Anson Update

Yes, he's still sick. We've moved from one issue to the current one. He has a moist cough and runny nose. He did not have a fever this morning, which I'm thrilled about. He ate for Dave at breakfast and he is taking more fluids. Last night I ran out to Meijer and got a humidifier and a neat vapor release gadget (thanks for the advice, Heather) and I put a wedge under his mattress for some elevation. He slept on and off. He would wake up himself up coughing pretty frequently. It's ben 7 full days now and I hope the worst is over.

At the Dr. Thursday, he weighed 18.7 lbs, which is good news. Let's hope he doesn't lose too much with this nastiness.

Anson's First Bug

Anson has been feeling bad since Sunday. Dave's parents were at the house and Anson had a runny nose, drooling, congestion and was fussy. This continued on Monday. Tuesday he was a little worse and I had initially made a Dr. appt. for him to be seen. I called the nurse to ask a few more questions and we ended up cancelling the appt. and I agreed to keep an eye on him. He had a low-grade temp. The highest was 100.3. I wasn't worried about that. Well, Wednesday he wouldn't drink anything and ate about half of his normal amount. He was still having normal wet diapers, so he was alright there. Today he cried while he was eating lunch. He would still eat, but would be crying the entire time. I got on the phone. I had to work at 3p, so Dave came home early to take him to the Dr. office. The diagnosis: hand-foot-mouth virus. Now, this is something that is passes through droplets, usually sneezing, runny nose, etc. The symptoms show their ugly face 3-7 post exposure. He was at daycare Friday for 2 1/2 hours! That's it and this is the result. I feel so guilty. I can't even begin to tell you how horrible I feel. Not as bad as Anson, but I feel pretty darn guilty. I know he has to get sick. I know. We've been very lucky with his health. I know. It's just amazing how sick he is after such a short period of exposure. The Dr. says it should be over by Saturday. The poor little guy has a nice size ulcer in his mouth which explains the food aversion. He doesn't have the rash that usually pops up. Thank goodness. So, no more daycare for now. I'm scared to death to take him back!

Dyson

I am very hard on vacuum cleaners. Meaning, I vacuum at least once a day, sometimes twice. I can't stand dirty floors, so we have wasted a lot of money on vacuum cleaners that work great for 6 months and then die. So, right before Anson came home in December, our vacuum cleaner died. I was so mad! We just bought it 8 months before. The warranty was expired and I was not having it repaired again. We did some research and went shopping. We decided on a Dyson Animal which is for people with pets. I was horrified with what that thing picked up. I thought my floors were clean. Apparently not. It was been 10 months since we bought it. Well, I turned it on last week and out of it came a horrific noise. Something was obviously broke. I just about cried. We have a 5 year warranty on it and I was already preparing myself for a fight with the company. I called them up and boy was I pleasantly shocked. They diagnosed they problem and sent me the part in the mail that day. I was stunned and still am. We got the part in a few days, Dave worked on it for a few minutes and my dust and dirt sucker was in full swing. Finally, a great machine with great customer service. I stand corrected. I know they are a little pricey, but they are worth every penny.

Weigh-In

I weighed-in tonight and I'm at 129 lbs. Yippie!!! Finally, in the 120's!

Go Buckeyes!

Anson's Grandma Bertram got him this adorable outfit. I just love it.

Go OSU!!

They kicked butt Saturday!

FIT Challenge and Stuff

Felicia and I walked 4 miles today total (I walked before I met her and she walked more after I headed home to feed the man). I had to come home and do what felt like 25 things before I went to work. Anson had his first day at OSU today and loved it. He will go every Friday from 2:30pm-5:00pm. He's in a playgroup of a few kids all under 18months old. He absolutely loved it. He didn't even notice Dave come in the room to pick him up. His pediatrician thinks it will be good for him socially and I agree. The waiting list is over one year long, so I'm glad I put our application in while I was pregnant!

Dave is going fishing in the morning at 6:00am (ouch) and I am taking Anson to the zoo. We're going early (around 9:00)to beat the crowds and the heat. We bought season passes and it is so worth it! In October they have the Pumpkin Smash where all of the pumpkins from Halloween are given to the elephants and other animals to eat and play with. I can't wait for that. Plus Boo at the Zoo is really fun also. Yes, I love the zoo.

Nothing much else. Classes started this week. I really like my instructors. I guess it would be tough luck if I didn't! Work is great thanks to my schedule. We found a new carpenter and he is starting next weekend.....can't be soon enough.

I can't believe Anson will be 1 next month. What a blessing.

Weigh-In

I weighed in tonight and am 130lbs. I have been walking 4-5 miles per day and significantly altered my diet. I'm a happy girl.