Owen has officially been fever free for 48 hours and vomit/diarrhea free for 24. Thank goodness!! To celebrate yesterday, Owen and I spent the entire day (except for nap) out of the house. In the morning we went to the Palo Alto Jr. Museum and in the afternoon we went to the park with our friends Jade and Dana!
I have almost no voice, can't always breathe out of my nose (nothing a little Afrin can't fix) and a slight cough, but I actually feel ok!
The weather is beautiful and feels to great to be out and about!
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
Still sick...
The poor little guy is still running a fever, around 100, but still a fever, 6 days of a fever is a long time. Luckily no more vomit since Wednesday. However, he hardly has a voice , so everything sounds like a super high pitched annoying whine and he gets easily exhausted. We went on a walk today and a played for a few minutes at the park and he could barely keep his eyes open coming home.
To add to our misery, Owen's been waking up 5-8 times a night for over a week now (every night)! Granted, it is getting me back into fighting shape for the newborn days, but I'm exhausted, fighting getting sick (I have mild cold symptoms but no stomach flu signs) and need sleep. Finally last night at 2am, after getting up at 9:45p, 11pm, and 1am, I just climbed into bed with him, knowing at least we'd get some sleep. It worked, all both slept soundly until 5am when I snuck out. Three solid hours! Yippee! It's better than just falling asleep and being jolted up every 60 to 90 minutes.
I hope next week is better. We haven't seen any friends or really any live humans since Monday morning, and although I shower daily, I'm living in pj's and workout clothes since I've had to change a million times a day, my hair is a frizzy disaster, and my face hasn't seen so much as chap stick in the last 6 days. PRETTY!
To add to our misery, Owen's been waking up 5-8 times a night for over a week now (every night)! Granted, it is getting me back into fighting shape for the newborn days, but I'm exhausted, fighting getting sick (I have mild cold symptoms but no stomach flu signs) and need sleep. Finally last night at 2am, after getting up at 9:45p, 11pm, and 1am, I just climbed into bed with him, knowing at least we'd get some sleep. It worked, all both slept soundly until 5am when I snuck out. Three solid hours! Yippee! It's better than just falling asleep and being jolted up every 60 to 90 minutes.
I hope next week is better. We haven't seen any friends or really any live humans since Monday morning, and although I shower daily, I'm living in pj's and workout clothes since I've had to change a million times a day, my hair is a frizzy disaster, and my face hasn't seen so much as chap stick in the last 6 days. PRETTY!
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Sick and Tired
On Monday, Owen woke up from his nap crying. Really crying, which he normally doesn't do. I go in there and he's crying so hard he starts to cough and then throws up, just a little! I think that it's just because he was crying so hard. We get some water and snuggle on the couch. He feels a little warm, but not really feverish.
Our babysitter, Neddy is due to arrive any minute. I give her the run down and ask her to call me if he gets worse or really throws up. When I leave he's running around, playing with her. I get my knucks and kisses and he says "I will see you when you get back." I feel ok leaving.
Well, not an hour later Neddy calls saying he only wants to be held and feels really hot. I head home. As soon as I walk in the door, I can see he's sick. He's pale and laying on the couch as she reads to him. I pick him up and not 10 seconds later he vomits, A LOT! Poor little guy. I thank and pay Neddy. She's such a sweetheart that she insists on mopping up the mess and sets out a new outfit for Owen.
We take some medicine, get in the shower and spend the rest of the afternoon snuggled on the couch watching Blues Clues and Dora.
Tuesday, he has a fever but no vomiting. Wednesday lots of vomiting and still a fever. Today, no vomiting but still a fever. Luckily I still feel OK! I've been drinking water and taking my vitamins, hoping that'll keep it far away from me and baby brother!
Now, I don't have a weak stomach. As long as it's not mine, blood and bodily fluids don't really bother me. However, I prefer NOT be thrown up on multiple times a day and with Owen, he doesn't really give you the option! When he's about to get sick, he wants you to hold your hand tightly over his mouth, which results in a complete spray of puke! All over both of us! It's disgusting. I try to get him to the sink or the bathroom in time, really anywhere off the couch or rugs, but it still covers us both. So needless to say, we had multiple showers and wardrobe changes on Wednesday. Such is the life of a mommy!
Our babysitter, Neddy is due to arrive any minute. I give her the run down and ask her to call me if he gets worse or really throws up. When I leave he's running around, playing with her. I get my knucks and kisses and he says "I will see you when you get back." I feel ok leaving.
Well, not an hour later Neddy calls saying he only wants to be held and feels really hot. I head home. As soon as I walk in the door, I can see he's sick. He's pale and laying on the couch as she reads to him. I pick him up and not 10 seconds later he vomits, A LOT! Poor little guy. I thank and pay Neddy. She's such a sweetheart that she insists on mopping up the mess and sets out a new outfit for Owen.
We take some medicine, get in the shower and spend the rest of the afternoon snuggled on the couch watching Blues Clues and Dora.
Tuesday, he has a fever but no vomiting. Wednesday lots of vomiting and still a fever. Today, no vomiting but still a fever. Luckily I still feel OK! I've been drinking water and taking my vitamins, hoping that'll keep it far away from me and baby brother!
Now, I don't have a weak stomach. As long as it's not mine, blood and bodily fluids don't really bother me. However, I prefer NOT be thrown up on multiple times a day and with Owen, he doesn't really give you the option! When he's about to get sick, he wants you to hold your hand tightly over his mouth, which results in a complete spray of puke! All over both of us! It's disgusting. I try to get him to the sink or the bathroom in time, really anywhere off the couch or rugs, but it still covers us both. So needless to say, we had multiple showers and wardrobe changes on Wednesday. Such is the life of a mommy!
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Sunday, August 16, 2009
San Mateo County Fair
So a few weeks ago we went to the Santa Clara Fair and I remarked how we'd go to our local one and be disappointed because of the cost and crowds.
Well I was wrong!
We went this weekend and to our surprise, it was FREE! I don't know why. We looked it up online and it said nothing about free admission and we had full intentions on paying $20 just to get in, $8 to park, and $20 for rides and then however much, on whatever the pregnant lady needed to eat!
We found quick, close and free parking. We walked up to the gate and they guy said "Welcome, it's free right now." And THEN, right as you walk in, a man was handing out FREE ice cream! Honestly, could get much better??? We were all as happy as can be!
This was by far Owen's favorite and wanted to go 100 times, it was also everyone else's favorite and had huge, slow moving line.
Well I was wrong!
We went this weekend and to our surprise, it was FREE! I don't know why. We looked it up online and it said nothing about free admission and we had full intentions on paying $20 just to get in, $8 to park, and $20 for rides and then however much, on whatever the pregnant lady needed to eat!
We found quick, close and free parking. We walked up to the gate and they guy said "Welcome, it's free right now." And THEN, right as you walk in, a man was handing out FREE ice cream! Honestly, could get much better??? We were all as happy as can be!
This was by far Owen's favorite and wanted to go 100 times, it was also everyone else's favorite and had huge, slow moving line.Lady bug car!
I was holding Matt's beer as he put Owen on the lady bug ride and of course he thought a pregnant lady with a beer was an excellent photo op! He's lucky all did was hold it! It was everything in my power not to go behind a tree and chug it, as fast as I could!
So another successful fair! We have some super cute dancing video of Owen. We think it's so great because the kid doesn't usually break out to the beat, not a big dancer our little guy. But for some reason there was this three man band that really brought it out in him.
I was holding Matt's beer as he put Owen on the lady bug ride and of course he thought a pregnant lady with a beer was an excellent photo op! He's lucky all did was hold it! It was everything in my power not to go behind a tree and chug it, as fast as I could!
So another successful fair! We have some super cute dancing video of Owen. We think it's so great because the kid doesn't usually break out to the beat, not a big dancer our little guy. But for some reason there was this three man band that really brought it out in him.
The problem is, I cannot for the life of me figure out how to get videos off our new camera. I think they download somewhere on the computer, but I can't find them, so that makes it impossible to post them. But trust me, they're super cute!
Friday, August 14, 2009
Another Potty Training Attempt = FAIL
I don't know why I even try. I feel some pressure to have him trained by the time baby brother gets here, but I'm not sure why. All the doctors and experts say he'll relapse when the baby gets here anyway. All my friends with older boys say just to wait and it'll be way easier. But alas, I insist on torturing myself.
Our friends Angela and Jacob did the Three Day Potty Training Program and had great success. Basically, you commit to throwing out your diapers and tell the kid to tell you when they need to go potty and run them to the bathroom when they start to go. Simple enough. I'm determined to give it a shot.
Yesterday, I talked to Owen about being "all out of diapers" and tomorrow he is going to start wearing big boy underwear and go potty in the potty. He seemed on board.
Starting this morning at 8:00am we put on our big boy underwear and he stays dry for one hour and 45 minutes! FANTASTIC! I tell him a least 600 times to tell me if he has to go potty. We play and I don't let him out of my sight. I finally go to fill up my water bottle, I'm out of the room 30 seconds. Come back to wet underpants. REAL wet! An hour and forty-five minutes of holding it wet! I run him to the bathroom, excitedly, put him on the potty, knowing he's done, but praise him and give high fives and some jelly beans and make it a big positive thing!
He wants nothing to do with putting on new underwear. Runs away, saying "NO NO"! I finally get them on him and start with the "tell mommy if you have to go potty" mantra again. Well, by 11:30am we had SIX wet underwear accidents. He peed every 10-15 minutes after that, standing right in front of me. He threw a fit every time I'd run him to the bathroom when he'd start to go and WOULD NOT sit on the potty and then had to be wrestled into clean underpants.
After the sixth, he crawled into my lap and said "Owen's sad"! I ask him if he wants underwear or a diaper. He says diaper. We put on the diaper and we go to make lunch.
I don't want it to be a huge battle. He's clearly not interested in it. I need to just wait.
Our friends Angela and Jacob did the Three Day Potty Training Program and had great success. Basically, you commit to throwing out your diapers and tell the kid to tell you when they need to go potty and run them to the bathroom when they start to go. Simple enough. I'm determined to give it a shot.
Yesterday, I talked to Owen about being "all out of diapers" and tomorrow he is going to start wearing big boy underwear and go potty in the potty. He seemed on board.
Starting this morning at 8:00am we put on our big boy underwear and he stays dry for one hour and 45 minutes! FANTASTIC! I tell him a least 600 times to tell me if he has to go potty. We play and I don't let him out of my sight. I finally go to fill up my water bottle, I'm out of the room 30 seconds. Come back to wet underpants. REAL wet! An hour and forty-five minutes of holding it wet! I run him to the bathroom, excitedly, put him on the potty, knowing he's done, but praise him and give high fives and some jelly beans and make it a big positive thing!
He wants nothing to do with putting on new underwear. Runs away, saying "NO NO"! I finally get them on him and start with the "tell mommy if you have to go potty" mantra again. Well, by 11:30am we had SIX wet underwear accidents. He peed every 10-15 minutes after that, standing right in front of me. He threw a fit every time I'd run him to the bathroom when he'd start to go and WOULD NOT sit on the potty and then had to be wrestled into clean underpants.
After the sixth, he crawled into my lap and said "Owen's sad"! I ask him if he wants underwear or a diaper. He says diaper. We put on the diaper and we go to make lunch.
I don't want it to be a huge battle. He's clearly not interested in it. I need to just wait.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Less than 10 weeks to go!
My doctor has yet to change my due date from October 20th to October 13th. So it's really anytime in there. However, every ultrasound technician, midwife and alternate doctor I see, insists that my due date should be closer to 10/13. I prefer earlier to later, but with Owen, I wanted later as opposed to earlier and I got earlier, so it's anyone's guess! Today at my appointment I measured 31 weeks and 4 days, which would put me even earlier than 10/13, we'll see!
I was also told (again), "That's an active one you've got in there, isn't it?" Yes, yes it is. One active one in and one active one out, makes for one tired mama!
All looks well with baby brother, strong heart rate and lots of activity.
Owen is also really starting to understand what might be happening. Yesterday he said "When baby brother comes home, I'll give him his toys." I was pretty impressed, because I thought he just assumed baby brother would stay in my belly, but he totally gets that he's going to "come home" one day!
I was also told (again), "That's an active one you've got in there, isn't it?" Yes, yes it is. One active one in and one active one out, makes for one tired mama!
All looks well with baby brother, strong heart rate and lots of activity.
Owen is also really starting to understand what might be happening. Yesterday he said "When baby brother comes home, I'll give him his toys." I was pretty impressed, because I thought he just assumed baby brother would stay in my belly, but he totally gets that he's going to "come home" one day!
Saturday, August 8, 2009
Legos!
We recently went to a car dealership to check out a car. We're in need of replacing our nearly 10 year old vehicles that are falling apart. Although we won't buy new or most likely off a lot, we wanted to check a couple of things out on a couple of cars. But that's not the point of this post.
With Owen, we can't all test drive so while Matt went on a test drive Owen and I went inside where we found a lego table and let me tell you the kid plopped himself down and quietly, busied himself until it was time to literally drag him away.
So of course, Matt wants to fuel the fire. The next day we go to the Lego Store in the mall and contemplate all the options. Until I say that we should look on Ebay and get them used, because legos in the store are surprisingly expensive, about $30 for 200 pieces or 1 pound. Well that put the man on a mission.
A few days later we are proud owners of 7 pounds of legos for about $40 and it's probably about 1500 pieces!!! The boys have really spent a good amount of time building houses, cars, helicopters and garages together, it's really, really cute!
But be warned, if you come over, wear shoes, because those little suckers hurt like hell when you step on them and there are some teeny tiny pieces that are easily lost on our carpets!
With Owen, we can't all test drive so while Matt went on a test drive Owen and I went inside where we found a lego table and let me tell you the kid plopped himself down and quietly, busied himself until it was time to literally drag him away.
So of course, Matt wants to fuel the fire. The next day we go to the Lego Store in the mall and contemplate all the options. Until I say that we should look on Ebay and get them used, because legos in the store are surprisingly expensive, about $30 for 200 pieces or 1 pound. Well that put the man on a mission.
A few days later we are proud owners of 7 pounds of legos for about $40 and it's probably about 1500 pieces!!! The boys have really spent a good amount of time building houses, cars, helicopters and garages together, it's really, really cute!
But be warned, if you come over, wear shoes, because those little suckers hurt like hell when you step on them and there are some teeny tiny pieces that are easily lost on our carpets!
Thursday, August 6, 2009
The things he's saying...
Owen can really pretty much say anything at this point, but here are some of the words or phrases that either amaze me (that he knows and uses them correctly) or crack me up:
- hold on
- actually
- instead
- in a minute
- be careful, you don't want hurt yourself
- not right now
- whatcha doing?
- first, second, third
- I'm not kidding
- that's a good idea
- I have a surprise for you
- I found a spot for you
- it's really dark in there
Of course there are tons more, but now that I sat down, I've drawn a blank! I'll add to it later!
He also is BIG into pretending. He'll make fire engines, cat houses, caves, and full meals for you...all invisible, but completely real!
Sunday, August 2, 2009
The Santa Clara Fair
Ever since Disneyland and Legoland, Owen has been asking for rides. They're surprisingly hard to come by in this area. An internet search however solved our problem. The Santa Clara County Fair. Free admission and free parking sealed the deal. We loaded up and headed down.
It was a little strange because we're used to the San Mateo County Fair, where it's crazy crowded, insanely expensive and usually 100 degrees! Here we were one of maybe 15 families at the whole place, (not counting the 4-H and FFA kids by the animals) but everywhere else we were basically all alone. So for $15 and a 20 minute drive, we had a super fun morning!
Owen loved the ATV ride...
Waiting with dad for the 'spinney ride'. It was waaaay faster than either of them expected, but Owen still loved it.
Our cute little cowboy!
Owen loved this tiny goat, until it started to eat his shirt.
Our fair starts next week and I'm sure we'll go and wish we were at this cute, little cheap fair!
It was a little strange because we're used to the San Mateo County Fair, where it's crazy crowded, insanely expensive and usually 100 degrees! Here we were one of maybe 15 families at the whole place, (not counting the 4-H and FFA kids by the animals) but everywhere else we were basically all alone. So for $15 and a 20 minute drive, we had a super fun morning!
Owen loved the ATV ride...
Waiting with dad for the 'spinney ride'. It was waaaay faster than either of them expected, but Owen still loved it.
Our cute little cowboy!
Owen loved this tiny goat, until it started to eat his shirt.
Our fair starts next week and I'm sure we'll go and wish we were at this cute, little cheap fair!
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