Tuesday, September 13, 2011
International Chocolate Cupcake Day!
Call me crazy but I don't really like chocolate. Apparently today is national chocolate cupcake day and after eating low carb for a solid month I figure I'm entitled to one cheat day sooooo I chose to celebrate at least the cupcake part of this food holiday and forgo the chocolate! My mom wanted to spend some time with us before she and Larry head of to the mountains for a couple of weeks. Her husband Larry has a home in KY so they kind of split their time between here and there. Kal-el has really missed Mimsy because he's been accustom to seeing her almost daily in the past. He's had so much fun spending the last two days with her. Yesterday we got some shopping done for the boys and I couldn't think of a better way to spend today than having some sweet treats at Yummies in down town Tuscumbia! We had a great time and Kal-el was on a major sugar high. Mom and I had already given him two cookies and shared a cupcake with him when Chris met us over mid way through lunch and bought Super yet another cookie. He really worked the system today! Cookie monster ended up devouring a grilled cheese sandwich (half of it anyway) a cupcake and a total of three cookies. Waaay too much sugar but it's so much fun to do on a special occasions. Makes me wonder what the next food holiday is :)
Almond flavor for me of course..is there any other flavor? ;)
First a cupcake....
Then a cookie!
Mimsy and Super
Sweeter than the cupcakes :)
Mimsy and Logan
Mommy and Logan
Picking out his 3rd cookie!!!
I love all the sweet little mush faces he makes :)
I'm sure everyone wishes I woukd just stop taking pictures already lol
Yummies proved to be a very yummy little place!
MRSA Scare,Spider Bites, and Seborrheic dermatitis Oh My!
I really don't even know where to begin with this post. Last week was an extremely stressful week for us. It all started when I found a bump under Kal-el's arm. It was approximately the size of the end of an eraser with just a little bit of pus in it. Looked sort of like a medium sized pimple. I decided to observe it for a day or so before I worried too much over a possible infection. The next day when Chris returned from his train route to Memphis he commented he had a "place" on his leg that was bothering him and asked me to look at it. We both thought the same thing ...spider bite...shutter..I could actually see the distinctive fang marks 1/16th of an inch apart on top of the sore. I immediately went back to look at the bump on Kal-el's arm to see if it bore any resemblance to my husband's bite. It did. Sort of. I normally wouldn't panic over a spider bite too much but earlier this summer I killed 3 brown recluses in our home. Since having the monthly extermination done I have seen almost no bugs anywhere as of late and we cleaned the house pretty thoroughly and saw no spiders dead or alive that same day. Odd. I decided to go ahead and call Dr. Melvin's office.
Things got much scarier soon after. I was told to please bring Kal-el in that same day because 9 out of 10 times when a parent sees what they think is a spider bite it ends up actually being a staph infection. Also the fact that Chris had a mysterious place on his leg really pointed at the highly contagious staph as opposed to spider bites. If you know me you know that I absolutely panicked after hearing that. Chris was off, thank God, so off we went to the doctor's office. I didn't know much about Staph other than you don't want it and some kinds (MRSA) have the potentiality to be really bad and in some cases deadly.
Once we got to the room we were told to take off Kal-el's shirt so they could have a look at his abscess. Keep in mind my child had just decided as of last week that he loves being clothed as opposed to being naked. Shirt removal posed a real problem for him. We were made aware of this by the absolute fit he threw. I'm pretty sure they could hear him all the way down at Spring Park screaming "MY SHIRT, PUT SHIRT ON NOW!!!" Nice. Thirty minutes, 3 nurses holding him down to take a culture and drain the abscess later we were headed home with some major antibiotics. It would take 3 days for the results to come back. We were told its almost always Staph and in many cases its MRSA. What?! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Thats the bad, horrible, awful stuff that I've read about that is so resistant to antibiotics. They said they would go ahead and treat it with the antibiotics that kill it instead of waiting on the confirmation. As you can imagine I was hitting the internet up pretty hot and heavy that evening and after my third or forth article on MRSA I was ready to be admitted to the psyic ward. I was beside myself with worry for BOTH my babies since its so contagious. I literally sprayed the entire house down the disinfectant and washed my hands so much in between touching each child that they were raw. I even bleached our colored clothes on accident trying to kill off every bacteria I could.The one positive note was that the doctor confirmed that Chris's bump looked nothing like staph. So least it wasn't spreading like wildfire at this very moment. Awful day.
The next day didn't show much improvement. Matter of fact if anything the beginning of it was a little worse. When I was feeding Logan I noticed what I thought was a bump in his ear. All hope of my boys not having the dreaded staph was officially gone. Chris was at work and my mom was out of town so Aunt Vicki and I headed back to Melvin's office this time with the little one in tow. Unfortunately we weren't able to see Dr. Melvin himself for either visit due to him being out of town. I don't have anything against nurse practitioners what so ever but I honestly prefer seeing a doctor afterall that's what my insurance pays for and this was a little more serious than an a simple ear infection. Luckily, we were able to see another doctor in the office. I learned a lot during this second visit that I wasn't made aware of during Kal-el's visit with the nurse practitioner. I was told that although Kal-el did most likely have MRSA staph (beacause nearly 100% of staph they see is resistant to antibiotics now due to over use of antibiotics) that the odds were overwhelming that he would never have it again in his life once the strong antibotics cleared it up. I was told I could be a little less meticulous in my insane disinfecting efforts because if in fact Super did have staph since he was on antibotics were already in his system fighting it and there was less of a chance of it spreading ...if it hadn't already. Sooo..on to sweet Logan. Now this is just embarrassing and if I could of slipped out the back door I probably would of. Not only was I so stressed that I forgot my son's first name was Christopher when they called us back (I just sat there like an idiot when they called his name) but the "bump" that was in Logan's ear disappeared.Thats right folks. I swear it was there. Not sure if my hypochondriac state made me hallucinate it...but it WAS there. Embarrassing as it was I was so relieved that it hadn't spread to my youngest. On our way to check out I glanced down at Logan's diagnoses for the day. I fully expected it to say "nutcase mother needs committed asap" however it read..Seborrheic dermatitis...wow I had just carried my child to the doctor for cradle cap. At least it wasn't just blank. Aunt Vicki and I had a good laugh about the entire visit. I was honestly glad we went though, mainly because I felt much more educated on MRSA staph after speaking with the doctor. It really put my mind at ease knowing that it wasn't rare or deadly, 60% of all people actually carry on their skin and IF it was MRSA its treatable and usually isolated. Life threating cases are mostly seen in the elderly, people who are hospitalized, and individuals with immuane system issues. Needless to say this really calmed my anxiety about our situation.
And the fun continued when Chris arrived home from his second trip to Memphis. His leg looked AWFUL. It was bigger for one, the skin looked very weak, and he had blisters all around it. I told him he really should get it looked at. He didn't want to bother at first but then I told him it resembled herpes and out the door he went lol. Dr. Hart was also out of town...what luck...so he drove over to med plus where it was confirmed that he has a very angry spider bite..most likely brown recluse. He's almost certain he was bitten at the hotel in Memphis while he slept. I cringe just typing that. We just have to keep an eye on it. He was given an antibiotic cream and told to watch for changes. Necrosis will NOT be pretty if it sets in.
After 3 looong days we hit a turning point and got some really awesome news. Dr. Melvin's office called to say that Kal-el did NOT have staph at all...not regular staph, not MRSA staph..NOTHING. I thought I heard it wrong because I'd been told over and over that it almost always is positive. I mean we were even on the antibiotics to treat it. I said "negative, really?!" I was assured of the negative results but told to go ahead and finish the meds since he'd already started them. I hate that part because if he ever does come in contact with this super bug I hope his system will respond if he ever has to have these specific antibiotics again. I am just so so thankful I don't have to worry about this anymore. Talk about answered prayers. We really beat the odds. Other than stress and worry the only thing that had any lasting negative effects was our poor laundry. Oh well its time to do some fall shopping anyway :)
Showing off his Scooby Doo bandaid that covers his owie :)
Sweet baby taking his meds
LOL I was fighting a war!
Chris declined to let me post a picture of his leg ;)
Things got much scarier soon after. I was told to please bring Kal-el in that same day because 9 out of 10 times when a parent sees what they think is a spider bite it ends up actually being a staph infection. Also the fact that Chris had a mysterious place on his leg really pointed at the highly contagious staph as opposed to spider bites. If you know me you know that I absolutely panicked after hearing that. Chris was off, thank God, so off we went to the doctor's office. I didn't know much about Staph other than you don't want it and some kinds (MRSA) have the potentiality to be really bad and in some cases deadly.
Once we got to the room we were told to take off Kal-el's shirt so they could have a look at his abscess. Keep in mind my child had just decided as of last week that he loves being clothed as opposed to being naked. Shirt removal posed a real problem for him. We were made aware of this by the absolute fit he threw. I'm pretty sure they could hear him all the way down at Spring Park screaming "MY SHIRT, PUT SHIRT ON NOW!!!" Nice. Thirty minutes, 3 nurses holding him down to take a culture and drain the abscess later we were headed home with some major antibiotics. It would take 3 days for the results to come back. We were told its almost always Staph and in many cases its MRSA. What?! I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Thats the bad, horrible, awful stuff that I've read about that is so resistant to antibiotics. They said they would go ahead and treat it with the antibiotics that kill it instead of waiting on the confirmation. As you can imagine I was hitting the internet up pretty hot and heavy that evening and after my third or forth article on MRSA I was ready to be admitted to the psyic ward. I was beside myself with worry for BOTH my babies since its so contagious. I literally sprayed the entire house down the disinfectant and washed my hands so much in between touching each child that they were raw. I even bleached our colored clothes on accident trying to kill off every bacteria I could.The one positive note was that the doctor confirmed that Chris's bump looked nothing like staph. So least it wasn't spreading like wildfire at this very moment. Awful day.
The next day didn't show much improvement. Matter of fact if anything the beginning of it was a little worse. When I was feeding Logan I noticed what I thought was a bump in his ear. All hope of my boys not having the dreaded staph was officially gone. Chris was at work and my mom was out of town so Aunt Vicki and I headed back to Melvin's office this time with the little one in tow. Unfortunately we weren't able to see Dr. Melvin himself for either visit due to him being out of town. I don't have anything against nurse practitioners what so ever but I honestly prefer seeing a doctor afterall that's what my insurance pays for and this was a little more serious than an a simple ear infection. Luckily, we were able to see another doctor in the office. I learned a lot during this second visit that I wasn't made aware of during Kal-el's visit with the nurse practitioner. I was told that although Kal-el did most likely have MRSA staph (beacause nearly 100% of staph they see is resistant to antibiotics now due to over use of antibiotics) that the odds were overwhelming that he would never have it again in his life once the strong antibotics cleared it up. I was told I could be a little less meticulous in my insane disinfecting efforts because if in fact Super did have staph since he was on antibotics were already in his system fighting it and there was less of a chance of it spreading ...if it hadn't already. Sooo..on to sweet Logan. Now this is just embarrassing and if I could of slipped out the back door I probably would of. Not only was I so stressed that I forgot my son's first name was Christopher when they called us back (I just sat there like an idiot when they called his name) but the "bump" that was in Logan's ear disappeared.Thats right folks. I swear it was there. Not sure if my hypochondriac state made me hallucinate it...but it WAS there. Embarrassing as it was I was so relieved that it hadn't spread to my youngest. On our way to check out I glanced down at Logan's diagnoses for the day. I fully expected it to say "nutcase mother needs committed asap" however it read..Seborrheic dermatitis...wow I had just carried my child to the doctor for cradle cap. At least it wasn't just blank. Aunt Vicki and I had a good laugh about the entire visit. I was honestly glad we went though, mainly because I felt much more educated on MRSA staph after speaking with the doctor. It really put my mind at ease knowing that it wasn't rare or deadly, 60% of all people actually carry on their skin and IF it was MRSA its treatable and usually isolated. Life threating cases are mostly seen in the elderly, people who are hospitalized, and individuals with immuane system issues. Needless to say this really calmed my anxiety about our situation.
And the fun continued when Chris arrived home from his second trip to Memphis. His leg looked AWFUL. It was bigger for one, the skin looked very weak, and he had blisters all around it. I told him he really should get it looked at. He didn't want to bother at first but then I told him it resembled herpes and out the door he went lol. Dr. Hart was also out of town...what luck...so he drove over to med plus where it was confirmed that he has a very angry spider bite..most likely brown recluse. He's almost certain he was bitten at the hotel in Memphis while he slept. I cringe just typing that. We just have to keep an eye on it. He was given an antibiotic cream and told to watch for changes. Necrosis will NOT be pretty if it sets in.
After 3 looong days we hit a turning point and got some really awesome news. Dr. Melvin's office called to say that Kal-el did NOT have staph at all...not regular staph, not MRSA staph..NOTHING. I thought I heard it wrong because I'd been told over and over that it almost always is positive. I mean we were even on the antibiotics to treat it. I said "negative, really?!" I was assured of the negative results but told to go ahead and finish the meds since he'd already started them. I hate that part because if he ever does come in contact with this super bug I hope his system will respond if he ever has to have these specific antibiotics again. I am just so so thankful I don't have to worry about this anymore. Talk about answered prayers. We really beat the odds. Other than stress and worry the only thing that had any lasting negative effects was our poor laundry. Oh well its time to do some fall shopping anyway :)
Chris declined to let me post a picture of his leg ;)
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Sunday, September 4, 2011
Ginger Available for Adoption/ Go Ducks!
Due to recent unfortunate circumstances a gentle, loving golden retriever can be yours! Our loss can be YOUR gain! Fully house trained and fabulous with children. She is also an excellent and watchful guard dog. I can't begin to say enough good things about Ginger. She requires very little exercise time and is perfectly content curled up beside you and your loved ones on a sofa. She's equally content in the great out doors and is acclimated to most extreme weather conditions. She is in great health and has been neutered. There is only one WARNING about Ginger.....She will not ..I repeat WILL NOT...(any longer) help your college team of choice win a game. Yep her luck, as well as her winning streak for the Oregon Ducks is over after last night! If you can live with this (we can't ) she is the dog for you. ;)
Of course we aren't really getting rid of Ginger but she sure did let us down for the first game of the season last night! Our good luck charm is no more. Oh what a sad day. I'm sure it's not entirely her fault however. Chris was stuck in a hotel in Memphis waiting to get back on a train so we weren't able to watch the game as a united front. Tragic! We even sent cell phone pics back and worth but it sooooo didn't work. Apparently we all must be in the same room for a win to occur. lol
Mom came over to help me with the boys as I was still running extremely low on sleep after having two sick babies. Although my mom and I are sadly not as close as we used to be she is such a huge help with the boys when shes actually here. And of course Kal-el is crazy about her. She even brought over some yummy cupcakes and BBQ for the game. Nannie walked over later in the evening and joined us for the game. The end results were fun for no one HOWEVER it IS the first game of the season and a lot can change. It's just the nature of football its different every year ...which is why I have no clue why I become so emotionally invested. I'm so girly it's actually pretty funny. I will be a certified NUTCASE if and when my boys play. My husband and family probably won't even sit with me! Chris and I had every intention of actually attending this game but we didn't due to his MMA fight that didn't take place. I know one thing for sure though win or lose Oregon ALWAYS looks good doing it. I was so easy to convert as a fan. Chris didn't have a hard time at all with that one! Their "outfits" are so great I was sold :) Can't wait to see what the rest on the season brings! Go Ducks! Well I'm off to beat on Ginger some more......I kid, I kid LOL :)
Kal-el relaxing and eating a cookie pre game!
Game time at home!
Daddy sending us pics his hotel room :(
Mimsy holding Kal-el "Look Puddles Duuck!!!"
Kal-el got distracted by all of the duck references so off he went to find Donald and Daisy!
Half time = Cupcake break!
Back to the game..."Oh come ON!!!!"
Nannie and Logan taking things VERY seriously ;)
My poor, sweet, disappointed child :(
Don't forget to write...lol
**Comes with free bag of dog food**
Of course we aren't really getting rid of Ginger but she sure did let us down for the first game of the season last night! Our good luck charm is no more. Oh what a sad day. I'm sure it's not entirely her fault however. Chris was stuck in a hotel in Memphis waiting to get back on a train so we weren't able to watch the game as a united front. Tragic! We even sent cell phone pics back and worth but it sooooo didn't work. Apparently we all must be in the same room for a win to occur. lol
Mom came over to help me with the boys as I was still running extremely low on sleep after having two sick babies. Although my mom and I are sadly not as close as we used to be she is such a huge help with the boys when shes actually here. And of course Kal-el is crazy about her. She even brought over some yummy cupcakes and BBQ for the game. Nannie walked over later in the evening and joined us for the game. The end results were fun for no one HOWEVER it IS the first game of the season and a lot can change. It's just the nature of football its different every year ...which is why I have no clue why I become so emotionally invested. I'm so girly it's actually pretty funny. I will be a certified NUTCASE if and when my boys play. My husband and family probably won't even sit with me! Chris and I had every intention of actually attending this game but we didn't due to his MMA fight that didn't take place. I know one thing for sure though win or lose Oregon ALWAYS looks good doing it. I was so easy to convert as a fan. Chris didn't have a hard time at all with that one! Their "outfits" are so great I was sold :) Can't wait to see what the rest on the season brings! Go Ducks! Well I'm off to beat on Ginger some more......I kid, I kid LOL :)
**Comes with free bag of dog food**
Saturday, September 3, 2011
Logan's Turn...
For surprises and unfortunately sickness. Poor baby caught Super's virus despite my very best efforts to prevent it. Including taking him over to Nannie's for a couple of days during the day while a sick Kal-el screamed in the back ground
"No no no...MYLogee..MINE..Mommy..FIND..Logee". So sweet he loves his brother and we both missed him terribly! I'm not used to having a sick baby this early on. Kal-el didn't so much as sneeze until he was 13 months old. Major adjustment for Mom here! I feel so terrible for Logan. He really is pitiful. He has been up all night nearly for the past two nights from a stuffy nose that he can't breath well through. I'm sure that's terrifying when your so small. It's not so great for me either because I had already adjusted to him sleeping through the night before this sickness set back . Also, with Chris being called out to Memphis there was no way to take turns sleeping. That and the fact that I worry about my little baby. It's just a common cold but I always have the fear in the back of my mind of a seizure due to fevers. Thankfully his fever has been low grade just like Kal-el's and he's really not at risk until he's at least 6 months or older. He is already some better compared to yesterday so hopefully we are past the worst for both boys.
Not to be out done by big brother there was also a surprise delivery in the mail from Aunt Sandra for Logan. It arrived one day later AND when Kal-el was napping. Perfect! This made it impossible for Super to confiscate it! Chris actually got to open it right before he headed out. We agreed it was the most adorable little stuffed animal. She picked the perfect animal....a wolverine of course :)
"No no no...MYLogee..MINE..Mommy..FIND..Logee". So sweet he loves his brother and we both missed him terribly! I'm not used to having a sick baby this early on. Kal-el didn't so much as sneeze until he was 13 months old. Major adjustment for Mom here! I feel so terrible for Logan. He really is pitiful. He has been up all night nearly for the past two nights from a stuffy nose that he can't breath well through. I'm sure that's terrifying when your so small. It's not so great for me either because I had already adjusted to him sleeping through the night before this sickness set back . Also, with Chris being called out to Memphis there was no way to take turns sleeping. That and the fact that I worry about my little baby. It's just a common cold but I always have the fear in the back of my mind of a seizure due to fevers. Thankfully his fever has been low grade just like Kal-el's and he's really not at risk until he's at least 6 months or older. He is already some better compared to yesterday so hopefully we are past the worst for both boys.
Not to be out done by big brother there was also a surprise delivery in the mail from Aunt Sandra for Logan. It arrived one day later AND when Kal-el was napping. Perfect! This made it impossible for Super to confiscate it! Chris actually got to open it right before he headed out. We agreed it was the most adorable little stuffed animal. She picked the perfect animal....a wolverine of course :)
Friday, September 2, 2011
Deliveries For Kal-el!
My sweet superhero got an awful cold virus a couple of days ago. He's felt a little rough but for the most part has been playing and running wild like always...much to my relief. He's only had a low grade fever so I haven't stressed about potential seizures. Even with being sick I could tell Super was starting to get a little bored cooped up in the house without Logan.(I carried Logan over to Nannie's to try to keep from exposing him to Kal-el's bug) When the UPS truck pulled into our drive way moments later all traces of boredom ended promptly. Everything ..and I do mean EVERYTHING that arrives to this house via any shipping company in a box belongs SOLELY to Kal-el! My Aunt Sandra often sends Kal-el sweet, thought little gifts so he gets overwhelmed with joy when the truck backs into our drive way. Yesterday was an extra surprise because Kal-el got TWO boxes instead of one. I hoped they were both for him because if not he would throw an absolute fit for both of them anyway. The first box we opened was a toy truck set from Aunt Sandra. He LOVED them! He started saying "Hi blue car, Hi red car, Hi yellow car!" He named all the colors correctly too :)
He played for a few minutes and then eyeballed the second box. I saw where the package was shipped from Nike and thought maybe Chris had ordered something but once I opened the box the package itself was much smaller. It was Kal-el's new Jordans from Mimsy! I couldn't believe they had already made their way to our house because she had just ordered them the previous day for him. He was thrilled with them and ask that I "put shoes on now Mama" So cute he's definitely MY child! He wanted to sleep with his cars and with his shoes still on his little feet. I think its safe to say that he loved all of his deliveries..with the exception of the cold of course!
He played for a few minutes and then eyeballed the second box. I saw where the package was shipped from Nike and thought maybe Chris had ordered something but once I opened the box the package itself was much smaller. It was Kal-el's new Jordans from Mimsy! I couldn't believe they had already made their way to our house because she had just ordered them the previous day for him. He was thrilled with them and ask that I "put shoes on now Mama" So cute he's definitely MY child! He wanted to sleep with his cars and with his shoes still on his little feet. I think its safe to say that he loved all of his deliveries..with the exception of the cold of course!
His feet are the same size as mine almost LOL
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