A Month of News

There has been a bunch of going on since I last wrote. After Aydyn came close to being hospitalized, Krystian had a cold which became pneumonia. All of this happened during my first week back at work. Our principal broke her ankle that week as well. She still is not back, but as a school we are managing the best we can. Our office staff are doing a fantastic job.

Work is going well. We originally were told that we would have a class of 30+ kids, but that has slowly dwindled. My largest class has 26 students in it which is nice because we do a science experiement on Tuesday. My days start early like 5 am. I drop Aydyn off with my parents and take Krystian to daycare. Then I am at work by 7 am to get ready for students at 7:40 am. My first science class begins at 8 am so I have to be on point.

My dad has had a really bad cough for awhile, month or more. He finally went to the doctor who said it was congestive heart failure and reflux. He was put on medicine and has had a complete diet change. He has a new test on Wednesday which the cardiologist will need whenever he follows up with one. Depending on what the cardiologist says, I may have to find a daycare for Aydyn. I like my free grandparents' daycare, but it isn't worth risking my dad's life.

The biggest news of all! Jake FINALLY got a promotion. He is in training to be a co-manager at Bi-Lo. We don't know in which Bi-Lo he'll be placed, but he will be going somewhere. What does this mean? Well, much needed money, but also longer hours for him and more of the boys by myself. It has been an adjustment, but knowing that my husband is sleeping beside me every night is worth it. We're praying that Jake will be put in a Florence store. :) That's news for now. It was enough because I was a slacker. I'm going to enjoy my Labor Day with Krystian and Aydyn.

Motherhood craziness

Mothers always worry. I, however, was a worrier before I became a mother. I actually calmed down after I had Krystian. He was such an easy baby; I didn't have to worry. Aydyn, however, has brought back my worrierness. I noticed on Thursday that Aydyn had a rash on his legs. He also spent all of Thursday sleeping except for when it was time to eat. But when we fed him, he would scream his head off. (Needless to say, I was freaking out!) On Friday, he seemed normal, but the rash had not gone away. We took Aydyn to the doctor just to get it checked. The doctor said it was nothing to worry about. It was just something he came in contact with in his environment. Okay, that's good, right?!

Fast forward to Saturday morning, Aydyn was not feeling well. I noticed that he felt warm so I took his temperature. At 7:30 am, it was 101.3. I gave him tylenol, and an hour later it was 101.2. I was freaking out, yet again. I tried rocking him in his room. ** Side Note -- I was also trying to watch Krystian at the same time. Jake helped Krystian bring his cars into Aydyn's room. I told Krystian to bring in his fruit loops and his milk, but bring them one at a time. Well, Krystian will be a smarta** when he grows up. Because, Krystian grabbed one fruit loop out of his the bowl. Jake brought in the rest. This made me laugh so hard that I woke Aydyn up.** So anyway, when Aydyn's fever wouldn't go down, I called the doctor's office again. They told me to bring him because he was so small with the fever. I dropped Krystian off at my in-laws & took Aydyn to the doctor.

At the doctor's office, we saw a wonderful woman, but I got the pee scared out of me. She told me that it was a virus, but she didn't think he should be in the hospital. WHAT HOSPITAL??? I was alone with my 3 month old, and I was scared out of my mind. She wanted to go get some lab work done just to be on the safe side and we would go from there. So I proceed across the street to the hospital. The following was the most painful part of my life since becoming a mother: I had to then hold my little baby boy down while they drew blood. I thought shots were bad, but they are over a LOT sooner than when blood is drawn. I kept my composure until I was walking back to my car. I lost it. I cried. The results came back quickly. I only had to wait about 2 hours. The doctor called and said everything looked normal on his labs. If anything came up, just have the answering service at the office page her. I did have to call her. Aydyn wasn't taking any formula or pedialyte. Later, we discovered it was because he was constipated.

Today, Sunday, Aydyn is so much better. He drank only pedialyte all night, but actually took some formula for Jake. God is good and kept my baby safe! Motherhood is crazy, but I love it!

Surprises!

So I have been reading "The Love Dare." Today I completed the 3rd dare, which is to buy your spouse something that he/she wants. I had to go to Wal-mart :( anyway so I bought Jake the simpliest of gifts, a Mountain Dew (his favorite soda) and a card. Neither of which cost very much, but I knew he would at least appreciate the Dew. We only have Coke & Sprite in the house. I wrote a message in the card and put both in the fridge for him to find. I thought it would be more special that way.

He didn't thank me or even give me a kiss when he found them. However, I texted him after he had gone to work, and he told me to pick out a movie to go see. He would handle the babysitter. He said that he thinks we need it. I think we need it too, but it wasn't the response I was expecting.

I love surprises! I got a surprise for my surprise! :)

Me time

I did forget something. I took time for myself today. It was the first time in a year. I got a hair cut. Hair cuts are great especially when the girl that cuts it is wonderful! Just had to say that I took some time for myself.

Food

Here is something to make you laugh. Krystian has ALWAYS been a wonderful eater. When I was pregnant with him, I would eat spinach salads for lunch as well as fruit and other health junk. His favorite food is a tomato. He could eat an entire raw tomato by himself. But that isn't the point. Just know that he is a great eater.

When we picked Krystian up from daycare today, I had to wait for Krystian to finish eating his afternoon snack. The snack consisted of half of an ice cream sandwich, goldfish crackers, and a cup of Kool-Aid. Now as a force of habit, I usually bring Krystian a cup of juice when I pick him up. The reason?! He usually has been playing outside in the South Carolina heat when I actually get there from work. Today, Jake and I had been out all afternoon and did not bring a cup of juice. There was, however, a Capri Sun in the front seat. My smart son saw the drink and decided he must have it (even though it had been sitting in the car and the heat for 2 days). I reluctantly gave Krystian the Capri Sun. As we were riding, I heard, "These are apples." (He was pointing to the Capri Sun.) "No," I said, "They are grapes." (It was a grape Capri Sun.) Always thinking with his stomach, Krystian said, "Grapes?! I want to eat them." There was only a matter of about 5 minutes between the time he finished his snack at daycare and the time that he uttered these words.

I love that Krystian is a great eater. (The only thing that Krystian really does not eat is meat. It has to be chicken nuggets or a hot dog for him to eat meat.) I can only hope and pray that Aydyn is half as good.

Monster Spray

A couple months ago, Krystian was having nightmares and was waking up because of "monsters." After talking with Jake and my mom, we decided to try something that my mom did with me. We gave Krystian his own bottle of "monster spray." It consists of a cheap ($1) spray bottle filled with water. I hand wrote on the outside "Krystian's Monster Spray." It stays in his room and from time to time, Krystian will pick it up saying, "I spray my room." It seems to do the trick, but you always have to make sure that you get the most logical spots that a monster would hide like in the closet and under the bed.

Now you know about "Monster Spray."

New Adjustments

Today started a period of adjustments in our house. I started going to work in my classroom. One reason is because I need to, but the other reason is so that Aydyn can get used to Papa watching him. Aydyn was good for Papa today. Tonight, however, he has been clingy and cranky. On top of a cranky two month old, Krystian got a "big boy" bed. Its just a regular twin bed with brand new Superman sheets, but still it isn't his little toddler bed with a crib mattress anymore. As soon as my father-in-law set it up, Krystian climbed up like a big boy. He said that he was ready for bed. Well, he thought he was ready for bed. As soon as Jake tucked him into bed, Krystian started calling for me. Thus began a long fight to get Krystian to go to sleep. Jake finally had to lay in bed with Krystian until he fell asleep.

I love my boys, but these nights alone are stressing me out. I am trying to read The Love Dare, but it is really hard to read a book about learning to love when you want that love reciprocated. I got through the first dare which was patience. The second dare, kindness, has me stumped. I am kind to Jake, aren't I? I mean, I don't bug him while he is sleeping. I try my hardest not to irritate him. Tonight, the kindness definitely was not there. Krystian was spraying his room for monsters. (That's another story.) The spray bottle wasn't working so I was messing with the nozzle and spraying it. I squirted Jake who was holding Aydyn, and he said, "That's why I put it on mist." I must admit I yelled, "The mist wasn't working. That is the only thing that is working." My patience and my kindess were not there. This Love Dare thing is harder than I thought.

So those are our new adjustments. I will let you know how they go.