Quick Update

This kid is going to be the death of me...

Last Thursday I got a call from daycare that Cole had a fever so I needed to come and get him. Just like the time before, he was running hot but was acting like his normal self so I skipped a trip to the doctor. The next morning he was still running a fever but was acting very sad... not normal for him. So I brought him into Ready Care assuming it would  be a quick in-and-out and we'd be on our way. Wrong. I was told to take Cole to Children's as they didn't think it was "just an ear infection".

So many tears later I picked up J and we took Cole in. After being poked and prodded they determined it wasn't meningitis but there was some sort of infection. They gave Cole some antibiotics through his IV (so sad) and sent us home. By this time our lil' man was giggling and acting totally normal. Again, he's going to make me go crazy!
[side note: Thank you mom for coming down... I really appreciate it]

Follow-up appointment on Saturday showed a double ear infection... they assumed that Friday was the onset... awesome. Let's hope that's not a pattern for him!

But, in the end, Cole is a rockstar and is acting 100% - and I much rather have them be over cautious then not enough.

Here's a pic at the ER - Just hanging out with his IV-ready foot:

More news to come later this week but I wanted to make sure to wish Hannah a very happy 1st birthday! You're party was oh-so fun (good job Nic) and you now have a WAY more clothes than me!

Happy Mother's Day

What a week! As my last post said, Cole had a fever Tuesday night so we kept him home from daycare on Wednesday (Nana Pugh came over) - He was totally normal the entire day. So weird! He went back-to-school on Thursday and had a great day. I have no idea what brought on that type of fever (for a couple of hours) but I'm happy he's better.

Friday night J and I went out to dinner as Pat and Jenna watched Cole. [Thank you again] Saturday morning J was off to play softball so Cole and I spent the day running errands, going on walks (SO nice out) and taking naps (him, not me). It was a really fun day that ended with lil' man sleeping from 8:30pm-6:30am! Bliss!

And today... HAPPY ME DAY! Had a wonderful morning teaching yoga and hanging out with my mom and dad. Now I'm home... doing work... but spending some time with J and Cole. It was a wonderful day/weekend!

Here are some pictures of our lil' monster - I can't get over how big he's gotten and how much he's developing. Every week he does something new... and next week he'll be 5 months old! When the hell did that happen!??!

naked baby!!!

fell to the side while trying to sit-up :: still holding his toy though

Happy Mama's Day to all those wonderful mom, grandmas, aunties and fraunties -you all make this world such a better and more sparkling place!

Thank You...

Thank you Cole for feeling better (besides the cough). Your mama can now sleep (a little) better at night. Your dad can bring you to Perkins with little fear of a meltdown. Your Nana gets smiles on walks.

Thank you Cole for giving your Mom and Dad your cold. Their throats are sore and their noses are runny. Hopefully it doesn't come back to you!

Thank you Caribou Coffee for your Miracle Tea (mix of Jasmine Green Tea, Peppermint Tea and Honey). You have made me feel slightly back to normal... minus the plugged ear.

Thank you Gallon Challenge (just what it sounds like... one gallon of water in one day) for making Jason feel much better. So much so he was able to mock my plugged ear over lunch... AND is currently writing a guest post for tomorrow!

Home from School

Our little monster will be playing hooky from school again today. As mentioned in my previous post, Cole has RSV. Besides a bad cough he had been doing fine until Wednesday night. Every bottle would go down... and then come right back up! Not fun! Since he didn't have a fever and was acting his normal perky-self, I took him to daycare Thursday morning. Don't judge.

At about 12:30 my phone rang and it was daycare. He was acting like a doll but still not keeping anything down. They were baffled [and if you can baffle daycare ladies you know you've got something special].

So I brought Cole home and called the doc.

After numerous steam rooms, nose suctions, saline, wishing, hoping, and finger crossing - we're still home from daycare/work BUT...
  Cole:    Kept down about 8 oz. last night and just finished 5 oz... and it's still in that tummy!
  Couch:   Covered in blankets and towels just in case it decides to come back up
  Mom:   A little stressed and tired. Cole's cough is hard to sleep through... and the fear that the internet     instills on you will keep you up the other part of the night
  Dad:    In Cinci - Jason had to fly out yesterday afternoon for work. Yep, the timing was fantastic!