Mommy and Siena

Binoculars

When ever Cole is outside and he wants to look for something or somebody, he uses his binoculars to find them. It is seriously a crack up. I think he really believes this helps him see better.

Random new lens photos

So I have been a little bit obsessed with this new lens. On Friday I took over 400 pictures of them playing on the deck. I got rid of about 300 but it still was a ton. This lens is heavy but well worth it and I LOVE it!

The price you pay for being sick

Her little nose got so raw from it running so much that for a few days I kept her nose lathered in Eucerin cream. That stuff does wonders!

Add one more to the list

Well it looks like Siena is allergic to Azrithromycin. Yesterday I caught her with Cole's 100% juice berry capri sun. I have no clue if she drank any of it. Of course it says it has strawberries in it so when she got the allergic rash on her butt and girl parts I assumed she drank some and I was like ok she's allergic to the strawberries and not the coconut.

Well about 30 minutes ago I changed her diaper and the rash was back, firery red and she was screaming when I wiped. The strange thing is that last night and tonight when I laid her down she instantly got upset like she knew it was going to hurt when I wiped her. She did not get any strawberries today so I got to thinking and I realized that this was day 4 of antibiotics and I gave them to her about 1 1/2 hours ago. Same thing yesterday but it didn't occur to me then. She has been in disposable diapers because I want to prove that she isn't reacting to the cloth diapers.

When she had her allergic reaction to amoxicillin she got hives all over her body. This reaction is more like her reaction to soy and it is far more painful for little miss. :-(

UPDATE - After being on hold for an advice nurse for 40 minutes she took down all the info and then had Siena's doctor call me at home. She thinks Siena is reacting to the flavoring in the antibiotics since the rash is not a typical reaction for an antibiotic. When I went to Target to get the rx filled I asked if it could have no flavor and they said it was pre flavored with cherry. Well guess who has never had a cherry and on day 3 she gets the allergic rash. So by the Dr.'s orders I am giving Siena the last dose of antibiotics tomorrow evening and we will see what happens. Next time Siena needs an antibiotic we will go to a compounding pharmacy and get it with no flavor and see if she reacts.

SUNDAY UPDATE - I gave Siena her antibiotics and kept watch on her and sure enough 1 1/2 hours after the medication was given her butt was firey red and super hot - at least 5 degrees warmer than the rest of her body. So strange. Glad to know what to look for when she has allergies though. Too bad she is allergic to another fruit. She's missing out on all the good stuff!

MONDAY UPDATE - No rash what so ever today as it should be since she did not get any of the antibiotics today. What a sensitive little girl. I am just happy to know what her reactions look like (rash) and that they don't cause her any breathing problems.

Training them early

Thank you Elizabeth!

Thank you so much for the awesome books and calendars!!!! As you can tell Cole loves them he just wasn't being to cooperative for the video. This was much better than last weeks attempt!

Doctor's visit for the kids

On Tuesday I was diagnosed with the adenovirus. Fluid in my right ear, fluid, puss and a very red left ear. That night Cole asked to go to bed at 8pm. Cole has never once in his life asked to go to bed. He also said his ear hurt. Siena did not sleep at all that night. She and I were pretty much up from midnight until I told Mike at 5 am he needed to get up since he got sleep and take her out of the room. I got 1 1/2 hours of sleep. It pretty much sucked. I can't sleep lying down either since it hurts my ears so it really sucked.

I had called Monday to try and get in to after hours and they were booked. The kids doctor doesn't work on Tues and Thurs and they would not squeeze us in because I wanted them checked out not because they were showing signs. So I called tuesday after my diagnosis and requested they be seen and the advise nurse said "well we can get Siena in but if Cole isn't showing any symptoms...." I said "Look, 6 other people they were with on friday all have the same virus, including me and all 6 of us have ear infections. Cole needs to be checked out. I don't care if he isn't showing any signs" So she scheduled both kids for 9 am Wednesday morning.

So Wednesday's appointment showed Siena had lost a pound in weight. She is down to 18.6. She has fluid in her right ear and fluid, puss and a read ear drum in her left just like me. Cole has what's called bulging myringitis. His left ear drum is bulged out and full of puss. Lovely. The Doc. said that his would be the most painful out of the 3 of us and yet he was the one not having any trouble sleeping or saying he hurt. Tough little guy!

We also discussed Cole's bug bite reactions. I showed her the pictures. I don't think she was expecting to see the swelling that she did. Her suggestion is just prevention for now. Since it doesn't affect his breathing and he is not getting any fevers with them we have to assume it is just an annoyance. We can use bug spray with up to 10% deet in it. Now I have to research with one I want to use on him.

It's hard to keep clothes on kids!

Sick mama and kids

I haven't disappeared. In fact, I have may pictures to share and stories to tell and I am trying to get around to it but I have be stuck in a chair all weekend with the most horrible cold I have ever had. Both kids are sick as well and last night I developed a double ear infection and I feel like my ear need to pop but can't. I can barely hear anything. I'm taking both kids in to the doc tomorrow to get their ears checked to because Siena can't sleep lying flat and Cole just told me his ears hurt. Fun times.

Some how Mike has managed to not catch it. Thank goodness because if both of us were knocked down and the kids life would be hell.

At least Cole is having fun with his snot.

A pretty crappy weekend

Cole has been sick since Wednesday. Siena started on Friday and me on Saturday night. I am so pissed about being sick, it isn't even funny. I think I am starting to get an ear infection and immediate care had no openings tonight which makes me even more mad. I'm pretty livid to say the least. I was hoping for a relaxing weekend and it didn't even come close to that.

Friday was ok. Cole still had a fever and runny nose and when he is sick he is a pretty sweet little kid. He is very snuggly and doesn't complain much at all. I could tell Siena was trying not to be sick but that wasn't working. She was a little testy and not wanting to eat much.

Onyx enjoying the amazingly beautiful day

Cole blowing me a kiss

We had a great lunch out side in the sun. Too bad the kids didn't want to eat much. And yes Cole does eat salad. He loves them and his favorite dressing is Trader Joe's Tuscan Balsamic.

Siena was trying to swat Cole away from her

Siena is in love with the deck, being outside and pretty much anything that involves her brother

I am pretty sure she is telling me "nah" (no) in this picture

My oh so favorite find with coconut milk yogurt turned into another disaster. I gave her the strawberry coconut yogurt Thursday night. All day friday i added coconut milk into her bottle, which she loved! Friday night at 8pm I go to change her diaper and guess who has a rash....a food allergy rash on her bum and down her legs! Yup, she is either allergic to strawberries or coconut. I stupidly gave her two things that she had only had one other time and now I don't know which one she is allergic to. So I am now waiting two weeks and I will only give her coconut milk and see if she gets a rash. I am hoping it is strawberries that way I can get some fat in her diet.

Besides being sick, Cole has also had a pretty crappy weekend. He was chasing ducks at the park and fell and skinned his knee. Note to self - don't let a kid run in flip flops. The Saturday evening he was playing by the horse trailer and mr. strong guy apparently can open the trailer door and it slammed closed on his foot. He's lucky he didn't lose his foot. His ankle is bruised but nothing is broken or missing. On Sunday he and Mike had a miscommunication on when exactly Cole needed to lean over for a butt wiping after pooping and Mike kneed him in the nose and he got a pretty good bloody nose. Poor guy!

Our first bulbs to bloom

Someone was starting to feel pretty sick

Cole showing off his ankle and knee injuries

Cole carried this half dead lizard around in a box all afternoon. He called it "Little tiny"

Siena will not leave our new planter boxes alone. At least she hasn't figured out how to pull the flowers out yet
The kids passed out for one of there many naps this weekend. I decided to get up and risk falling over from sickness to capture this shot because it will probably never happen again.