You can't! Caden's coughing attacks get much worse when he is up running around. Plus he then looks like death because he doesn't feel well and ends up just sitting down where ever he is trying to recoup. So logically I have been trying to keep him from being up and about. We have watched movies (my mom even let him watch the Magic School Bus movies he wasn't supposed to have yet) that worked for a bit till he felt he was well enough to go outside. So I got out his cars and dinosaurs. This worked again till he decided he really should be outside. Then another movie, more floor play, games, movies, and so on. I need to point out that Joe is home this weekend and has to work on Father's Day gifts so he is outside in the tool shed. Caden usually is out there with him. This means that in between all my fun ideas to keep my son from not feeling horrible and coughing till he can't breath Caden was getting quite annoyed with me.
It was a little hilarious actually. He would ask to go outside and I would tell him No that he can't be around the saw dust and the heat right now. He would then proceed to try to play some thing inside and would end up running circles around the table or get Bug to join him in a game that was too rough for him right now. It would end with him coughing and having to lay down of course. Poor kid just really isn't used to sitting for long periods of time at the house.
Monday, May 30, 2011
Saturday, May 28, 2011
When is the sickness gonna leave!!
We are still sick at our house! I am sooooo done with being sick here. I thought we were getting over it. Bug was all better, Joe was healthy, I finished my meds and was just tired (but then I am ALWAYS tired) and Caden had fought to keep from getting it mostly. Then Thursday hit and Caden has a fever and cough started. Then just a cough. Then the fever again. He stops eating. Which if you know my son this is a big deal. He eats a TON! He prefers apples to candy but the kid will eat 4 apples before he says he is full then ask for another snack 5 minutes later so for him to say he is just not hungry it sent me into a little tailspin. He also actually fell asleep when I put him down for his nap yesterday. Again just doesn't happen. I still make him lay down for a rest because Bug takes a nap and he does better if he has his little "chill time" in bed for an hour with his books but yesterday when I went to check on him he was sound asleep. Those red flags went off again. Something was definitely up.
So today I took him to the doctor and found out he has croup. I am sorry he has WHAT?! isn't that what babies get?? My son is turning 5 in like 2 1/2 weeks and has never had that before in his life and I don't even know anyone who has had it! Well I guess you can get it at his age and he has it : ( I feel awful for him. He is enjoying me making him sleepy tea and getting other nice warm things to help calm down his voice box/ cords area so he doesn't stop breathing when he coughs. And it should only last 5 to 6 days so that is good. We are also counting our blessings it isn't pneumonia or bronchitis.
It just means we will be under house arrest again this week so as to make sure no one else gets sick since he is contagious. Please keep him in your prayers and all our family as we leave in a little more than 2 weeks for our vacation we have been planing for over a year. I know colds aren't a big deal to travel with but we are flying and I couldn't imagine being a little kid with sore ears on an airplane!
So today I took him to the doctor and found out he has croup. I am sorry he has WHAT?! isn't that what babies get?? My son is turning 5 in like 2 1/2 weeks and has never had that before in his life and I don't even know anyone who has had it! Well I guess you can get it at his age and he has it : ( I feel awful for him. He is enjoying me making him sleepy tea and getting other nice warm things to help calm down his voice box/ cords area so he doesn't stop breathing when he coughs. And it should only last 5 to 6 days so that is good. We are also counting our blessings it isn't pneumonia or bronchitis.
It just means we will be under house arrest again this week so as to make sure no one else gets sick since he is contagious. Please keep him in your prayers and all our family as we leave in a little more than 2 weeks for our vacation we have been planing for over a year. I know colds aren't a big deal to travel with but we are flying and I couldn't imagine being a little kid with sore ears on an airplane!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
I am gonna be an Auntie again!!!!!
Bug's ballet performance was this past weekend. Her rehersal went awesome she fell at one point and picked herself up and didn't even miss a beat just got right back into her little chasse'. I taped her rehersal because we aren't allowed to video the actual show and I wasn't going to spend 18.00 on a DVD where my daughter only dances for 2 minutes. It turned out better anyway because at the actual show she didn't know where we were sitting so she spent a little time looking for us before getting started LOL! I think we created a monster though because now she wants to be on a "Big stage!" all the time and is asking when her next "Big Show!" is going to be.
Caden was awesome through the whole show. He only complained about the heat (which I am not sure what was up with the school A/C but wow was it hot). He enjoyed the Hip Hop dancers and Bug's dance the best he said. He is such a good big brother he was so excited to see her and was really encouraging to her before and after her dance. It was so sweet.
Both of them are now feeling much better which I am so thankful for because I went to the doctor and was informed I have a sinus infection and bronchitis. yay me. I can't wait for all the sickness in the house to go away. I have been on meds for 2 days now and feeling a bit better and the cough meds are amazing they knock me out at night so I can actually sleep. Daddy ended up having to go to the doctor too because he has the same thing. Poor little Brielle ended up having to go to the doctor too with the same stuff so I guess Bug managed to spread her germies to everyone in the family except the Hubby. Which if you ask him it is because he has an immune system of steal!!
The biggest news though is that my sister Heidi found out that her and her hubs are going to be a new addition in early January 2012!!!!! I am so stinkin' excited it isn't even funny and I am sure this one is going to be a boy. I am not sure why I feel this way but I do and so I am going with it. Anna agrees with me and already called that she was going to have a brother before Heidi even found out she was pregnant :)
Caden was awesome through the whole show. He only complained about the heat (which I am not sure what was up with the school A/C but wow was it hot). He enjoyed the Hip Hop dancers and Bug's dance the best he said. He is such a good big brother he was so excited to see her and was really encouraging to her before and after her dance. It was so sweet.
Both of them are now feeling much better which I am so thankful for because I went to the doctor and was informed I have a sinus infection and bronchitis. yay me. I can't wait for all the sickness in the house to go away. I have been on meds for 2 days now and feeling a bit better and the cough meds are amazing they knock me out at night so I can actually sleep. Daddy ended up having to go to the doctor too because he has the same thing. Poor little Brielle ended up having to go to the doctor too with the same stuff so I guess Bug managed to spread her germies to everyone in the family except the Hubby. Which if you ask him it is because he has an immune system of steal!!
The biggest news though is that my sister Heidi found out that her and her hubs are going to be a new addition in early January 2012!!!!! I am so stinkin' excited it isn't even funny and I am sure this one is going to be a boy. I am not sure why I feel this way but I do and so I am going with it. Anna agrees with me and already called that she was going to have a brother before Heidi even found out she was pregnant :)
Saturday, May 14, 2011
busy weekend ahead!
We have a busy weekend ahead of us! Well mostly just Casey Bug and I do but that makes everyone else's weekend crazy too.
It started Thursday with Bug's first Dress Rehearsal for her performance that is this Sunday. It was during her normal class time to get the kids comfortable in their costumes and used to dancing in front of an audience. I had mom and Caden come with us because Bug was so excited to show off. All the girls are so cute in the dance it is precious and Caden just loves watching!! I think he is just as excited about seeing her "Big Show" as she is being in it.
Before we went to that class though Caden got to pick out a pair of boots (his very first pair of real cowboy boots) because they are his birthday gift from Grandma and Grandpa. Let me tell you just how excited he is about this...he hasn't taken them off since Thursday in the store. I have convinced him to take them off for sleeping but he sleeps with them right beside his bed and then slips his feet back into them before coming out of his room. :) I love it!
Today is Saturday and that means that I am taking Bug to her first On Stage Dress Rehearsal. I have to have her there at 1:30 for her to practice one dance then she has to be back on the stage again at 3:15 to practice another one. (this is going to be a very long day) I have tried to get her to take a nap but that isn't going very well. I have manged to get her to eat even though she is beyond excited so that is good. Mom and Daddy are watching Caden so he won't be horribly bored durning this entire time which I am very thankful for. Poor little guy I am sure would get burned out pretty quick of sitting watching little girls dance then have to go and see it again tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the big day this will be her very first show so I am bringing the video camera because you know there is a 50/50 chance of there being a complete meltdown on the stage or her just standing there waving. I am figuring on the second one because that is what she does when I come in and watch the class. She knows the dance remarkably well and actually didn't miss any steps at all the time I came in before this last time and she had a giant smile on her face but this last time when Grandma and Caden came with she was more interested in smiling and waving and making sure they were watching her LOL
Either way it should be very fun!! Oh and did I mention that she has an upper respiratory infection and I have a doozy of a cough and cold too? So tears may happen if she doesn't get a nap tomorrow so please pray she gets some rest so she can just enjoy.
Right now my lil' cowboy is singing at the top of his lungs while riding his horse wearing his boots and cowboy hat. He just cracks me up!!!
It started Thursday with Bug's first Dress Rehearsal for her performance that is this Sunday. It was during her normal class time to get the kids comfortable in their costumes and used to dancing in front of an audience. I had mom and Caden come with us because Bug was so excited to show off. All the girls are so cute in the dance it is precious and Caden just loves watching!! I think he is just as excited about seeing her "Big Show" as she is being in it.
Before we went to that class though Caden got to pick out a pair of boots (his very first pair of real cowboy boots) because they are his birthday gift from Grandma and Grandpa. Let me tell you just how excited he is about this...he hasn't taken them off since Thursday in the store. I have convinced him to take them off for sleeping but he sleeps with them right beside his bed and then slips his feet back into them before coming out of his room. :) I love it!
Today is Saturday and that means that I am taking Bug to her first On Stage Dress Rehearsal. I have to have her there at 1:30 for her to practice one dance then she has to be back on the stage again at 3:15 to practice another one. (this is going to be a very long day) I have tried to get her to take a nap but that isn't going very well. I have manged to get her to eat even though she is beyond excited so that is good. Mom and Daddy are watching Caden so he won't be horribly bored durning this entire time which I am very thankful for. Poor little guy I am sure would get burned out pretty quick of sitting watching little girls dance then have to go and see it again tomorrow.
Tomorrow is the big day this will be her very first show so I am bringing the video camera because you know there is a 50/50 chance of there being a complete meltdown on the stage or her just standing there waving. I am figuring on the second one because that is what she does when I come in and watch the class. She knows the dance remarkably well and actually didn't miss any steps at all the time I came in before this last time and she had a giant smile on her face but this last time when Grandma and Caden came with she was more interested in smiling and waving and making sure they were watching her LOL
Either way it should be very fun!! Oh and did I mention that she has an upper respiratory infection and I have a doozy of a cough and cold too? So tears may happen if she doesn't get a nap tomorrow so please pray she gets some rest so she can just enjoy.
Right now my lil' cowboy is singing at the top of his lungs while riding his horse wearing his boots and cowboy hat. He just cracks me up!!!
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