Wolverine has another set of ear infections. We just did this a month ago! But, after how his poor little body reacts to the antibiotics we've given him before, the doctor suggested a shot instead. so we're trying that. He's so going to hate that office. As it is, he starts shrieking the moment we pull into the parking lot.
I'm really ready for summer. The kids don't get sick near as often in the summer.
Just got back from CrazyHorse's doctor's appointment... apparently, this round of meds actually is doing its job!! No wheezing to be heard! I still have to call back tomorrow to get a referral for an allergist - now that we have it under control, the next step is trying to find the cause. We'll just run down through the list until we understand it. Not much else we can do, really. I'm just so happy that there's no more wheeze.
Next up, Wolverine. I'll make his appointment tomorrow. I want someone to listen to his belly. As a wee thing he had reflux something awful. WIth his being so overly picky about eating, sometimes refusing to eat, and his trouble sleeping - granted some people are just tossers - I just can't help but wonder if there's a little bit of that reflux come back. It's not like he can really say anything. I just - am hoping for an answer to the non-eating issue. Even if it's just that he's two and a tosser. I want someone to check him out anyway. Make me feel better.
I think that's everything on the brain tonight. I've not gotten anything written today - not like I usually do. It's just been one of those days when the brain is unwilling to assist. The muse is singing but the brain can't seem to translate it tonight. Perhaps tomorrow.
Took CrazyHorse back to the doctor's on Tuesday - the singulair *is* helping - but it's not doing enough. He's still wheezing. It's faint but the fact that its still there - is really not good. So, we've added another med and have a followup in three weeks. After that - it's specialists. I have to say - even if by specialist they mean allergist - having my 8 year old off to a *specialist* is a little scary. A lot scary. I've been pretty fortunate with this one - he's my healthy one. And then, we have this. Makes this mama really hope and pray that Wolverine's issues will be over with by the time he's 8 - you know - reversed. Since they're so opposite on everything else.
Wolverine is still pretty much refusing to eat much of anything. Some days he'll eat a little bit of a lot of things - other days, he'll eat a lot of one thing, other days, it's a struggle to get him to eat anything. I just don't think he's eating enough. We've added Pediasure in at bedtime, at least this way I know he's getting most of what he needs. He's scratching again too - a lot again. Though it may just be all the dry winterness.
Speaking of winter - I'm ready for it to be done. CrazyHorse hasn't had school since monday and yesterday - our power flickered a lot and was off for a bit. We nearly treked over to the inlaws, another hour without power/heat and we probably would have. Fortunately we didn't have to - it never dipped too far down.
It's been a heck of a week and I just kind of want to curl up and sleep. But, I don't think the kids are going to let me do that.
Tired but home. Crazyhorse will be home soon - I took the night shift at the hospital last night. Kid didn't sleep well at all - but then, he had someone waking him up every three hours to do a breathing treatment too. When he comes home, he'll have a nebulizer, several meds, and a better antibiotic. I'm thinking there's probably no school again this week so I'll have to go pick up his work when I know for sure. Hubster went back this am to do the discharge stuff since I forgot to take the copays with me to the hospital :P I just wanted to get there as quickly as possible. I didn't even take change for the soda machine. Foortunately, I was able to scrounge a couple of quarters from the car for coffee this morning. I'm probably not going to be online much today. Just popping in now and then to check stuff. Elsewise, this girl is going to veggitate on the couch for as long as the kiddies will let her.
I'll be SO glad to have him home. On the upside, I did get about six inches of the scarf crocheted while no one was sleeping.
Well, the albutirol wasn't working very well so the doctor decided to admit him this morning. Hubster took him and we'll probably do shifts. Hopefully they'll find something that works for him and send him home tomorrow with a nebulizer or something. I don't care what so long as it works and I can get my baby better.
Don't get me wrong - I love my kids every day but this week they've been especially cute and very sweet. Monday - Neil Patrick Harris was on Sesame Street (which we watch for the youngest) and my oldest (8) runs to get me out of the kitchen to tell me that Sesame Street stole Dr. Horrible and turned him into a shoe fairy. He was really upset by this. (I did not let him watch all of Dr. Horrible- I turned off the volume for certain parts that he's really really too young for but he loved what he got to see). And today - he is preparing for the pretend war with Aliens that is going to happen on earth because his scanners said that they're coming.
The little one is learning new words and phrases daily. Right now, we like to say in our cute two-year-old voice - "Hi! How're you?" very loud and very often. with a sly little smile.
So - it looks like we're going to be changing more than just our light bulbs and cleaning supplies. A whole food diet will be a hard transition and one I'm not going to chronicle on the LJ as I really wouldn't want to clutter my flists with all the grousing and complaining that is sure to follow. I'll be blogging about it on one of my other blogs and snagging from domynoe her basic signature idea - for those who might want to follow the process, or even join with us. I've already found a lot of good information and my mom's old cookbooks have a lot of things in them that will be good for this transition. Anyway - I'm glad to have answers - even if it won't be an easy thing to accomplish, even if it will give me about twice as much to do in a kitchen on any given day - if it helps the little Wolverine, it's worth it all. Plus, it will be good for CrazyHorse, Hubster, and I too. Just so long as no one asks me to make dog food.
This month has been wicked crazy - up and down all over the place. We're taking Wolverine back to the pediatrician tomorrow. The swelling of his lymph node that should have been gone two days ago, is not gone. There's still this hard little lump on the side of his neck and the dr. wants to see him. I'm hopeful that we'll get there, they'll look him over, pronounce it just fine and that will be the end of it. But - I NEED to hear that from a dr. I'm trying very hard not to get too het up over it. I really don't want CrazyHorse freaking out about his baby brother again. So - probably won't be online too much tomorrow. Aside from 9:30 am trip to pediatrician, Hubster's great (great?) uncle is in town visiting and the kids and I have never met him so we have that to do too. I'll be happy just to have an answer.
Is there a place to return days?? Cause I'd really like to take yesterday back where it came from. Wolverine was inconsolable and spiked a high temp so I had to take him to the doctors - where they found spots. So we had to go get blood work done. Spots are bad things. Especially in my family. The doctor doesn't think these spots are anything major - not like a purpura or a peticia - but we did the bloodwork to be safe. Because my little brother had a really bad disease as a child, Henoch Schlonlien Purpura. That's a mouthful when the kids is only 5. It very nearly killed him so we're a bit... over anxious when spots are involved. He spiked up to 104 last night and scared the hell out of me - he's not yet two. He's still warm today - not THAT hot but still. And I haven't heard on the blood stuff yet. Poor little guy. So, I'd really like to return yesterday. I have a doctor's appointment of my own today - nothing major but I want to see about getting tested for allergies - especially after the bee incident. So - I'm not around much probably for the next few days - babe comes first.
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