Spring flowers = sickness showers

As we all welcome Spring 2011 with arms wide open, we pray for some Spring showers to keep the pollen and molds at bay.



In our house we've been praying for a little more than just rain. Since January 1st Hayden has that three yes count them, THREE ear infections, a nasty upper resperatory infection, a cold, and now the icing on the cake... a severe viral pharyngitis and borderline pneumonia. One may ask, how in Sam H...E...double hockey sticks does he get sick when we RARELY leave the house!?! Your guess is as good as mine because I have no friggin clue.

Hayden had been running a fever well over 104 degrees since Sunday morning. We alternated the Tylenol and Motrin to help bring it down a few degrees. After the 4th and 5th hour, it came back twice as strong. After two days of battling the fever at home alone, I called his doctor to make an appointment. They got him in that afternoon(Tuesday). The doctor tested him for strep, flu and ruled out ear infections. YEA!! Little did I know that mini celebration would be short lived. Before we could leave the doctor's office, they had to get his temp down and fast because it was 105.9 after a dose of Motrin an hour and a half before. They gave him a dose of children's Advil, sponge bathed him down, and coaxed him with a popcicle. Little did I know he'd scarf it down. Keep in mind he hasn't eatten anything since Saturday night. And up until yesterday, he wasn't drinking hardly any fluids. After we got his fever below 100, he sent us home. The dr. instructed us to continue doing what we're doing with the meds and keep pressing clear fluids and to call their office if it continued and/or he got worse. *sigh* Then last night (Wednesday night) he took a turn for the worst. I was up all night with him, not a wink of sleep. He was unconsolable. So since Jon switched his day off so he could take Hayden into the doctor again so I could goto work to make some extra money since we're on a super tight budget, he took him in. Hayden was seen right away and lost another 2lbs since he was seen on Tuesday. So much for trying to put weight on this kid!!! It didn't take them long to send Jon packin with Hayden in tow to Georgetown Hospital where they did bloodwork and did a chest Xray. I must say it was scary to get a call from the nurse with the chest xray results then an hour later the results of his labs. Knowing that Hayden was THAT sick and there wasn't anything I could do to make him feel better broke my heart. I broke down at work and thankfully my boss and coworkers were out of the office and didn't witness my histerics because I was a mess!!!!

However, with all this sickness... I am offically...on the record... happy to report that after much sleep, a shot, and lots of love, yogurt, pudding, mashed potatoes, and cold green beans... Hayden is fever free and back to himself and screaming NO at me! Thank you God for speeding up his recovery because I hate seeing my little munchkin sick. Plus we have our first family outdoor shoot with Jennifer Pollard Photography on Easter Sunday. (Check her out on facebook!!!)

This overly exhausted mama is hitting the hay...

Good night, sleep tight... X♥)O's!!

Heart to Heart

A heart to heart....

A dear, close friend of mine finally talked some sense into me. After months of trying to get pregnant with no success, I started taking Metformin (typically used for those with type II diabetes and in some cases is used for horomone replacement therapy, which is true in my case) and recently stopped because of the nasty side effects it was having on my body. My endocrinologist started me on Glumetza (basically is Metformin, just in an extended release tablet) She went thru almost the same thing. She was overweight and was experiencing difficulty getting pregnant. What she expressed to me was that once I stop trying and start listening to what my body is trying to tell me, it will eventually happen. And she's right. For the longest I haven't wanted to accept the fact that the reason why I haven't concieved again was because of my weight. I thought surely it was something medically that could be treated or "fixed" with medications. I've been putting my body through more stress than it needs to be enduring. In the back of my mind I've always known this but do you think I was about to listen? Hell no! Why does it always take someone who cares more about me than I do about myself? Because she's been down this road, she's endured it all. She knows what she's talking about. Thank you!!! (you know who you are!!)

With that "tad bit" of information, I've forced myself to digest it and absorb it all. Not because I want to, because I NEED to. I need to focus on what's important. My family. My husband. My son. Myself. I need to get back to working out and eatting right on a regular basis and stop straying away from it. If I have any hopes of having a second child, I must take the neccessary steps in doing so.

It's time I stop with the self pitty and self doubt and jump back in, head first and get down to business.

A huge thank you to those that have been brutally honest with me and have told me like it is regardless if it's what I wanted to hear or not. It needed to be said and I am thankful for friends that aren't afraid to hurt my feelings. I value the honesty... it means more to me than what "I want to hear!"

February & March updates

I haven't had the time or energy to update so I've got alot to catch everyone up to speed on.

First let me start off with my results from my latest lab results. We finally got the diagnosis we hoped for. The cushings test came back negative. So my doctor officially diagnosed me with PCOS. (Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome...google it, I don't have the energy to explain it) With that said, she started me on Progesterone to get my cycles regulated and within four days of starting that med, I started. Wahoo!!! She also prescribed me Metformin. it's typically prescribed to patients with type II diabetes. Well we know for sure I do NOT have diabetes but it is also used in horomone replacement therapy, so in my case thats why it was prescribed to me. I am in the beginning of week three of taking the Metformin and I'm already noticing a difference in my body. The acne is minimal. The random body sweats are gone. The bloating is gone. The weight gain is no longer an issue. Alot of other more personal effects I've noticed and am grateful. The side effects are far less that what I was dealing with before without the medication. I have extreme tireness with this medicine, some diahrrea, mild mood swings, and a metallic taste in my mouth in the mornings. But other than that, I'm extremely satisfied. Since my doctor HAS indeed given us the green light to start trying for #2, we're not actively trying but we're also not trying to prevent it either. So with that said, we'll see what happens. I would really like to drop some more weight before we concieve but if it happens, I'll be thankful and pray that all goes smoothly. So be looking for that announcement blog in the future... hopefully!!!!

This past weekend we celebrated Hayden's 2nd birthday. It was a great great day celebrated with close friends and my dad drove down from Houston. That was the icing on the cake, no pun intended. Then our dear friends from Allen Texas came down to celebrate with us. It was a great blessing that they were here. Love you Aimee, Bob, Colin, Jennifer, and Erin!!! Hayden was surrounded by a few of his adoreable friends and few family but more importantly with lots of love. A big thank you to those that could make it.
Here are a few pictures from Hayden's day:







As you can tell from the pictures above, Hayden enjoyed his special day.

With out lease coming ending in the later part of June, we're trying to decide if we should stay in Hutto another year or move to the Cedar Park / Leander area. We will eventually buy or build a house in the Cedar Park / Leander area but we have to do some major credit repair before we can even attempt to go that route. So right now we're undecisive if we want to stay in tiny, boring Hutto or move closer to civilization and friends! :) I think thats a no brainer but it all depends if Jon transfers or not. Time will tell.

I know I'm missing more things I wanted to update everyone on, but I'm drawing a blank. I will try to remember to update this post tomorrow.