Another Day at Home

This morning Evan was complaining again about not feeling well so he stayed home.

I walked Noah to school.

We got a 9am doctor's appointment for Evan.  Morry went to Camp Gladiator and I took Evan to the doctor.

The doctor did an exam, x-ray, and blood work.  Basically, Evan is just constipated, but the key is finding out why.  The x-ray looked normal besides the constipation.  We are getting him tested for Celiac.  The doctor said it would be a good idea to try a gluten free diet for a month or so and see if that helps.  He also suggested Evan take more Miralax.

We got back just in time for a phone meeting.

After the meeting, I cleaned up around the house some and made lunch for Evan.  Then, I left for a meeting up north at Home Away.  The traffic getting there was horrible since it was raining.

After Home Away I left for tutoring.  Again, the traffic was horrible because it was raining hard again.

I tutored two students and then met Noah, Morry, Evan, Grandma, and Papa at Noah's school performance.  The third graders were doing a Disney musical performance.

It was cute and only lasted about 30 minutes.

When we got home we made dinner - baked potatoes and pork.

Now the boys are getting ready for bed.

Here are some pictures from today.

Seattle Trip

We are back from our trip.  Morry and I dropped Evan and Noah off in Dallas and went to Seattle for a few days to meet Maya.

The boys were good for Grandma and Papa.  Unfortunately, I got sick and was not able to hold Maya.

I have had fever, aches, and a cough for a few days now.  I went to the doctor today.   It's mostly likely either West Nile Virus or Typhus.  Typhus is common in Austin apparently.  It's carried by fleas and common in areas with dogs like dog parks.  I haven't been to the dog park lately, but we did go to the lake a Barton Springs.  It's possible I got it there, though I don't remember getting bitten.  I may have bronchitis or pneumonia on top of that so the doctor ordered an x-ray.  I started antibiotics, but if I have pneumonia, he'll give me a stronger antibiotic.  We won't know for a day or two.  Neither are contageous, so that's good for the family.

When we got home today, Morry took the boys to Noah's school for the open house.  Then, they went to swimming lessons.  They stopped at Evan's school to see the class lists/teachers for this year.  Evan apparently got a good teacher and he knows 3 other boys in the class already.

I stopped at HEB on my way home to get the medicine my doctor called in. Even though it was about 2 hours later, it wasn't ready for some reason.  They made me wait another 25 minutes so I got grocery shopping done, even though I didn't feel so great.

For dinner Morry and the boys had pasta.

Here are some pictures from our trip.

Noah's turn at the Dentist

Today Noah and I went to the dentist. Everything looked good but it took a long time. I was due for x-rays. Noah did very well. No cavities, but he does still have that spot on a molar in the back that we need to keep an eye on. It's a sticky dark spot that may need to be taken care of at some point, but they weren't really concerned. We just need to be extra careful about really brushing well there. We had the same hygienist as last week and again, she was great with Noah. For Noah's prize, he picked out bubbles.

After the dentist Cole came over to our house. They were both excited to see each other and played well together.

Cole's mom picked him up and then we got Evan at school.

Before dinner, there were some kids playing outside. Evan asked to go out with them. They all played football in our yard for a while.

For dinner we had a General Tso's chicken dinner from Sam's Club.

We just got the boys ready for bed and Morry is reading to them now.

The Dentist (Evan)

This morning I went for a run with Noah and Lizzy.

Noah had his sports class. His usual teacher wasn't there, but he still had a good time.

We picked Evan up a few minutes early from school so we could get to his dentist appointment.

We had a to wait a while to be seen.

Both boys were very good. Noah got to be the helper. He really enjoyed that. You can see some pictures and video below. Evan's teeth look good and we got to see his adult teeth in the x-rays. He really liked seeing those.

For dinner we had eggs and cornbread.

Tonight was clean up night.

Morry is reading to the boys now.





See the video here or below

2 Sick Boys

This morning I took Evan and Noah to the doctor. They both have upper respiratory infections. Evan’s is worse than Noah’s. Evan had a 103 fever and Noah’s was 99. Since Evan has been coughing a lot and has a fever, the doctor wanted to do a chest xray. Everything was fine. He had a little bit of fluid, but the doctor wasn’t concerned. Since it’s a virus we have to just let it run its course. The doctor recommended some things we can do and over the counter medicine the boys can take. If they don’t seem to be getting better in a few days, we’ll need to bring them back in.

Evan and Noah were very good and followed all of the directions for the doctor. They got to pick out stickers at the end of the visit.

On the way home we stopped at Sonic. I got the boys slushes and apple slices. They weren’t very hungry so that ended up being their lunch.

Noah took a little bit of a nap.

For dinner we made pasta.

Normally we go to Evan’s sports class on Wednesdays. Today was his last class, but we were not able to go since he is sick.

We let Evan play in the shower for a little bit tonight hoping that would help him feel better.

We just put Evan and Noah to bed. I’m hoping they both sleep well tonight. Between the thunderstorm and being sick they didn’t get much sleep last night.