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.

2 and 4 year Check Ups

Evan and Noah had their check-ups today. Morry came with us to the doctor. Evan is 41.5 inches tall (75%) and 41 lbs (75%). Noah is 34 inches (50%) and 29.5 lbs (50%). Dr. Mouser was very impressed that Noah made a 6 word sentence (Mommy, I want to go home). Normally, she asks if the kids are making 2 and 3 word sentences. Everything looked good with both kids. Evan had a hearing and vision test. He didn’t really understand the concept of vision test. He was supposed to tell which way the ‘E’s were facing. It's common for 4 year-old to not understand, so we'll try again another time. Evan had to get 4 shots and cried a little. Poor guy.

On the way home we stopped at CVS. I let the boys pick out some Easter candy in the clearance section. Evan and Noah also picked out new toothbrushes. They picked out HotWheels toothbrushes with little cars on the ends.

When we got home I made lunch for the boys. Neither one ate very much.

I gave the boys haircuts, but Evan’s doesn’t look so good. We was really cranky, squirmy, and complaining and I didn’t get to finish. I let them eat a little of the candy after the haircut.

For naps Noah napped and I helped Evan put together some of his Toy Story Legos in the game room.

When Morry got home we got ready to go to dinner. We went to Evangeline Café near us. Evan and Noah were pretty well behaved and ate well. Evan ate all of his shrimp and Noah ate a lot of sausage we ordered for him.

We just gave the boys showers. Evan threw a fit because he wanted Morry to wash him. I had to hold him down while I was washing him. It was not pleasant.

The boys are in bed now. Noah seems to be asleep and Evan is playing with his Toy Story game.

Poor Little Noah

Last night was a tough night again. Noah woke up around 4am and wouldn’t go back to sleep. Morry and Grandma/Lynn took turns holding him until the morning. Care now, a walk- in doctor’s office, opened at 9am. We made a web appointment and they were able to see Noah right when it opened. We were concerned because Noah wasn’t taking his medicine or eating or drinking anything. He was extremely fussy. Morry took him in and they gave Noah 2 shots- one antibiotic and one cortisone. The cortisone was to help his throat feel better. The doctor also said his ear was red and we needed to continue the antibiotics at home.

For lunch Papa/Lenny picked up deli sandwiches and soup for us. Then, we packed up the car and drove back to Austin.

The ride home was not fun. Noah was complaining and crying a lot of the way.

For dinner I picked up Little Caesars. Evan ate very well. Noah still wouldn’t eat anything, so after dinner we went to Wendy’s to get Frosty’s. Noah ate most of his Frosty. At least he ate something today.

We tried giving Noah is antibiotic before bed tonight, but he just spit it out. I’m not sure how to get him to take it. He keeps spitting it out. We can’t mix it with food or drink because he’s not eating or drinking anything.

It seems like Noah is asleep now, but Evan is still up.

Neulasta Shot

This morning Kevin and Yenis came over for a few minutes before I needed to leave to the doctor. We gave Kevin his birthday present since we couldn’t make it to his party last weekend.

I started feeling a little achy and nauseous today. It’s not real bad, but I feel like it will be getting worse the next few days.

I had a 1pm doctor’s appointment to get my Neulasta shot. Alena, from the mom’s group, offered to take care of the boys during my appointment, so I dropped them off at her house around 12:15. She has two boys and is a certified home child care provider.

I got to the doctor at 1pm, but they didn’t call me in until 2pm. They were very backed up. It was raining today, so maybe others before me were delayed because of the rain? I got the shot. They said I will most likely have some bone pain from it, just not sure when. Some people get the worst of it around 7 days after their chemo when their white blood cell count is the lowest. We’ll see what happens.

After getting the shot I picked Evan and Noah up from Alena’s. They were coloring with markers when I got there. It seemed like they had a good time.

At home, I put the boys down for naps and we all slept.

When Morry got home we ordered some food from Blue Bamboo and he went to pick it up.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. Evan is sitting on the stairs now making up excuses about why he’s not going to sleep.

Noah’s Check Up

This morning we had a doctor’s appointment for Noah. It was his 18 month check up and everything looked good. Noah weighs 27 lbs 7oz (70%) and 33.5 inches (70%). Noah got the seasonal flu shot and a hepatitis A shot. We were able to get Evan the H1N1 nasal spray vaccine while we were there too. They didn’t have a seasonal flu shot for Evan or a h1n1 for Noah. We’ll have to try again another time or call around the city.

Blanca came over at 12 and stayed though the afternoon until Morry got home.

When Morry got home we took the boys to get haircuts and then picked up Thai food for dinner.

Evan and Noah are in bed now, but still playing.

Noah’s Check Up

After I dropped Evan off at school I took Noah for his 15 month appointment. Everything looked good. Noah is above average in both weight and height. Noah weighs 25 lbs 8oz and is 32 inches tall. Noah had to get 3 shots today, and just cried a little.

When I picked Evan up at school he was in his spare change of clothes. The kids played outside in the sprinklers today and Evan got soaked. Natasha said Evan had a great time and kept asking her to spray him more.

Evan and Noah took really long naps.

For dinner we made spaghetti.

At 6:30 Blanca came over and then Brian, our neighbor came over at 6:45. Brian is a photographer on the side and wanted to expand his portfolio. He was looking for couples for pictures. We volunteered. We went to South Congress and took lots of pictures until the sun went down. I’m looking forward to seeing how they turned out. It was fun being in that part of the city. There are lots of neat little shops and restaurants.

We got home around 9:15 and put the boys to bed. It seems quiet.

Natasha and Evan

Wendy and Evan

Flu Shots for Evan and Noah

I took Evan and Noah to their doctor today for flu shots. Noah needed the booster shot. For babies they have to give them 2 separate shots a month apart. I warned Evan ahead of time what was going to happen and that it would just hurt for a minute. Right as we walked into the waiting room this little girl yells to Evan, “They give shots here!” I guess she was trying to warn him. The parents seemed embarrassed, but I said it was ok and I already talked to Evan about the shot. I decided to have Evan go first. He did very well. He just whined a little, but was easily calmed down when the nurse offered him a sticker. Noah did well too and only cried for a few seconds.

After the shots, we went to Target to return something. We walked around the store. Evan loves walking in Target. I ended buying Evan some Spiderman tennis shoes. He really needed another pair of shoes. He only had one pair that fit him. They had light up Spiderman shoes that just happened to fit him.

After Target we came home and ate lunch. While I was getting lunch ready I put Noah on the floor and he actually crawled a little. It was more like an army crawl, but he was actually moving forward. We put up a video on YouTube. It should show up at the bottom of this page. We also added a video from Halloween of Evan looking at the candy in the candy bowl.

Blanca came at 1:45. I signed up for a focus group study about cleaning supplies from 2-4 today. I met 2 interviewers at HEB to talk about what products I used and how I clean the house. We talked for a little bit then we went down the cleaning aisle and picked a few items for me to try at home. We went back to our house. I showed them what cleaning products I typically use and did a few cleaning demonstrations of how I use them. I got paid $200 for those 2 hours. Good deal, huh?

Tonight I’m going out for a girl’s night. Alissa, Yenis, and I are going to Speakeasy (a bar downtown). It has been a very long time since I’ve had a girl’s night out. I’m looking forward to it. The Brew (salsa band) will be playing.

Hello October

Last night was rough. Noah wasn’t feeling well from his shots and was up from 1am-3am. I tried everything to get him to sleep. Even the Motrin didn’t help. Morry eventually had to walk him around until he finally fell asleep. Today Noah has been really cranky too. For his nap I had to rock him for a while to get him to sleep.

This morning we met Melissa and walked around the lake. I brought bread again for Evan to feed the birds and again, he ate a lot of it before we even got to the birds. There weren’t many birds around, but there were some fish and turtles that were happy to get the bread.

For lunch Evan had mac and cheese, dried peas/corn, and wheat thins. We also had some apples and honey. I forgot to do that yesterday. Evan wasn’t sure he wanted the apples with honey, but he finally tried it and of course, liked it. I also cut open a pomegranate. Evan loved that. It’s been a while since he has had pomegranate and he kept telling me he liked it.

Noah hardly napped.

I tutored tonight from 5:30-6:30 and then met Morry, Evan, Noah, and Dad/Lenny/Papa at Matt’s El Rancho for dinner. We didn’t have to wait and got a nice table on the patio. The food was really good. When they brought out the chips and salsa Evan asked for guacamole so we ordered one for Evan and Papa to share. Evan ate a ton and was double-dipping so Papa ended up getting his own. Noah slept pretty much the whole dinner.

Flu Shots, Noah's check up

Noah had his 6 month check up today. He is 26.5 inches long (50%) and 19lb 10oz (75-90%). The doctor was not concerned with his weight. She said to feed him as much as he wants now and when he starts moving more he will slim down. Poor Noah had to get a few shots today. He did well. He got a flu shot and some other things. I got my flu shot too since it was convenient. Morry declined.

Today was picture day at Evan’s school. Wendy said he did well. Hopefully it’s a good picture. Evan did not want to leave school today. He wanted to keep playing. Finally I was able to get him to leave by telling him Papa was coming today.

Noah was cranky all day. He seems to be sensitive to the shots. The doctor said to expect some fussiness and fever. At dinner he was really fussy and crying. Nothing seemed to be helping. We tried feeding him, holding him, … I had given him Tylenol 2 hours before, but that didn’t seem to help. We gave him Motrin and within minutes he was so much better and smiling again. That stuff is a miracle drug.

When Papa/Dad/Lenny got here Evan was very excited. He immediately ran up to him and showed him his Wall-E figure. Whenever people come over to the house Evan likes to show off and show them his toys. Evan showed Papa lots of his toys including all his new Toy Story stuff (Bulls Eye, the cups we got from the Disney Store, …).

Once Noah calmed down we had a nice dinner. We had tortillas with fajita meat and chicken, rice, and salad. At dinner Evan asked where Grandma was and we told him she’d be here in a few days.

Both boys are in bed now. Let’s hope they get a good night’s sleep