Did You Say Lice Outbreak?!
Along with the joy of having kids comes the good, bad and the ugly that you mostly catch from other kids. The contagiousness of a snotty nose, strep throat or croup cough doesn’t even compare to the pains and aches of catching lice. I remember having lice when I was a kid…..it’s AWFUL. It took my Mom forever to help me get rid of it after many treatments of soaking my head in chemicals so strong you’d think your nose was about to fall off. Saioa’s older sister, Serophina, goes to kindergarten and the school recently sent home a letter informing us that there was a student that was found to have lice. A couple days later, I talked to her teacher and she said that the one student, had now turned into seven students that had it. Thankfully all the cases were in the higher level classes, but I
Joshua and The Pediatrician
This week, Joshua had his eighteen-month well-baby visit. While I really don’t like going to the pediatrician’s office, I am always curious to see how they’re growing and developing. It *almost* makes up for the ridiculously long wait. There were no major surprises this time. Joshua is still big. Twenty-eight pounds, two ounces and nearly thirty-four inches big. He’s at least seventy-fifth percentile across the board, with his height coming in closer to ninetieth percentile. No wonder I feel like I’m feeding a bottomless pit – he is one! They went through the standard developmental questions – how many words does he speak, does he know at least two body parts, is he a good sleeper, etc. He did well on all of them. I was also given an evaluation to fill in to assess for autism. I was relieved that he passed with flying colors. She was surprised to
I Have An Underweight Baby?
At Ben’s last doctor’s appointment, when he was around six months old, he weighed roughly sixteen pounds. As usual, his height and weight was small for his age, but that’s just part of the deal when you’re cursed with two short parents. Last week, we went in for his nine month checkup. They weighed him and measured him, and he had gained… nothing. He was still sixteen pounds, maybe a few ounces heavier, but that was it. I was definitely surprised — he feels heavier to me! The doctor, after seeing the results and examining Ben, was confused. After all, Ben doesn’t look skinny or underweight. He asked how much he eats (A LOT), and was still puzzled. He eats plenty, he looks healthy, but for whatever reason, he’s just didn’t gain any weight between appointments. To be safe, he made an appointment for us to come back in a
Toddler Teeth and Vitamin D
When Saioa was an infant, her Pediatrician recommended giving her a daily dropper full of vitamin D. Since she was breast fed, she wasn’t getting the extra Vitamin D that was in baby formula. I did it for about the first year of her life, but when she started eating solids on a regular basis the vitamin D drops sort of fell to the wayside. Hopefully she’s getting enough of it from milk and other dairy products, but I know that the extra vitamin D will only help her when she’s older. Shame on me for letting that go, but I’m hoping that once she’s two years old (which is only in another three months, yikes!) it’ll be easier because I can just give her a Princess gummy vitamin like how Serophina takes. Another something that I’ve not been vigilant about is brushing her teeth. Now that she has a
My Second Resolution
This week, I’m focusing on my New Year’s Resolutions. Last time, I wrote about my first resolution – to better manage my time. I’m starting to work on that one and can already report having finished two books. My next New Year’s Resolution involves the whole family this time. We need to be healthier. I’ve written before about my struggles to lose the baby weight. I’ve never lost the weight from the previous baby before getting pregnant with the next one, and the additive nature of this is not working out well. I’m a good thirty pounds heavier than I was when I met Chad. Yikes! During the holidays, we also had a lot of junk food laying around the house, and Nathan and Emily got too used to a ready supply of treats. So, it’s time to purge the cabinets, and get started on living a healthier lifestyle. The
Our Least Favorite Christmas Gift: Pink Eye!
Somehow Isaac and I must have ended up on the naughty list because the Friday before Christmas we got matching presents…red teary eyes leaking green goo. Very seasonably appropriate color scheme, but not what I had in mind! No advance warning either! I picked my toddler up from preschool on Thursday night and noticed a small bit of mucus in the corner of one eye, but was not overly alarmed, as the poor kid has had a cold with assorted coughs, sneezes, and runny nose on and off for more than a month now. However, as the evening progressed through dinner and playing and bath time, that one eye of Isaac’s kept oozing and then he began rubbing both eyes saying they hurt and were itchy. Uh-oh! Hello pink eye, haven’t seen you in about a year, so we were due for a visit anyway. We all sprung into crisis
