Much Better Day

This morning was much better.  Both boys did not give us any trouble.  Noah took his medicine. We walked to school without any issues.

I went for a long run this morning.

Morry and I walked to pick up the boys and Jack from school.

I tutored Jack and Audrey this afternoon.

After tutoring we went to HEB and saw Aunt Sandy there.

For dinner we had leftovers from last night.

The boys are playing video games, but soon (hopefully) will get ready for bed.

Cloudy Day

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Evan is sitting here with me as I write this.  Evan says, "meow".

Just before Evan and I left for school, he said he wanted to ride his bike.  Unfortunately, the tires in our bikes needed air so we walked today.  Tomorrow morning, we'll ride bikes.

Noah slept until close to 10am.  He gave Rachel a hard time about taking his medicine and eating.  He needs to eat and drink enough to take his antibiotics.  It took until nearly 1pm to get him to eat enough to take it.

Rachel had jury duty today.  Rachel was supposed to take Noah to Grandma's but because he hadn't finished his food and drink, she came over to watch Noah here.

Rachel got downtown, found a spot to park for 5 hours and paid for it, got to the courthouse only to be told she wasn't needed.

I walked to get Evan from school.  We walked home with Jack and his dad.

After I finished working, Evan and I dropped off a check for someone and then got a PowerBall ticket.

For dinner we had a pork tenderloin.

Evan wants to finish the blog with the following thought, "Poop!"

Until next time...

Day After Surgery

Hello everyone, this is Morry.

Just Evan and I walked to school this morning since Noah is going to be staying home the whole week.  Unfortunately, that meant that Lizzy had to stay home as well.  She really wanted to come along.

When I got home, I did some work.  Noah woke up shortly after I got home.  He came down and started doing his homework.  I asked him if he wanted his medicine but he said no.  A little while later he started to really complain about his throat.  Getting him to take his medicine was very very difficult.  We really should have woken him up last night to take his medicine but since he was sleeping we let him sleep.  Once he did take his medicine, he felt somewhat better and was able to eat jello and rice and drink some Gatorade.  Rachel also went out and bought him a coffee cake from Starbucks.

Grandma came over and brought some matzoh balls that Noah ate as well.

I went into Aaron's for a bit.  On my way home, I stopped at HEB and did some light shopping.  I got more rice and Gatorade and some other things we needed as well.

Rachel walked to get Evan while I stayed home with Noah.

Rachel tutored in the afternoon.

For dinner we had flank steak.  Noah was able to eat a small piece of that.  He had jello after dinner.

We played Clue after dinner and this time Noah won!  I hadn't yet figure out the answer before Noah figured it out.  Everyone cheered for Noah.

The boys are getting ready for bed now.

Until next time...

Blanket Fort

Noah keeps asking Morry to wake him up in the mornings so he can take Evan to school.  Morry did wake Noah this morning.  Noah was talking up a storm, very loudly.  I think he was excited.  They couldn't ride bikes since it was misting out.  Morry drove to the path and they walked the rest of the way.

I went for a run and then took Noah to school. 

After that I went to pick up some medicine for me and then to a Mom's Club meeting.

Noah had a good day at school.

Morry took Noah to pick up Evan since I left to tutor.

Gabby came over and a little while later Morry took Evan to the doctor.  He's been coughing for about a week now.  Evan just has a cold, but the doctor prescribed some cough medicine to help him sleep.  Evan also got his flu shot while he was there.

On my way home I picked up Evan's medicine.

Morry gave the boys dinner and then we ate turkey burgers and couscous.  While we were eating the boys made a blanket fort with the dining room chairs.

Evan finished his homework and reading.  Usually while Evan reads to Morry, Noah reads to me.  Noah's been doing very well.  He loves that reading set I got and is doing well sounding out words.

The boys are doing email now and then we'll get them ready for bed.

Sick Morry

This morning Morry woke me up around 6am to tell me he wasn't feeling well and wouldn't be able to walk Evan to school. I got Evan up and dressed and we walked to school. Once he was truly awake he was in a good mood.

I went for a 3 mile run and when I got back both Morry and Noah were still sleeping.

I got Noah ready for school and dropped him off.

I was home for a few minutes and then left for a meeting for MB Squared stuff. The meeting lasted until it was time to pick up Noah from school.

I got Noah and came home.

By this point Morry was really feeling awful. He had a horrible headache and a slight fever. He needed to see a doctor. Our usual doctors office only had after hours times available starting at 7:15 pm. They offered us a sooner appointment at the Kyle office (about 30 minutes away) and we took the 3:30 appointment.

We all got in the car and drove to Evan's school. Morry stayed in the car while Noah and I picked up Evan.

We made the drive to Kyle.

Morry was in the doctors office for about an hour. I was trying to entertain the kids in the waiting room, outside, and in the car. Finally they called us to come in and see and Morry. They had given him 2 heavy duty shots (Demerol and Phenergen) and he was pretty woozy. We had to wait about 30 minutes to make sure he didn't have a reaction. Then, they wheeled Morry to the car.

Morry has pretty much been laying on the couch ever since we got home. I asked him what the doctor said, but he's not sure since he was in so much pain and drugged up. He has two prescriptions to take now for the headache and nausea. I hope he starts feeling better soon.

I was supposed to tutor tonight but canceled two of my students.

Underwear to School

Noah came in my room when he woke up and he asked where Evan was. Noah told me Evan was not in the game room or his room. I started to worry. I went Evan's room and he was asleep completely under the covers. I asked Noah to leave Evan's room, but I guess while I was getting dressed Noah went back in there and woke Evan up. Evan didn't seem upset, but he told Noah not to wake him up tomorrow.

This morning Noah put up fight when it came time to get dressed. I tried to hold him down, but he made it very difficult for me to get his clothes off and he kept pulling off the clothes I tried to put on him. My chest still gets sore when I have to use the muscles and I just couldn't fight him anymore. Noah went to school with his pajamas shirt on and just his underwear. Once we got in the classroom he let me get him dressed the rest of the way.

While the kids were in school I ran 3 miles and met the Pink Ribbon Cowgirls for lunch.

After picking up the boys we went to HEB.

Noah did end up sleeping at nap time today.

Blanca came at 3:45 and I tutored.

When I got home we had tacos for dinner. Evan kept asking Morry to make more shrimp for him. Evan ate 22 of the cocktail shrimp!

Noah looked like he didn't feel well tonight. He's been coughing the last 2 days. We took his temperature just now and he has a slight fever. We gave him some medicine. I hope he feels better.

Both boys are in bed now, but not asleep.

Strep Throat

The boys slept in this morning and I had a doctor's appointment at 10:30pm.

The nurse came in first to take my vitals and immediately did a strep test. A few minutes later the doctor came in and had the results. I have strep. He checked my throat, ears, etc. He prescribed some antibiotics and something else to help my sore throat.

I stopped at HEB on the way home hoping my medicine would be ready, but it wasn't.

When I got home Morry and the boys were upstairs watching tv. Morry had to wake Noah up around 10:30.

A little while later we went back to HEB to get my medicine and then to Scooters (a coffee shop). Morry was hoping to get a Red Bull smoothie there, but they were out of Red Bull. Morry and boys got smoothies and I got a coffee. We sat at a table for a little while. The coffee shop has toys and games for kids. Evan and Noah had a good time playing with this all-in-one wooden board game table. It had lots of different games and pieces.

For lunch we had leftovers.

Evan and Noah didn't nap and both were getting pretty cranky by the end of the afternoon. For dinner the boys had leftover pizza. Morry ran out to get a burger from P Terry's and Subway for me.

We put the boys to bed, but they are still awake and our neighbors are still shooting off fireworks.

Impetigo

Evan, Noah, Lizzy and I went for a 3 mile walk around the neighborhood this morning. I didn't take the boys out of the house today because they are both still recovering from colds. Evan started getting these sores around his chin and between his lips and nose. I was worried it might be impetigo, something Michael use to get as a kid.

I made a doctor's appointment for Evan at 5:30. Morry met us there. Evan had a slight fever (99 something) and the doctor diagnosed him with impetigo. Evan just has to take a topical antibiotic 3 times a day.

After that I took the boys home and started dinner while Morry went to HEB to pick up the prescription and a few other things.

For dinner we had leftovers I found in the freezer along with a carrot and potato soup I made at lunch time.

After dinner I gave Evan and Noah showers while Morry cleaned up. I thought showers would be good for their colds and help them breathe better. They both enjoyed the showers. We just put the boys to bed, but they are still awake.

UPDATE

So, we were about to go upstairs to get ready for bed. I heard some heavy breathing and assumed Noah was at the top of the stairs still awake. I got closer to the stairs and saw this...




Noah fell asleep on the stairs!

A- Choo

Well, I got a bad cold from Noah and Morry. I was up a lot last night sneezing and coughing. I took medicine, but still didn’t sleep very well. I woke up around 4am and went in the game room so I wouldn’t disturb Morry. Evan must have heard me go in the game room. He came in and cheerfully said, “Good Morning, Mommy.” I told him it was still the middle of the night and that he needed to go back to bed. Luckily, he did.

I was sneezing most of the day. This is not a fun cold.

A little after 2pm I met Lauren for coffee at Starbucks. It was nice getting out of the house and hanging out with Lauren. After that I got a few things at HEB and came home.

For dinner, Grandma and Morry made pasta. I just ate bread since I wasn’t feeling so well.

After dinner Evan watched Toy Story 3 previews on Morry’s computer. Noah and Grandma are reading a book now.

We are about to put the boys to bed.

Tomorrow, Grandma, Evan, Noah and I will drive to Dallas.

Chemo #2

Gabby came at 7:30 this morning.

This morning we got to Texas Oncology around 8:30am. Morry dropped me off and went to pick up breakfast for him and movie for me. When he got back I was in an exam room. They were taking my vitas and doing a blood test. Everything came back normal, so I was able to have the chemo today.

By the time I was set up in the treatment room and they started the medicines (steroids, anti nausea, chemo) it was about 10am. This time it went a lot faster. They didn’t have to go as slowly since they knew I wasn’t allergic to any of the drugs. We had planned on having Morry run out and get lunch. Around 12 they said I only had an hour left so we waited to go to lunch after. The chemo finished at 1pm. I need to go back tomorrow at 1pm to get the Nuelasta shot. The doctor said this should help the sores in my mouth. She thinks I got them because my white blood count was so low last time. She also prescribed more medication to help with the nausea.

For lunch Morry and I went to Triumph Café (Vietnamese). It was good. We were both pretty hungry.

When we got home Noah was in bed and Blanca was getting Evan ready for a nap. I took a nap too. I wasn’t feeling bad, but I was really tired from all the medication they had given me.

For dinner, one of the moms brought dinner for us. We had chicken soup.

After dinner we all went over to HEB. I needed to pick up some medicine and a mouth guard. I’ve been grinding my teeth at night and the dentist recommended I pick up one of those to use temporarily.

We put the boys to bed, but Evan is still up stalling.

Doctor, CVS, and Newflower

Evan was up at 6:24 am this crying for Daddy and did not go back to sleep.

This morning I made a doctor’s appointment for Evan. He’s had this little bump on his butt for a while, but the last week he’s been scratching it and it got bigger and more irritated. I was able to make an appointment for 9:45. Evan, Noah, and I went to the doctor. It took a while. We were there for about an hour. The doctor said Evan has Molluscum Contagiosum, a skin condition that causes raised, round, bumps on the skin. We have to give him an antibiotic cream 3 times a day for a few days.

After the doctor we went to CVS. There were a lot of items on sale there that we needed. We were there about an hour. Evan was not well behaved and it made the shopping take extra long. I also had to take him to the bathroom twice. I guess it’s not in a good neighborhood because when I was trying to get out to the car I realized the shopping carts don’t fit through the door. I had lots of big items (toilet paper, paper towels, ..). There was no way I was going to be able to get that stuff and the boys to the car without a cart. The checkout guy offered to help me to the car. That was very nice of him, but I was annoyed at the store.

Then, we went to Newflower, across the street. I got our groceries for the week and also got some good deals there. Evan and Noah were better behaved there. I gave them both apples to eat to keep them busy. After checkout I took the boys to the bakery to get their free cookie (kids get free cookies).

We came home, ate lunch, and the boys took good naps.

For dinner, we ate rotisserie chicken and leftover potatoes.

After dinner, I made Morry run with me. :)

I want to try and start exercising more. Maybe we’ll try running after dinner and see how that works out.

Evan and Noah are in bed now, but Evan is still awake.

Shmevan

Well, today Shmevan, Evan’s evil twin, came to visit. He arrived uninvited and stayed until the evening.

Today was a tough day. Evan was really bad. I think he’s just overtired. This morning he kept hitting Noah. Evan spit juice all over the carpet. He wouldn’t stay in time out. We had plans to meet Yenis and Kevin at the mall, but if we hadn’t been meeting someone I wouldn’t have left the house with him like that. Evan was ok at the mall at first, but as soon as Kevin arrived, he was horrible. He was running around like a wild animal and wasn’t listening to me. I had to put Evan in time out in the stroller at one point. Evan threw a fit on the way out. He wanted Chick-Fil-A and a cookie, but I told him he did not behave well and couldn’t have it. I had to strap Evan down to the stroller to get him out of the mall. He was screaming. Noah was screaming. On the way out Evan kicked his shoes off. Not fun.

At home, Evan was not much fun either. Finally, he ate some lunch. He was bad again so this time I went upstairs and took his pacifier away.

I put the boys down for naps around 1pm. Noah slept. Evan screamed and cried until Blanca got here at 2:15. Evan wouldn’t even let Blanca in his room. He closed the gate on her. That’s unusual for him. Evan said wanted me and didn’t want Blanca. I wasn’t sure what was going on, so I took his temperature. It was just barely high at 99 something. I thought about staying home, but Evan seemed to calm down a little and I left.

I tutored and went to the bookstore.

I got home around 6:00.

We had corned beef and potatoes for dinner.

After dinner Morry and Evan ran out to HEB to pick up Mottel’s medicine.

We put the boys to bed around 8:00

I just gave Lizzy a haircut on the upstairs porch.

Hopefully, Shmevan does not return tomorrow.

Pool Day and Lunch with Morry

Evan woke up before 7:30am crying for Daddy. Noah got up around the same time.

For breakfast, Evan requested Blue eggs and ham. Evan and Noah ate together at the red table.

This morning I gave Evan a list of a few things we could do and he chose to go to the pool.

We have a nice neighborhood pool with a kids area. It was pretty crowded and there weren’t any chairs left so we had to put our stuff on the ground. Evan and Noah had a great time playing in the baby pool. Noah tried to wander some, but it wasn’t too hard with the two kids. We took a break and got a popsicle for Evan. He shared a little with Noah. I also brought some snacks with us.

We came home, got changed and then went to meet Morry for lunch. We ate at Zuzu, right across the street from Morry’s office. Evan and Noah didn’t eat that well there.

We got a call from the vet. They got the test results back. Good news! Mottel does not have cancer, but he does have some inflammation. The vet wants to put him on steroids for a short time period and hope that does the trick. We had to pick up his medicine at HEB on the way home. They didn’t have enough, but were able to give us enough medication until Monday.

I put the boys down for naps. Evan did not sleep at all. Noah only slept a little.

For dinner we went to Fish City Grill at the Galleria (outdoor mall). We had a $5 off coupon. Evan asked for shrimp and ate very well there. We were able to sit outside on the patio. It was warm, but not too hot.

After dinner we walked around the Galleria, listened to music, and let the boys run around some.

We just gave Evan and Noah baths and put them to bed.

Poor Little Fella'

The boys slept until almost 9:00am this morning. We were late to school because I wanted to let them sleep.

Noah felt really warm, so I took his temperature. It was at 102.7. The doctor said to call if it got above 102.5.

So, after I dropped Evan off at school I called the doctor and spoke with a nurse. A little later, they called and said the doctor called in a prescription for another antibiotic at HEB. She said the doctor believes Noah has a sinus infection. I was sort of surprised because yesterday he said nothing at all about suspecting it could be a sinus infection. Noah has a little bit of a runny nose, but nothing that made us think he had a sinus infection.

Anyway, Morry picked up Noah’s medicine on his way home this afternoon. When Morry got home, we realized it was the exact same antibiotic Noah just finished on Saturday.

Morry took Mottel to the vet. They were going to do a urine test, but Mottel didn’t have any urine, so he has to take him back for the full day tomorrow.

I called the doctor to make sure Noah got the right medicine. Later they called back and changed the prescription. They must have given us the wrong antibiotic. Maybe they didn’t look at his chart? We had a different doctor than normal, but still he should have looked to see what Noah had just been on.

Blanca came at 4:00 while Morry was at the vet. I tutored 2 students.

I got home around 7:15. Normally, I would have gotten home at 7:00, but there was a big accident or something at Slaughter and Mopac. They were making everyone turn on Slaughter, so I couldn’t go straight South on Mopac. Slaughter was a mess.

For dinner we had Coke ham.

After dinner I called the nurse’s line. I spoke to a nurse because I was concerned about giving Noah more antibiotics. I don’t want to give him medicine if he doesn’t really need it. She said it was ok to hold off on the medicine tonight. She suggested I call tomorrow and talk to Dr. Mouser (our regular doctor).

Evan and Noah didn’t nap well today. Noah slept a little, but Evan didn’t sleep at all. They were pretty cranky tonight so we put them to bed around 8:00. Evan is still awake. He was crying and trying to stall going to bed. He kept saying he wanted different things. Hopefully, Evan falls asleep soon.

Another cold

I think I either have another cold, bad allergies, or a sinus infection. I was up a lot of the night coughing and sneezing. I didn’t get much sleep. I finally fell asleep around 3 something and then woke up at 7 something.

I drove Evan to school today because not only was I tired, but they were predicting rain. After dropping Evan off I went to HEB to get a refill on my thyroid medicine. We just got new insurance. I gave them the info I had on the new insurance, but for some reason it wasn’t going through. They had my birthday wrong on something. I called Morry when I got home and after talking to someone at his work they said just to use the old insurance info. and they would figure it all out.

I picked Evan up at school and then went back to HEB to get my medicine. This time I had no problems.

When I was changing Evan before his nap he told me he wanted to go potty. He has yet to actually do anything on the potty, but sometimes he will ask to sit on it. He sat on the potty for a few seconds and I gave him a sticker. I give him a sticker every time he sits on the potty. I put Evan back in bed with just a shirt and diaper on. I didn’t feel like putting his jeans back on if he was just going to be in bed, and I thought he’d be more comfortable without the jeans anyway.

Noah went down for his nap pretty easily but Evan wasn’t napping. I went to Evan’s room again. When I walked in he had his jeans on (not zipped or snapped), his shoes on and velcroed (but on the wrong feet), and his socks on both of his hands like mittens. He told me he wanted to sit on the potty again. So, I got him undressed and this time he sat on the potty for a while. Every time I’d ask him if he was done, he’d say no. Evan is still somewhat confused about how to pee in the potty. He kept telling me it didn’t work or that the pee was stuck. After a while on the potty, and still no pee, I put Evan back in his room and he fell asleep at the door by the gate. At least he took a nap. I was able to nap for a little bit too while the boys were napping.

For dinner we just had soup and leftover pasta and bread from the other night.