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I really think this week is one of the worst of my life. I don’t know, maybe not. But it’s been really draining. And I mean that figuratively and literally. I spent all morning in the bathroom/bed. Thank goodness Scott was home until 2 today. I was dreading him leaving all morning, knowing I didn’t have the energy to carry her around as she has required the past week. When he left we were taking a nap. When she got up, we watched a little bit of Dr. Phil together (yes, I know, I’m starting her young). I decided at the end that she needed OUT, I needed OUT and I could sit down in the car. So off we went to Bojangles to get some mashed potatoes for us for dinner. I drove around until she got a bit cranky and when we came back, I let her play in the front seat of the car for 45 minutes. It was 5:00 by then and I was counting down until her bedtime. We came in and I let her eat (ie play in) the mashed potatoes. That took another 30 minutes. And then, I pulled out the big guns. A 45 minute Wiggles tape. She laid against me like a doll. So, we played for a few minutes and then headed for bath time where after she fell asleep quickly. I am so glad to have this evening over with. That sounds awful but a toddler takes WAY too much energy for an ailing, tired, drained, stressed, I just want to go to sleep mother. I’m actually feeling much better than I was this morning and I’m hoping both of us feel LOTS better tomorrow.

My in-laws have been down twice this week and were there two of the times when we took Emma to the ER. I have to say when someone is sick, they are right by your side. Even when Emma was in the hospital last year, my family came when it was convenient. MIL would come through hell or high waters to get to the hospital when I take Emma. They definitely have a gift of taking care of people.

Oh, and I have been watching American Idol and The Bachelorette–yes, that can be done from a bed. My favorite on AI is the SCAT girl at the end of her “song” when she just flat out screams. Scott and I looked at each other with these faces like, what on God’s green earth was THAT! I’m hoping they didn’t show some of the more talented ones because I’m not seeing any that I’m overly impressed with. As for The Bachelorette (I hate typing that word out!!) it’s kind of boring this year. I feel like all she does is laugh to try to make up for how quiet she was on the last show. I don’t know, I’m not seeing any high potential there either. Maybe I’m wrong. There are still 10 guys left and we barely have seen any of them interact with Meredith, so we’ll see. I’m not holding my breath though.

I’m sick. That’s all for now.

Ahh, if only I’d read Allison’s comment before we gave Emma a glass of milk! We are indeed paying for it…she threw up twice this morning and had more diarrhea. I feel so bad that it is our fault this time. I called the dr and he said not to give her milk for a week! Uh, that would have been great if you told me that on Monday. This time doesn’t seem quite as bad. She has held down some liquids and even half of a cracker. She is just in a bad mood. Scott went to work and I feel queasy myself. I am wondering whether it is the beginning of this or I am pregnant?? It seems a little early to get morning sickness if I am. Hopefully whatever it is will move on soon. I really need to be in good health to take care of Emma by myself. These are the times I get really scared thinking of having another child. Anyway, we’re hanging in here.

Yesterday morning I took Emma to her dr. He said it was a classic rotovirus (?). She went to bed Sunday night at 6:30 and was up for the day at 4am on Monday morning (yuck). She threw up twice after trying to guzzle some drink down, but then started to refuse to drink anything. The dr said she needed at least 1 1/2 oz of fluid every hour and 3 wet diapers a day or she’d be headed to the hospital. After getting home, we got about an ounce down her threw a medicine dropper thing. She took a nap and after waking up, my in-laws had come down. They fought with us all evening to get the fluid down her. She would gag, twist, tighten her lips, anything so we wouldn’t give her something to drink. We tried sippy cups, bottles, syringe, jello, tea, Pedialyte, water, you know, on and on. We barely got down what we needed until she fell asleep for the night at 7:00. The good news is she had a wet diaper before she went down. She woke up at about 2:30 last night and drank some Pedialyte out of a sippy cup. Then, at about 6:30, she willingly drank some more. She acted very thirsty so I’m hoping today she is starting to get her appetite back. She hasn’t thrown up since about lunchtime yesterday, so maybe we’re on the upswing. Thank goodness!

The craziest never stopped. Emma started vomiting at 11:30 Friday night. After throwing up about every 20 minutes, at 3:30, Mom and I called it quits and Dad took me and Emma to the ER (Scott was working in Columbia). We were there until 7:00. I was so wiped out. She was still throwing up/started diarrhea Saturday and we took her back at 12:30 Saturday. We were there then until 4:30. She was not holding anything down. Today she had had a few more episodes and had begun to refuse to drink. We were concerned she had gotten dehydrated and took her back even though they had told us they’d probably admit her if she came again. This time we were there for about 2-3 hours but the dr assured us she wasn’t dehydrated and gave us a few more details on what to look for (tears, moist mouth). They also got her to eat a graham cracker after trying several things. Also, gave us more instructions on the nausea medicine. By the way, those suppositories are not nearly as scary as I’d thought they’d be. She took them really well. And I don’t have to worry about her throwing them back up. Anyway, she was in a better mood today and thought she was on the upswing. We came back to Columbia because Scott is working tonight. She threw up as soon as we hit the door and did once more again. I gave her her medicine and have to call the ped. first thing tomorrow for an appointment. Man, what a roller coaster weekend it has been.

The craziest never stopped. Emma started vomiting at 11:30 Friday night. After throwing up about every 20 minutes, at 3:30, Mom and I called it quits and Dad took me and Emma to the ER (Scott was working in Columbia). We were there until 7:00. I was so wiped out. She was still throwing up/started diarrhea Saturday and we took her back at 12:30 Saturday. We were there then until 4:30. She was not holding anything down. Today she had had a few more episodes and had begun to refuse to drink. We were concerned she had gotten dehydrated and took her back even though they had told us they’d probably admit her if she came again. This time we were there for about 2-3 hours but the dr assured us she wasn’t dehydrated and gave us a few more details on what to look for (tears, moist mouth). They also got her to eat a graham cracker after trying several things. Also, gave us more instructions on the nausea medicine. By the way, those suppositories are not nearly as scary as I’d thought they’d be. She took them really well. And I don’t have to worry about her throwing them back up. Anyway, she was in a better mood today and thought she was on the upswing. We came back to Columbia because Scott is working tonight. She threw up as soon as we hit the door and did once more again. I gave her her medicine and have to call the ped. first thing tomorrow for an appointment. Man, what a roller coaster weekend it has been.

These past few days have been the craziest. We came home to visit Wednesday afternoon. The craziness started when we left at 5:20pm with my family to go out to eat 40 minutes away at Copeland’s…

We took the city’s new section of our loop and it took longer than we expected. At dinner, I realize that Scott had left my dress shoes at home and that I only had tennis shoes to wear with my skirt to work the next day. I was actually pretty pscyhed as that was the best excuse for a shoe shopping trip I’ve had in awhile. The plan was to go to Target to find something (since Emma also needed milk) and if nothing was found, swing by Payless which was in the same parking lot. I found a pair at Target, but they weren’t really what I would normally wear, but they matched. So of course I had to go to Payless. I hit the jackpot! Scott was paying for the first THREE pairs of shoes when I stuck a fourth on the counter. So we get down the road and I realize I left my purse at the restaurant. Ah! Oh, and in the meantime, we are trying to make sure we are at home for the The Bacholerette show. So we finally get home at 9:30!! Well, I realize that not only did Scott forget my dress shoes, he also forget my dress CLOTHES! So now I only had shoes, but no clothes! By this time it was 11pm and I ended up rummaging through my mom’s closet and found an elastic skirt to wear, which actually matched my brand new red heels!

Yesterday my nephew Kyle got suspended from school for the second time. One more time and he gets sent to the alternative school. It was very tense over at my in-laws house. My nephew was even crying. He is STARVING for attention. He told Scott that and finally told his mother that was the reason he had such an attitude, he is tired of his family not paying any attention to him. His grades have slipped and now he is acting up. The sad thing is, he has so much potential. In the past they have put the energy to helping him in his school work and he has put out A’s. He just needs time from them. The thing that makes me mad is my sister-in-law has started working with our rescue squad again?? What?? You have a two month old and a teenager starving for attention and you’re going to spend hours helping who? I am totally into her working with the squad but not when her children will suffer for it! Ok, I have to get off this subject before I get mad!

This morning Scott went back to Columbia for his allergy appointment. I have been telling him for quite awhile that it is not normal that he cannot breath or smell most of the time. He finally said if I set up an appointment, he would go. So he did. He has pollups (sp?). He can either take medicine or get them taken out, which may do no good since they can grow back. So, they put him on medicine for two weeks and then will have to use Flonase. Although it does not necessarily mean he has allergies, he is going for a skin test next week just to see. It is bad he has to take medicine, but I think he will be amazed when he can actually breath. The dr. said it would be 90% difference! I also feel better knowing I knew what I was talking about. I hate nothing more than going to the dr and them saying they don’t think anything is wrong.

Today we went and had Kyle, Skyler and Emma’s picture taken. I was quite disappointed with the photographer and their packages, but it was a cool studio and we got the pictures after only waiting 20 minutes. It was crazy though! The girls were both tired and Emma was scared when we set her there and walked away. And of course she just wanted to walk around. We did get one picture of the three of them, one of each of them and one of Skyler and Kyle. The one of Emma by herself is quite adorable. I’ll have to scan it in.

These past few days have been the craziest. We came home to visit Wednesday afternoon. The craziness started when we left at 5:20pm with my family to go out to eat 40 minutes away at Copeland’s…

We took the city’s new section of our loop and it took longer than we expected. At dinner, I realize that Scott had left my dress shoes at home and that I only had tennis shoes to wear with my skirt to work the next day. I was actually pretty pscyhed as that was the best excuse for a shoe shopping trip I’ve had in awhile. The plan was to go to Target to find something (since Emma also needed milk) and if nothing was found, swing by Payless which was in the same parking lot. I found a pair at Target, but they weren’t really what I would normally wear, but they matched. So of course I had to go to Payless. I hit the jackpot! Scott was paying for the first THREE pairs of shoes when I stuck a fourth on the counter. So we get down the road and I realize I left my purse at the restaurant. Ah! Oh, and in the meantime, we are trying to make sure we are at home for the The Bacholerette show. So we finally get home at 9:30!! Well, I realize that not only did Scott forget my dress shoes, he also forget my dress CLOTHES! So now I only had shoes, but no clothes! By this time it was 11pm and I ended up rummaging through my mom’s closet and found an elastic skirt to wear, which actually matched my brand new red heels!

Yesterday my nephew Kyle got suspended from school for the second time. One more time and he gets sent to the alternative school. It was very tense over at my in-laws house. My nephew was even crying. He is STARVING for attention. He told Scott that and finally told his mother that was the reason he had such an attitude, he is tired of his family not paying any attention to him. His grades have slipped and now he is acting up. The sad thing is, he has so much potential. In the past they have put the energy to helping him in his school work and he has put out A’s. He just needs time from them. The thing that makes me mad is my sister-in-law has started working with our rescue squad again?? What?? You have a two month old and a teenager starving for attention and you’re going to spend hours helping who? I am totally into her working with the squad but not when her children will suffer for it! Ok, I have to get off this subject before I get mad!

This morning Scott went back to Columbia for his allergy appointment. I have been telling him for quite awhile that it is not normal that he cannot breath or smell most of the time. He finally said if I set up an appointment, he would go. So he did. He has pollups (sp?). He can either take medicine or get them taken out, which may do no good since they can grow back. So, they put him on medicine for two weeks and then will have to use Flonase. Although it does not necessarily mean he has allergies, he is going for a skin test next week just to see. It is bad he has to take medicine, but I think he will be amazed when he can actually breath. The dr. said it would be 90% difference! I also feel better knowing I knew what I was talking about. I hate nothing more than going to the dr and them saying they don’t think anything is wrong.

Today we went and had Kyle, Skyler and Emma’s picture taken. I was quite disappointed with the photographer and their packages, but it was a cool studio and we got the pictures after only waiting 20 minutes. It was crazy though! The girls were both tired and Emma was scared when we set her there and walked away. And of course she just wanted to walk around. We did get one picture of the three of them, one of each of them and one of Skyler and Kyle. The one of Emma by herself is quite adorable. I’ll have to scan it in.