Friday, March 28, 2014
First real earthquake!!
We just had a 5.1 earthquake at 9:09pm. Girls were watching Cinderella and didn't feel it. They thought I was crazy running towards them! Patrick slept through it!!
Thursday, March 20, 2014
sickies, tempers and medicine
So we got hit again. All three have been sick. It started some time last week - I think Sunday. By Tuesday Alex had a raspy voice, then started with a slight fever and just didn't look too hot. We spent Friday night at Urgent Care. She had a double ear infection, pneumonia and wheezing. The word pneumonia scares me - they didn't do an x-ray just listed to her breath, but anyway, she had issues. Poor baby had to do a nebulizer treatment at the office, then was sent home with antibiotics, an inhaler and steroids. Fun stuff.
Patrick was fussy too, and we held off until Sunday, then it was his turn. He had a double ear infection too. Thankfully no lung issues, but poor buddy is still not doing too well.
Sofi - she's floating under the radar. She has the sniffles and isn't feeling too hot, but she's not as bad as her brother and sister.
Sofi and Patrick did throw up on Sunday - so maybe she did have something, but it hasn't been as bad as the other two.
Sofi did have to go to the pediatric GI doc. Poor thing has pooped blood a few times and it scares me!! Hopefully it was just a fluke and we won't see it again, but we do need to modify her diet. Cut dairy. That means cut the bottle. I'm scared to do it. I don't want to do it when they're sick. For a few days, all they would really do is drink milk.
So, Alex and Patrick are on Amoxicillan. It's liquid and we use the syringe to give it to them. They don't like it. It has a very strong bubble gum flavor and you can't hide it in anything!! Patrick doesn't like it and we hold him down and squirt it in his mouth. He's a tough cookie, but we manage. My Aunt was over this week and she helped me the other day in giving him his med. I can't remember who held him and who squirted the meds, but after we were done giving it to him and we put him down, he turned around and threw blue-doggie at her and huffed away. I died. It's not right to condone bad behavior, but OMG!! This kid gets me! He's drama all around!
Alex - goodness, she's another story. Stubborn and smart! She refuses to take her medicine too. Reasoning, threatening, bribes....NOTHING. I mixed it in chocolate milk, chocolate pudding, ice cream....NOPE! She can smell it. Heck, I can smell it!! She's stealthy too - she slides under the coffee table and refuses to come out. We have had to pin her down and squirt it in her mouth too. You would think that she knows we'll do this and to just willingly take the syringe - nope - stubborn as hell!! (wonder where she got that from!)
They're just growing so fast. Patrick has started to babble so much more. He's still obsessed with "dada", "papa", "hafoo" and "tatik"....BUT..."mama" is creeping in there!! I love it when he chooses to come to me, I love that he needs me and wants me and takes comfort from me. It's been tough watching my dad and husband being the two main sources of comfort for him. My jealous mamma heart! He also recognizes letters in general. He saw my shopping bag the other day and says "a-b-c"! He's also a dancing and singing machine! My parents got the girls a CD player/karaoke machine thing with two microphones. He takes the mike and sings. Adorable!
My mamma bear. We've been to the park a few time lately and there is usually another child there. Patrick loves to watch other kids and just observe. The other kids try to interact with him, and then Big Sis Sofi steps in. One kid was trying to play with Blue Doggie - OMG! I had to make the grandmother understand that this could be bad - very bad - and to get her grandson away! Then the other time, these two boys were playing around Patrick and Sofi stood there and shook her little finger at them! Diana doesn't know what she said, but basically that he was her brother!! LMAO! My protector. As my mom was saying the other day, she has alot of my grandfather's personality in her. She'll be an amazing little girl who will change the world! She's amazing!
And my little munchkin with the best imagination in the world!! OMG! She gets obsessed with having all of the Minnie and Mickey dolls around her. She cries and whines and collects them with a huff and puff. She wants them all around her. She takes them to bed and sits them up all around her. She puts them in bags and walks around with them, takes them in the car...OMG! OCD at it's best. Well she also sits in her bed and just plays with them and sings to them, I DIE when she sings. She's not going to be on the Billboard charts yet, but she is the sweetest!! So yesterday we go for a walk and she brings one of the Mickey dolls. All through the walk she comments "Mickey soooo sad" - we don't know where she got it from, but she wouldn't give up on it. She can sit there and play with things for ever! Her imagination is endless. She's also my puzzle whiz! This is one smart and imaginative little lady. This one is going to invent something big. Like really big. If she's half as smart as her daddy - the world will have her to thank for something amazing.
And here I am at work instead of being at home with them. I think I'm very close to officially making my decision. As difficult as it is, I want this time with them. I want to look back at my life and know that I was there for all their skinned knees and homework assignments and the one who taught them to write their name. I don't want someone else to do it. My job isn't rewarding anymore - at least not like the reward I get when I see that sparkle in the kids eyes. THAT'S and amazing feeling - not getting a thank you from a grown adult who should be able to pull a file and look up information. But it's hard. After some 20 years of working and having a paycheck - I won't have that. But in the end, I know it's only going to take a little getting used to.
Patrick was fussy too, and we held off until Sunday, then it was his turn. He had a double ear infection too. Thankfully no lung issues, but poor buddy is still not doing too well.
Sofi - she's floating under the radar. She has the sniffles and isn't feeling too hot, but she's not as bad as her brother and sister.
Sofi and Patrick did throw up on Sunday - so maybe she did have something, but it hasn't been as bad as the other two.
Sofi did have to go to the pediatric GI doc. Poor thing has pooped blood a few times and it scares me!! Hopefully it was just a fluke and we won't see it again, but we do need to modify her diet. Cut dairy. That means cut the bottle. I'm scared to do it. I don't want to do it when they're sick. For a few days, all they would really do is drink milk.
So, Alex and Patrick are on Amoxicillan. It's liquid and we use the syringe to give it to them. They don't like it. It has a very strong bubble gum flavor and you can't hide it in anything!! Patrick doesn't like it and we hold him down and squirt it in his mouth. He's a tough cookie, but we manage. My Aunt was over this week and she helped me the other day in giving him his med. I can't remember who held him and who squirted the meds, but after we were done giving it to him and we put him down, he turned around and threw blue-doggie at her and huffed away. I died. It's not right to condone bad behavior, but OMG!! This kid gets me! He's drama all around!
Alex - goodness, she's another story. Stubborn and smart! She refuses to take her medicine too. Reasoning, threatening, bribes....NOTHING. I mixed it in chocolate milk, chocolate pudding, ice cream....NOPE! She can smell it. Heck, I can smell it!! She's stealthy too - she slides under the coffee table and refuses to come out. We have had to pin her down and squirt it in her mouth too. You would think that she knows we'll do this and to just willingly take the syringe - nope - stubborn as hell!! (wonder where she got that from!)
They're just growing so fast. Patrick has started to babble so much more. He's still obsessed with "dada", "papa", "hafoo" and "tatik"....BUT..."mama" is creeping in there!! I love it when he chooses to come to me, I love that he needs me and wants me and takes comfort from me. It's been tough watching my dad and husband being the two main sources of comfort for him. My jealous mamma heart! He also recognizes letters in general. He saw my shopping bag the other day and says "a-b-c"! He's also a dancing and singing machine! My parents got the girls a CD player/karaoke machine thing with two microphones. He takes the mike and sings. Adorable!
My mamma bear. We've been to the park a few time lately and there is usually another child there. Patrick loves to watch other kids and just observe. The other kids try to interact with him, and then Big Sis Sofi steps in. One kid was trying to play with Blue Doggie - OMG! I had to make the grandmother understand that this could be bad - very bad - and to get her grandson away! Then the other time, these two boys were playing around Patrick and Sofi stood there and shook her little finger at them! Diana doesn't know what she said, but basically that he was her brother!! LMAO! My protector. As my mom was saying the other day, she has alot of my grandfather's personality in her. She'll be an amazing little girl who will change the world! She's amazing!
And my little munchkin with the best imagination in the world!! OMG! She gets obsessed with having all of the Minnie and Mickey dolls around her. She cries and whines and collects them with a huff and puff. She wants them all around her. She takes them to bed and sits them up all around her. She puts them in bags and walks around with them, takes them in the car...OMG! OCD at it's best. Well she also sits in her bed and just plays with them and sings to them, I DIE when she sings. She's not going to be on the Billboard charts yet, but she is the sweetest!! So yesterday we go for a walk and she brings one of the Mickey dolls. All through the walk she comments "Mickey soooo sad" - we don't know where she got it from, but she wouldn't give up on it. She can sit there and play with things for ever! Her imagination is endless. She's also my puzzle whiz! This is one smart and imaginative little lady. This one is going to invent something big. Like really big. If she's half as smart as her daddy - the world will have her to thank for something amazing.
And here I am at work instead of being at home with them. I think I'm very close to officially making my decision. As difficult as it is, I want this time with them. I want to look back at my life and know that I was there for all their skinned knees and homework assignments and the one who taught them to write their name. I don't want someone else to do it. My job isn't rewarding anymore - at least not like the reward I get when I see that sparkle in the kids eyes. THAT'S and amazing feeling - not getting a thank you from a grown adult who should be able to pull a file and look up information. But it's hard. After some 20 years of working and having a paycheck - I won't have that. But in the end, I know it's only going to take a little getting used to.
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