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!!!
Thursday, March 10, 2011
First Scary Moment
Caden probably took 5 years off my life yesterday afternoon. I am sure he will do this many more times in his life so this was just warming me up for what is to come.
Joe had left for UPS and the kids were ready for TeamKid but we had time to kill before we needed to head out so they were playing in Caden's room. He has a basketball hoop that can go over his door but he likes it on his bed because then it can be moved and Casey can play with it too so that is what they were playing with. They were using a soft small ball and having a grand time. I decide since I have the kitchen clean I will visit with my mom. W are in her living room (and I just get over there too which means my kids have a keen since of radar) when we hear Caden scream. Not just a little scream like he does sometimes when he falls and bumps his knee or head but this gut wrenching scream/cry that causes me to break into a run. I find him on the floor of his room crying beside Casey's tea table chairs (which are not allowed to be in his room because they have already been in trouble for climbing on them) and one of the chairs is knocked over. I pick Caden up who is still doing his scream/crying and he is holding his arm. My mom of course is right behind me so I tell her she has to check his arm because I don't want to have to move Caden or have him look at the arm if it was broken. Thankfully it was just a bruise with a bump so we iced it but he kept complaining of it hurting so I kept an eye on it and he starting using it and eventually he was playing blocks and wanting to go to church and the bump went down. This morning the doctor said it is just a bad bruise and he will be sore but just fine. I asked if Caden learned anything and Caden said "yea we don't use chairs to play basketball!" Casey on the other hand said "We don't climb on chairs or we could break ourselves!!" The doctor found this funny and told me good luck.
I knew these things were going to happen I just was hoping my first scare was going to be be a little later on. I was 6 when I broke my arm the first time. I don't want my kids to be over achievers. They could be more like their father too though who did really crazy things but never got really hurt. Yea I wouldn't mind that at all.
Joe had left for UPS and the kids were ready for TeamKid but we had time to kill before we needed to head out so they were playing in Caden's room. He has a basketball hoop that can go over his door but he likes it on his bed because then it can be moved and Casey can play with it too so that is what they were playing with. They were using a soft small ball and having a grand time. I decide since I have the kitchen clean I will visit with my mom. W are in her living room (and I just get over there too which means my kids have a keen since of radar) when we hear Caden scream. Not just a little scream like he does sometimes when he falls and bumps his knee or head but this gut wrenching scream/cry that causes me to break into a run. I find him on the floor of his room crying beside Casey's tea table chairs (which are not allowed to be in his room because they have already been in trouble for climbing on them) and one of the chairs is knocked over. I pick Caden up who is still doing his scream/crying and he is holding his arm. My mom of course is right behind me so I tell her she has to check his arm because I don't want to have to move Caden or have him look at the arm if it was broken. Thankfully it was just a bruise with a bump so we iced it but he kept complaining of it hurting so I kept an eye on it and he starting using it and eventually he was playing blocks and wanting to go to church and the bump went down. This morning the doctor said it is just a bad bruise and he will be sore but just fine. I asked if Caden learned anything and Caden said "yea we don't use chairs to play basketball!" Casey on the other hand said "We don't climb on chairs or we could break ourselves!!" The doctor found this funny and told me good luck.
I knew these things were going to happen I just was hoping my first scare was going to be be a little later on. I was 6 when I broke my arm the first time. I don't want my kids to be over achievers. They could be more like their father too though who did really crazy things but never got really hurt. Yea I wouldn't mind that at all.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Growing pains
Really?? It's March already? This year is flying by way too fast and I am not really sure if that is good or not. I am really looking forward to Joe and my trip in a couple of weeks but there are a lot of things I thought I would have done by now that just aren't done but oh well no use in dwelling on that!!
The kids are doing really well. I was ready to pull my hair out last week because Caden has decided it is time to test mommy again. I could really do with out these little phases. He is far too smart for his own good and most of the time he is an angel so when he decides to "see how far he can go" with me I think that might just make it worse. We were at the mall last week with my mom and Grandma (Honey to my kids). Caden and Casey both know the rules. If I let go of their hands they are to stay close beside me and use their inside voices. They usually are very very good at this. Casey will sometimes push the limits but I just need to grab her hand or do the "One!" and she is promptly back beside me. Caden is an EXCELLENT shopper. I mean he should get a gold star for it. He holds things out for whoever we are shopping for and will tell you how beautiful you look or how beautiful the outfit will look on whoever it is for. If it starts to take longer than his little boy limit I just offer him some food and he is back to being happy or will sit and pout a little but that is usually it. NOT SO THIS TIME!
He wasn't bad. Really it wasn't like he threw a fit or anything like that. It was more that he had a little bit TOO much fun. He ran through the racks of clothes (something which got him in a lot of trouble). He got his sister to laugh so hard she screamed (or squealed but to me it is the same thing and I am pretty sure it is the same thing to the other shoppers too). He laughed these LOUD laughs that busted ear drums. He hid in the clothes. Then he was done shopping so he kept asking if we were done yet and when we informed him we weren't he sighed and let his whole body sag like we let the air out of him. Which I know doesn't sound like a big deal but it is a big pet peeve of mine. There was no gold star this time!
It wasn't just the shopping it was with the school work too. He played tricks on me! He pretended he couldn't read some things the all of a sudden out of the blue he started reading these words I had no idea he knew how to read (this I found amusing and was a little in awe of not frustrated at). He would try to take over and tell me what we were going to be doing or tell me when we were done. It was a very tiring week for both of us and I had a lot of people praying us through it.
Blessedly at the end of just about every day he would crawl up on the couch with me and we would read a zillion books and pray together and he would snuggle like he always does.
He seems to have returned to his normal beautifully behaved self this week. He is an amazing kid and I know I have it really easy with him. These growing spurts of independance and seeing where the boundries are are just part of growing up but I am very thankful I have a lot of people praying for me.
The kids are doing really well. I was ready to pull my hair out last week because Caden has decided it is time to test mommy again. I could really do with out these little phases. He is far too smart for his own good and most of the time he is an angel so when he decides to "see how far he can go" with me I think that might just make it worse. We were at the mall last week with my mom and Grandma (Honey to my kids). Caden and Casey both know the rules. If I let go of their hands they are to stay close beside me and use their inside voices. They usually are very very good at this. Casey will sometimes push the limits but I just need to grab her hand or do the "One!" and she is promptly back beside me. Caden is an EXCELLENT shopper. I mean he should get a gold star for it. He holds things out for whoever we are shopping for and will tell you how beautiful you look or how beautiful the outfit will look on whoever it is for. If it starts to take longer than his little boy limit I just offer him some food and he is back to being happy or will sit and pout a little but that is usually it. NOT SO THIS TIME!
He wasn't bad. Really it wasn't like he threw a fit or anything like that. It was more that he had a little bit TOO much fun. He ran through the racks of clothes (something which got him in a lot of trouble). He got his sister to laugh so hard she screamed (or squealed but to me it is the same thing and I am pretty sure it is the same thing to the other shoppers too). He laughed these LOUD laughs that busted ear drums. He hid in the clothes. Then he was done shopping so he kept asking if we were done yet and when we informed him we weren't he sighed and let his whole body sag like we let the air out of him. Which I know doesn't sound like a big deal but it is a big pet peeve of mine. There was no gold star this time!
It wasn't just the shopping it was with the school work too. He played tricks on me! He pretended he couldn't read some things the all of a sudden out of the blue he started reading these words I had no idea he knew how to read (this I found amusing and was a little in awe of not frustrated at). He would try to take over and tell me what we were going to be doing or tell me when we were done. It was a very tiring week for both of us and I had a lot of people praying us through it.
Blessedly at the end of just about every day he would crawl up on the couch with me and we would read a zillion books and pray together and he would snuggle like he always does.
He seems to have returned to his normal beautifully behaved self this week. He is an amazing kid and I know I have it really easy with him. These growing spurts of independance and seeing where the boundries are are just part of growing up but I am very thankful I have a lot of people praying for me.
Friday, February 11, 2011
Having a moment
I am having a moment...
My little boy is going to start kindergarten this year and yes we are going to be homeschooling him but still it kinda freaks me out!! The reason I am having this freak out moment is because I went to my friend Sarah's house this morning and looked over the curriculum that she is doing with her daughter who is 5. I LOVE it and I think it is what I will be doing with Caden. So I just looked online at the website for it and looked all through it all the way up to high school and then looked at the CHEACC website because that is the other step I have to take we have to be members of that so we know we are doing everything right for the state of FL. I JUST CAN NOT BELIEVE MY LITTLE BOY IS GOING TO BE 5 THIS YEAR!!!
I mean this year is "ABC's" and "What Really Happened to The Dinosaurs" and before you know it he is graduating : ( And Casey is only 15 months younger so she is going to pretty much learn right along with him so will probably graduate with him!
Of course right now they are currently both taking naps because they had an exhausting morning of through sand at each other and their friends and playing with Play Dough so I guess I have some time before I need to really worry about that cap and gown.
My little boy is going to start kindergarten this year and yes we are going to be homeschooling him but still it kinda freaks me out!! The reason I am having this freak out moment is because I went to my friend Sarah's house this morning and looked over the curriculum that she is doing with her daughter who is 5. I LOVE it and I think it is what I will be doing with Caden. So I just looked online at the website for it and looked all through it all the way up to high school and then looked at the CHEACC website because that is the other step I have to take we have to be members of that so we know we are doing everything right for the state of FL. I JUST CAN NOT BELIEVE MY LITTLE BOY IS GOING TO BE 5 THIS YEAR!!!
I mean this year is "ABC's" and "What Really Happened to The Dinosaurs" and before you know it he is graduating : ( And Casey is only 15 months younger so she is going to pretty much learn right along with him so will probably graduate with him!
Of course right now they are currently both taking naps because they had an exhausting morning of through sand at each other and their friends and playing with Play Dough so I guess I have some time before I need to really worry about that cap and gown.
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