Heartbreaker

Doesn't that look just say,"I'm coming to break your heart baby!"?

Disclaimer: Please, pay no attention to the stack of papers, package of bottled water, dishrag or box of Diet Dr. Pepper in the background. I assure you that though it is all part of the organized chaos of my household and is sitting on my kitchen table that it does NOT prohibit us from eating together every night. Thanks, The Mom.

Logan Finds His Tongue

Doctors Appt.

Just a quick note...we ended up taking Logan to the Dr. this afternoon. He hadn't had a nap all day. He finally fell asleep at 2:45 then at 2:55 the doctors office called and said they could see him at 3:15. I almost told them to just forget it. I sooooo did NOT want to wake him up. However, since I had to go to work this weekend I didn't feel like it was fair to leave a sick babe home with his daddy with no other option for treatment outside of ER.

Not that I have a thing against ERs(okay maybe just this one in town) but I would rather have Logan see his own doctor while the clinic was open. So we got the little man up and away to the doctors we went. He actually slept through getting in his carseat and the drive there so he got a total of maybe 30 min. of sleep. Then of course we had to weigh him. The nurse was nice enough not to make us strip him completely down. With his onesie, pants and diaper he weighed 16 lbs. 15.5 oz. This would put him 70th percentile on weight. We skipped the rest of his measurements for this visit.

The doctor looked him over. She couldn't see in his ear canals for all the wax buildup so I got to hold him down while she cleaned them out with a scoop. I think this is an extremely nice word for this tool as it resembled more of an ice pick than a scoop. Anyhow, he survived with much screaming. She reported that his ears looked a bit irritated but no fluid visible yet. His throat was red and inflammed. We left with two prescriptions: an antibiotic and a cocktail that is supposed to help ease the pain of his throat. We had instructions not to start the antibiotic unless he failed to improve with the other.

I filled them both. So far he has puked up every med I've given him today...no wonder his throat is red and inflammed. We haven't started the antibiotic. Honestly it is a big amount and I'm not convinced he could keep it down anyway.

So I'm off to work in the morning and it will be the boys here holding down the fort. Maybe Logan will have a good night and an even better day tomorrow...I can hope.

A Very Short...Wait Maybe Long...Night

It was a short night for sleeping...a very long night to get through. I'm not sure what Logan's deal was last night. He was somewhat fitful when he went to bed around his normal time. Then he woke up at two and I couldn't get him back to sleep. Actually I rocked him back to sleep three times and the minute I laid him down he would start fussing.

SO I decided to let him cry it out. That lasted all of maybe ten minutes and his daddy couldn't take it anymore. I then conceded, got up and took him downstairs to play. By ten after five he was finally ready to go back to bed. He is so very gassy right now. We started baby foods in addition to his rice twice a day last Sunday. We have also started the Mylicon drops hoping that they will help. So far I'm not impressed. This is all such a change for him. He usually gets up two to three times a night to nurse but goes right back to bed.

Any tips out there from other mommies? I'm sure it is going to take awhile for his system to get regulated but is there anything I can do in the meantime?

Learning How To Sit

Look at what a big boy I am!

Logan has been working on sitting up unsupported for awhile now. I think he is finally there. He does still fall over sometimes when he gets excited or forgets how big his head is. He rolls all over front to back and back to front. I rarely find him still on his back when I get him out of bed...he's a tummy sleeper(against my wishes). Someday I am going to have fun telling his girlfriends about how much he drools in his sleep. His cribs sheets always have big drool cirlces on them! Hopefully he will grow out of that. It seems like he is changing everyday.

A Special Someone...

I did a photoshoot today for a former patient of mine. Of course I did it free of charge...trying to learn a little more about my new camera. I became good friends with her mommy and daddy while she was in the hospital and just had to ask permission to share his pic. This is Sophia. I loved seeing her home with her parents and siblings. She's thriving, of course they usually do when you get them home!

San Antonio, AJ's ABT Graduation

That's AJ in the middle

Graduation Parade

The flags were beautiful.

It was chilly but we were all so proud that it didn't matter.

Me, AJ(brother) and Kati(Sis)

The Family

He looks so handsome.

It felt so good to have a hug from him.

Playtime with Nana and Papa

I love this picture!

Okay, so here's the rest of the pics from this week. We had a great time but are so glad to be home. I'm so proud of my brother and can't wait unil the next time we get to see him. There wasn't nearly enough time...But, I'm so thankful for the moments we had. Way to go AJ! We love you.