Vacation

Well the kids and I are finally back from our vacation. I am so glad to be home, even thought I came home to an empty house. ( Sean was in Ballston Spa). Our vacation was pretty good. We left to go down there on Saturday around 1 p.m. and stopped in Virginia for the night around midnight. Then we left VA and got to N. Carolina around 2 p.m. With two kids and a dog we had to stop a lot. I noticed on Sunday that Bridgette wasn't herself and around 5 p.m. she had a 102 fever and pulling at her ears. I knew right away that she had another ear infection, even though she had just finished her other antibiotic Saturday morning. I got her through Sunday night and then I ended up taking her to an urgent care clinic and spent 6 hrs on Monday morning in there just so a doctor would give her an antibiotic. On Tueday my brother came home. it was really exciting seeing everyone waiting for their loved ones to come home. Regan didn't really understand what was going on and after about an hour of just standing around, he got really bored and was ready to go back to Nate's house. The rest of the week flew by after that. We went to Myrtle Beach one day and kind of just shopped around and lounged.

It was pretty relaxing except for the fact that Bridgette was sick and off schedule. By the time we left on Friday night, Bridgette was also sick with a croupy cough and sinus problems. I will probably call the dr tommorrow if her cough doesn't get any better by then. Stay tuned for the results from that!!

Going South!!!!!

Not much is going on here. I am trying to get everything packed for our trip down south. Regan is getting excited because he can't wait to see Uncle Nate and play in the "big sandbox". That's what he calls the beach. I almost wish we were flying down instead of driving. It would be less things that I need to pack. But then again, I don't want to be keeping track of 2kids in an airport. I am still trying to figure out what kind of toys or games I could play with Bridgette in the car. Regan will watch his movies so I am not concerned about him. Any ideas for Bridgette?????

Other than that, not much else is going on. Regan won a free lunch with his principal in the reading challenge in school. He is afraid that he won't get to have lunch with Mr. Stroud because we are going on vacation. I told him that Mr. Stroud would wait for him to get back.

I will try and post some more interesting things when we get back from our trip.

Bridgette's Stats

I took Bridgette to the doctors for her well child app't last night. She is now 23.13lbs and 28.25 inches long. She is still above average for both her height and weight. While the doctor was checking everything, he looked in her ears and said that she has yet another ear infection. I'm so glad they decided to do tubes now. Overall, the appointment went well until the nurse came in to do her shot and then they had to do the finger prick for lead testing and anemia. Needless to say, I left at that point and let Sean deal with the shot and finger prick. I know, I am a wimp but I have been dealing with shots for the past 12 months, it was his turn.

My baby is 1!!!!

Where does the time go? I can not believe that Bridgette turned 1 yesterday. She of course is sick again, so I don't think she enjoyed her birthday to well. I take her to the doctors today for her well child visit and I am anxious to see how much she weighs and how tall she is.

Regan looked sad yesterday morning and I asked him what was wrong and he said that he is sad becuase Bridgette is getting to big, he likes her small. I told him that I agreed with him but that I didn't like it when he was getting bigger either. He seemed okay with my answer.

When we dropped Regan off at school, his teacher made a point to walk over and tell Bridgette happy birthday. I thought that it was pretty neat considering that is a very busy time for her. She is always wrangling kids or talking to parents.

I will be putting pictures up on snapfish.com from Bridgette's party and birthday.

Long week

This has been a very long week.  Friday finally came and everything was going well until Sean came home from work early with ear pain and not being able to hear.  Then I was cleaning up dinner and I heard Sean yell at Regan for jumping on the couch, next thing I know Regan is screaming and has blood dripping down his forhead.  I ended up taking him to the ER and he ended up getting glued.  The cut was pretty deep but the Dr said that the glue would be better on him than stitches.

Other than that, not much else is going on.  I still have no computer and it is driving me nuts.  I am at my neighbors using theirs.  I am getting ready for Bridgette's first birthday party.  It is so sad.  I can not believe  how fast time flew by.  Bridgette is not walking yet, she has no interest in it.  Regan will get her whatever she wants or needs.  When Regan is in school she is a totally different baby.  Its neat to watch her play by herself and figure things out.

I think that is about it for now.  Hopefully  I will get my computer back before Bridgette's party so I can get some pictures up here!

The Verdict is....

Bridgette is going to be getting tubes in her ears on april 9th. Regan on the other hand is NOT getting tubes right now. The dr decided to wait and see if the fluid in his ears will clear on its own. Both kids are on a new diet for reflux. So now I have to go get more groceries after I just went shopping on Friday. Hopefully the diet will help Regan's ears so that he doesn't need surgery.

Other than that we aren't doing to much else this week. On Saturday the kids and I are going to see Sesame Street Live with my mom. Regan is looking forward to that. Bridgette even gets excited now when Elmo comes on t.v. She never really watches t.v. unless Elmo is on. That is the best 20 min I have during the day.

I hope everyone is enjoying their week! My computer is going to get fixed for about a week, so I will try and stay informed through other people.

terrible week

Where do I start? Let's see, well on Monday, Sean and I ended up with the flu. Luckily, my mom was able to take the kids so that they wouldn't get sick. Then on Wednsday, I took Regan to the doctors because he is complaining that he can not hear very well. The pediatrician is saying that he will probly need tubes in his ears again because there is so much fluid behind the eardrum that it is not draining right. So now both kids have an appointment with the Ear, nose and Throat doctor. I really don't want them to have to have tubes, but if it helps then I am okay with it. Maybe they will schedule their surgery's on the same day. We will see. I just hope that this fluid in regan's ear hasn't affected his hearing at all. Then on Thursday night, I am sure everyone has heard about the terrible plane crash. I just wish that there was something that I could do. They are not letting anyone near the crash site and there is plenty of people taking care of the families.

Some good news is that the Rascall Flatts concert is tonight and since my brother and Verna gave me a ticket for Christmas, I actually get to go tonight. Maybe I will be able to get my mind off of things for a couple hours.

Well I hope everyone else has had a better week than we have!