Thursday, November 5, 2009
OMG a Smile
It was a little rough recovering with Gedion because he was cranky for quite a long time. He can still get cranky.
But he is starting to be himself again. He is a little more clingy and way more ANTI.
His favorite word is OFF. "OFF" has replaced the constant all done sign.
"Gedion do you..."
"OFF"
"Do you want a sna.."
"OFF OFF OFF"
It is like he is a teenager. Sometimes if you even try to talk to him or look at him, you get the "OFF"
Sometimes E and I will just pause and look at him and say, "Just say, No," and he might say No in a nice voice.
Timeouts are also at about 3 a day. Some of them truly are just breaks so he can regroup and I just kinda sit beside him and talk him down. His new thing is that he will get frustrated and do something like throw a puzzle piece or hit and then he will get so mad at himself for making a mistake that he will spiral out of control and sulk around and breathe through his gnashed teeth and want to throw even more stuff. He is truly limit testing, I think he really does like knowing if he does something that results in a timeout, then he really will get the timeout. He had to have a timeout at the post office. I am not too worried, I think it is just a phase, and our timeout routine is soooo good that it is not a big deal.
But he is starting to be himself again. He is a little more clingy and way more ANTI.
His favorite word is OFF. "OFF" has replaced the constant all done sign.
"Gedion do you..."
"OFF"
"Do you want a sna.."
"OFF OFF OFF"
It is like he is a teenager. Sometimes if you even try to talk to him or look at him, you get the "OFF"
Sometimes E and I will just pause and look at him and say, "Just say, No," and he might say No in a nice voice.
Timeouts are also at about 3 a day. Some of them truly are just breaks so he can regroup and I just kinda sit beside him and talk him down. His new thing is that he will get frustrated and do something like throw a puzzle piece or hit and then he will get so mad at himself for making a mistake that he will spiral out of control and sulk around and breathe through his gnashed teeth and want to throw even more stuff. He is truly limit testing, I think he really does like knowing if he does something that results in a timeout, then he really will get the timeout. He had to have a timeout at the post office. I am not too worried, I think it is just a phase, and our timeout routine is soooo good that it is not a big deal.
Birthday
So amidst the sickness some birthdaying did happen and deserves to be documented, even if nearly 3 weeks late.
I wanted to knit him a sweater, and I was so close, so close that I was just forging ahead despite a difference in ribbing in the sleeves. I finished a few days after his birthday, but he hates the sweater. It fits just perfect, meaning too small next month. In a battle to get it on him it got ripped around the shawl collar.
The other plan for his birthday was also realized with the help of my mom (and Aunt)-the kitchen. I over paid for a kitchen this summer, and E thought it needed to be made a little more kid friendly, so I had my mom paint on it as her gift to Gedion for his birthday. My Dad jumped in to make sure it was still boy friendly, so there is a baseball, truck, and pumpkin on it. I realize I need more pictures to show it all. It is a heirloom now. Pretty awesome.
My one request was a mouse on this drawer
He also got a tool bench from Grandpa.
My mom had helped me make some party banners that Gedion thought looked like a W
We hung up balloons the night before.
And we made a cake.
Since Grandma and Grandpa were here he had constant play companions.
Mom made him a trip of our summer adventures with Grandma at Colorado, Brainerd, and Christy Point.
He got to go to Lark toys and see some big pumpkins in Wabasha and run through the mud.
We also got some soup and pretzels out of the deal and an excuse to lay at home for a week. Not so bad for H1N1.
I wanted to knit him a sweater, and I was so close, so close that I was just forging ahead despite a difference in ribbing in the sleeves. I finished a few days after his birthday, but he hates the sweater. It fits just perfect, meaning too small next month. In a battle to get it on him it got ripped around the shawl collar.
The other plan for his birthday was also realized with the help of my mom (and Aunt)-the kitchen. I over paid for a kitchen this summer, and E thought it needed to be made a little more kid friendly, so I had my mom paint on it as her gift to Gedion for his birthday. My Dad jumped in to make sure it was still boy friendly, so there is a baseball, truck, and pumpkin on it. I realize I need more pictures to show it all. It is a heirloom now. Pretty awesome.
My one request was a mouse on this drawer
He also got a tool bench from Grandpa.
My mom had helped me make some party banners that Gedion thought looked like a W
We hung up balloons the night before.
And we made a cake.
Since Grandma and Grandpa were here he had constant play companions.
Mom made him a trip of our summer adventures with Grandma at Colorado, Brainerd, and Christy Point.
He got to go to Lark toys and see some big pumpkins in Wabasha and run through the mud.
We also got some soup and pretzels out of the deal and an excuse to lay at home for a week. Not so bad for H1N1.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Birthday Party Canceled for Sickness
Gedion's birthday party had to be canceled for sickness. We had a terribly rough night with him Friday night. He woke up so many times with the bark like cough we remembered from when he had croup for nearly a month last year. We took him to the shower with hot steamy water. He was still struggling to breath. I called the nurse line and she suggested we take him in to the ER. We got in the car to take him to the ER and then the cold air helped his breathing. And he started feeling real good and making little jokes and happy observations. We drove around, and then I wore him in the carrier and he was able to sleep for another couple of hours.
I was operating on hardly any sleep and was in denial that his party would have to be canceled. Seems silly now... But I got on the phone with friends and learned that the vast vast majority of them had sickness at their house too. Such a hard season this year.
Gedion did rally for a bit, but I decided to take him into Urgent Care just in case there was anything they could do. With myself, I am so used to thinking that you can't treat viruses, but I was kinda hoping to see about if there was some sort of steroid shot to give him for the croup. I I was not up for another month bout, it was so so hard last year to all go without sleep for so long. We waited for an hour and 45 minutes. I kept feeling weaker and weaker because Gedion was just such a limp heavy weight on me and my muscles were so so achy and I was feeling nauseous and feverish. I had to call E in who was home laying in bed and feeling sick. So E held Gedion and the Dr. took all our temperatures and we all had fevers. They told us that they didn't think that Gedion had croup last year for a month and that it might have been something else. And given his history of respiratory problems they started in on some tests. They tested him for influenza A and took x-rays of his lungs to make sure pneumonia hadn't set in. I love thorough care with my kid. His lungs looked pretty good, but he tested positive for flu A, and since seasonal flu isn't here that means H1N1. My parents were here for Gedion's birthday and they have been taking care of us, since we all feel sick and all are likely hit with this H1N1 stuff.
Gedion is in teraflu or some medicine like that, so that is good. Since he is on it, I'm not sure if it allowed his immunity to build up so he may need to get the vaccine here when it becomes available. He has a two year check up on Wed and if he isn't feeling better by Monday then I am supposed to take him in, but hopefully he will keep improving. And Wed for sure he will get a look over.
But I still keep getting worried if I can't hear him breathe. He is napping now, and I am listening. And it is hard to get him to take in fluids, so that isn't good. He alternates between wanting to play, and wanting to be cuddled, and wanting to be carried in his carrier.
We love him dearly and are praying constantly for his health. The good news is that yesterday he kept saying "sick" "sick" "sick" and today if I ask him if he is sick or healthy he says healthy. So he must be feeling better. And we all slept so much better last night, we weren't up at all with the steamy shower or nebs. Gedion came into our bed and slept pretty soundly from midnight until 6.
We are so glad that my parents were here to help us out, since E and I feel pretty beat and just icky in the normal flu way. And my Dad even cobbled together a solution for the wrong window that we had ordered to replace a very energy inefficient window.
I have been in denial about this H1N1 stuff. I was reading more today and freaking out. I'm glad they gave Gedion the lung x-ray, that makes me feel a lot better, since I guess that H1N1 can really settle in lungs and do some quick deadly damage. So at least I don't have to worry about that. Okay, time to stop brooding. All in all, things are fine, it is just scary with new illnesses. Just keep our birthday boy in your prayers.
I was operating on hardly any sleep and was in denial that his party would have to be canceled. Seems silly now... But I got on the phone with friends and learned that the vast vast majority of them had sickness at their house too. Such a hard season this year.
Gedion did rally for a bit, but I decided to take him into Urgent Care just in case there was anything they could do. With myself, I am so used to thinking that you can't treat viruses, but I was kinda hoping to see about if there was some sort of steroid shot to give him for the croup. I I was not up for another month bout, it was so so hard last year to all go without sleep for so long. We waited for an hour and 45 minutes. I kept feeling weaker and weaker because Gedion was just such a limp heavy weight on me and my muscles were so so achy and I was feeling nauseous and feverish. I had to call E in who was home laying in bed and feeling sick. So E held Gedion and the Dr. took all our temperatures and we all had fevers. They told us that they didn't think that Gedion had croup last year for a month and that it might have been something else. And given his history of respiratory problems they started in on some tests. They tested him for influenza A and took x-rays of his lungs to make sure pneumonia hadn't set in. I love thorough care with my kid. His lungs looked pretty good, but he tested positive for flu A, and since seasonal flu isn't here that means H1N1. My parents were here for Gedion's birthday and they have been taking care of us, since we all feel sick and all are likely hit with this H1N1 stuff.
Gedion is in teraflu or some medicine like that, so that is good. Since he is on it, I'm not sure if it allowed his immunity to build up so he may need to get the vaccine here when it becomes available. He has a two year check up on Wed and if he isn't feeling better by Monday then I am supposed to take him in, but hopefully he will keep improving. And Wed for sure he will get a look over.
But I still keep getting worried if I can't hear him breathe. He is napping now, and I am listening. And it is hard to get him to take in fluids, so that isn't good. He alternates between wanting to play, and wanting to be cuddled, and wanting to be carried in his carrier.
We love him dearly and are praying constantly for his health. The good news is that yesterday he kept saying "sick" "sick" "sick" and today if I ask him if he is sick or healthy he says healthy. So he must be feeling better. And we all slept so much better last night, we weren't up at all with the steamy shower or nebs. Gedion came into our bed and slept pretty soundly from midnight until 6.
We are so glad that my parents were here to help us out, since E and I feel pretty beat and just icky in the normal flu way. And my Dad even cobbled together a solution for the wrong window that we had ordered to replace a very energy inefficient window.
I have been in denial about this H1N1 stuff. I was reading more today and freaking out. I'm glad they gave Gedion the lung x-ray, that makes me feel a lot better, since I guess that H1N1 can really settle in lungs and do some quick deadly damage. So at least I don't have to worry about that. Okay, time to stop brooding. All in all, things are fine, it is just scary with new illnesses. Just keep our birthday boy in your prayers.
Thursday, October 8, 2009
To the Farm
So much squash.
So much garlic.
So many pumpkins.
We even helped harvest for a bit.
And he loved the dogs.
He plopped himself down and just started eating.
So much garlic.
So many pumpkins.
We even helped harvest for a bit.
And he loved the dogs.
He plopped himself down and just started eating.
Monday, October 5, 2009
The hat
I sewed a hat for Gedion that I am in love with. He looks too darn cute in it.
We've been going on outdoor outings with ECFE. Last week was to the Y camp.
Many, too many, photo opportunities. But it was his first time in his hat and we were outside and I just clicked away.
Showing Mom some gravel.
We hiked to this lake. Gedion continues to be very concerned of his friends whereabouts. He doesn't want to leave a man behind.
Running back down the hill.
Airplane.
We've been going on outdoor outings with ECFE. Last week was to the Y camp.
Many, too many, photo opportunities. But it was his first time in his hat and we were outside and I just clicked away.
Showing Mom some gravel.
We hiked to this lake. Gedion continues to be very concerned of his friends whereabouts. He doesn't want to leave a man behind.
Running back down the hill.
Airplane.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Apple Orchard
Remember last year.
Sometimes my rural roots make me look like the biggest city slicker in petting zoo. There was a loose goat that I was a bit concerned about. It had horns. Some of you that my family took in a stray goat for a couple of years and that goat was a menace. It would try to rub its stinky body all over us kids when we tried to get on the bus, it made playing outside scary, it would try to but us with his horns and we would just have to grab them and push him away. It peed on my middle school English teacher. So I was a bit concerned about this goat. But not concerned enough to miss getting a picture of Gedion with a loose goat. Because I guess there is still a little pride in growing up with a maniac goat.
Duck herding should be a toddler Olympic sport.
Gedion, give S. a hug.
Corn maze
Sometimes my rural roots make me look like the biggest city slicker in petting zoo. There was a loose goat that I was a bit concerned about. It had horns. Some of you that my family took in a stray goat for a couple of years and that goat was a menace. It would try to rub its stinky body all over us kids when we tried to get on the bus, it made playing outside scary, it would try to but us with his horns and we would just have to grab them and push him away. It peed on my middle school English teacher. So I was a bit concerned about this goat. But not concerned enough to miss getting a picture of Gedion with a loose goat. Because I guess there is still a little pride in growing up with a maniac goat.
Duck herding should be a toddler Olympic sport.
Gedion, give S. a hug.
Corn maze
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