They wanted to see him. This time he finally coughed in front of the doctor, but once again there was no wheezing. His lungs were completely clear. We did find that he had a double ear infection! Poor kid! I had absolutely no idea (other than the fever) that there was something wrong. Watching him scream while having his ears checked killed me.
Enter in the Amoxicillin. I was relieved that I now had medicine for my baby. I hated seeing him sick and not able to do anything about it. This morning I noticed a rash on Titus' stomach so I called the doctor. They wanted to see him to make sure the rash was not an allergic reaction to the Amoxicillin.
The nurse practitioner that saw Titus today is amazing! She was so cuddly with Ti, which I love to see. She checked out the rash and said that while it could be from a virus he most likely is allergic to the medicine. She also listened to his lungs and heard him wheeze!! I wasn't crazy! She heard the wheeze in the front and when she listened to Titus in the back the wheeze was gone. Titus has Bronchiolitis. It's a virus that causes swelling and mucus in the bronchioles. The wheezing comes and goes. Every time I heard him wheeze I was right but it would be gone when the doctor would check. There isn't anything that we can do about the virus. We are getting a new medicine for Ti's ear infections and just keeping an eye on his breathing to make sure he doesn't have any trouble.
I don't know why, but I'm so grateful for that wheeze! I'm grateful that as Titus' mother I knew there was something wrong, even if there was no proof and I'm grateful for God's healing power and strength that he gives me to get through the tough days and nights. :o)
This past Sunday Titus' cough was worse than it had previously been. He kept choking and gagging on the mucus and threw up a couple times as well. That night he had a fever. 101.7 degrees. It wasn't crazy high or anything but it was the highest he ever had. I gave him Tylenol and the fever only went down to 99.7 and went right back up at the end of the 4 hours. I kept him on Tylenol all night and called the doctor the next morning. Again I mentioned the cough and what I thought was wheezing as well as the fever. They wanted to see him. This time he finally coughed in front of the doctor, but once again there was no wheezing. His lungs were completely clear. We did find that he had a double ear infection! Poor kid! I had absolutely no idea (other than the fever) that there was something wrong. Watching him scream while having his ears checked killed me.
Enter in the Amoxicillin. I was relieved that I now had medicine for my baby. I hated seeing him sick and not able to do anything about it. This morning I noticed a rash on Titus' stomach so I called the doctor. They wanted to see him to make sure the rash was not an allergic reaction to the Amoxicillin.
The nurse practitioner that saw Titus today is amazing! She was so cuddly with Ti, which I love to see. She checked out the rash and said that while it could be from a virus he most likely is allergic to the medicine. She also listened to his lungs and heard him wheeze!! I wasn't crazy! She heard the wheeze in the front and when she listened to Titus in the back the wheeze was gone. Titus has Bronchiolitis. It's a virus that causes swelling and mucus in the bronchioles. The wheezing comes and goes. Every time I heard him wheeze I was right but it would be gone when the doctor would check. There isn't anything that we can do about the virus. We are getting a new medicine for Ti's ear infections and just keeping an eye on his breathing to make sure he doesn't have any trouble.
I don't know why, but I'm so grateful for that wheeze! I'm grateful that as Titus' mother I knew there was something wrong, even if there was no proof and I'm grateful for God's healing power and strength that he gives me to get through the tough days and nights. :o)
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
A post about stuff
I feel like I have been working on the same to-do list for months. Oh wait! I *have* been working on the same. exact. list for months, and months. Top of this list? Our bedroom!!! It was all nice and neat once, then we had a baby. Bryan and I have been realizing that we have stuff out that we don't need right now in our current living situation. We are slowly reducing what we have and slowly building the pile of boxes and bins that need to go to storage. I'm so grateful for this lesson in perseverance. There are many days, heck many times a day, when I look at our room and want to crumble and cry then throw it all out. But God is good and gracious and will give me the strength to keep on attacking the same to-do list everyday until it's done. :o)
Titus is crazy!!! The boy is a full-out monkey. He does not sit still. Ever! Okay, maybe occasionally he does, but very, very rarely! He doesn't even stay still while he's sleeping (which is the delightful cause of him waking up in the middle of the night- he keeps running out of space). He climbs all over whoever is holding him, rolls/army crawls all over the floor. His newest trick is climbing up stairs. Yes, I have an almost-8-month old and he can climb stairs. I don't know if he can climb all stairs as the ones he usually climbs are in the wide side, but either way he can now go from the family room to the kitchen without help. Gone are the days where I could leave Ti in the family room while I ran to the bathroom or ran upstairs. Now I either have to take him with me or stick him in his jumper (which I hate to do, because he's starting to view it as jail and not a toy).
Bryan is my hero. I love him and I love loving him! I'm falling in love with him all over again. He works so hard to provide for us and still does his best to be there for us when he's not working. He takes wonderful care of me and Titus prefers him on most days. I'm so blessed! Bryan makes me feel special and loved everyday and most days I feel like I suck at reciprocating. I am so thankful that I am his wife and I'm thankful I get to go through life with him. But, seriously, I'm so selfish most of the time that I wonder what he sees in me. I know, it's a stupid lie from the devil and I need to focus on truth. I'm working on it- really I am. But just saying- my hubs is a *way* better spouse than I am!
I'm soo ready for spring. I'm ready for warmer temperatures (at least warm enough for walks without a huge winter coat and gloves). I'm loving all the sunshine we have been getting lately! It's so refreshing. It's also kind of annoying. Let me explain- the sunshine makes the weather outside look warm and inviting and then you go outside and freeze! I'm looking forward to the sunshine that is accompanied by delicious warmer temperatures.
I'm excited to be able to go out for walks. I need to make it part of my day to just go outside, no matter how long I'm out there. I went and got the mail today, just because I felt like I have been caged up. Walking is seriously one of my favorite forms of exercise. I really like stretching too- it just brings a sigh of relief to my muscles. I need to get in better habits with working out. My lower back muscles are very weak and like to spasm (*so fun* when you have a crazy baby). I'm hoping to really strengthen my core and my lower back so I can alleviate some of those problems- plus it's good for me.
And last but not least:
Titus is crazy!!! The boy is a full-out monkey. He does not sit still. Ever! Okay, maybe occasionally he does, but very, very rarely! He doesn't even stay still while he's sleeping (which is the delightful cause of him waking up in the middle of the night- he keeps running out of space). He climbs all over whoever is holding him, rolls/army crawls all over the floor. His newest trick is climbing up stairs. Yes, I have an almost-8-month old and he can climb stairs. I don't know if he can climb all stairs as the ones he usually climbs are in the wide side, but either way he can now go from the family room to the kitchen without help. Gone are the days where I could leave Ti in the family room while I ran to the bathroom or ran upstairs. Now I either have to take him with me or stick him in his jumper (which I hate to do, because he's starting to view it as jail and not a toy).
Bryan is my hero. I love him and I love loving him! I'm falling in love with him all over again. He works so hard to provide for us and still does his best to be there for us when he's not working. He takes wonderful care of me and Titus prefers him on most days. I'm so blessed! Bryan makes me feel special and loved everyday and most days I feel like I suck at reciprocating. I am so thankful that I am his wife and I'm thankful I get to go through life with him. But, seriously, I'm so selfish most of the time that I wonder what he sees in me. I know, it's a stupid lie from the devil and I need to focus on truth. I'm working on it- really I am. But just saying- my hubs is a *way* better spouse than I am!
I'm soo ready for spring. I'm ready for warmer temperatures (at least warm enough for walks without a huge winter coat and gloves). I'm loving all the sunshine we have been getting lately! It's so refreshing. It's also kind of annoying. Let me explain- the sunshine makes the weather outside look warm and inviting and then you go outside and freeze! I'm looking forward to the sunshine that is accompanied by delicious warmer temperatures.
I'm excited to be able to go out for walks. I need to make it part of my day to just go outside, no matter how long I'm out there. I went and got the mail today, just because I felt like I have been caged up. Walking is seriously one of my favorite forms of exercise. I really like stretching too- it just brings a sigh of relief to my muscles. I need to get in better habits with working out. My lower back muscles are very weak and like to spasm (*so fun* when you have a crazy baby). I'm hoping to really strengthen my core and my lower back so I can alleviate some of those problems- plus it's good for me.
And last but not least:
so. stinking. cute.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
Hot Showers
Hot showers are one of my most favorite things these days.
They are relaxing, warm, alone-time, warm, relaxing, wonderful, refreshing.....
I see less of these beautiful things than I want to these days due to a very squirmy little boy that no longer will sit in a bouncy seat and play. Nope, now it's a nap-time or after baby-in-bed thing (that is, if it doesn't get pushed back by something *more* important). I'm realizing how necessary a hot shower (even a 5 minute one) is for my sanity. I feel so much better after and ready to tackle anything. Me thinks I need to work a hot shower into my daily routine somewhere and I'm looking forward to it!
Oh side note: today while I was catching up on some blogs I read this AMAZING verse!
Isaiah 30:19b "He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you."
My God is a God that answers my prayers. I might not always like his answer, but he answers them. I'm not talking to the ceiling! I am heard and valued by my Heavenly Father and nothing else brings me that much joy (even a hot shower).
They are relaxing, warm, alone-time, warm, relaxing, wonderful, refreshing.....
I see less of these beautiful things than I want to these days due to a very squirmy little boy that no longer will sit in a bouncy seat and play. Nope, now it's a nap-time or after baby-in-bed thing (that is, if it doesn't get pushed back by something *more* important). I'm realizing how necessary a hot shower (even a 5 minute one) is for my sanity. I feel so much better after and ready to tackle anything. Me thinks I need to work a hot shower into my daily routine somewhere and I'm looking forward to it!
Oh side note: today while I was catching up on some blogs I read this AMAZING verse!
Isaiah 30:19b "He will surely be gracious to you at the sound of your cry. As soon as he hears it, he answers you."
My God is a God that answers my prayers. I might not always like his answer, but he answers them. I'm not talking to the ceiling! I am heard and valued by my Heavenly Father and nothing else brings me that much joy (even a hot shower).
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