Gary made corned beef, cabbage, and red potatoes for dinner. Jenn and John brought a yummy leek and cheese dip on rye bread. Shane brought soda bread. And we had ourselves a traditional Irish feast! I'm so glad that I have a husband that can cook!
Thursday, March 22, 2012
St. Patrick's Day!
Gary and Thor wore matching shirts on St. Patrick's Day.
Gary made corned beef, cabbage, and red potatoes for dinner. Jenn and John brought a yummy leek and cheese dip on rye bread. Shane brought soda bread. And we had ourselves a traditional Irish feast! I'm so glad that I have a husband that can cook!
Gary made corned beef, cabbage, and red potatoes for dinner. Jenn and John brought a yummy leek and cheese dip on rye bread. Shane brought soda bread. And we had ourselves a traditional Irish feast! I'm so glad that I have a husband that can cook!
Thor's 1st Hike
Jenn had some of spring break off so she and John took Thor, Bronson, and Brady on a hike last Friday. And not a short hike, either. They were gone all day! But they had fun and Thor slept hard that night. Thor looks so cute in his sunhat and sunglasses! John's back was sore the next day from lugging around 20 pounds of dead weight the whole way!
Thor's "Man-ny"
I have not been posting on here very well becuase Thor caught rotovirus AGAIN!!! After his hospitalization, he spent a week at home recovering, was cleared by the pediatrician, and went back to daycare the next Monday, March 5. By the next Thursday, he was refusing bottles and by Friday, he was projectile vommitting and squirting diarrhea all over the place. We went through 3 brutal days before taking him back to the ER to make sure he wasn't dehydrated (because he hadn't kept ANYTHING down for 3 days). By Monday, I had had it! He has been horribly sick for 3 months, we managed to get him better, and he catches it from dayare again??!! I started looking for daycare alternatives. (Plus, he couldn't go back to daycare for another week at least.)
Our best friends in the whole world, Jenn and John, live across the street from us. Let me tell you about them. These are the best friends that any family could ask for, and I'm fabulously happy that they are ours!!! We've gone on vacations together, they've helped us build a deck, they watched Sabre while I was in law school, we went to their cool Las Vegas wedding, we spend holidays together, we have dinner parties together, they've lent us patio furniture for the last 2 years (I have "buy new cushions" on my to do list!), and they are an endless source of information and comfort. And now, John is our "man-ny" for Thor.
Yep, I pulled Thor out of daycare and now John shows up every morning at my house to take care of my sweet little boy. John carefully alternated pedialyte and formula in 1-2oz increments every 1-2 hours to make sure that he was hydrated. He has nursed Thor right back to health over the last week and a half. Thor has stopped throwing up and having diarrhea (finally!). I have gone to work able to get my work done without wondering if daycare was going to call and have me come and get him or if Thor was comfortable.
We went to the doctor for follow-up labs Tuesday. Just to give you an idea of how sick Thor was, these were his liver enzyme counts:
AST (normal range is 10-70)
1st day in hospital: 753
3rd day in hospital: 227
3 weeks later: 55
ALT: (normal range is 2-41)
1st day in hospital: 857
3rd day in hospital: 518
3 weeks later: 87 (still a little high, but a vast improvement)
As you can see, these were some scary high numbers. We had to do something else. This arrangment may only last until John finds another job, but it's been a god-send for right now. It's been really great having John taking care of Thor--he does such a great job! Thor is much happier (and healthier!)too.
Our best friends in the whole world, Jenn and John, live across the street from us. Let me tell you about them. These are the best friends that any family could ask for, and I'm fabulously happy that they are ours!!! We've gone on vacations together, they've helped us build a deck, they watched Sabre while I was in law school, we went to their cool Las Vegas wedding, we spend holidays together, we have dinner parties together, they've lent us patio furniture for the last 2 years (I have "buy new cushions" on my to do list!), and they are an endless source of information and comfort. And now, John is our "man-ny" for Thor.
Yep, I pulled Thor out of daycare and now John shows up every morning at my house to take care of my sweet little boy. John carefully alternated pedialyte and formula in 1-2oz increments every 1-2 hours to make sure that he was hydrated. He has nursed Thor right back to health over the last week and a half. Thor has stopped throwing up and having diarrhea (finally!). I have gone to work able to get my work done without wondering if daycare was going to call and have me come and get him or if Thor was comfortable.
We went to the doctor for follow-up labs Tuesday. Just to give you an idea of how sick Thor was, these were his liver enzyme counts:
AST (normal range is 10-70)
1st day in hospital: 753
3rd day in hospital: 227
3 weeks later: 55
ALT: (normal range is 2-41)
1st day in hospital: 857
3rd day in hospital: 518
3 weeks later: 87 (still a little high, but a vast improvement)
As you can see, these were some scary high numbers. We had to do something else. This arrangment may only last until John finds another job, but it's been a god-send for right now. It's been really great having John taking care of Thor--he does such a great job! Thor is much happier (and healthier!)too.
Monday, March 5, 2012
Thor's Teeth
Thor is getting the cutest tiny baby teeth. He has two on the bottom and one on the top left. The top right is going to pop out any day now. He has such a HUGE smile that his teeth seem way smaller than they should be. If they continue to be this small, he will need 50 to fill in his huge grin! He pokes at them all the time. Yes, he chews on things with them, but what he really likes is to play with them with his fingers.
And my guess is that he will become a dentist. His theme song right now is Lady Gaga's "Show Me Your Teeth." He is not content to just play with his own teeth. He wants to play with everyone else's, too. (We try to keep his hands clean.) And if someone has braces--whoa! Total fascination. (Letting him stare at her braces was one way a nurse in the hospital kept him occupied while she drew blood.) He just wants to use his cute little pinchers (his thumb and index finger) to wiggle them. And he is not shy about grabbing a total stranger's teeth if they will bend close enough for him to insert his fingers. (And for that cute little grin and laugh, who wouldn't want to bend closer?!) He does this at daycare too--prying open the other babies mouths to look for teeth.
And of course he loves to bite people with his teeth. And he loves to have you bite (very softly) back! *sigh* I'm afraid I'm going to have the class biter. Now if only I could turn that biting fascination into a desire to chew and swallow food . . . .
And my guess is that he will become a dentist. His theme song right now is Lady Gaga's "Show Me Your Teeth." He is not content to just play with his own teeth. He wants to play with everyone else's, too. (We try to keep his hands clean.) And if someone has braces--whoa! Total fascination. (Letting him stare at her braces was one way a nurse in the hospital kept him occupied while she drew blood.) He just wants to use his cute little pinchers (his thumb and index finger) to wiggle them. And he is not shy about grabbing a total stranger's teeth if they will bend close enough for him to insert his fingers. (And for that cute little grin and laugh, who wouldn't want to bend closer?!) He does this at daycare too--prying open the other babies mouths to look for teeth.
And of course he loves to bite people with his teeth. And he loves to have you bite (very softly) back! *sigh* I'm afraid I'm going to have the class biter. Now if only I could turn that biting fascination into a desire to chew and swallow food . . . .
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