Another Doctor's Visit

Took Noah to the Doctors again today. His temp was still high and he was very sleepy. Well looks like the little guy has yet another Ear infection and they sent us to have a chest xray to see what his lungs look like because he is wheezing too. Man what a week. Still havent got the results for the xray will keep everyone updated. Mommy is exhausted even though Erik gave me a full nights sleep on Saturday and Noah slept most of the night last night.....just a stressfull week I guess. Doctor thinks Noah has a couple more days of temps and should be on the mend. Lets keep our fingers crossed.
Well School tonight. One class....wont be bad.... be out by 8pm. Home and can still put Noah to bed.
Well thats it for now.
Beth

Update

Well.....Life has seemed to take a turn for the bumpy road again. But it could be worse I guess. Noah seemed to start to get sick on Friday. Coughing and "junky breathing", and small tempatures in the 99's. But Saturday morning it took a turn for worse. He woke up and was extremely HOT so I took his temp...... 103.3!!! Yikes. Called the doctor and he told me to give him Tylenol (duh!) and to wipe him down with a cool cloth. He cant have tepid baths because it would take the temp down to fast...we have to take the temp down gradually due to his siezures. Anyway that morning I took him to the doctors office and the doctor said that Noah has the beginning stages of Croup. All weekend he has this aweful cough and is running high temps. He looks aweful and is a little cuddle bug.... more so than usual. Still this morning his temp was 101.6. Will be calling the doctor in 15 minutes to see if they want to recheck him.
School starts up again tonight.....maybe.....it depends on how Noah is doing because Im not leaving him if he has a high temp. I hate leaving his side when he is sick.
Well thats it for now....I'll keep you updated.....
Got the shower steaming up the bathroom to take him in there to help his breathing....gotta run.
Love you all.

Changes

Well Life has a funny way of changing when you least expect it. I was getting used to Noah being on a smooth path.....and all of a sudden today BAM!!!! lets scare the crap out of Mommy! Noah was doing Speech Therapy with his Speech Therapist at 10AM this morning, when I looked at the TV for a few seconds. When I looked back Noah's eyes were glazed over with water and he was just staring into space. I instantly knew that he was having a siezure. But then it got worse. I noticed his lips were turning bluer and bluer. He wasnt breathing. He stopped breathing for 1 1/2- 2 minutes. I called 911 and as I was talking to the women he started breathing. I had EMT's come take a look at him and by the time they got there he was ok. Thank god because it took FOREVER for them to get here. I spent the rest of the day not letting him out of my sight. Staring at his belly to make sure he was breathing. Was in panic mode the rest of the day. He fell asleep right afterwards and slept for quite some time. He woke up and drank a bottle around noon and then started rolling his eye's in the back of his head...I thought it was starting again. But he went back to sleep and slept till 2:30 when he awoke this time full of smiles and babbling. And has acted fine ever since. Im doing ok. Still emotional and stressed. I cant help but think "What happens if he is sleeping and does this I wont be there to see him." He's in the same room but I'll be sleeping. Its so scary. He has an appt with his Neurologist that was already set up tomorrow so hopefully they will do something. I called today and it didnt seem like they wanted to help much. The lady I had got fowarded to was more worried on how I got through on that line rather than Noah. I called again later in the afternoon and she said she would call back when she had got info from the doctor.....and now 7:47pm no call back. NOT HAPPY.

But other than that Noah has been doing ok. The beginning of the month he ended up having another ear infection and some viral infection. I had to give him nebulizer treatments for his breathing....I managed to keep him out of the hospital although it was close calls. When we went to the doctors office on Wednesday last week his ear infection was gone and his lungs where clear.

Finished my term. For the tough course last term "Intro to Special Ed" I recieved a B. So I was happy with that. I have this week off and next week starts the following term. Although Im only taking one course because that is all that is being offered that I need.

So...... I have officially become a Minivan- mom! Thursday I bought a 2001 Ford Windstar SEL. I didnt want a minivan at first but Erik actually made sense. He said "Noah might need to be in a wheelchair in the future and it would be easier to get him in and out of a minivan vs. a the backseat of a car. " It made sense. When I went to try vehicles out on Tuesday after work the dealer brought me for a test drive in the Ford Taurus I was looking at then said"have you ever thought about a minivan" after talking about the girls and Noah. I laughed he showed me the van, took me for a test drive, and showed me all the extras. I fell in love. I have a button that I press and the side doors open and make it easier to get Noah in the car and carry all the bags too. I love it.

Well thats it for now. Wanted to catch all of you up. Its been a while sorry.

Snow, Snow and more Snow

Well its been a little while since I last blogged. Not completely my fault this time. Last snow storm we got hit with the wet snow that sticks to everything and we got about as much of it as we got last night. (10-14in). Well Last sunday we lost power at 8pm on Sunday and we didnt get it back till sometime Tuesday afternoon while I was at work. It was nice to come home to power. Straight into the hot shower I went. Noah had spent the night at Grammy and Grampa's Monday night because our house was REALLY cold. We borrowed my parents propane heater for that night and it warmed our room up and the house and was nice to have. But then this morning we woke up to about another 10-14 inches. And Im just tired of the snow. Ready for Spring.
Noah is doing well. Wednesday he had a pediatrician appt and it was the first time in a while that he got a clean score. Everything was great. No ear infection, lungs sound great, and he gained wieght. The doctor was super excited. So was mommy. Noah now weighs 18 pounds 1 oz. He has missed his PT for the last week and half because of the storms and etc. Hope to pick that back up on Thursday. But mommy has been putting him in his Jumperoo quite often and he seems to love it.
As for me.... I am doing ok. Very tired lately. Noah has been getting up quite a few times at night. Doctor thinks its his teeth and we are still having some pooping issues. The last couple of nights have been better than usual and I hope we are on the uphill side of this issue. Mom spoke with someone who has had a child like Noah and recently lost her child. She was pressing the issue of getting a nighttime nurse - someone who would come into the home and take care of Noah during the night while I slept. And Im just not ready for that. I would feel like someone else was taking my place, doing my job I guess. As a mother you know that you wont get a full nights sleep again for a while and you just learn to deal. I just wouldnt feel good about it. As much as I hate getting up every couple of hours with him during the night it also is more time that I get to spend with him and every second with him I cherish.
My hip has been better doesnt bother me as often. Still have days where it kills me but those are few and far between.
Thank God this term is almost over. I cannot believe how hard this term has been. Usually its hard because Noah gets sick and we spend time in the hospital, etc......Noah has been well most of this term....its the papers. My Intro to Special Ed that I was super excited to take.....well thank god I made it. It was a struggle. Lots of hard projects to get finish. But I did it. One more research paper to turn in on Wednesday and I am done besides the final....woohoo....
The other class was a breeze...... Just like next term is going to be. Hopefully. School could only find one class that they are offering that I needed so thats it next term. It sucks to drive to Portland for one class twice a week but its also going to be a nice break. Taking College Composition 2. Which will be fun for me because I love to write.
My birthday is getting closer and closer....and that just means Im getting closer and closer to 30. Somedays already I feel older than that. LOL! 7 days until Im 26 years old....wow..... time flies.... Looking back at the teenage years I never saw myself where I am today. I knew I was going to be a mom someday. Thats what Ive always wanted but not as soon as it happened and not how. But looking back it really has grown me up. And I wouldnt change it. Noah is here for a reason. Not sure what Gods plan is yet but someday we will know.
Well thats it for now.
Love you all
Beth & Noah

Life

Yesterday I had off from work and the girls were on school vacation. So I told Erik to let them stay home with me instead of going to Daycare. So they did. We had fun. I found this neat site while doing one of my homework assignments the other day. Crayola.com lets you print out free coloring pages for kids. So I printed out some coloring pages, then I sent them out to play for an hour. I tried to keep them busy so that they werent stuck in front of the TV all day. They came in and we played the Wii for a bit. It was nice to spend some quality time with the girls. They said they had fun too.

Then........

last night it was nice too. Erik and I took the girls to McDonald's for supper and then dropped the girls off to their grandparents house and I dropped Noah off to his Grammy and Grampa too. Our friend Desiree had given us tickets to go see a comedy show and so we got to have a night out for the two of us. The comedy show was actually quite good and then after the show Erik and I went out to dinner. It was nice to get out just the two of us, although both of us couldnt help missing the kids by dinner time....lol.....
Called mom this morning to see how Noah was and how he did last night....and she said that he was up every 2-3 hrs but that he was doing good. But she said something that made me smile and really feel special. She said that everytime he would wake up last night he would start out playing in his bed and then he would start saying "mom mmmm mom mma mmm mom." He missed me!!!
Erik got up early this morning to go out ice fishing..... so didnt get to see him this morning...before I went to work. But we will have the kids back to night and life will be back to its normal self. Although It was a nice break and nice quality time with him last night that we dont get very often.
But besides not sleeping, Noah is doing great. We have his jumperoo at the house now...and he is doing quite well in it. In fact lately thats the only place he stays happy for longer than 5 minutes. I think its just the different position that he gets to look around and feel like he is standing on his own.....Mr. Independent!!!! LOL!
But life is good.
My hip has actually felt better the last few days. Although last night walking back into the house I slipped on the ice and caught myself with that leg and today its been a little sore..... I hate winter.
School is good. I missed last wednesday because Noah was having issues with constipation and in pain. Monday was a holiday so we didnt have school. And this wednesday I went but I left early because it was snowing and I wanted to get home before the roads got bad. Glad I left when I did because the roads were already slick and I slid into an intersection and ALMOST got into an accident but didnt. My brother wasnt so lucky and ended up getting into an accident on the way home from work that night. A car was coming head on and he swerved to miss it. The car clipped him sending him into a snowbank and hitting a telephone pole. The car that hit him took off. But Eric is fine, his jeep is totaled but he is ok.
Well....thats it for now. Hope everyone is healthy.
Shelly if your reading this..... "Happy Birthday" sorry its late! Luv yah!
Luv
Beth & Noah

Not Sleeping Again

So Noah is doing well except for the fact that the past few days he isnt sleeping. Mommy is getting quite exhausted. He was up ALL NIGHT last night. Dont know what it is or why. He isnt really fussy when he's up he just wants to play and babble to mommy. All I know is mommy doesnt feel like playing or talking much at 1am, 2am, 3am,4am or 5am. :) exspecially when she has to work in the morning. Luckily my work day is only a half day today. :)
My hip is still bothering me. Not as often as it was but it is still there. I went and got the massage and it helped and I was painfree for 3 hrs and then it started hurting again. But I do think it has helped because it doesnt seem to be in as much pain as it was in, and doesnt seem to try to come out of the socket as often.
Noah did something exciting last week. Wednesday when the speech therapist was working with him Noah actually said his name. The speech therapist heard and was excited as well. He has said it on occasion but it was awesome that he said it while one of his therapist could hear him say it.
Working on anothe huge project for the Special Ed class. I missed school last wednesday because Noah was having some constipation issues and was in a lot of pain. I ended up giving him an enema on Friday night and that seemed to take care of it.
It was nice to have someone to spend Valentine's Day with this year. And I yet again was spoiled. The weekend before V-day he bought me two tables to put in the computer room for my scrapbook section. He said that was my present....so I was happy with that. But I got home friday night and he gave me a small box of chocolates. Saturday morning he gave me a beautiful bouquet of flowers with lots of purple in it because thats my favorite color. We went to lunch with the girls and Noah and spent the day together.

Update on Life

Well... Noah seems to be doing ok. Last Friday I took him back to the pediatrician because he was still running a temp and he had his ear infection still. But this med (the one they should have put him on to begin with) is working I think. While at the doctors I had them weigh him and he has gained 8.5 ounces. And now that we have the crib he has been sleeping until 5 am almost every night. Very exciting. I stopped using the meletonin because I think it was giving him gas and making sleeping worse. It would work and knock him out first thing, then he would sleep for 3 hrs and then be up crying for 3 hrs. Without it he is going to sleep and staying asleep for 7 hrs.

Im in a lot of pain the last few days. I dont know what I did but my hip keeps acting like it is going to come out of its socket and then I get shooting pains through my leg down to my toes and up through my lower back. Talking to my mom and Noah's Physical Therapist both think that my Siatic Nerve is irritated. The Physical Therapist doesnt think much will help unless I go to a Chiroprator (which I cannot afford) and she doesnt recommend stretching it or anything until I am seen by a Chiropractor. So in November I was seeing this girl who is going to school for massage therapy and Im going to go see her tonight to see if a massage will help. Work is killing me today all the lifting, turning, bending.... but 4 more hours I can do it.

Ive got my first big project done for my Intro to Special Ed class and although it was ALOT of work it was kinda cool to see how many childrens books with Special Needs in them they're are. I even ended up buying one on Developmental Delay since Noah has that and I thought it might help the girls understand better.
Well thats all for now...we love you all
Beth, Noah and family