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A few people have asked, so here it is:
How is all of this Olivia potty trained business really going?
Olivia is doing great. Fantastic. I would say in the 3 weeks since she has been home from the hospital, she has had less than 10 accidents. Two of which were poops {which quickly made me realize that cloth diapers are SO not for me!} She usually only wears a diaper at night {& occasionally wakes up dry in the morning.} She goes pee before nap & wakes up dry & pees after nap. If I can't get her to go right before nap, or if she drank a lot that morning for some reason, I'll put her down in a diaper. But otherwise she naps in panties too. And those 8-ish accidents she has had, those INCLUDE nap accidents. So I think thats pretty darn fantastic!!
When she does have an accident. Its like a full-bladder, soaked down to her toes, can ring pee out of her socks, need a dunk in the tub to rinse off, type of accident. She's not much of a "dribble, catch herself & stop" type gal. So thankfully her accidents are so infrequent.
She likes to go back & forth between the big & little potties. Its always a surprise which she'll choose. She needs help using the big potty. And obviously help wiping & dumping the little potty. {Though today I did catch Hayden in the bathroom with an Olivia pee-filled little potty in hand attempting to "help" & dump it today! OMG! Glad I caught it before it became a mess!}
The boys like to "watch." Infact they will stop what they are doing & follow us in the bathroom saying "I want to watch!" And they insist on washing their hands after Olivia does. But other than that, still zero interest from them. {Which to be honest is fine by me. They are my (or Jeff's!) July agenda!}
If a couple hours goes by & she hasn't gone, I'll take her. Otherwise she tells us when she needs to go. OR we'll see her walking down the hall with her pants around her ankles! For some reason she likes to pull her pants down BEFORE she gets to the bathroom. Walk/hobble all the way there with them around her ankles. When she gets to the bathroom she has to sit down on the floor& finish taking them completely off before she sits on the potty.
The biggest downfall is she has learned to put on & take off her own clothes. And insists that "Ya-ya do it!" constantly. Don't you DARE even touch her clothes to try to help... or she will have to take them all the way, completely, 100% back off & start all over again all while yelling "NO!! Ya-ya do it!!!" So getting dressed or undressed at the end of the day takes a LONG time if she's not in the mood to accept any help.
At this point, its really about the same amount of work as diapers. {at home anyways} Between accidents, wiping, potty dumping, undressing, re-dressing, etc, etc. Just cheaper!
Today we took a Saturday afternoon drive... just to get out of the house. We are that old couple. Ok, ok, the truth. We are starting to kinda sorta start to look at houses. Again. And not very seriously. But we do hope to move & upgrade our space this fall, and we wanted to drive by & peek at a few. Mid-way through our drive, Livi yelled out from her carseat "I need to pee a potty!" So we stopped at the closest gas station & sure enough, she peed in the potty! I was proud she knew early enough & was able to hold it until we got to a potty. We stopped at Walmart for an inhaler & furnace filter, then as we were heading home, again "I need to pee a potty!" So we ran her in as soon as we got home... sure enough, she was still dry & peed again! She was in a pull-up, just incase. {I'm still too chicken to brave panty accidents out & about given the amount of pee she pees with accidents!} But she would have been totally fine! I was so totally impressed that she told us while driving!!
#2 falls off the pink bubblegum bandwagon....
I have become that person who is CONSTANTLY calling the pediatrician. UGH! I'm officially that person with the kids who are constantly sick. UGH! Ok to be fair, I do have post-preemies who had RSV & are still recovering. And I do have THREE of them. And its just been 3.5 weeks, not like years.... but I'm getting so tired of leaving messages for the nurse. They probably have me on speed dial!
Incase you are speculating, YES, I had to call them again today.
Hayden is on day 9 of 10 of antibiotics for his ear infection. And today he woke up with hives on his legs & a light rash over his belly. He is apparently allergic to Augmentin, which is a combination drug, so he could be allergic to the Amoxicillin part, or something else I guess. {I just automatically think Amox, because of Logan.} If I remember right, Hayden has taken Amoxicillin once before, but they say its common to have your reaction your second exposure to the medicaiton. Either way, he's allergic to something in it. Dr. Harrison is out of the office on Fridays, so I just talked with the nurse & they consulted a partner in the office, so I'll just let it be at that & discuss it more next time I see him (which is hopefully not anytime soon!)
Its pretty mild. NOTHING like what Logan looked like last year. His legs this afternoon look fairly similar to how Logan's legs looked. The difference is Logan's legs were his best looking spot, & its {so far} Hayden's worst. But an allergic reaction none the less. Had he not peed through his PJs last night & been running around in a diaper, we might not have noticed right away. So hopefully we caught it early & a day or 2 of Benadryl will do the trick! I really don't want to wake up tomorrow to THIS!
Since his ears looked good yesterday & we were almost done with the antibiotics, we are just stopping them. Hopefully we don't have a return of ear infection for him!!
Benadryl every 6 hours. And hydrocortisone cream on his legs, since I've seen him itch them a few times.
And I officially have 2 kids with antibiotic allergies!
Incase you are speculating, YES, I had to call them again today.
Hayden is on day 9 of 10 of antibiotics for his ear infection. And today he woke up with hives on his legs & a light rash over his belly. He is apparently allergic to Augmentin, which is a combination drug, so he could be allergic to the Amoxicillin part, or something else I guess. {I just automatically think Amox, because of Logan.} If I remember right, Hayden has taken Amoxicillin once before, but they say its common to have your reaction your second exposure to the medicaiton. Either way, he's allergic to something in it. Dr. Harrison is out of the office on Fridays, so I just talked with the nurse & they consulted a partner in the office, so I'll just let it be at that & discuss it more next time I see him (which is hopefully not anytime soon!)
Its pretty mild. NOTHING like what Logan looked like last year. His legs this afternoon look fairly similar to how Logan's legs looked. The difference is Logan's legs were his best looking spot, & its {so far} Hayden's worst. But an allergic reaction none the less. Had he not peed through his PJs last night & been running around in a diaper, we might not have noticed right away. So hopefully we caught it early & a day or 2 of Benadryl will do the trick! I really don't want to wake up tomorrow to THIS!
Since his ears looked good yesterday & we were almost done with the antibiotics, we are just stopping them. Hopefully we don't have a return of ear infection for him!!
Benadryl every 6 hours. And hydrocortisone cream on his legs, since I've seen him itch them a few times.
And I officially have 2 kids with antibiotic allergies!
Ear ache
I wish my kids could explain to me what was bothering/hurting them. They say owie & ask for a kiss on their toe if they stub it. Or need kisses on their "owie" wrinkly fingers after a bath {wierdos}. You would think they could tell me "ear owie" when they have an ear infection!!
Monday, 4 days after Logan's antibiotics for his probable pneumonia were done, his fever was back. Monday it was 100. I called the pediatrician office just to touch base considering our past 3 weeks. His cough & runny nose were back (they had been completely gone) & he slept awful Sunday night. He was cheerful, eating, drinking, peeing & no real respiratory concerns. They don't really consider 100 to be a concerning fever & considering everything else, we just went with the "probably something else viral" theory & decided to wait it out. He spent all week having a "fever" of like 99.5, which they don't really consider a true fever. He has slept awful all week, up 4+ times a night. I tried to chalk it up to a common cold. Or maybe 2 year molars? But today at noon his fever spiked to 102. He refused to eat his favorite lunch- french fries & chicken nuggets. And instead was just bumming on the couch. So I called the pediatrician again, and in we went for another check-up.
Sure enough, he has an ear infection. I knew it. Damn. Antibiotics round 2 for Logan. {At least his little diaper butt is holding up well so far!}
As for the cough & snot? Could be a cold Jeff or I brought home. It could still be teething (he is drooling). Or it could be a residual RSV "flare up." For 4-6 months apparently we can have "flare up"s. Return of snot. Wheezing episodes. Recurrent ear infections are possible. Bla, bla, bla. As if the last 3.5 weeks haven't been enough! This damn thing reserves the right to plague us for 6 months if it sees fit! Hopefully spring is knocking at our door & we won't have any further "complications" from this whole ordeal.
I had them look in Hayden's ears too since we were there. Considering he is on day 8 of 10 of his antibiotics for an ear infection. I wanted to know it was looking good, so we hopefully aren't back in 6 days when we find out his ears aren't cleared up. Good news is, they look good. A little fluid back there yet, but nothing inflammed. His snot is basically gone. And his coughing is very infrequent. So hopefully he is on the fast track to healthy.
Better news, Logan has gained back 5oz this past week! He was 25lbs 12oz. Hopefully the other 18oz or so come back quickly too.
Monday, 4 days after Logan's antibiotics for his probable pneumonia were done, his fever was back. Monday it was 100. I called the pediatrician office just to touch base considering our past 3 weeks. His cough & runny nose were back (they had been completely gone) & he slept awful Sunday night. He was cheerful, eating, drinking, peeing & no real respiratory concerns. They don't really consider 100 to be a concerning fever & considering everything else, we just went with the "probably something else viral" theory & decided to wait it out. He spent all week having a "fever" of like 99.5, which they don't really consider a true fever. He has slept awful all week, up 4+ times a night. I tried to chalk it up to a common cold. Or maybe 2 year molars? But today at noon his fever spiked to 102. He refused to eat his favorite lunch- french fries & chicken nuggets. And instead was just bumming on the couch. So I called the pediatrician again, and in we went for another check-up.
Sure enough, he has an ear infection. I knew it. Damn. Antibiotics round 2 for Logan. {At least his little diaper butt is holding up well so far!}
As for the cough & snot? Could be a cold Jeff or I brought home. It could still be teething (he is drooling). Or it could be a residual RSV "flare up." For 4-6 months apparently we can have "flare up"s. Return of snot. Wheezing episodes. Recurrent ear infections are possible. Bla, bla, bla. As if the last 3.5 weeks haven't been enough! This damn thing reserves the right to plague us for 6 months if it sees fit! Hopefully spring is knocking at our door & we won't have any further "complications" from this whole ordeal.
I had them look in Hayden's ears too since we were there. Considering he is on day 8 of 10 of his antibiotics for an ear infection. I wanted to know it was looking good, so we hopefully aren't back in 6 days when we find out his ears aren't cleared up. Good news is, they look good. A little fluid back there yet, but nothing inflammed. His snot is basically gone. And his coughing is very infrequent. So hopefully he is on the fast track to healthy.
Better news, Logan has gained back 5oz this past week! He was 25lbs 12oz. Hopefully the other 18oz or so come back quickly too.
Wednesday's Baby Steps
Big day.
Ran some errands with the kids. Their 1st day going somewhere out of the house {besides to go to the doctor} since January 25, when all this RSV sickness BS started. Baby steps to returning to a normal life!
We went to Shopko to pick up Livi's pink glasses. Decided to keep them as a spare pair & just finally got them picked up. Whats so exciting about this trip? We did it stroller/cart-less! Yep my first solo trip with 3 walking kids. I knew we wouldn't be standing in line to pay, just picking up glasses, so I figured it would be a good choice of trip to try it. We used our backpacks. I made the kids hold hands {which they did very well outside, not always inside}. But it went well. They held hands in a row, as I followed with my "leashes" in hand & we walked through the parking lot... they were so darn cute. {Though it made me feel a bit like a professional dog walker!} We walked a lap or 2 around the store just for practice & it actually went really well. Standing in line to pay would have been a challenge though. But I'm proud we did it!!! Baby steps to stroller independence!
We ran some other errands too. And were out & about for almost 3 hours. We stopped at one store to put Livi on the potty {but she didn't pee.} It was a production. Pushed a cart into the bathroom & took the whole darn thing into the handicapped restroom. {Can't imagine the things the boys would have gotten into had they had freedom?} And I had to totally strip her down, shoes & all to get her legs wide enough for that potty. Ugh. But we tried & no one fell in! She did pee at home before we left & again when we got home. A big, long day of errands without an accident {Though I did kind of chicken out & go with her in a pull-up because the thought of a cart full of groceries, 2 ornery boys & an accident made me cringe! Baby steps.}
Ran some errands with the kids. Their 1st day going somewhere out of the house {besides to go to the doctor} since January 25, when all this RSV sickness BS started. Baby steps to returning to a normal life!
We went to Shopko to pick up Livi's pink glasses. Decided to keep them as a spare pair & just finally got them picked up. Whats so exciting about this trip? We did it stroller/cart-less! Yep my first solo trip with 3 walking kids. I knew we wouldn't be standing in line to pay, just picking up glasses, so I figured it would be a good choice of trip to try it. We used our backpacks. I made the kids hold hands {which they did very well outside, not always inside}. But it went well. They held hands in a row, as I followed with my "leashes" in hand & we walked through the parking lot... they were so darn cute. {Though it made me feel a bit like a professional dog walker!} We walked a lap or 2 around the store just for practice & it actually went really well. Standing in line to pay would have been a challenge though. But I'm proud we did it!!! Baby steps to stroller independence!
We ran some other errands too. And were out & about for almost 3 hours. We stopped at one store to put Livi on the potty {but she didn't pee.} It was a production. Pushed a cart into the bathroom & took the whole darn thing into the handicapped restroom. {Can't imagine the things the boys would have gotten into had they had freedom?} And I had to totally strip her down, shoes & all to get her legs wide enough for that potty. Ugh. But we tried & no one fell in! She did pee at home before we left & again when we got home. A big, long day of errands without an accident {Though I did kind of chicken out & go with her in a pull-up because the thought of a cart full of groceries, 2 ornery boys & an accident made me cringe! Baby steps.}
Be Mine
Happy Valentine's Day 2012!
*I didn't manage to get any Valentines sent out. But I at least managed to catch a smile or 2 on camera today. Hope you all are celebrating your love of life with whoever in your life is special to you.
Love: Hayden, Olivia & Logan
LOVE!
Maas Molars - Check!
Hayden's 2 year molars are all in. Not sure when that 4th one broke through, but they are all there. None for the other 2 yet.
Poor boy. RSV. Croup. Pink eye. Croup-again. Ear infection. AND 2 year molars!
I think Logan & Olivia are pretty much better. A random cough here or there, but Dr. Harrison said the "recovery" period for RSV is 4-6 MONTHS & they might have sporadic coughing or wheezing events related to RSV for THAT LONG! They just need to start eating like normal. However the kiddos this morning for breakfast ate an entire BOX of instant oatmeal packets. So maybe we are going to be over this sickness induced eating hiatus once. And hopefully skinny Mr. Logan gains himself some weight back quickly!! {If only he ate things besides toast, oatmeal & fruit}
Hayden is pretty good too. He still has a coughing fit here or there. And his nose still runs on & off. He is a little cranky on & off, & it makes me hope his ear is healing up nice?! But he seems to be on the fast track to healthy too.
I'm probably the worst off yet. Cough wise anyways. It has finally let up enough that I can sleep & not cough all night anymore. My sinuses are so plugged I haven't been able to taste anything in days. But I'm getting there too.
Plan is to rest yet this week & head back to work next Monday. Best news is based on my work schedule & with help on just one day, the kids won't have to go back to daycare until March 1! Hopefully spring is on the bubble & all these sickness germs can be gone by then!
Poor boy. RSV. Croup. Pink eye. Croup-again. Ear infection. AND 2 year molars!
I think Logan & Olivia are pretty much better. A random cough here or there, but Dr. Harrison said the "recovery" period for RSV is 4-6 MONTHS & they might have sporadic coughing or wheezing events related to RSV for THAT LONG! They just need to start eating like normal. However the kiddos this morning for breakfast ate an entire BOX of instant oatmeal packets. So maybe we are going to be over this sickness induced eating hiatus once. And hopefully skinny Mr. Logan gains himself some weight back quickly!! {If only he ate things besides toast, oatmeal & fruit}
Hayden is pretty good too. He still has a coughing fit here or there. And his nose still runs on & off. He is a little cranky on & off, & it makes me hope his ear is healing up nice?! But he seems to be on the fast track to healthy too.
I'm probably the worst off yet. Cough wise anyways. It has finally let up enough that I can sleep & not cough all night anymore. My sinuses are so plugged I haven't been able to taste anything in days. But I'm getting there too.
Plan is to rest yet this week & head back to work next Monday. Best news is based on my work schedule & with help on just one day, the kids won't have to go back to daycare until March 1! Hopefully spring is on the bubble & all these sickness germs can be gone by then!
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