Not enough blog postings?

Or so I've been told. So I guess I will begin writing about nothing at all. Let's see what my week has entailed. Zachary spent his first day at daycare on Monday. Mommy has clinical hours for school and classes required for work to do and I have no babysitter. So I found a wonderful day care not far from home. He did well there in the morning. He did not nap well and when I arrived to pick him up, found him crying because another baby had taken his pacifier away. Guess Zachary will just need to get more aggressive. All in all though, she said he had a good first day. I can tell you he was tired that night! Joshua continues to thrive at school. He has been asked to help with TIC (Think I Can), which is a program that his first grade teacher runs. He will be helping first graders read by playing games, reading with them, etc. He is so excited to get to help kids learn how to read. Mrs. Blankenship (his first grade teacher) truly turned Joshua into a kid who loves to read. We owe her so much for instilling a love of reading in him.

Mommy continues with school. Tomorrow I begin my big class (8 weeks long) which includes 32 hours of clinical time required. I am so ready to be done with this program and to finally say that I have a BSN. I never anticipated only getting my ASN, but I could not afford 4 years of college right out of high school. I will be so proud of myself when I complete this program in April, if I complete this program in April!

Daddy continues to work over time and comes home exhausted. Zachary attacks him by climbing all over him while he lays on the floor. It's their daily game.

That's about it, those of you who actually read this blog need to post a comment so that I know someone is reading my jibber jabber! Have a great night. Enjoy the beautiful weather before it gets cold again!

Girl's night out

My mom came to town on Tuesday to spend a few days with me, as I was going through "Mom withdrawl." Last night I took her to Melting Pot for cheese and chocolate fondue. We had a great time and she really enjoyed herself. It's fun seeing her play with the boys. She's going to go to school with Joshua for a little while today. He will be so excited to see her.

FINALLY!!

Yeah, everyone seems to be healthy again! Zachary is his normally ornery self, climbing the stairs each time that we forget to put the gate up! He has been laughing and spitting all over and ate a full lunch today! Thanks for all the prayers.

ER fun after working all night

Well, Zachary continued to not do well as the week went on. We were back in the dr office on Friday to discover that not only was his throat red, it was now very swollen, getting worse from Wednesday's appt. We started on Steroids. He continued to choke and cough a lot because of his throat. His paranoid, knows too much mom, panicked and took him to the er on Saturday morning after working all night because I just felt as though we were not making any progress. My fear was that he had an abcess in his throat and it might occlude his airway (yes, I know, I know too much!). The ER doc said his throat didn't look too bad and I got a peek at it too, the swelling had decreased. We did do some xrays to ensure he hadn't choked on anything (toy, dirt, etc) that was causing his coughing. Luckily, the xray was clear and we went home. He seems to be feeling better now, except for a continual cough, especially at night. Please keep him in your prayers that he will get back to his old ornery self!

Antibiotics anyone??

My family could certainly share if anyone is in need! Joshua got sick last weekend and was diagnosed with Strep on Monday. He is finally feeling better despite a lingering cough. Zachary got his fever while we were sitting in the dr office on Monday morning but everything looked ok at that time except a red throat. He has continued to run a fever and we saw the dr again today. His throat is now red and swollen! So onto antibiotics he goes too! Hopefully this will be it for the winter! ;o) Hoping everyone else's families are happy and healthy.

Hmm, missing Florida!!

Well, I'm back safe and sound from my trip to Orlando. It was beautiful there, we had no rain and the temperature was perfect. The conference was wonderful and I can not wait to use what I learned in caring for my patients. I also truly enjoyed my mommy time away. Not to say that I didn't miss my boys and Gary terribly, but I now firmly believe that every now and then a mom needs a break. I have to say huge thanks to Gary and my sister Kelly for keeping the house running smoothly while I was gone and for allowing me to feel confident enough to relax and enjoy myself. I will post some pictures of our trip when I get them downloaded.

How's that for a face to start this post? Zachary's 6 month old pictures. Hard to believe he's almost 7 months already! He is such a joy and makes us laugh constantly. He does have bonchitis right now so we pray for him to bounce back quickly. His coughing and congestion make him miserable and make sleeping difficult. I leave for Orlando on Wednesday, so we're hoping Zachy will be feeling better soon so that Daddy and Aunt Kelly don't have to deal with too much of a cranky baby!

Please keep Gary, Joshua, and Zachary in your thoughts and prayers while Mommy is out of town. I'm sure they will be fine, I will probably miss them more than they miss me! But it will be wierd for all of us to be apart for 5 days!

Gonna try somthing!!

You all gotta check something out. Go to this site!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anSpBUxsgAU

Anyone who is a mom or has a mom will laugh like crazy! Enjoy!!

Uh oh, I've been found!!

Started this blog, just to see if I could do it. But I've been found. So I guess I have to keep it going, huh Krista? So a quick update into our lives. Zachary had his endoscopy last Friday and they drew lots of blood (gotta love having anesthesia for blood draw) for allergy testing. They said 7-10 days for the results, so I am not so patiently waiting! He has been doing ok. Still throwing up some, I got green beans puked on me last night! Kinda makes me want to go back to just formula! ;o) He has also discovered that he is quite good at pulling himself up to the couches. The dogs are having a very difficult time escaping him now! I will try to post a picture later, if I can take one before he moves along to the next object!

Joshua is doing well. Loving 2nd grade. He has been battling his allergies as has his daddy. We started Joshua on allergy shots this July and he does great with them. I'm so proud of him, as I hate shots and would be a big baby!

I am looking forward to my trip to Orlando next Wednesday. I was chosen along with one other co-worker to go to a PICU conference at Disney World. Gotta love an all expense paid trip to Florida. Only problem is that I will spend lots of money on surprises for my boys! I told Gary that I probably ought to take an empty suitcase for the "surprises." Gotta run, Zachary's ready for a nap!