I've been to this point several times over the last couple of weeks and have just been stumped as to what to write about...so much is going on and I don't know where to start! So here is a listing by person of what is going on in our lives! Pictures and more stories to come later on!
Kate: Words, words, words! She is picking up new words left and right it seems...I discovered tonight that she can say the word "towel"...who knew? Not I! She loves the ABC song and will be playing and randomly break out into song! :) Very cute. She is changing so quickly that I'm not sure when she turned into such a little lady sometimes!
New funny quirk: She is definitely Daniel's sister...she has started fussing and crying at us (even to the point of yelling at times) when she can't see her feet! When she was wearing jeans that were too long the other day she was constantly yelling at Greg until he finally figured it out! Since then, she has learned the word "feet" and will yell that at you! Tonight she is not a happy camper because we put long sleeved, footed pajamas on her...it took her a while to realize it but once she did there was an all out yelling match over the fact that her feet were covered!!!!! She seems to be over it now after Greg explained that it was ok and her feet were still there! Crazy lady!
Daniel: LOVES school! We were talking tonight about vacations for next year and Daniel asked if we could go to his school...silly boy! :) He has learned how to spell his first name and loves to tell anyone who will ask! He can't wait until he is old enough to play soccer and t-ball so that he can be just like his big brother! We seem to have gotten over our aversion to most chocolate...except M&M's...maybe that will never go away...who knows!
We did find out recently that he is allergic to milk and so we now have 3 types of milk in our fridge...regular for Greg, Chris and I; soy for Daniel (he hated the taste of rice milk!); and rice milk for Kate (since she's allergic to milk and soy)...lordy...interesting. I've decided I should make a chart of my children and their allergies so that everyone knows who is allergic to what! Geesh! However, taking him off milk seems to have fixed his belly problems that he was having earlier. They still pop up every once and a while but it's not 3 1/2 weeks long like last time!
Chris: This boy has become the busiest person in the family! He is now involved in Boy Scouts Monday night, Midi for Kids Tuesday after school and soccer Tuesday night, Operation JOY at church Wednesday after school and soccer games on Saturday morning! Busy kiddo! He is loving every minutes of it!!!!!! He has his first full Pack Meeting Monday night after his make-up soccer game and he cannot WAIT!
School is going well for him...he loves his teacher and his class...he has homework almost every night which he usually sits down and works on without any problems! His new favorite series of book are the Magic Treehouse books....LOVES them!
Greg and I: Still plugging away at the everyday jobs around the house...enjoying every moment we have with our kiddos...still working hard at what we do everyday. Sometimes the house seems very overwhelming and daunting...especially when the kids are having a rough evening but when we get to curl up on the couch and snuggle them it is worth every single thing! :) We are very blessed and lucky to be where we are with what we have and we wouldn't change a thing!
So that is us in a nutshell lately! I do have some recent pictures that I will post soon!
Until next time....
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Saturday, September 12, 2009
So Frustrated...
This is purely a venting post...and one about poop...just so you are warned before you start reading! :)
So 3 weeks ago we got a phone call from Daniel's preschool saying that his stomach was really hurting him and that we needed to come pick him up due to bouts of diarrhea...ok...understandable and so we picked him up and he was fine for the rest of the day. Went back to school the next day feeling just fine! :) However, we started noticing that he was having off and on diarrhea for the next week...one potty visit would be perfectly normal but the next one would be runny...
Fast forward to the following Thursday...I get a phone call from his preschool again (exactly same time as the previous week mind you!) saying that he had tummy pains again and was having diarrhea AGAIN! So I went to go pick him up and his teacher asked if we had ever noticed a milk allergy because they had had cereal both Thursdays with a LOT of milk...more than what he normally drinks during a normal school day. We made an appointment with his pediatrician and took him in that afternoon...she thought a milk allergy was possible due to the pattern and the fact that he has never been a huge milk drinker. Since there were no other symptoms like a fever or decreased appetite or anything AT ALL she suggested we take him off of milk and see what happens...sounds like a plan! :)
We also made an appointment for him at our allergist (who we know very well due to Kate and Chris's allergies!) who tested him for food allergies and sure enough...milk popped up as something he was sensitive to so he also suggested we take him off all milk...good deal...we could do that!
HOWEVER...I'm not so sure that's what's up....
He has been off of milk for a week and a half now...he is still having horrible pains right before he has to go take care of #2...it doesn't matter if it is diarrhea that follows or a normal #2...he is having horrible pains right before he goes...pain that woke him up from his nap at preschool yesterday and prompted another phone call from the school. That time I didn't need to go pick him up since it had just been one occurance but still...poor kid was woken from a sound sleep with this pain!
This morning it happened again...it has been happening EVERY morning and then usually sometime in the afternoon or evening as well!
And to top it all off the poor boy was in tears this morning because all he wanted was milk on his cereal...he hates rice milk and soy milk...took me 15 minutes to console him!!! PLUS he was going on about how he couldn't have "normal" ice cream like all of his friends and his brother which brought on a new bout of tears this morning...even though he liked the soy ice cream we gave him last night...he just wants to be like his friends and his brother was all he kept saying....
My heart is breaking because I don't know what's wrong....he seems perfectly fine unless he needs to take care of #2...we have cut him off from milk which he was just growing to love and is really wanting and yet it's not helping...it's not fixing anything for him....
I have seriously debated on posting this but I'm just sad for him and frustrated to death that I don't know what is going on. SO FRUSTRATED!!!!! I just keep telling myself that all will be well...maybe it's a virus that just needs to run its course (even though he has no other odd symptoms) or maybe it's still just the milk and his body needs time to still adjust or maybe it's something completely different that will just go away....but then a huge part of me is so fearful that it's something we aren't catching....something that I should do something about. So until we figure it out all I can do is snuggle my little man when he hurts and play and laugh with him the rest of the day! :) Thank God he is such a happy little man! :)
Until next time...
So 3 weeks ago we got a phone call from Daniel's preschool saying that his stomach was really hurting him and that we needed to come pick him up due to bouts of diarrhea...ok...understandable and so we picked him up and he was fine for the rest of the day. Went back to school the next day feeling just fine! :) However, we started noticing that he was having off and on diarrhea for the next week...one potty visit would be perfectly normal but the next one would be runny...
Fast forward to the following Thursday...I get a phone call from his preschool again (exactly same time as the previous week mind you!) saying that he had tummy pains again and was having diarrhea AGAIN! So I went to go pick him up and his teacher asked if we had ever noticed a milk allergy because they had had cereal both Thursdays with a LOT of milk...more than what he normally drinks during a normal school day. We made an appointment with his pediatrician and took him in that afternoon...she thought a milk allergy was possible due to the pattern and the fact that he has never been a huge milk drinker. Since there were no other symptoms like a fever or decreased appetite or anything AT ALL she suggested we take him off of milk and see what happens...sounds like a plan! :)
We also made an appointment for him at our allergist (who we know very well due to Kate and Chris's allergies!) who tested him for food allergies and sure enough...milk popped up as something he was sensitive to so he also suggested we take him off all milk...good deal...we could do that!
HOWEVER...I'm not so sure that's what's up....
He has been off of milk for a week and a half now...he is still having horrible pains right before he has to go take care of #2...it doesn't matter if it is diarrhea that follows or a normal #2...he is having horrible pains right before he goes...pain that woke him up from his nap at preschool yesterday and prompted another phone call from the school. That time I didn't need to go pick him up since it had just been one occurance but still...poor kid was woken from a sound sleep with this pain!
This morning it happened again...it has been happening EVERY morning and then usually sometime in the afternoon or evening as well!
And to top it all off the poor boy was in tears this morning because all he wanted was milk on his cereal...he hates rice milk and soy milk...took me 15 minutes to console him!!! PLUS he was going on about how he couldn't have "normal" ice cream like all of his friends and his brother which brought on a new bout of tears this morning...even though he liked the soy ice cream we gave him last night...he just wants to be like his friends and his brother was all he kept saying....
My heart is breaking because I don't know what's wrong....he seems perfectly fine unless he needs to take care of #2...we have cut him off from milk which he was just growing to love and is really wanting and yet it's not helping...it's not fixing anything for him....
I have seriously debated on posting this but I'm just sad for him and frustrated to death that I don't know what is going on. SO FRUSTRATED!!!!! I just keep telling myself that all will be well...maybe it's a virus that just needs to run its course (even though he has no other odd symptoms) or maybe it's still just the milk and his body needs time to still adjust or maybe it's something completely different that will just go away....but then a huge part of me is so fearful that it's something we aren't catching....something that I should do something about. So until we figure it out all I can do is snuggle my little man when he hurts and play and laugh with him the rest of the day! :) Thank God he is such a happy little man! :)
Until next time...
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Daniel Singing his ABC's! :)
This is the encore to Daniel Counting! :) I think the video speaks for itself! Enjoy!
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
9 Years Ago...
It all began with a ceremony in Kirksville...our wedding...what a beautiful (very hot, but beautiful) day it was! You looked handsome in your tux, I felt beautiful in my dress and all of our closest friends and family came to join us as we took our two lives and turned them into one...
I married the man of my dreams...kind-hearted, loving, sweet, hard working, funny, full of great ideas, fantastic father....the perfect man for me and someone I am thankful for everyday!
In those 9 years we have done a lot including having our 3 beautiful children, buying our first house and then buying our second house when we outgrew the first one, various trips around the country, building our life the way that works best for us! :)
We have grown together and learned together and will for a long time to come!
Love you honey!!!! Happy Anniversary!!!!!
I married the man of my dreams...kind-hearted, loving, sweet, hard working, funny, full of great ideas, fantastic father....the perfect man for me and someone I am thankful for everyday!
In those 9 years we have done a lot including having our 3 beautiful children, buying our first house and then buying our second house when we outgrew the first one, various trips around the country, building our life the way that works best for us! :)
We have grown together and learned together and will for a long time to come!
Love you honey!!!! Happy Anniversary!!!!!
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