z update

Thanks for all who asked how the little guy was doing...I am happy to report we were good last night and this morning....he was DEFINITELY back to his happy smiley self! I guess we are through the bug. I am just relieved it never really affected his sleeping through the night or eating and that it was not an ear infection!! :)

Hard Knocks

I was about to grumble when Matt decided to start another show at 9:45....but when I saw it was Hard Knocks, I decided to enjoy the eye candy for the next hour. I mean, when you have got this, this, and THIS, count me in!! GO COWBOYS! :)

Adventure to the Doctor's Office

That's right people...me and my "first-time-momma"ness took the Z Man to the doc today.

Yesterday when I picked up Z from school, he was on the floor being outfit changed and screaming. This is the first time I have EVER seen him upset at school. His teacher told me he had just thrown up all over himself, her, and the bouncy seat he was sitting in. As soon as I scooped him up in his too tiny "extra outfit" (note to self, bring new change of clothes...size 3 doesn't fit any more!!), he stopped crying. So we walked around the class as I was calming him and just asking the teacher how he was all day besides this incident and he seemed fine. And then all of the sudden....BLAAA. All of me, all over him, all over again! It was enough that I could not even go to the grocery store as I had planned because there was just too much. I quickly packed us up and to the bath we headed. For the rest of the night, he was OKAY, but a little cranky and just wanted to be held which I was more than happy to oblige.

This morning he seemed back to himself but the events of the day before we enough to have me saying "uncle" and taking him in. When I arrived at school, he had just fallen asleep for about 5 minutes. I knew this was not going to be good. My child does not like to be woken up and needs his sleep. He went into the car seat without too much fuss but i feared what was to come. Z continued to be okay until it was time to be weighed. He did not like that. Then the temperature taken. He did not like that. And then the resident came in...and he did not like any of that! He was half playing with her stethoscope/half fussing. Everything checked out okay though...ears, nose, throat, chest, diaper area, etc. She called in our doc to do the final once over and this is where it got interesting. It started with the ear checking....fussing turned into crying...crying turned into screaming....and screaming turned into inconsolable sobbing. It was so out of control and out of character that Doc decided to do a quick blood test to rule out whatever they rule out with blood. It took me about 10 minutes to calm him down. I could feel the stares through the walls as other mothers were wondering what in the WORLD is wrong with that child. And then he stopped. Doc came back in. Blood was totally normal. Final conclusion....viral infection...aka, the common bug. She assured me that all was well, watch him for more fever and that most likely it would be all back to normal in a day or two. Whew.

To top it all off, I walked out of our exam room and in the room across was one of my PEO sisters and her son. "Was that your baby crying in there...I was feeling for the mother!". Yeah, that was fun. I think Z scared the whole office.

Anyway, we got home and Z Man was all smiles. We played, had our bottle and went down for a nice long nap. And then the rest of the evening was like normal. He ate his rice cereal, bottle, played, bathed, and down for the count. He cried a bit but all in all, I think we are getting back to normal. Let's hope it continues!

So there you have it. What a week! TGIalmostF!

Rain Day

Well it seems we survived Edouard, aka, the Rain Day. It rained off and on all day but never really hard...not even any cool thunder and lightening. I ended up working from home all day which stinks but is still better than having to have had to go to brenham and work there with Zach or have left him at home.

He was cranky today but no fever....and still no tooth. The morning was not fun, but most of the afternoon he was okay minus a few screeches and cries. He struggled when he was tired to get to sleep and it took some rocking which isn't normal. Hopefully he will be back to himself soon. He also took an army green poo today. It was weird. But after that he really seemed to feel better. Perhaps he was constipated AND teething! ;-)

It was a long day but I am glad I was able to stay at home today with Zach, even if it was a somewhat of a long and tiring day.

Hope you all stayed dry today. Anyone else do anything interesting or fun on their rain day?

Hurricane Edouard

That's right folks...Edouard, not Eduardo.......its french, not Spanish ;-)

Matt and I both have a rain day tomorrow, our offices are closed for the impending storm. Thankfully Zachary got me a "get out of going to Brenham" card because believe me people...there was no way I would have been able to leave my feverish child! :(

So.....does anyone think Edouard will do anything besides dump some rain for a couple of hours? I just saw some R.eliant energy chick talking about how not to call in if your power is out because they have technology that tells them where the outages are. No crap, really?!?! That seems very obvious to me but perhaps its because I am in the energy business? I don't know. She also said we all should be prepared to spend up to 2 weeks without electricity. Holy crap. I cannot imagine that. I would be hot, damn hot. And I would be heading over to the Labbe mansion to live with them and there generator operated house! :) Seriously. Can you imagine 2 weeks without a/c? I don't think I would make a day. How did people do it back in the day?

Anyway, little man went down with a little bit of a fuss. He usually doesn't cry at all when we lay down for bed, but not so tonight. But as soon as I went and scooped him up, he was calm. We started rocking and the head got very heavy very quickly. Sweet boy just needed his momma. Maybe we will wake up in the morning and have a tooth! One can only hope...

Adventues in Teething

So far it has not been a fun adventure! I picked up Zach from school and he was hot. I asked how he had been all day and they said he was on and off cranky and only a little warm. I got home and took his temp with the temporal artery thermometer and got anything from 99.9 to 101. I do not like this thing, maybe it is user error but who knows. I think I will get an ear one instead.

Anyway, the poor child got progressively crankier as I was trying to scan his forehead and talk to the nurse at the same time. It started off just like the random squawking/shrieking he has been doing the last week or so. But then this time it turned to crying. The nurse said to give him some Tylenol and if it doesn't get better tomorrow, to come in. She also said that if the fever breaks fairly quick after administering the Tylenol...it is probably the teeth.

So after the Tylenol and a little oragel, he was fell asleep in my arms for like an hour and a half. He did wake up crying for his bottle but has been pretty good since he's been up. We went for a walk and have been playing some. No fever back yet which is good. I will probably give him some more again when I try to get him down for bed.

Anyone else have difficulty teething time? And how long till the teeth finally broke through and he feels better? luckily my office is closed tomorrow for so i can stay home with my little guy!

I think he is Growing!!

I was going through pics tonight and noticed just how quickly Zachary is growing! Not just in weight, but mainly in height! This first pic is from the beginning of June. Next is beginning of July and the last is from about a week ago. It was the last time Zach sat on the bumbo on the counter. He is too tall and was grabbing the canisters, cabinets and anything he could get his little hands on. Mornings are now spent in the high chair! :)

June

JulyAlmost August!

The Rest of the Weekend

This afternoon we had a baby shower for JackAsh and baby Maggie. Ashley was looking very cute and got a whole bunch of good loot! I didn't have my camera with me so I'll have to get a pic from her. That was my fav part of the showers...going home and putting everything together and in its spot and imagining what this baby in my belly would look like in it all! Maggie has lots of new goodies to add to her room! :)

Z also attended the shower today! He was charming as always, but had some crazy screeching/talking going on! Lots of smiles for the ladies too ;-) No actual crying though, but he was tired. He didn't want to nap this weekend! But he took a snooze with me, Ashley, and Claude during the shower so he did get a little shut eye. I think he is teething too. Tonight after his bath, he was kind of whining/crying and gnawing like crazy on his duckie from the bath. I pulled out the oragel and the cold teething rings and that seemed to help. I think the over tiredness wasn't helping either. After his bottle, he went down to sleep immediately! Poor guy! Wonder when these teeth will show??

And last but not least, a few pics of the birthday boy and his party!

JP LOVED the cake! Opening presents

Uncle Jack practicing for Maggie with the Z ManMommy and her little guy...almost 6 months old!

Also a shout out to Al who is celebrating her 1st anniversary with Justin tomorrow! Happy Anniversary, Al & Justin!

And big hugs to Gin, who is returning to the work force tomorrow. I'll be thinking about you! The 1st day is the hardest but Paige will be in good hands!

Weekends

Although its 9:45am now, I have been up since 7:30....now here I sit on the couch with Zachary, drinking my coffee, watching Little Einsteins. 6months ago I had no clue who the Little Einsteins, Handy Mandy and a host of others even were! pSDFN (zach got hold of the key board!) Last night we had J.P.'s 1st birthday party. We had a great time and I will post some pics later. He LOVED the cake! But anyway, just sitting here this morning and thinking about how different life is from a year or so ago. We would have been still sleeping at this time and probably tired from staying up late! Half our day would be over by the time we were up and fully moving. I love being up early on the weekends now. I feel like I get a lot more done!! Although its only been 6 months, I already forget a little of life B.Z. (before Zachary). Sometimes I grumble about not being able to sleep in anymore but I actually love my weekend mornings with Zach. We get good play time in the morning when I think all babies are the happiest! :) I know I am rambling, but I guess I am just trying to say.......I love my new life as a mom!!

Z Man's Adventures in Cereal

Well, we attempted it! Not sure how much was actually consumed but I know some went down. He didn't seem to mind too much except for that it wasn't the instant satisfaction of the bottle. It must have worn him out though cause he practically fell asleep mid-bottle. If you have any tips on starting solids, let me know! I am entering uncharted territory for us! I guess we just keep trying it every evening now as he learns! What a big boy!!