When DM was born, he had sepsis and a lung infection. He spent his first 16 hours of life under an O2 hood and the first 7 days hooked up to antibiotics (not long in the scheme of things, or even as long as my friend's preemie, but an eternity for us).
At 4 1/2 months old, he came down with the flu that turned into a minor case of Pneumonia. We had to give him breathing medicine but otherwise he didn't need to be hospitalized. Just monitored at home.
About 10 days ago, on our way home from GenCon, we noticed crusting in his Right eye. On Tuesday (a week ago) James took him to the doc. The doc said he had conjunctivitus, told us it was most likely viral but prescribed some antibiotic eye drops just in case.
We waited until Thursday, when it became clear it wasn't clearing up on its own, to start the drops.
On Monday I noticed his nose was running like a faucet. He was having some issues breathing, like just general conjestion issues, but as far as we could tell, hadn't spiked a fever. James opted to miss his first class today to watch DM rather then sending him to Daycare for the morning (DM was slotted to go for 90 minutes this morning and then 5 hours this afternoon).
It was a good thing. After taking a nap, James noticed the baby was burning up. Two tempture checks later (one under the arm and one rectal) he discovered the baby had a 102 degree fever. Jams picked me up from work at 3 and we went to the doc.
The doc pronounced him sick with sinusitius and an upper respitory infection. She told us to moderate his fever with Motron and give him antibiotics. She thinks that the infection of his eye might have spread or he might just have caught something (his two cousins are sick as well, with a similar thing, but he hasn't directally interacted with them since June).
Now he is back to being heavly feverish and lethargic. So I'm starting to worry. She said to keep an eye on both those things. I just gave him a dose of Motron and we are going to retake his temp in about 30 min. The lethargic, while normally a bad sign, is hard to tell at the moment. It is way passed his bed time so he could be lethargic because he is tired and sleeping, or because of the fever or because of something else or because of all three. >_< He did get enough energy to protest me sucking out his nose but not a whole lot more then that.
I hope it will be okay. I elevated his bed, and even though he only spends a portion of the night there, I hope it will help. We are about to go sit in a steamy bathroom while James showers.
More updates as needed.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Friday, August 21, 2009
Life Updates
The baby continues his quest to moving on his own. He squirms mostly. But boy, that little boy talks up a racket.
He did really amazingly well at GenCon and slept through the Dealer hall. This is the boy that we had to walk around Romero's Macoroni Grill because it was too overstimulating. I guess it was the low hum of the noise rather then the sharp noise in resturants.
The baby also starts Day Care on Tuesday. I'm torn about it. In someways I feel like I can't be a good mother because I can't stay home and make sure I'm watching him. On the other hand, it is a homebased Daycare and I'm working to make sure we have things in our life. Plus Daycare isn't a terrible thing.
In other news, I'm pretty sure my birthday is going to pass with a whimper. I don't know how I feel about that. My birthday is always a terrible day, and this year it is on a Tuesday. My mom is going to be out of town. My sister, myself (almost definataly), and James will be working. That weekend we go to MI on a trip I'm not 100% sure we can afford but it's for a Bat Mitzvah. I have three friends whose birthdays are this weekend. School starts Monday. My birthday gets lost in the shuffle, just like every year.
Last year I made a big deal out of my birthday. I had a party. 7 people came out of 2 dozen or so that I invited. I got a handful of happy birthdays from people on Facebook, but not nearly the number expected for 200 'friends'. I got maybe 10.
I just want to be remember on my birthday you know. Lately I just feel like I'm defined not as myself but as David-Michael's Mom or our friend with the baby. I want a day about me. But I guess I'm not going to get it. Not this year.
He did really amazingly well at GenCon and slept through the Dealer hall. This is the boy that we had to walk around Romero's Macoroni Grill because it was too overstimulating. I guess it was the low hum of the noise rather then the sharp noise in resturants.
The baby also starts Day Care on Tuesday. I'm torn about it. In someways I feel like I can't be a good mother because I can't stay home and make sure I'm watching him. On the other hand, it is a homebased Daycare and I'm working to make sure we have things in our life. Plus Daycare isn't a terrible thing.
In other news, I'm pretty sure my birthday is going to pass with a whimper. I don't know how I feel about that. My birthday is always a terrible day, and this year it is on a Tuesday. My mom is going to be out of town. My sister, myself (almost definataly), and James will be working. That weekend we go to MI on a trip I'm not 100% sure we can afford but it's for a Bat Mitzvah. I have three friends whose birthdays are this weekend. School starts Monday. My birthday gets lost in the shuffle, just like every year.
Last year I made a big deal out of my birthday. I had a party. 7 people came out of 2 dozen or so that I invited. I got a handful of happy birthdays from people on Facebook, but not nearly the number expected for 200 'friends'. I got maybe 10.
I just want to be remember on my birthday you know. Lately I just feel like I'm defined not as myself but as David-Michael's Mom or our friend with the baby. I want a day about me. But I guess I'm not going to get it. Not this year.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Random Updates
I haven't really updated in a while.
Things are progression well with the baby. He now sits, on his own. He won't sit for very long and won't sit if there isn't anything to do but he can do. He is trying to pull up to sitting but hasn't quite got it yet.
He has also started to talk up a storm. Man, he really does take after me.
He has been slightly neglacted over the past few days, not in a terrible way, but our attentions have been elsewhere. See, it's time for GenCon and both James and I have LOTS of things to prep for it. So we've had to do the prep whenever we can.
However, he is getting 4 hours of dad time a day this weekend, and that's JUST with daddy. He is getting at least 4 hours of Mommy time too.
Got to finish up. We'll be back on Sunday.
Things are progression well with the baby. He now sits, on his own. He won't sit for very long and won't sit if there isn't anything to do but he can do. He is trying to pull up to sitting but hasn't quite got it yet.
He has also started to talk up a storm. Man, he really does take after me.
He has been slightly neglacted over the past few days, not in a terrible way, but our attentions have been elsewhere. See, it's time for GenCon and both James and I have LOTS of things to prep for it. So we've had to do the prep whenever we can.
However, he is getting 4 hours of dad time a day this weekend, and that's JUST with daddy. He is getting at least 4 hours of Mommy time too.
Got to finish up. We'll be back on Sunday.
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Tooth!
When David-Michael turned 3 months old, we were expecting a tooth. He started the constant drooling. He was fussy. He was biting on EVERYTHING.
At 4 months, no tooth had appeared, and his doctor told us that now that we were starting solids and tooth should still appear. A bunch of what had occurred previously had lessened off.
At 5.5 months, we were starting to see signs that a tooth might actually be breaking through as a white line appeared on his lower gums and his upper canines had started to bulge and turned white.
Nothing happened. At 6 months I noticed about five little 'dots' on his gumline. This also seemed to indicate that teeth were coming.
Now at almost 7 months I can say that David-Michael has a tooth. It is very tiny and just a little bit of white is showing. The bump is lower then the rest of the bumps in his mouth. It is hard. It is not a front tooth, but the tooth in between the canines and the front teeth on his right side.
The picture is terrible quality as it was taken on my cell phone while the baby was trying to close his mouth and grab the phone.
So Yay! Toofer!
At 4 months, no tooth had appeared, and his doctor told us that now that we were starting solids and tooth should still appear. A bunch of what had occurred previously had lessened off.
At 5.5 months, we were starting to see signs that a tooth might actually be breaking through as a white line appeared on his lower gums and his upper canines had started to bulge and turned white.
Nothing happened. At 6 months I noticed about five little 'dots' on his gumline. This also seemed to indicate that teeth were coming.
Now at almost 7 months I can say that David-Michael has a tooth. It is very tiny and just a little bit of white is showing. The bump is lower then the rest of the bumps in his mouth. It is hard. It is not a front tooth, but the tooth in between the canines and the front teeth on his right side.
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| From David-Michael |
The picture is terrible quality as it was taken on my cell phone while the baby was trying to close his mouth and grab the phone.
So Yay! Toofer!
Saturday, July 18, 2009
Family Reuion Update
The reunion went well. The baby did better then expected. He had a melt down an hour outside of where we were going, so despite a 45 minute stop, we just booked it. He also had a melt down in a restaurant that ended with James and I swapping walkign with him and eating.
The way back was a breeze, but we didn't leave until 4pm and didn't make it home till 2:30am. Baby slept except for when we stopped for dinner (at 6:30) and when we stopped to change drivers (at 11:30).
Everyone got along this year as well. And everyone loved the baby!
I expect to go to a funeral in a year as well. It will probably be my 91 year old grandmothers, but there is a chance it will be Libbi's. She isn't doing well, is delusional and is, apparently, a mean drunk who doesn't know when to quit.
On other news, John found a job so now we are scrambling to figure out baby sitting. Odds are that James is going to quit cause no place around here does Child Care at night or on weekends.
The baby is teething hard. Screaming fits almost every night. There was a giant red dot in his mouth yesterday so hopefully these teeth are coming through. He is still a rolly-polly little thing.
The way back was a breeze, but we didn't leave until 4pm and didn't make it home till 2:30am. Baby slept except for when we stopped for dinner (at 6:30) and when we stopped to change drivers (at 11:30).
Everyone got along this year as well. And everyone loved the baby!
I expect to go to a funeral in a year as well. It will probably be my 91 year old grandmothers, but there is a chance it will be Libbi's. She isn't doing well, is delusional and is, apparently, a mean drunk who doesn't know when to quit.
On other news, John found a job so now we are scrambling to figure out baby sitting. Odds are that James is going to quit cause no place around here does Child Care at night or on weekends.
The baby is teething hard. Screaming fits almost every night. There was a giant red dot in his mouth yesterday so hopefully these teeth are coming through. He is still a rolly-polly little thing.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Family Issues and Reunions
This week we go to a Family Reunion in Springfield, Missouri. We have done this almost every year since I was a baby. Bringing DM is really the reunion coming full circle. In fact he'll get to meet his Great-Grandmother. She won't remember him, but I plan to shoot a picture of the moment.
The rumor behind the reunion is that I was the catalyst. I was either just born or still in my mom's womb when my mom and Grammy (my dad's mom) got in a spat. This was a common theme. Regardless, Grammy realized she wouldn't get to see me so invited the whole family to her place for July 4th. Thus until last year, it was July 4th.
Last year the decision was made to move it due to work, and this year as well (though this year was more contentious and odds that it'll be back on the 4th next year). I am very worried about the trip. But first, lets understand the players:
The Uncles - My Uncles Harold and Stuart., my father's brothers. Harold is older, Stuart is younger.
Kara - My little sister, 4 year younger then me. She spent time with the baby in Washington Island and he seemed pretty okay with her.
Ariel - 4 months younger then me. My favorite cousin. She can't make it this year.
Peri - 3.5 years younger then me. The youngest of the 'older' cousin set. Married to Siece.
Mariah - 4 years younger then me, six weeks older then Kara. I like Mari and we've found more and more in common as of late. Has a long term boyfriend named Eric.
Libbi- 6 years younger and almost exactly 2 years younger then Mari. Libbi is a train wreck. She was pregnant a few years ago, but got an abortion. Currently engaged to a man at least my age if not older. She is worth a whole post herself. She is also, besides James, the only one still in school.
Brittany - Brit is 6 months younger then Libbi. She lived with us for a while but had to go back to Kansas due to personal issues. She is really good with the baby. She is a bit train wrecky but has been trying to improve her life. Brit is also the only second cousin that is worth mentioning.
Siece - Now to the bulk of the introductions. Siece is Peri's wife. Siece and Peri live in our Grammy's house. Siece is OCD and she has NEVER gotten alone with James. James likes pranks and Siece takes everything personally. James also likes to brag and decided to brag that we had sex in one of the shower (much to my shock, I'm close to my cousins but that was crossing a line). Siece freaked out, even when we (lying) told her it was a joke. Interestingly enough Mari doesn't get along with her either.
Anyway, I've only skipped out two or three years. Once was because of summer school. Once was the Wedding. See, I LOVE Peri. Siece I'm less sold on, but Peri loves Siece therefore I tried to make a show. But I found myself getting very paranoid and jelious.
When I got married to James, I asked two people from my family to be in my wedding: My sister and Ari. Ideally I would have asked all of them to stand up there, but I didn't and I didn't want to get into a 'why was X chosen and not me' situation. I chose Ari because I was, and still am, the closest with her.
But with Peri, everyone except for me and Mari were in the Wedding Party. Libbi (which, duh), Kara, Ari. Brit wasn't either, but for many a reason that was less of an issue. In addition, they made it on a terrible weekend.
When I was planning our wedding, I chose a weekend that was near enough to the reunion (which we skipped that year) so that people could easily go from Chicago to Springfield and make it there on the 4th. It was about a week beforehand.
They planned theirs for the weekend AFTER. The 4th was in the middle of the week and they chose a day that a LOT of people were trying to get married on. Personally it was a bad time. I had no job and it's always a lot of money. James was working but had been in the position for less then a year. Therefore we skipped. Mari skipped the wedding. She said she felt 'uncomfortable'.
Now I'm worried that Siece and I are about to butt heads again.
Last year, I was four and a half months pregnant. Just pregnant enough to be uncomfortable. Plus I was still suffering from bad heartburn (which didn't go away till delivery) and bad morning sickness. I was kind of limited on what I could eat, since a dozen different foods made me throw up, plus if I got too hungry I threw up (which seemed backwards and unfair to me).
Siece said she made plans but never actually double checked anything. After finding that the place she swore was open wasn't, it took 40 minutes to find another place. The place? Mexican Food which was off limits for me (which was sad cause I love it) as both previous times I had tried Mexican, including Taco Bell (which isn't) it came back up. I voiced my objection and was quickly ignored because 'well they can seat all of us, and we are hot and hungry.'
James and I went to Panara. I wound up getting a little sick from the sheer amount of time it took. After eating, we went to meet up with the group. We found out that the next planned activity wasn't going to occur until 4 (again, Siece had promised it would be open and it wasn't). The new activity was WINDOW SHOPPING and maybe Thrift store shopping. Right. Exactaly what the hot pregnant woman and her husband wanted to do! We went, with Brit, to see Hellboy 2.
When we arrived, at 4, just some other cousins (Rob and Nancy) were there. Not the people we went to hang out with. So we played a bunch of games, and were getting ready to leave when everyone showed up. By that point I decided a nap would be good and we went back to the house. We were told "Chedders at 7 for dinner!"
That sounded like a reservation to me, and we left the house only to get half way there and be told that no, we were going to Red Robin (which is very close to Chedders) because Chedders couldn't seat 14 people quickly. Um no. Most places can't. That's why you call ahead.
The rest of teh weekend didn't improve.
So I've decided that when I get down there, reservations are getting made because I'm not playing the 'wait 2 hours' or the 'moving around' game with a hungry infant. It seems like a bad set up. Ari was going to help me with this but found out late she couldn't come.
Siece is not going to be happy. I already can't get her to respond to emails/pms/chats/wall posts about the schedule. Anything else totally, but not that. So headbutting. But you do what you have to do with an infant.
This was a lot longer then expected.
The rumor behind the reunion is that I was the catalyst. I was either just born or still in my mom's womb when my mom and Grammy (my dad's mom) got in a spat. This was a common theme. Regardless, Grammy realized she wouldn't get to see me so invited the whole family to her place for July 4th. Thus until last year, it was July 4th.
Last year the decision was made to move it due to work, and this year as well (though this year was more contentious and odds that it'll be back on the 4th next year). I am very worried about the trip. But first, lets understand the players:
The Uncles - My Uncles Harold and Stuart., my father's brothers. Harold is older, Stuart is younger.
Kara - My little sister, 4 year younger then me. She spent time with the baby in Washington Island and he seemed pretty okay with her.
Ariel - 4 months younger then me. My favorite cousin. She can't make it this year.
Peri - 3.5 years younger then me. The youngest of the 'older' cousin set. Married to Siece.
Mariah - 4 years younger then me, six weeks older then Kara. I like Mari and we've found more and more in common as of late. Has a long term boyfriend named Eric.
Libbi- 6 years younger and almost exactly 2 years younger then Mari. Libbi is a train wreck. She was pregnant a few years ago, but got an abortion. Currently engaged to a man at least my age if not older. She is worth a whole post herself. She is also, besides James, the only one still in school.
Brittany - Brit is 6 months younger then Libbi. She lived with us for a while but had to go back to Kansas due to personal issues. She is really good with the baby. She is a bit train wrecky but has been trying to improve her life. Brit is also the only second cousin that is worth mentioning.
Siece - Now to the bulk of the introductions. Siece is Peri's wife. Siece and Peri live in our Grammy's house. Siece is OCD and she has NEVER gotten alone with James. James likes pranks and Siece takes everything personally. James also likes to brag and decided to brag that we had sex in one of the shower (much to my shock, I'm close to my cousins but that was crossing a line). Siece freaked out, even when we (lying) told her it was a joke. Interestingly enough Mari doesn't get along with her either.
Anyway, I've only skipped out two or three years. Once was because of summer school. Once was the Wedding. See, I LOVE Peri. Siece I'm less sold on, but Peri loves Siece therefore I tried to make a show. But I found myself getting very paranoid and jelious.
When I got married to James, I asked two people from my family to be in my wedding: My sister and Ari. Ideally I would have asked all of them to stand up there, but I didn't and I didn't want to get into a 'why was X chosen and not me' situation. I chose Ari because I was, and still am, the closest with her.
But with Peri, everyone except for me and Mari were in the Wedding Party. Libbi (which, duh), Kara, Ari. Brit wasn't either, but for many a reason that was less of an issue. In addition, they made it on a terrible weekend.
When I was planning our wedding, I chose a weekend that was near enough to the reunion (which we skipped that year) so that people could easily go from Chicago to Springfield and make it there on the 4th. It was about a week beforehand.
They planned theirs for the weekend AFTER. The 4th was in the middle of the week and they chose a day that a LOT of people were trying to get married on. Personally it was a bad time. I had no job and it's always a lot of money. James was working but had been in the position for less then a year. Therefore we skipped. Mari skipped the wedding. She said she felt 'uncomfortable'.
Now I'm worried that Siece and I are about to butt heads again.
Last year, I was four and a half months pregnant. Just pregnant enough to be uncomfortable. Plus I was still suffering from bad heartburn (which didn't go away till delivery) and bad morning sickness. I was kind of limited on what I could eat, since a dozen different foods made me throw up, plus if I got too hungry I threw up (which seemed backwards and unfair to me).
Siece said she made plans but never actually double checked anything. After finding that the place she swore was open wasn't, it took 40 minutes to find another place. The place? Mexican Food which was off limits for me (which was sad cause I love it) as both previous times I had tried Mexican, including Taco Bell (which isn't) it came back up. I voiced my objection and was quickly ignored because 'well they can seat all of us, and we are hot and hungry.'
James and I went to Panara. I wound up getting a little sick from the sheer amount of time it took. After eating, we went to meet up with the group. We found out that the next planned activity wasn't going to occur until 4 (again, Siece had promised it would be open and it wasn't). The new activity was WINDOW SHOPPING and maybe Thrift store shopping. Right. Exactaly what the hot pregnant woman and her husband wanted to do! We went, with Brit, to see Hellboy 2.
When we arrived, at 4, just some other cousins (Rob and Nancy) were there. Not the people we went to hang out with. So we played a bunch of games, and were getting ready to leave when everyone showed up. By that point I decided a nap would be good and we went back to the house. We were told "Chedders at 7 for dinner!"
That sounded like a reservation to me, and we left the house only to get half way there and be told that no, we were going to Red Robin (which is very close to Chedders) because Chedders couldn't seat 14 people quickly. Um no. Most places can't. That's why you call ahead.
The rest of teh weekend didn't improve.
So I've decided that when I get down there, reservations are getting made because I'm not playing the 'wait 2 hours' or the 'moving around' game with a hungry infant. It seems like a bad set up. Ari was going to help me with this but found out late she couldn't come.
Siece is not going to be happy. I already can't get her to respond to emails/pms/chats/wall posts about the schedule. Anything else totally, but not that. So headbutting. But you do what you have to do with an infant.
This was a lot longer then expected.
Saturday, July 4, 2009
Rolly Polly Man
David-Michael is now on the go!
Until a few days ago, it was a fight to get him on his belly. He learned how to roll from his back to his front at about 3.5 months, and his front to his back at around 4 months. Since then, we'd put him on his belly and he'd just roll over to his back (in fact, that was how we found out he could). He'd roll on to his side, and he'd get halfway on his belly before deciding to roll back to his back.
He started the butt wave and the straining to move forward, but nothing happened.
Then all of the sudden, he stopped caring that he was on his belly and started to enjoy it somewhat. Now he just rolls EVERYWHERE. I've had to rescue him three times (and James once). One time because he was trying to eat a chip, one time because he got under the futon mattress and one time because he put his head through the diaper bag strap. James because he got into the area of the entertainment center with the PS2 and the TV above him (it is suppose to have a door, and the whole thing is shaped like an H. He got into that bottom section.)
When we get back from our trip, we are going to finish the haphazard job of baby proofing (done just enough to keep Linda at bay and about have of those changes stop as soon as she leaves).
We also notice he has a preference to roll on his right side. Not that he won't roll on his left, just that he prefers the right. Strange little boy.
Until a few days ago, it was a fight to get him on his belly. He learned how to roll from his back to his front at about 3.5 months, and his front to his back at around 4 months. Since then, we'd put him on his belly and he'd just roll over to his back (in fact, that was how we found out he could). He'd roll on to his side, and he'd get halfway on his belly before deciding to roll back to his back.
He started the butt wave and the straining to move forward, but nothing happened.
Then all of the sudden, he stopped caring that he was on his belly and started to enjoy it somewhat. Now he just rolls EVERYWHERE. I've had to rescue him three times (and James once). One time because he was trying to eat a chip, one time because he got under the futon mattress and one time because he put his head through the diaper bag strap. James because he got into the area of the entertainment center with the PS2 and the TV above him (it is suppose to have a door, and the whole thing is shaped like an H. He got into that bottom section.)
When we get back from our trip, we are going to finish the haphazard job of baby proofing (done just enough to keep Linda at bay and about have of those changes stop as soon as she leaves).
We also notice he has a preference to roll on his right side. Not that he won't roll on his left, just that he prefers the right. Strange little boy.
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