Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Tooth #14
The other bottom eye-tooth has finally made an appearance. He has been a little cranky on and off, so hopefully that is what it was. I keep checking the top (when I get a chance) and it doesn't seem like they are close yet....we'll see!
Monday, May 9, 2011
Happy Easter!
Well, the test is over so it is time to get caught up on posts!
Owen had a great time on Easter. He had a small basket and Easter egg hunt at home, which he thought was OK. He really liked his stackable trucks I ordered from discovery toys....hard to keep him interested in hunting his eggs:) We had a very busy day....3 more Easter egg hunts at 3 more houses. Lets just say by the end of the day, he could have cared less that there were eggs hiding anywhere! Tony commented that the video is going to be mostly of us saying his name over and over to try and get his attention! Here are some pictures to document our day....although I just realized that I don't have any from first thing in the morning....they are on another camera I haven't loaded onto the computer yet:)
Here I come!
He was more interested in opening them, than finding them:)
Mommy holding his findings.
Owen had a great time on Easter. He had a small basket and Easter egg hunt at home, which he thought was OK. He really liked his stackable trucks I ordered from discovery toys....hard to keep him interested in hunting his eggs:) We had a very busy day....3 more Easter egg hunts at 3 more houses. Lets just say by the end of the day, he could have cared less that there were eggs hiding anywhere! Tony commented that the video is going to be mostly of us saying his name over and over to try and get his attention! Here are some pictures to document our day....although I just realized that I don't have any from first thing in the morning....they are on another camera I haven't loaded onto the computer yet:)
Holding him back at Aunt Shirley's. There were lots of eggs there!
Here I come!
He was more interested in opening them, than finding them:)
Mommy holding his findings.
Hunt # 2 at Gramma and Grampa's House with his cousins.
My nephews and Owen.
Daddy helping him open his eggs. Gramma had the best stuff,
Hunt #3 at Grandpa Steve's House. He found a truck there!
Daddy pointing out an egg.....
Putting his money in his ISU piggy bank. He loves to do that!
My nephews and Owen.
Daddy helping him open his eggs. Gramma had the best stuff,
money and Gerber Fruit Strips!
Hunt #3 at Grandpa Steve's House. He found a truck there!
Daddy pointing out an egg.....
Putting his money in his ISU piggy bank. He loves to do that!
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
The NeverEnding Ear Infection
So I thought I would take a few mins of my lunch break to make a post:) The test is this Saturday, so I promise to be better about posting after that! ****Warning**** Long Post:)
Going way back to the end of March and my Spring Break, Owen came down with his first ever ear infection. It was Wednesday morning and we had done a little vacuuming in the morning. When I went to change his diaper I thought he felt warm so I took his temp. We use an ear thermometer and when I went to put it in, he really flinched on his right side. I used the left ear and got a temp of 101. So I called the Dr and we got in to see the nurse practitioner later that morning. It was little bit of a bummer because I was looking forward to taking him to swim lessons later that morning. The nurse practitioner confirmed he was definitely getting an ear infection but that I had caught it early and it was only in 1 ear. So off we headed with a prescription. Well, Wednesday and Thursday night he woke up with really high fevers 103 and 104, which lead to calling the exchange each night. We were reassured that it was ok and to strip him down to a diaper each night and give some motrin. I called the office on Friday and they said it can sometimes take 3 days for the antibiotic to work on ear infections, but if he still ran a high fever that night then I was to go and get a new prescription on Saturday they were going ahead and calling in for me on Friday. Luckily Friday his fever appeared to break so we thought we were in the clear.......
He still wasn't the happiest of campers on Friday and Saturday, but was definitely better than he had been. On Sunday morning he woke up and wouldn't stand up when Tony went in to get him. He thought it was odd, but just picked him up and started the day. As the morning wore on it was very apparent that his equilibrium was way off. He couldn't hardly stand up straight, let alone walk! So another call to the exchange sent us into the ER. The doctor there checked his ears and said the right side looked nasty and the left one was getting red....so apparently the last antibiotic wasn't working! We left with a new prescription and orders to follow-up with our pediatrician on Tuesday. After consulting with the pharmacist, I went ahead and picked up the antibiotic that the pediatrician had called in previously that I didn't pick up because the fever broke.....On Tuesday the follow-up with the doctor revealed that the left ear was better but the right was still bad so continue with the current med because it seemed to be working. He had another appointment a week later that had already been scheduled for an immunization so we knew he would be checked out again soon. Well a week later he still had a bit of an infection in the left ear, so we skipped the shot to continue with the last day or 2 of meds and scheduled another appt two weeks later.
So, 2 weeks later was last Monday. As the nurse did the tympanogram (the little test to see if the ear drum could vibrate) she said it wasn't looking good because they were both flat....meaning fluid in the ears. The doctor came in to check him then and said he had a double ear infection! So the solution since 2 different oral antibiotics didn't work....a shot! Even worse is that it was a shot he had to get 3 consecutive days and they split the dost in 1/2 so he got one in each leg! By the 2nd day his legs were really sore and he didn't want to stand.....we switched from Tylenol to Motrin and it did wonders for him. We could tell a difference in his speech within a few days. It seemed he was repeating a TON more than before. Then he wakes up Friday covered in hives and had them all weekend......so he was allergic to the shot! We were able to control it with Benadryl....but seriously can we just move forward from this stupid thing! He goes back next week for another tympanogram and hopefully to get his immunization that has been put off for months now:) We're praying for good results!
Going way back to the end of March and my Spring Break, Owen came down with his first ever ear infection. It was Wednesday morning and we had done a little vacuuming in the morning. When I went to change his diaper I thought he felt warm so I took his temp. We use an ear thermometer and when I went to put it in, he really flinched on his right side. I used the left ear and got a temp of 101. So I called the Dr and we got in to see the nurse practitioner later that morning. It was little bit of a bummer because I was looking forward to taking him to swim lessons later that morning. The nurse practitioner confirmed he was definitely getting an ear infection but that I had caught it early and it was only in 1 ear. So off we headed with a prescription. Well, Wednesday and Thursday night he woke up with really high fevers 103 and 104, which lead to calling the exchange each night. We were reassured that it was ok and to strip him down to a diaper each night and give some motrin. I called the office on Friday and they said it can sometimes take 3 days for the antibiotic to work on ear infections, but if he still ran a high fever that night then I was to go and get a new prescription on Saturday they were going ahead and calling in for me on Friday. Luckily Friday his fever appeared to break so we thought we were in the clear.......
He still wasn't the happiest of campers on Friday and Saturday, but was definitely better than he had been. On Sunday morning he woke up and wouldn't stand up when Tony went in to get him. He thought it was odd, but just picked him up and started the day. As the morning wore on it was very apparent that his equilibrium was way off. He couldn't hardly stand up straight, let alone walk! So another call to the exchange sent us into the ER. The doctor there checked his ears and said the right side looked nasty and the left one was getting red....so apparently the last antibiotic wasn't working! We left with a new prescription and orders to follow-up with our pediatrician on Tuesday. After consulting with the pharmacist, I went ahead and picked up the antibiotic that the pediatrician had called in previously that I didn't pick up because the fever broke.....On Tuesday the follow-up with the doctor revealed that the left ear was better but the right was still bad so continue with the current med because it seemed to be working. He had another appointment a week later that had already been scheduled for an immunization so we knew he would be checked out again soon. Well a week later he still had a bit of an infection in the left ear, so we skipped the shot to continue with the last day or 2 of meds and scheduled another appt two weeks later.
So, 2 weeks later was last Monday. As the nurse did the tympanogram (the little test to see if the ear drum could vibrate) she said it wasn't looking good because they were both flat....meaning fluid in the ears. The doctor came in to check him then and said he had a double ear infection! So the solution since 2 different oral antibiotics didn't work....a shot! Even worse is that it was a shot he had to get 3 consecutive days and they split the dost in 1/2 so he got one in each leg! By the 2nd day his legs were really sore and he didn't want to stand.....we switched from Tylenol to Motrin and it did wonders for him. We could tell a difference in his speech within a few days. It seemed he was repeating a TON more than before. Then he wakes up Friday covered in hives and had them all weekend......so he was allergic to the shot! We were able to control it with Benadryl....but seriously can we just move forward from this stupid thing! He goes back next week for another tympanogram and hopefully to get his immunization that has been put off for months now:) We're praying for good results!
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