What a rough week

This past week has been rough. We noticed on Saturday that Braxton was really out of sorts. His hands were freezing at all times and he was just grumpy. Sunday B had a low grade fever or 100.2. He had a cold the week before so we figured it had settled into his chest. On Monday, I called and got the kids an appt after I was done with school. I called my mom who had them to let her know so they would still be awake and ready to go. She informed me that Braxton and Arianna had fevers of 100.4 and 100.6. We headed to the doctor and waited forever. Arianna was diagnoised with a very nasty ear infection and bronchitis. We got a referral out to the ENT. We head to the ENT on this Wednesday. Then onto mister Braxton. His lungs were clear and so were his ears. His diagnoises was a cold. He has also been doing something weird with his eyes so I had the doctor check his eyes. He will focus on something and then blink and hold his eyes shut for a couple seconds and then refocus. We are being referred out to a pediatric eye doctor to get his eyes checked and have his droopy eye lid looked at. We go there on the 8th of February. We left with the understanding that if B still had a fever on Wednesday we were to bring him back since it would be day 5 of a low grade fever.

Tuesday came and went with a low grade fever and B never moved off the couch from 330 until he asked to go to bed at 630. His appetite was gone, he was drinking just enough to go to the bathroom 2 times a day. Wednesday came and he woke up fever free so I was hopefully. At noon his fever was up to 100.8 so I called and schedule him an appt for that afternoon. The doctor informed me that nothing was wrong with him. I raised hell and told them that I refused to leave the office without further testing. They ordered blood work and chest xray. They wanted blood work ran first but I refused to put him through that when the chest xray could show something and be less invasive. (I should add 2 of his cousins had bronchitis 2 weeks prior, his other cousin had pneumonia the week prior and his little sister had bronchitis 2 days earlier). We proceeded with the chest xray and it should that my little guy had pneumonia. It was a crazy week but the kids are feeling better.

Ahna was doing better for the first 4-5 days of her antibiotic but she is now waking again during the night and just hateful all around. This was the same thing that happened when she was on the last antibiotic 2 weeks ago for an ear infection...the first 4 days went great but then she was miserable again. Darn ear infections are miserable and just won't leave.

7 years

Scott and I have been married for 7 years. It has been a great journey. This journey has seen many ups and downs. Thankfully the ups outweigh the downs. Scott and I have had 3 healthy and beautiful children, many job changes, bought a house, and just enjoyed life. We are looking forward to many many more years together.

Wonderful Weekend!

This weekend was our weekend away. For Christmas I asked for a trip away with just the five of us. Scott planned a trip to Splash Universe in Dundee. We ended up leaving little Miss Ahna behind and it was a good decision. She wouldn't have tolerated being in the pools all day and then sleeping at the hotel well either. We had tons of fun. We pulled Kenz out of school early on Friday and ended down. We checked in and headed straight to the water park. It was perfect size for our family...not sure kids over the age of 10 would enjoy it so much though. It wasn't real big but was perfect for us. The kids were very brave and did very well in the water. Braxton jumped right in and had a blast. We took a break mid day and had some snacks and then hit the park again. We took the kids to eat at the Treehouse Pub and Grub, and then to the arcade. They were exhausted but they had a hard time going to sleep. For some reason our children hate sleeping at hotels...grr. Saturday they spent some time in the water park again but not for long...they were too tired. We then headed over to Cabelas to walk around and check it out. The kids loved seeing all the displays but didnt' last long...they needed a nap. The weekend was great.

January 2010....

has been pretty good to us so far. On January 2nd we had all the children baptized at St. Michaels (see the post about that down a little farther if you haven't already). That night Makenzi's hands and feet started peeling in sheets. We couldn't really figure it out but figured it was part of the virus she had before Christmas.

I enjoyed the last of my break from school. The children returned to school and were pretty happy about it...well except Braxton. Braxton had a rough first day back. He actually had to come home early. I got a call after being home an hour. The teacher informed me that B was sick and needed to be picked up. I took off and got there to find B sitting in a chair next to a garbage can...until he seen me. He lit right up and was so excited to be going home. We were barely out of the school when B informed me he had to go potty and couldn't use the school potty...and that he was hungry and wanted lunch. I brought him home, let him use the bathroom and fed him. He was fine but I sure was glad to have the teachers call me. They were so apologetic but I just laughed and said it was no big deal. Little stinker is a game player. Needless to say he hasn't tried it since.

A week ago little Miss Ahna wasn't sleeping well at night and I just relayed it us having 2 weeks off routine and daddy being home more. I took her to my mom's house on Monday...after being up all night with her. I had to go to class. When I got home I was telling my mom that I was exhausted because of Ahna not sleeping and my mom told me to look at Ahna's ear. Yep my baby girl ruptured her ear drum due to an infection. I took her into the doctor and got her an antibiotic. I mentioned Makenzi's peeling issue from 2 weeks prior and they decided to treat her for Strep based only on symptoms since her strep tests were negative. They told me she wasn't contagious anymore but could be harboring the bacteria which could cause issues to her organs later. Well we are 1 week into both girls antibiotics. Miss Ahna still isn't improving...she keeps grabbing at her ear and WILL NOT sleep through the night. It is very frustrating. Now the boy and the baby have nasty coughs only at night so that helps keep us all awake. It has been a rough month on sleep. I have a feeling a return to the pediatrician's office is neccessary. I also plan to get a referral out to an ENT...time to discuss ear tubes. Way to many ear infections in her short little life for my liking.

I am taking a Math class this semester. I dread math, since it is not my strong suit. We are two weeks in and so far so good. I hope it continues to go this well. The class is Allied Health Math. Lots of medicine dosages and such.

We have a special get away planned for this coming weekend. We are taking the older two with us but little Miss Ahna is being left behind. She just won't enjoy the trip like the rest of us. I will post more details when we get back. Plus I will post lots of pictures. I am so excited about this. Our little family has never been on a vacation/getaway without extra family members going. We love to go with family and friends but this will be a nice treat. Scott got me the best Christmas present.

Makenzi

Lost her first tooth tonight! Her tooth has been lose for about 6 weeks to my knowledge and it just didn't seem to be getting lose enough to come out. Kenzi wasn't big on wiggling it though and trying to get it out. I tried to remember every other day or so to check it and wiggle it some to help it along. Finally tonight she should it to me and it was laying down instead of standing up like normal. I wiggled it around some and popped it right out. Hopefully the tooth fairy remembers tonight...I would hate for it to be forgotten.

Kittens

Well we have 2 kittens. The kids got them for Christmas presents from Scott and me. They are 2 little boys. Diesel and Rig are the names. Diesel is all black and Rig is a tiger striped cat. Braxton loves these kittens. He is actually the reason we got them. He cried all the way home from Petsmart one day because we didn't buy him a kitten. The kittens are very playful yet very good with the kids. Braxton goes around telling Diesel and Rig that he loves them all the time, worries about them when he is gone etc. He is in love. But there is bad news unfortunately. We are 95% sure that Makenzi is allergic to them. Within 24 hours of the kittens coming into the house Makenzi started in with a dry annoying cough. Doesn't get better or worse over time. Unfortunately it sounds just like Allergies. I plan to call the doctor and see about allergy testing since they already feel she has other allergies. Only time will tell. I know that we will break my son's little heart though if the kittens have to find a new home, which will break our hearts. Makenzi likes the kittens as well but definitely not as much as her brother. Arianna isn't so fond of them especially when the run past her or try to play with her.

The kids Baptism

January 2, 2010 was a big day in our house. We had all three children baptized at St. Michaels Catholic Church of Maple Grove. It took many years of talking and praying about it for it to happen. Scott had to take his time in his decision which was fine with me. We have been attending St. Michaels off and on for the last 4 years or so. We were also trying other churches at the same time. I was raised in St. Michaels and kept coming back. This year I decided it was time to get the gets more involved so I signed Makenzi up for the Vacation Bible School, and then both Makenzi and Braxton up for the Atrium (Cathecesis) classes. This was a turning point for both kids. They both became extremely interested in the church and faith. At this point Scott was convinced it was right. I called Father TJ and set the meeting up and got the day scheduled. We had also decided that their baptism would take place after mass because the kids are much older and we didn't know how they would react.

Saturday went very well. We took the kids to 5 o'clock mass. We made them wear regular clothes though because wearing all white was scary to me...they would have ruined it somehow I am sure. The kids were excited and had a hard time making it through mass. We survived though.

The baptism went very well. Father TJ did great with the kids...even though they were running away and playing. It was rough. When we tried to hold onto them they would scream and cry so he just let them run. One of the bonuses of doing the baptism after mass.

Some funny moments: Ahna doesn't like water on her head so she grumbled and scolded all the way through it, then when she was done she gave Father the most awful look...he laughed and said he was glad looks don't kill! Father TJ informed my brother (one of the Godparents) that all Godparents now have to pay for college education...he sent my brother into a panic when he started adding up all the kids he would have to pay college for.

After the baptism we went to the little local restaurant and had dinner. The food was awesome and the company was wonderful! We had a very nice time and are thankful for everybody who joined us.

Here are our pictures!
Our Family with Father TJ

Kenzi being Baptized

Braxton being Baptized

Ahna being Baptized

The baptismal candles caused major trouble. Makenzi got to hold her own, Ahna and Braxton both wanted to hold their own as well. Braxton ended up holding his with help, I ended up trapping Ahna so she couldn't grab the candle and one of the Godfathers held the extra candle so we didn't have any issues. Lots of screaming and crying took place at this time.

Braxton by himself


Kenzi by herself

Ahna by herself

Ahna playing peek a boo as we try to take pictures


The Godparents.

Makenzi with hers. Uncle Lonnie and Aunt Shelly (our best friend, and our sister in law)

Braxton with his. Uncle Jeff and Aunt Rachel (my brother, our best friend)

Arianna with hers. Uncle Joe and Aunt Sheryl (my brother and my sil)


My parents and my grandma with all 3 kids

Aunt Kristi with all 3 kids. (my best friend)

Scotts parents with all 3 kids.

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010

2009 has been quite the year for us. Overall it has been a great one.

Our Highlights:

Arianna Mary had her big 1st Birthday!
Scott got a promotion at Werner.
Makenzi started Kindergarten!
Braxton started Preschool!
I started college classes again.
We spent a week camping at the Cabin this summer..that was a lot of fun.
We got a new van..that was very exciting for me.


Our Rough times (Much less than our good times)

Made several trips to Ann Arbor (U-M Hospital) with Braxton.
We had about 6 weeks of nonstop sickness this fall.


2010 is starting off to be a great year! Makenzi Anne, Braxton Charles Adam, and Arianna Mary were all baptized this weekend at St. Michaels of Maple Grove....I will go into further detail and post pictures in another post. We also have a weekend getaway planned in just a couple weeks. We are heading to Splash Universe in Dundee. I can't wait to take the kids and have some fun. We also plan to go to Cabelas then too.

Goodbye 2009, Hello 2010. I hope that 2010 can be as great or even better than 2009. I hope all of you have a wonderful year full of happiness and health!