Today Kerri was off work. She came over and hung out most of the day. Brandy came by when she got off work for a little bit. It's nice having my family around a lot!
Austin is teething. BLAH... They are his bottom ones, which caused him lots of pain in the past. He still only has two bottom teeth, so I think we are in for more soon. Its weird becuase when he got his top ones in they didn't even bother him, and they are HUGE. Haha.
Yesterday Kerri and I drove to Firewheel off of George Bush to eat dinner with Kirsten. Wow, there is a big mall out there. We ate at Fish Market Grill, or something like that. We had fish tacos. Pretty good.
Austin goes in on Thursday for his 15 month appointment. I can't believe how old he is already! It sure goes by fast. AND Austin officially started walking today!!!! Woohoo!!!!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Dallas
Well weve been living in Dallas for almost 2 months. We are living with my parents right now until we sell or rent our condo in Chicago. Austin is sick with Croup right now. Its been pretty brutal on him. Thankfully I'm not here by myself watching him; since we are living with my parents and John works at home.
We are settling in pretty well. Weve been set up with a realtor down here and we are going to start looking for a rental soon. I anticipate we will move in January or February. I hope it won't be too hard on Austin, hes getting pretty used to everyone around.
The hardest part of moving so far has been changing our doctors over. I never realized how good we had it in Chicago. We LOVED our pediatrician and allergist for Austin. John and I just happened upon them. We didn't interview tons of doctors or have to visit lots. Here I feel like thats all I'm doing. I'm hoping we will like the one we meet with next Thursday.
Thats pretty much all that is going on. Looking forward to the holidays with a toddler!
We are settling in pretty well. Weve been set up with a realtor down here and we are going to start looking for a rental soon. I anticipate we will move in January or February. I hope it won't be too hard on Austin, hes getting pretty used to everyone around.
The hardest part of moving so far has been changing our doctors over. I never realized how good we had it in Chicago. We LOVED our pediatrician and allergist for Austin. John and I just happened upon them. We didn't interview tons of doctors or have to visit lots. Here I feel like thats all I'm doing. I'm hoping we will like the one we meet with next Thursday.
Thats pretty much all that is going on. Looking forward to the holidays with a toddler!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Summer so far
We have had a great Chicago summer. It has been warm and we have been able to go for walks almost every day. I know everyone in TX is jealous, but we only get 3 nice months out of the year, so I have to rub it in! I have found so many neat places in our neighborhood. I never really explored before because we were always so tired on the weekends from working so much. Now that I'm home we walk all the time. I'm actually starting to get a little tan!
In June we had family pictures taken by Lake Michigan. We took them at Museum Campus, which is where the Field Museum, Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium are. There is a GREAT view of the city from there.
Austin has started crawling and this week he is getting more adventurous. He has started to pull up on things and to try to climb on top of things. I feel like I can't take my eye off him for a second! He is also babbling more. Every day I feel like he gets to be more and more fun.
John's job is going well, although I wish he would play hooky sometimes to hang with us ;) but someone has to pay the bills.
I am loving staying home. We are wanting to try for another baby soon, but on Monday I'm having a biopsy of one of my boobs because I found a lump. I already had an ultrasound and a mammogram (SO painful) but they want to do a biopsy just to be certain. We are waiting to hear about the news from that and for the summer to end, and then hopefully another baby! We are in the process of doing some things around the house to get the condo ready to go up for sell. We only have a two bedroom, so we need to think about moving soon if we are going to have another baby.
We are going to Dallas in August and then in September Austin turns 1! Time sure flies by.
In June we had family pictures taken by Lake Michigan. We took them at Museum Campus, which is where the Field Museum, Aquarium, and Adler Planetarium are. There is a GREAT view of the city from there.
Austin has started crawling and this week he is getting more adventurous. He has started to pull up on things and to try to climb on top of things. I feel like I can't take my eye off him for a second! He is also babbling more. Every day I feel like he gets to be more and more fun.
John's job is going well, although I wish he would play hooky sometimes to hang with us ;) but someone has to pay the bills.
I am loving staying home. We are wanting to try for another baby soon, but on Monday I'm having a biopsy of one of my boobs because I found a lump. I already had an ultrasound and a mammogram (SO painful) but they want to do a biopsy just to be certain. We are waiting to hear about the news from that and for the summer to end, and then hopefully another baby! We are in the process of doing some things around the house to get the condo ready to go up for sell. We only have a two bedroom, so we need to think about moving soon if we are going to have another baby.
We are going to Dallas in August and then in September Austin turns 1! Time sure flies by.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Crawling!
Austin is FINALLY crawling. He is still slow but I'm catching him getting into everything. Its so much fun! Haha. I feel like we baby proofed, but he keeps getting into things I just didn't think about. This weekend we are having pictures of John, Austin and I taken with the Chicago skyline. I have been doing weight watchers and am down about 10 lbs. I was hoping to be smaller for these pictures, but I'm happy that I've lost as much as I have. Its a little annoying though, because my pre pregnancy clothes STILL don't fit so I had to go out and by a new pair of shorts.
I can't believe Austin will be 9 months old on Saturday! Time sure does fly.
I can't believe Austin will be 9 months old on Saturday! Time sure does fly.
Friday, May 27, 2011
Another reaction
Austin had another reaction yesterday. It wasn't a sever one and I only had to give him an antihistamine. I've been keeping a food log and we really couldn't pinpoint what had caused it. Austin crawled for the first time yesterday and it got me thinking. He will be on the move soon and we shouldn't have anything in the house that he is deathly allergic to. I feel like it is a time bomb waiting to go off. So, before John came home I threw out anything that has milk, peanut, or tree nuts. It was a lot. Every Italian dressing I have has milk in it!
When John got home he was a little shocked. I did it before he got home because I knew he would have a harder time letting go of cheese and other dairy products than I would. As most of you know I've had issues with diary since I was in college so I have had ALOT more time to deal with this than John.
Anyway, I think he agrees with me that it was the right thing, but it doesn't make it easy. So I told him from now on I will not buy anything with milk or nuts and bring it into this house. If he wants to eat it then he needs to at work or outside of the house. I told him we will find alternatives, such as coconut milk ice cream. John really likes it and the allergist told us to not include coconut as a nut. For now I think that is what we will be doing. I also told John I will let him drink up his 2% milk but then I'm not buying anymore. I guess he will have to get used to soy milk.
I decided that we had to start somewhere, so anything with soy and wheat can stay for now. Austin just gets diarrhea when he eats soy or wheat so if he did get into anything it wouldn't cause as big a reaction as the milk and nuts. We will tackle the soy and wheat another time.
When John got home he was a little shocked. I did it before he got home because I knew he would have a harder time letting go of cheese and other dairy products than I would. As most of you know I've had issues with diary since I was in college so I have had ALOT more time to deal with this than John.
Anyway, I think he agrees with me that it was the right thing, but it doesn't make it easy. So I told him from now on I will not buy anything with milk or nuts and bring it into this house. If he wants to eat it then he needs to at work or outside of the house. I told him we will find alternatives, such as coconut milk ice cream. John really likes it and the allergist told us to not include coconut as a nut. For now I think that is what we will be doing. I also told John I will let him drink up his 2% milk but then I'm not buying anymore. I guess he will have to get used to soy milk.
I decided that we had to start somewhere, so anything with soy and wheat can stay for now. Austin just gets diarrhea when he eats soy or wheat so if he did get into anything it wouldn't cause as big a reaction as the milk and nuts. We will tackle the soy and wheat another time.
Thursday, May 26, 2011
Struggling with Austin's allergies
At 6 months Austin had a anaphylaxis reaction to formula (milk). We saw an Allergist and conducted and blood test. Then a couple weeks later we conducted a skin test. We knew from those two tests that Austin was definitely allergic to milk, peanuts, and tree nuts. What we didn't know was that he would also be allergic to soy and wheat.
I have been doing lots of research. Did you know there are 8 main things that someone can be deathly allergic too? Austin is deathly allergic to 3 out of the 8 and has diarrhea and bad eczema from 2 more of the 8. So basically we have to avoid 5 out of the 8. I guess I never thought about how this would affect us on an ongoing basis, but as he gets closer to a year and starts eating "table scraps" I am realizing that this is going to be a big struggle.
John tells me "he will outgrow some", which is a good way to think, but what do we do NOW?? I mean Austin won't get tested again until next March, so until then we are on strict orders for TOTAL AVOIDANCE. We can hope that he outgrows some, but then they can come back.
I'm not sure where to proceed from here. Do we rid our house of everything he is allergic too?? I don't know how to eat that way... have you ever been to a store and had to read EVERY food label on EVERY food before you put it in your cart? Its EXHAUSTING. Even if it says "Processed in a facility with _______" or "may contain ____" we cannot buy it. Milk and nuts are in random things that you would never think about, like dried fruit. The list goes on... There are tons of foods out there that are gluten free. I have looked at the labels, almost all of them contain nuts or eggs. The problem isn't what he is allergic to but the combination. You can avoid one or the other, but trying to avoid all 5 is near impossible without eating fruits, vegetables, and meats only.
How do you cook without butter? without flour? without eggs? (We are to avoid eggs for now because the doctor thinks he is allergic and we don't want to test it and end up in the ER again). Also we need avoid sesame seeds, strawberries, acid fruit, ... because these are foods that cause lots of food allergies and to be on the safe side we aren't to give them to him.
For now Austin eats mostly pureed foods, and thankfully there are lots that I can find at the store that are organic that he can eat. I just know one day soon he will want to feed himself and then I really don't know what we will do.
I went to a friends house and she was trying to give Austin some food. I know she was just being helpful but it really opened my eyes. I asked to look at the package of everything and I could tell she was getting a little annoyed with me. Her kids don't have allergies, so she doesn't understand. At one point she said "you have an epi-pen don't you? just give it to him and see what happens". I'm saying this not to put her down, but because I think lots of people feel this way. I know I used to, what is the big deal, who cares. What she doesn't realize and I never did either is that it is Life and Death. People DIE from eating things they are allergic too. Now what I have the hardest time wrapping my brain around is why can Austin die from milk, peanuts, and tree nuts; but almost everyone else in the world can eat them without a second thought.
I know I'm rambling, but I just have to get this out. Our lives will forever be changed because of this. I think some of it is good. I'm sure John and I eat too much processed food, which we will have to remove from our house because of Austin's allergies. The hard part comes when we go to someones house or we go out to eat. Its almost impossible to ensure that the restaurant takes as much care as I do to make sure Austin's food doesn't come in contact with something that we eat that could cause a reaction.
Its summer now and so many people are having birthday parities and cook outs. For now we can go becuase I can bring Austin's food and he isn't mobile. What do we do next year when he is walking around and eating things off the floor? I can't watch him at ALL times. Do we just not go??? I have a friend who's child is so allergic to peanuts if you've had peanuts within 24 hours and washed your hands and touch him, he can still have a reaction. Austin is not that bad, but my friend goes to our church. Her son will be 2 this weekend and now that he is mobile they no longer stay for pot lucks at church. Her son only has a peanut allergy. What will we do?? I mean Austin is allergic to FIVE main ingredients in things. I don't want to be anti-social but will we have to avoid social gatherings with foods for a while until Austin is old enough to understand what he can and can't eat.
I'm going crazy, as you can very well see. I'm stopping the madness now, but this is what goes through my mind constantly. Hopefully we will learn as we go and we won't have anymore ER visits.
I have been doing lots of research. Did you know there are 8 main things that someone can be deathly allergic too? Austin is deathly allergic to 3 out of the 8 and has diarrhea and bad eczema from 2 more of the 8. So basically we have to avoid 5 out of the 8. I guess I never thought about how this would affect us on an ongoing basis, but as he gets closer to a year and starts eating "table scraps" I am realizing that this is going to be a big struggle.
John tells me "he will outgrow some", which is a good way to think, but what do we do NOW?? I mean Austin won't get tested again until next March, so until then we are on strict orders for TOTAL AVOIDANCE. We can hope that he outgrows some, but then they can come back.
I'm not sure where to proceed from here. Do we rid our house of everything he is allergic too?? I don't know how to eat that way... have you ever been to a store and had to read EVERY food label on EVERY food before you put it in your cart? Its EXHAUSTING. Even if it says "Processed in a facility with _______" or "may contain ____" we cannot buy it. Milk and nuts are in random things that you would never think about, like dried fruit. The list goes on... There are tons of foods out there that are gluten free. I have looked at the labels, almost all of them contain nuts or eggs. The problem isn't what he is allergic to but the combination. You can avoid one or the other, but trying to avoid all 5 is near impossible without eating fruits, vegetables, and meats only.
How do you cook without butter? without flour? without eggs? (We are to avoid eggs for now because the doctor thinks he is allergic and we don't want to test it and end up in the ER again). Also we need avoid sesame seeds, strawberries, acid fruit, ... because these are foods that cause lots of food allergies and to be on the safe side we aren't to give them to him.
For now Austin eats mostly pureed foods, and thankfully there are lots that I can find at the store that are organic that he can eat. I just know one day soon he will want to feed himself and then I really don't know what we will do.
I went to a friends house and she was trying to give Austin some food. I know she was just being helpful but it really opened my eyes. I asked to look at the package of everything and I could tell she was getting a little annoyed with me. Her kids don't have allergies, so she doesn't understand. At one point she said "you have an epi-pen don't you? just give it to him and see what happens". I'm saying this not to put her down, but because I think lots of people feel this way. I know I used to, what is the big deal, who cares. What she doesn't realize and I never did either is that it is Life and Death. People DIE from eating things they are allergic too. Now what I have the hardest time wrapping my brain around is why can Austin die from milk, peanuts, and tree nuts; but almost everyone else in the world can eat them without a second thought.
I know I'm rambling, but I just have to get this out. Our lives will forever be changed because of this. I think some of it is good. I'm sure John and I eat too much processed food, which we will have to remove from our house because of Austin's allergies. The hard part comes when we go to someones house or we go out to eat. Its almost impossible to ensure that the restaurant takes as much care as I do to make sure Austin's food doesn't come in contact with something that we eat that could cause a reaction.
Its summer now and so many people are having birthday parities and cook outs. For now we can go becuase I can bring Austin's food and he isn't mobile. What do we do next year when he is walking around and eating things off the floor? I can't watch him at ALL times. Do we just not go??? I have a friend who's child is so allergic to peanuts if you've had peanuts within 24 hours and washed your hands and touch him, he can still have a reaction. Austin is not that bad, but my friend goes to our church. Her son will be 2 this weekend and now that he is mobile they no longer stay for pot lucks at church. Her son only has a peanut allergy. What will we do?? I mean Austin is allergic to FIVE main ingredients in things. I don't want to be anti-social but will we have to avoid social gatherings with foods for a while until Austin is old enough to understand what he can and can't eat.
I'm going crazy, as you can very well see. I'm stopping the madness now, but this is what goes through my mind constantly. Hopefully we will learn as we go and we won't have anymore ER visits.
Monday, May 2, 2011
Busy Month
Well I can't believe it's already May and I only posted one blog last month. I'm starting to slack a little in the blog department.
Well this month all three of us were sick. John had strep and an ear infection. Then before he could get over it he got a nasty virus with a cough. Austin ended up getting strep and the virus. He also had diarrhea for 14 days!! I only got the virus. We have been out of commission for a while.
Because of his diarrhea for so long, we have taken him off of soy formula, which started the diarrhea. Soy has been added to the list of things hes allergic too. We have also taken him off breast milk, which we would have done within the next month anyway. We've been giving him frozen milk since I'm not pumping anymore. Hes now been off breast milk for a week and his eczema has almost completely gone away. I don't think this is a coincidence. I had a feeling that what he was eating was causing it. The problem is I was eating anything, even things we have now found out he is allergic to. This was causing his eczema. He eats solids, but I've been VERY slow about introducing things to him.
Austin gave us a scare a week ago. We had just finished giving him a bath and John was feeding him. John went to burp him and yelled for me. Austin's mouth, feet and hands were turning blue. He wasn't cold so we didn't know what was causing it. It reminded me of when he was first born, but not as bad. I called the doctor and since it was after hours they told us to go to the ER. Well this will be the third time this year I've been to the Children's Hospital. I hope we don't make this a habit. Of course by the time we got there he wasn't blue anymore. We got there about 8:15 am on Monday and they didn't release us until noon the next day! It was an exhausting 24 hrs of tests. Thankfully we found out that there isn't anything wrong with him. We still aren't sure why this happened, but at least we know there isn't anything wrong with his heart or lungs.
Well this month all three of us were sick. John had strep and an ear infection. Then before he could get over it he got a nasty virus with a cough. Austin ended up getting strep and the virus. He also had diarrhea for 14 days!! I only got the virus. We have been out of commission for a while.
Because of his diarrhea for so long, we have taken him off of soy formula, which started the diarrhea. Soy has been added to the list of things hes allergic too. We have also taken him off breast milk, which we would have done within the next month anyway. We've been giving him frozen milk since I'm not pumping anymore. Hes now been off breast milk for a week and his eczema has almost completely gone away. I don't think this is a coincidence. I had a feeling that what he was eating was causing it. The problem is I was eating anything, even things we have now found out he is allergic to. This was causing his eczema. He eats solids, but I've been VERY slow about introducing things to him.
Austin gave us a scare a week ago. We had just finished giving him a bath and John was feeding him. John went to burp him and yelled for me. Austin's mouth, feet and hands were turning blue. He wasn't cold so we didn't know what was causing it. It reminded me of when he was first born, but not as bad. I called the doctor and since it was after hours they told us to go to the ER. Well this will be the third time this year I've been to the Children's Hospital. I hope we don't make this a habit. Of course by the time we got there he wasn't blue anymore. We got there about 8:15 am on Monday and they didn't release us until noon the next day! It was an exhausting 24 hrs of tests. Thankfully we found out that there isn't anything wrong with him. We still aren't sure why this happened, but at least we know there isn't anything wrong with his heart or lungs.
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Update...It's been a while
We got the results from Austin's blood test. He is allergic to milk and nuts for sure. We are going next week to have a skin test because the blood test was not conclusive enough to rule out an allergy to eggs, wheat and soy. He was definitely not allergic to shell fish! I'm praying that he isn't allergic to wheat or eggs. It is very hard to find foods like cheerios that are milk, nut, and wheat free.
We were in TX for two weeks. In the time we were there Austin got a tooth, learned to sit up on his own, started rolling over more, was doing "giddy up horsey", found his feet, started babbling and is grabbing for toys. When I brought Austin back to Chicago it was like he was a different boy! On Sunday he said "mama" while babbling three times and hasn't stopped since. Still no "dada".
I've started teaching Austin baby sign language. He has yet to do the movements back to me but I think he is getting it.
John is sick this week with strep and an ear infection. So I have Lysol the entire house and we are staying away from anything he touches.
I'm getting a little frustrated with making my own baby food. I don't know what Gerber puts in their food, but the label will say green beans and water, so I make green beans and water in my beaba cooker. Guess what he HATES the homemade green beans and loves the Gerber green beans. It used to be green beans but now almost anything I put in front of him that I've made he won't eat, but he will eat it out of a jar. Today I tried sweet potato and apple. He won't eat mine, I'm thinking I didn't have the right amounts. When I tasted it was like eating only apple and the Gerber one isn't like that. Anyway, so I'm still doing some trial and error. Also Austin is EXACTLY like Austin. He doesn't really care for fruits but he LOVES his vegetables. I don't get it. The only thing I can determine is that our taste buds must pick up on different things! He seems to think every fruit is sour. I keep giving it to him because I read somewhere that they need to be introduced to something over 50 times before they will like it. I hope I get the hommeade baby food down soon. I would much rather pay $.99 for a pound of the actual vegetable than $.89 for each 4 oz jar of baby food.
We were in TX for two weeks. In the time we were there Austin got a tooth, learned to sit up on his own, started rolling over more, was doing "giddy up horsey", found his feet, started babbling and is grabbing for toys. When I brought Austin back to Chicago it was like he was a different boy! On Sunday he said "mama" while babbling three times and hasn't stopped since. Still no "dada".
I've started teaching Austin baby sign language. He has yet to do the movements back to me but I think he is getting it.
John is sick this week with strep and an ear infection. So I have Lysol the entire house and we are staying away from anything he touches.
I'm getting a little frustrated with making my own baby food. I don't know what Gerber puts in their food, but the label will say green beans and water, so I make green beans and water in my beaba cooker. Guess what he HATES the homemade green beans and loves the Gerber green beans. It used to be green beans but now almost anything I put in front of him that I've made he won't eat, but he will eat it out of a jar. Today I tried sweet potato and apple. He won't eat mine, I'm thinking I didn't have the right amounts. When I tasted it was like eating only apple and the Gerber one isn't like that. Anyway, so I'm still doing some trial and error. Also Austin is EXACTLY like Austin. He doesn't really care for fruits but he LOVES his vegetables. I don't get it. The only thing I can determine is that our taste buds must pick up on different things! He seems to think every fruit is sour. I keep giving it to him because I read somewhere that they need to be introduced to something over 50 times before they will like it. I hope I get the hommeade baby food down soon. I would much rather pay $.99 for a pound of the actual vegetable than $.89 for each 4 oz jar of baby food.
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Allergist
Austin and I went to the allergist today. He is going to be tested for wheat, soy, milk, shellfish, nuts, and egg allergy. Usually they do the test as a skin test on his back, but because he is still on so many drugs from his ER visit they had to draw blood and we will wait a week to get the results. The allergist recommended a formula we can use and he gave us a sample. It is REALLY expensive, but I can't keep breastfeeding (because I don't want to not because there is something wrong) so we are going to try it this weekend. I hope it goes well. I'm a little scared to give him something because of what happened last time, but we are prepared this time. Also the allergist said that the formula tastes bad. Here's to hoping he doesn't notice a difference!
6 month check up
Austin had his 6 months check up yesterday. He weighed 19 lbs 10 oz, was 25.5" long, and they also measured his head. He is in the 90th percentile for weight, 25th percentile for height, and 10th percentile for head circumference...basically this means he's short, fat with a small head :). (I'm having a hard time understanding how Austin is short with the families he came from! Haha!)
I have to say he's the cutest short, fat baby with a small head I've ever seen.
Today we are going to the allergist. Hopefully they can tell us what he is allergic too.
Also, I've been having vertigo for 2 weeks. It was getting better but the stress of this week has made it get worse again. Thankfully I can still do most normal things. I can't take the medicine the doctor prescribed and drive (which I'm not so sure I should be doing anyway with vertigo but have to because John is working) so I haven't been taking it. The doctor said I should go to PT for vertigo but I just haven't had the chance (this will be day 3 of doctors visits for Austin). So if I'm still feeling bad I will have PT in Dallas when we are there next week.
Since leaving the hospital Austin had developed a cold. Just a runny nose, sneezing... I woke up today with a runny nose and a sore throat. We are running on fumes here!
Thankfully Brandy will be here Saturday and we will be going to Dallas next week where I can have lots of help!
I have to say he's the cutest short, fat baby with a small head I've ever seen.
Today we are going to the allergist. Hopefully they can tell us what he is allergic too.
Also, I've been having vertigo for 2 weeks. It was getting better but the stress of this week has made it get worse again. Thankfully I can still do most normal things. I can't take the medicine the doctor prescribed and drive (which I'm not so sure I should be doing anyway with vertigo but have to because John is working) so I haven't been taking it. The doctor said I should go to PT for vertigo but I just haven't had the chance (this will be day 3 of doctors visits for Austin). So if I'm still feeling bad I will have PT in Dallas when we are there next week.
Since leaving the hospital Austin had developed a cold. Just a runny nose, sneezing... I woke up today with a runny nose and a sore throat. We are running on fumes here!
Thankfully Brandy will be here Saturday and we will be going to Dallas next week where I can have lots of help!
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Exhausting Day
Yesterday was supposed to be a day of fun and adventure. It turned out to be this and much much more.
Austin and I went to see John at work for the first time. This was also the first time I had driven more than 5 miles by myself with Austin in the car. He did great! He was a delight at John's office as well. He really is such a good baby. We got to John's office around 12:30, this is because Austin slept for 2 hours for his morning nap. I thought this was so weird, he never sleeps that long. Luckily he did! When we got in the car to go home he slept for 20 minutes and then we ended up in bumper to bumper traffic so he couldn't sleep.
When we got home it was 3:30, I wanted to give him a bottle and then get him to go to sleep for a good nap before bed. I'm down to pumping once a day and have been meaning to give him formula since Saturday (he was officially 6 months old). I didn't have any milk out when we got home so I opened a new can of Enfamil formula. The same stuff he had used when he was a week old, but hasn't since then. I made him a 5 oz bottle and we went back to his room. He was downing it! I was so happy. All I could think was this transition to formula is going to be so easy. Before I could even finish this thought something weird happened. He had only drank 2 oz. but he started making this really weird noise...like he had flem in his throat. Then he stated to gag and was throwing up mucus. He was also crying REALLY WEIRD. I didn't know what was going on. I tried to give him more formula and he didn't want it, so I threw out the formula, got a new bottle and made him some breast milk. At this point I was thinking he just didn't like the formula.
I give him the bottle of breast milk and he won't drink. Now I'm really starting to wonder and he's still doing this weird cry and gagging. He almost sounds like hes crying under water. I tried to use the aspirator to suck out the mucus in the back of his throat but it wasn't working. By this time he had snot everywhere so I changed his clothes. He was going in and out of sleep so I tried to get him to go to sleep. I laid him in his crib and walked out of his room. About 10 minutes later I go back in his room because he still hasn't gone to sleep. I pick him up and he is covered in hives! OMG I freaked out. My neighbor, Olivia, is working on her pediatric nursing degree. Thankfully she is home on Tuesdays. By this time its been about an hour to an hour and a half since he had the formula. I take him to Olivia's and she said he was having an allergic reaction. That never even crossed my mind. I called our doctor, and its 4:45 by this point so the office is closed so I left a message with the answering service. A nurse called me back and said we needed to take Austin to the ER! WHAT! After I hung up we took his clothes off him and Austin was as red as a lobster, I am not exaggerating. He was red EVERYWHERE. Olivia was holding him and he finally puked a lot of the formula up. I called the doctor back to make sure that since he threw it up did we still need to go to the ER and they said yes.
I got Austin in the car and we went to the ER (even though everyone else I talked to said I shouldn't take him but I felt in my gut I needed to). We get to the ER, let me make a side note here. Having never been to the ER I didn't know if they would park my car for me so I parked the car my self in the parking garage. When I went to enter the ER the only way was through a long drive way where you are supposed to DRIVE. I had the stroller and we are running down the drive in the stroller. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person. Anyway back to the story... We got in line at Triage. Thankfully the line wasn't long and within 5 minutes of getting there we were being seen.
At triage they hooked Austin up to all kinds of machines, took his weight, bp, oxygen levels, ... I don't even know what all they did. There were tons of people waiting in the waiting room and I was starting to think we would be there all night. After the triage nurse finished she said we need to get him into a room hes having anaphylaxis. OMG again. So now we are in the room and hes still hooked up to all these machines and he is crying. So I picked him up but it was hard because he had all these wires everywhere. By the time we got to this point his entire body is red, even the whites of his eyes. They gave him an epipen, benadryl, and some mouth steroids. John is still not home from work yet. I have no idea how long we are going to have to stay. The nurse comes back and she said that when someone is having anaphylaxis there is an initial reaction and then there can be a more severe reaction 6-8 hours after the initial reaction. We were going to have to stay until after the 6 hour mark just to make sure he didn't have another reaction. Also now they wanted to monitor him closely because they want to make sure he doesn't have a reaction to the epipen.
He started looking better within 10 minutes of having the epipen and by the time we were released around 9:30 pm he looked almost back to normal. It was so scary, but I learned that I should definitely trust my gut instinct and that I was right to take him to the ER.
We have 2 epipens at home now that I need to take with me wherever we go. We are going to see an allergist to see what else he might be allergic to. We assume it was the milk protein in the formula but we don't know for sure. Also I want to see an allergist because we just started giving him baby food and I need to know what else he might be allergic to because I don't want to go through this again. They said we need to give him a formula that is neither milk nor soy based. So now I have to decide it we should do this or if I should continue pumping for the next 6 months. For now we are in limbo. I'm still pumping and he will get only the 5-6 fruits and veggies that I know he can eat. Unfortunately our battle with food allergies is not over but we are on our way to being educated so we know what to avoid in the future.
Austin and I went to see John at work for the first time. This was also the first time I had driven more than 5 miles by myself with Austin in the car. He did great! He was a delight at John's office as well. He really is such a good baby. We got to John's office around 12:30, this is because Austin slept for 2 hours for his morning nap. I thought this was so weird, he never sleeps that long. Luckily he did! When we got in the car to go home he slept for 20 minutes and then we ended up in bumper to bumper traffic so he couldn't sleep.
When we got home it was 3:30, I wanted to give him a bottle and then get him to go to sleep for a good nap before bed. I'm down to pumping once a day and have been meaning to give him formula since Saturday (he was officially 6 months old). I didn't have any milk out when we got home so I opened a new can of Enfamil formula. The same stuff he had used when he was a week old, but hasn't since then. I made him a 5 oz bottle and we went back to his room. He was downing it! I was so happy. All I could think was this transition to formula is going to be so easy. Before I could even finish this thought something weird happened. He had only drank 2 oz. but he started making this really weird noise...like he had flem in his throat. Then he stated to gag and was throwing up mucus. He was also crying REALLY WEIRD. I didn't know what was going on. I tried to give him more formula and he didn't want it, so I threw out the formula, got a new bottle and made him some breast milk. At this point I was thinking he just didn't like the formula.
I give him the bottle of breast milk and he won't drink. Now I'm really starting to wonder and he's still doing this weird cry and gagging. He almost sounds like hes crying under water. I tried to use the aspirator to suck out the mucus in the back of his throat but it wasn't working. By this time he had snot everywhere so I changed his clothes. He was going in and out of sleep so I tried to get him to go to sleep. I laid him in his crib and walked out of his room. About 10 minutes later I go back in his room because he still hasn't gone to sleep. I pick him up and he is covered in hives! OMG I freaked out. My neighbor, Olivia, is working on her pediatric nursing degree. Thankfully she is home on Tuesdays. By this time its been about an hour to an hour and a half since he had the formula. I take him to Olivia's and she said he was having an allergic reaction. That never even crossed my mind. I called our doctor, and its 4:45 by this point so the office is closed so I left a message with the answering service. A nurse called me back and said we needed to take Austin to the ER! WHAT! After I hung up we took his clothes off him and Austin was as red as a lobster, I am not exaggerating. He was red EVERYWHERE. Olivia was holding him and he finally puked a lot of the formula up. I called the doctor back to make sure that since he threw it up did we still need to go to the ER and they said yes.
I got Austin in the car and we went to the ER (even though everyone else I talked to said I shouldn't take him but I felt in my gut I needed to). We get to the ER, let me make a side note here. Having never been to the ER I didn't know if they would park my car for me so I parked the car my self in the parking garage. When I went to enter the ER the only way was through a long drive way where you are supposed to DRIVE. I had the stroller and we are running down the drive in the stroller. I'm sure I looked like a crazy person. Anyway back to the story... We got in line at Triage. Thankfully the line wasn't long and within 5 minutes of getting there we were being seen.
At triage they hooked Austin up to all kinds of machines, took his weight, bp, oxygen levels, ... I don't even know what all they did. There were tons of people waiting in the waiting room and I was starting to think we would be there all night. After the triage nurse finished she said we need to get him into a room hes having anaphylaxis. OMG again. So now we are in the room and hes still hooked up to all these machines and he is crying. So I picked him up but it was hard because he had all these wires everywhere. By the time we got to this point his entire body is red, even the whites of his eyes. They gave him an epipen, benadryl, and some mouth steroids. John is still not home from work yet. I have no idea how long we are going to have to stay. The nurse comes back and she said that when someone is having anaphylaxis there is an initial reaction and then there can be a more severe reaction 6-8 hours after the initial reaction. We were going to have to stay until after the 6 hour mark just to make sure he didn't have another reaction. Also now they wanted to monitor him closely because they want to make sure he doesn't have a reaction to the epipen.
He started looking better within 10 minutes of having the epipen and by the time we were released around 9:30 pm he looked almost back to normal. It was so scary, but I learned that I should definitely trust my gut instinct and that I was right to take him to the ER.
We have 2 epipens at home now that I need to take with me wherever we go. We are going to see an allergist to see what else he might be allergic to. We assume it was the milk protein in the formula but we don't know for sure. Also I want to see an allergist because we just started giving him baby food and I need to know what else he might be allergic to because I don't want to go through this again. They said we need to give him a formula that is neither milk nor soy based. So now I have to decide it we should do this or if I should continue pumping for the next 6 months. For now we are in limbo. I'm still pumping and he will get only the 5-6 fruits and veggies that I know he can eat. Unfortunately our battle with food allergies is not over but we are on our way to being educated so we know what to avoid in the future.
Saturday, February 26, 2011
Just Austin
Sitting like a big boy
Can you see the drool??
He is pushing up so far
John thinks this outfit is girly, but I think its so cute!
His elephant was being mean :)
Austin rolled over
We have been hoping Austin would roll over for MONTHS. Most babies roll over by the time they are 3 months old. Austin used to hate tummy time, so he was never on his belly except when he was asleep. This made it difficult for him to get enough time to practice rolling over. We would put him on his belly and he would put his head in the floor and scream! So anyway, not much fun.
All this changed last week. He has gotten SO strong and has started to push his torso up. Then on Wednesday I went into his room after he woke up and he was on his back! The only way this could have happened is if he rolled over. Unfortunately we don't have one of those video monitors so neither John nor I saw it. Wednesday night John was watching Austin while I played volleyball and Austin did it again in his crib. Again neither of us saw it.
Today Austin did it again in his crib. AGAIN we didn't see it. So we took him into the living room and now he has rolled over at least 6 times in the living room AND we saw it and video taped it! Yay! It took him until he was one week shy of 6 months, but that is ok. He seems to wait until he has the strength to do it easily. He doesn't want to struggle on the floor to do it. He rolls over with such ease :)
All this changed last week. He has gotten SO strong and has started to push his torso up. Then on Wednesday I went into his room after he woke up and he was on his back! The only way this could have happened is if he rolled over. Unfortunately we don't have one of those video monitors so neither John nor I saw it. Wednesday night John was watching Austin while I played volleyball and Austin did it again in his crib. Again neither of us saw it.
Today Austin did it again in his crib. AGAIN we didn't see it. So we took him into the living room and now he has rolled over at least 6 times in the living room AND we saw it and video taped it! Yay! It took him until he was one week shy of 6 months, but that is ok. He seems to wait until he has the strength to do it easily. He doesn't want to struggle on the floor to do it. He rolls over with such ease :)
Thursday, February 24, 2011
Baking
I have been in a baking mood lately. Good for my taste buds, not for my hips :). Anyway we went to the store last weekend and bought a ton of lemons. So I've been making any kind of bread or dessert that has lemon juice. I NEVER knew how much better things tasted with real lemon juice instead of bottled lemon juice. The most recent thing I made came from a blog I subscribe to. The blog is: http://homesicktexan.blogspot.com/
She is a Texan who lives in New York and she is constantly putting recipes up on her blog. This is the first one I've tried even though I've been reading her blog for months. I have to say I will DEFINITELY try more of her recipes.
Here is the recipe.
She is a Texan who lives in New York and she is constantly putting recipes up on her blog. This is the first one I've tried even though I've been reading her blog for months. I have to say I will DEFINITELY try more of her recipes.
Here is the recipe.
Sour cream pound cake with ruby red grapefruit
Ingredients:
1 cup butter (2 sticks), room temperature
3 cups granulated sugar
2 teaspoons ruby red grapefruit zest
1/4 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
6 eggs, room temperature
3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 teaspoon sea salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
Powdered sugar
Method:
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Grease and lightly flour a 12-cup tube pan.
Using a stand mixer, cream the butter until smooth, about 2 minutes. Add the sugar, and beat until fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add the grapefruit zest, grapefruit juice and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.
Add the eggs to the batter, one at time, mixing each one until it’s well incorporated. Slowly pour in the sifted flour and mix until the batter is smooth and fluffy. Stir together the sour cream, salt and baking soda, and then add to the batter, mixing until well incorporated. Pour batter into the pan and bake for an hour and 30 minutes, or until an inserted knife pulls out clean.
Cool the cake for 15 minutes and then invert onto a platter. Sprinkle with powdered sugar and serve warm.
Yield: 16-20 servings
Note: This recipe can be divided in half and baked in a loaf pan. You can also flavor this with lemon, orange or lime juice, using the same amounts. For a bit of crunch, you can add to the batter 1/2 cup chopped pecans or 1/4 cup poppy seeds.
Sunday, February 20, 2011
Date Night
John and I went to a neighborhood restaurant called Hot Chocolate. It was SO good. It was so nice to get out. This was our second date since Austin was born. My friend Patty watched Austin. I had dark hot chocolate with soy milk for my drink. It was amazing. Then for an appetizer John and I had the special at Hot Chocolate which is their homemade pretzel bites with cheese fondue. I had scallops and John had salmon for dinner. We also ordered a side of their famous mac n cheese. Then for dessert we had creme brulee. I have to say when we leave Chicago I will miss being able to walk to places like that.
Anyway, John and I had a great time together. One side note though. John almost had a bad night. Haha! This is because I had been asking him for a week to make a reservation. He calls Wednesday night and they only have a 5:45 available. He didn't take it. He calls Friday night and they don't have any openings. Patty got here at 5 and we left the house a little after 5:30 on Saturday. When we got the the restaurant around 6 they said there was an 1.5 hour wait for a table but we could take the last two seats at the bar. THANKFULLY you could eat food at the bar or I would have been so mad! I HATE when John procrastinates. Oh well, it all turned out great.
Anyway, John and I had a great time together. One side note though. John almost had a bad night. Haha! This is because I had been asking him for a week to make a reservation. He calls Wednesday night and they only have a 5:45 available. He didn't take it. He calls Friday night and they don't have any openings. Patty got here at 5 and we left the house a little after 5:30 on Saturday. When we got the the restaurant around 6 they said there was an 1.5 hour wait for a table but we could take the last two seats at the bar. THANKFULLY you could eat food at the bar or I would have been so mad! I HATE when John procrastinates. Oh well, it all turned out great.
Monday, February 14, 2011
Peapod vs. Jewel
John and I have been getting groceries from Peapod, an online grocery store that delivers groceries to your house, since I was 8 months pregnant. We have been wondering since then if we were spending way more money than we do at our neighborhood grocery store Jewel (Albertson's for people in the south). Well I ordered groceries on Saturday night and when I got to the screen on Peapod where I chose the delivery time, they didn't have any left for Sunday. I had already put all our items in so I knew how much we would have spent. It was $72 before tax and delivery (which is $6). I didn't want to wait until Monday so I told John "Lets go to Jewel on Sunday and see if Peapod is way more expensive than Jewel". So yesterday Austin and I walked to Jewel and John drove. We were getting too much to bring it all back in the stroller thats why we needed the car. The weather said it was 45 so I wanted to walk. BAD idea. Although it was the first day in like 3 weeks that we were above 32 barely any of the 2.5 feet of snow had melted. I was walking on the sidewalk and there was a path dug out, unfortunately for most of it my stroller was wider than the path. Anyway, needles to say we didn't walk home and we won't be taking a walk until the end of the week when HOPEFULLY the majority of the snow has melted!
So we walked up and down the isles and Jewel. I pushed the cart and John pushed the stroller. We get to the checkout line and the total was $76. So basically Peapod cost $4 more (when you include delivery) AND you don't have to go to the crowded grocery store AND we (John) don't have to carry it up four flights of stairs AND we don't have to fight for a parking spot AND we don't have to go out in the cold... you can see where I'm going with this. I LOVE PEAPOD and have now convinced John that we NEVER EVER have to go to Jewel again! Yay! From now on we shop at Costco and Peapod only.
So we walked up and down the isles and Jewel. I pushed the cart and John pushed the stroller. We get to the checkout line and the total was $76. So basically Peapod cost $4 more (when you include delivery) AND you don't have to go to the crowded grocery store AND we (John) don't have to carry it up four flights of stairs AND we don't have to fight for a parking spot AND we don't have to go out in the cold... you can see where I'm going with this. I LOVE PEAPOD and have now convinced John that we NEVER EVER have to go to Jewel again! Yay! From now on we shop at Costco and Peapod only.
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Some pictures
Austin and John outside after the blizzard. Austin looks so happy!! Haha
Austin and Grey playing together
Austin and I
Austin on our way to his baby dedication at church
Austin and I after the blizzard. SO much snow
The Little Gym
Austin and I joined the Little Gym with my friend Ashley and her daughter. I've been so excited about going. We've been twice now and we were snowed out once. So, its been 3 weeks. The first week Austin was so sleepy because the class is at 2 pm. I have no idea why they scheduled our age group to meet at 2 in the afternoon, but that's what they did so we go. I tried to get him to sleep early and he just wasn't interested so he was a mess. I have "mommy cards", which are business cards with Austin and my information on it for play dates. I wanted to pass them out but was SO embarrassed because he cried so much! Haha!
Week 2 we were snowed in. So yesterday was week 3. OMG he was even worse! This time he didn't have an excuse. He took an hour and a half nap before we went. I was so excited thinking he would be better. The class hadn't even started yet and he was screaming his head off. He wouldn't do anything until the last 10 minutes then he decided it was ok and had fun... GRRRR. So I'm hoping as he gets more familiar with it he will enjoy it.
The funny thing was it was the domino effect. As soon as Austin started crying then another baby would cry and so on. At one point almost every baby was crying...ALL because of Austin. How embarrassing! The thing is Austin is such a good baby, hopefully he will show his true self next week.
Week 2 we were snowed in. So yesterday was week 3. OMG he was even worse! This time he didn't have an excuse. He took an hour and a half nap before we went. I was so excited thinking he would be better. The class hadn't even started yet and he was screaming his head off. He wouldn't do anything until the last 10 minutes then he decided it was ok and had fun... GRRRR. So I'm hoping as he gets more familiar with it he will enjoy it.
The funny thing was it was the domino effect. As soon as Austin started crying then another baby would cry and so on. At one point almost every baby was crying...ALL because of Austin. How embarrassing! The thing is Austin is such a good baby, hopefully he will show his true self next week.
Wednesday, February 9, 2011
Winter
I'm so ready for winter to be over. It is supposed to be above freezing this weekend, which will be the first time in a long time. I hope some of this snow melts! The news was saying last night that this is one of the coldest winters on record and we have had a TON of snow so far. I wouldn't mind it so much except that I HATE having to dig our car out and since we have a tiny car we can't fit in a lot of spots right now without doing some digging to get our car back in.
The blizzard of 2011 is John and I's first blizzard in Chicago. We found out that when Chicago gets really big snow storms, everybody saves their spot with some kind of lawn furniture or something you don't want. So if you do move your car when you come back all the spots are filled with lawn chairs or other miscellaneous items. It is SO annoying. We have chosen not to follow this rule and John moved someones lawn furniture the other day so we could park. John was so worried someone was going to key us.
The blizzard of 2011 is John and I's first blizzard in Chicago. We found out that when Chicago gets really big snow storms, everybody saves their spot with some kind of lawn furniture or something you don't want. So if you do move your car when you come back all the spots are filled with lawn chairs or other miscellaneous items. It is SO annoying. We have chosen not to follow this rule and John moved someones lawn furniture the other day so we could park. John was so worried someone was going to key us.
Monday, February 7, 2011
Beaba Babycook
We bought a Beaba Babycook when I was still pregnant. I just got it out this week because Austin is finally old enough to eat fruits and vegetables. He has had so many skin issues that the doctor said we need to wait 5-7 days before we introduce a new food. At this rate I feel like he will never try every fruit/vegetable, but oh well. So far he has had sweet potatoes and carrots. I have made both in my baby food cooker. Its so easy to use and it makes just the right amount. I haven't started making extra and freezing it yet because our freezer is literally full of breast milk. I will have to wait before I can start freezing his vegetables. Anyway he loves them and it make me so happy because I made it for him.
Although, I might have fed him too much a couple days ago because he has been constipated for a couple days, so I'm trying not to get too over zealous.
Although, I might have fed him too much a couple days ago because he has been constipated for a couple days, so I'm trying not to get too over zealous.
Super Bowl
We went to my friend Patty's house for the Super Bowl. I had Austin all decked out in Dallas Cowboys gear. The Super Bowl WAS in Dallas even though Dallas wasn't in it :). Anyway I made a chocolate cake for the party. It was by far the BEST chocolate cake I have EVER made. Here is the link to the recipe:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html
I made the cake exactly like it said to and I used the frosting recipe for the frosting (except I used milk chocolate for the frosting), but John wanted a chocolate fudge center. So, this is the recipe I used for that:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/beattys-chocolate-cake-recipe/index.html
I made the cake exactly like it said to and I used the frosting recipe for the frosting (except I used milk chocolate for the frosting), but John wanted a chocolate fudge center. So, this is the recipe I used for that:
Chocolate Fudge Filling
6 squares semisweet chocolate
3 tablespoons butter
7 tablespoons milk
1 teaspoon vanilla
3 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
In a small saucepan, add the chocolate squares and butter. Cook over low heat until melted.
In a bowl, add the melted chocolate, milk, vanilla and stir until well blended. Add in the confectioners' sugar and mix until filling is smooth and easily spreadable.
I put all of this in between the two layers so there was a pretty big layer of fudge. The cake was so moist! OMG now I have to come up with another reason to make it again!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Last week
My mom was in Chicago all last week. The unfortunate thing is that it was SO cold! On Friday the high was 10. We stayed in our condo most of her trip and spent time together. We also organized my condo, which seems like a never ending process. We have too much stuff and not enough space! We went to the Science and Industry Museum on Thursday with one of my friends who is a member to the museum. We saw the Jim Henson exhibit. Austin was a good boy so I think we will do it again. We were only gone for a couple hours, but it was nice to get out. Austin has started eating baby cereal. He LOVES rice! I have to mix rice with oatmeal and barley to get him to eat it. He gags so bad and throws up as soon as he tastes that oatmeal or barley is in his mouth, its so funny.
I've been talking to John about us planning a family vacation. My idea was to go to Niagara Falls. John said if we went he would like to take the train. I think I'm going to start planning the trip so we go. I'm thinking June or July so I have plenty of time to get Austin a passport.
I wasn't feeling well today so John stayed home with us. It has been SO nice. He is going to spend the evening doing laundry because when we tried to do it over the weekend the pipes were frozen. Living in the Midwest can be a real pain in the winter! We go to our first play group for Austin and I tomorrow. I think it will be really fun, and it gets us out of the house.
I've been talking to John about us planning a family vacation. My idea was to go to Niagara Falls. John said if we went he would like to take the train. I think I'm going to start planning the trip so we go. I'm thinking June or July so I have plenty of time to get Austin a passport.
I wasn't feeling well today so John stayed home with us. It has been SO nice. He is going to spend the evening doing laundry because when we tried to do it over the weekend the pipes were frozen. Living in the Midwest can be a real pain in the winter! We go to our first play group for Austin and I tomorrow. I think it will be really fun, and it gets us out of the house.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Sleep
Austin has been sleeping through the night or only waking up once for a while now. The only problem was he would go down at midnight and sleep until noon or later. I called him my frat boy!! I was hoping that this would just work itself out, but it didn't. Thursday of last week I started waking Austin up at 10 am, then Friday at 9:45 am, ... by Sunday Austin had revolted and didn't go to bed until 1:15 am. I was about to give up, but thought I would stick it out. Sunday morning I woke him up at 8 am. I HATE waking him up, I don't want to deprive him of sleep, but we had to do something. This had been going on for at least 2 months. John was exhausted from staying up until midnight and waking up at 5 every day. So Sunday night he went to sleep at 8:55!!! I could not believe it. Monday he went down at 7:50 pm and Tuesday he went down at 7. He's been waking up around 10pm to eat and then goes back down until morning. I'm so glad we finally got this worked out. Its still a work in progress, but I've stopped waking him up and have let him sleep when hes tired and wake up when hes done. Austin is a good sleeper and he sleeps a lot still.
On another note, he STILL hasn't rolled over. We try to work on it, but the minute I put him on his stomach when hes awake he screams his head off. I keep thinking if he gets mad enough he will try to roll over, but that hasn't been the case. Yesterday we signed up for a weekly play group at Little Gym. My friend Ashley and I are going together with our babies. Her daughter is 6 weeks older than Austin. I'm really glad we did this. It means we will at least leave the house once a week. Its been so cold and we've had some snow so we haven't been able to leave much. The general rule I've heard from my friends is that Austin shouldn't go out if its below 20. Well sometimes a week can go by and we don't get above 20. That hasn't happened yet this year, but its been kind of mild.
My mom, Dodie, is coming on Monday for a week! We are so excited. I have a list of things I want to do while shes here. I've already done some things that I've been putting off. Like putting pictures in Albums. I'm only pumping 3 times a day now, so when Austin is sleeping I can now do something besides pump or eat.
On Sunday Austin is going to be a part of the baby dedication ceremony at our church. There were 5 babies born last year! I know that doesn't sound like anything special, but our church doesn't have more than 35 people in it. So 5 new babies is a lot!
On another note, he STILL hasn't rolled over. We try to work on it, but the minute I put him on his stomach when hes awake he screams his head off. I keep thinking if he gets mad enough he will try to roll over, but that hasn't been the case. Yesterday we signed up for a weekly play group at Little Gym. My friend Ashley and I are going together with our babies. Her daughter is 6 weeks older than Austin. I'm really glad we did this. It means we will at least leave the house once a week. Its been so cold and we've had some snow so we haven't been able to leave much. The general rule I've heard from my friends is that Austin shouldn't go out if its below 20. Well sometimes a week can go by and we don't get above 20. That hasn't happened yet this year, but its been kind of mild.
My mom, Dodie, is coming on Monday for a week! We are so excited. I have a list of things I want to do while shes here. I've already done some things that I've been putting off. Like putting pictures in Albums. I'm only pumping 3 times a day now, so when Austin is sleeping I can now do something besides pump or eat.
On Sunday Austin is going to be a part of the baby dedication ceremony at our church. There were 5 babies born last year! I know that doesn't sound like anything special, but our church doesn't have more than 35 people in it. So 5 new babies is a lot!
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Some photos from the past month
Look at my belly!
Go Mavs
Katy and I at a Mavs game
Kerri, Kirsten, Amy, Kristen, Sophie and I
Kee and I
Our family on Christmas
I'm teething
Happy New Years!
I'm a chunk
MMMMMM teething ring
Austin and I
I had to wear this at my family's gag gifts
Erin, Ross, Drue, Leila, Austin, Mom and I
Allyson, Sadie, Tripp, Austin and I
Mom, Dad and Austin on one of our first nights in Dallas.
Monday, January 3, 2011
We are back
Austin, John and I have been back in Chicago for a week. It has been pretty chilly. The morning we left Austin started to develop a really deep cough. We were getting concerned so Austin and I went to his pediatrician last week. When I went they weren't sure what he had so they did an on the spot test for a Respiratory virus, the flu, and then if both of those came back negative they were going to test him for whooping cough. He didn't have the respiratory virus so they came back and tested him for the flu. It came back positive, so we started him on tamiflu for 5 days twice a day. He never developed a fever and the cough went away! I was so happy. John and I have been on tamiflu as well just to make sure we didn't get it too, even though we had our flu shots.
That's pretty much all we have done since we've been back. This week we should have more to write about. The problem is ever since John got me an I-touch I never get on the computer. I will have to make a better effort to blog.
That's pretty much all we have done since we've been back. This week we should have more to write about. The problem is ever since John got me an I-touch I never get on the computer. I will have to make a better effort to blog.
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