:: a week ago today, i took carson into the pedi for a lingering cough and cold. one chest x-ray later, he was diagnosed with pneumonia. gasp. i felt like i had failed as a mother. do y'all feel like that when your babies are sick? or am i the only weird one?
:: he got an awful shot and an additional round of antibiotics. my happy, never sits still toddler boy, laid on my chest for the entire week. it was sort of bittersweet. it was almost like he was a newborn all over again...which, i miss so much. we would just rock and he would just lay there. i felt so sorry for him.
:: fast forward five days, and it was friday. he was no better. i was fit to be tied. so so worried. so, i took him back to the pedi. she examined him and said he had no signs of needing to be hospitalized and sent us home. i'm sure she was thinking that i was one of those moms, but i didn't really care. pneumonia affects your lungs, and in order to stay on this sweet earth, we need our lungs to breathe and our heart to beat. so, we headed home for a relaxing weekend.
:: saturday morning, i woke up feeling super nauseous. rob had had some sort of awful stomach bug while out of town earlier in the week, (my poor hubby was sick+out of town=not fun at all) and i am guessing that i caught it. let me tell you it's the worst i've ever had. i don't think i made it any farther than five feet from the toilet for a good 24 hours. it was h o r r i d.
:: so, there we were on sunday, both rob and i attempting to recoup from the stomach bug and carson still trying to recover from pneumonia. every time i hear him cough, i could almost cry. sweet emma is the only one well, and i'm pretty sure she's bored out of her mind. we've been quarantined for what seems like weeks.
:: so now, it's monday, and i'm still not feeling so great. carson isn't either. the antibiotics and ripping his little tummy to shreds and he's just miserable. i think we both missed our leading roles on winnie the poo. me as kanga and him as roo. he just lays on my chest like a baby kangaroo.
:: he won't eat. i've offered e v e r y t h i n g. i've tried cookies, ice cream, chick-fil-a and everything in between. and y'all know how i feel about junk food. tonight i even whipped up a smoothie for my little bro...with greek yogurt for protein, blueberry keifer for probiotics, a banana, some strawberries, and a little honey. i even crunched up some multi-vitamins and vitamin c. he pushed it away. so, now i've got a giant mess on the island to clean up and i guess some sort of super food for dinner, because i inherited the smoothie. for the record, it is delicious.
:: just to prove emma's boredom level, here's a photo of her arm. she attempted to dot herself like a dalmation.
:: this was of course, after an afternoon of movies, the last one being 101 dalmations. clever, eh?
:: i do have one positive for the day. carson let me read an entire book to him tonight! it was the big red barn, which is one of our family favorites. we have the chunky book version, which is much cheaper than the one i just linked you to, and would make a great gift for a little one :) he made all of the animal sounds, and we made it to the end! i'm not sure if it was because he is still sick, or if he's finally gained the attention span to listen to a whole story. i guess time will tell.
:: let's hope it sooner rather than later.
:: if i can put away my thoughts of puking for a bit, i plan to tackle all of my lagging posts....
our trip to the pumpkin patch will be here.
emma's costume parade will be here.
a few pics with the pumpkins will be here.
one more excuse to dress up will be here.
our neighborhood party will be here.
and halloween night will be here.
whew. i did it. i finished all of our october outings :) i felt like the little engine that could. do y'all read that book? thanks to sister, we have our very own copy and love it. now let's see what all i have left on my camera now.
:: it's been a rough couple of weeks, so for now this is all i've got.
:: prayers please for a well baby and a house that sells soon.
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