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It has been a while since I blogged… Lots going on in our house. 1^st thing is first…

Savannah Jane has to be the MOST precious baby there is! She is so cute and cuddly! She is so smiley (is that a word). I just love kissing her and laughing with her. But what is even sweeter is watching her siblings kiss and hug on her. I just love see it all! She is trying to roll over and grabs at everything! She holds her toys and loves grabbing her knees and works her way to her feet! She puts EVERYTHING in her mouth! Gross! The dr thinks she is a little "stiff", I agree some but don't think it seems to be an issue. However, we see an OT for it. Making the best of it all, I look at it as one on one time I don't usually get with my baby! I am usually divided by at least 5!

She is a healthy cute baby! I think she is going to have a soft demeanor like Chloe, with a little fire like Anabelle! Yikes!

Ok, now on to the real stuff….the crazy house!

So, it all started on Saturday(a week ago). Savannah looked whiter than normal. So I took her temp and it was around 101.9. I called the nurse line and they said she should be seen by a dr at 102. We did Tylenol and she seemed fine. The next morning it was 99.6. I went ahead and did Tylenol again. About 2 hours later she tried to spit up her bottle. She rarely does that(a far cry from Chloe and Anabelle). Then she turned so pale. She couldn't keep her eyes open. She had spiked to 103. It was around noon on Sunday, so we decided to just take her to the ER. I knew that she would need blood work (beauty of having 5 kids). So, we get there…well, they can't get an IV in her because she is dehydrated and has a layer of great baby fat on her! So, they asked if they could use the great vein in her forehead! I about died! I couldn't believe they were serious. Fred and I just looked at each other. We said, well if you have to. So there laid my sweet little unicorn! It was so traumatic……………..for me!

They did some blood work, gave her some fluids and determined a UTI. We were not surprised, this happened to Anabelle at the same age.. Thank goodness she didn't have to be a unicorn though! So, we finally go home around 6 or so that evening. The girls are all running around playing and Corbin chasing them. I noticed Chloe and Laurel had on some large stick on earrings. They looked funny! So, that evening various people woke up with various problems. I knew I would need to take Savannah in to see the doctor as a follow up on Monday. I went ahead and made 3, yes 3 sick appts. I had 4 kids with me, but decided that whatever they gave Anabelle for her cold I would share with Laurel since I think they shared the cold with each other.

So first he sees Savannah. She looks great. The drugs were working. He decided to see her again Friday for a follow up. In the mean time I had to schedule an appt to do a VCUG(for those with kids who have renal reflux). So then Corbin was next. He was so excited to have "Borbin's turn!" He had some crazy rash on his chest and as my sister put it so eloquently, "His butt smells like throw up!" Nice…just repeating her!

So probably nothing in regards to the diaper issue….too much chili and beans I guess! Got a topical for his chest!

Anabelle was complaining about her ear hurting. So he looked in there...guess what he found?

BLING! She had red stick on jewels in there! He got 2 out, but 1 is stuck(bc they are adhesive) to something in there!!! Holy cow...seriously, he has to think, "Why did I accept these new patients?" I didn't know if I wanted to strangle Anabelle or die laughing! I did ask her if Mommy's diamond ring that she lost was also in there. She looked very seriously at me and said, "No mommy, I told you I don't know where that is!"

 

Laurel…she was just playing with her lollipop.

So, then that moves us on to the week.

Tuesday Savannah and I went to her OT appt. It went well, she did great. More stretches!!! Yippie! So Wednesday we had a somewhat mellow day! I loved it! Nothing crazy happened, or I can't remember if it did. Then Thursday I was home with Savannah working because my mom was out of town. It was nice to just have her and get some work done! Then Friday….we head back to the doctor.

He follows up on Savannah and she looks good. Then Anabelle's turn. He has to look in her ear again. We did ear drops all week to help move that last jewel. She freaks out before he comes in because she REALLY does not want to be there! He can't get it. The jewel has not moved. Great! He calls an ENT we know and he agrees to fit us in on Monday. Poor Anabelle….

So, Friday night we have 2 sitters coming. The first, my cousin Garrett to watch the kids until my sitter Brooke gets there. Chloe was so excited she ran outside with Garrett to show him her cartwheel. I don't know what happened but she hurt her arm pretty bad. We debated on staying home but I got her calmed down enough for us to leave. Great parents, I know! So after our evening, we get home. Around 3:30 am she is crying so hard because her arm hurts! Finally we get up in the morning and we are off to urgent care for an xray. We are there for 3 hours. It was insane! Her arm looks fine, just a sprain. But she is in pain. We get a sling from a friend and mend her arm. We get home and she goes outside to show Fred the sling. She fell off the porch on her arm! She gets this from his side of the family for sure!!! Poor kid!

So, everyone is doing fine. Anabelle goes to the ENT on Monday morning. He tried to get the Jewel out but it was so deep and on her ear drum he was afraid he would hurt it. She was freaking out again! So, we leave there with an appointment to go "under" on Friday and get it out! Great!

Then, Tuesday comes; Savannah goes in for her VCUG and has level 2 renal reflux. Great! Oh well…should have guessed!

So…what is left for this week? The OT on Thursday and ENT on Friday.

Ahhhhh….I am tired… is it summer break yet?

 

I love my kids and family….if I have to be this worn out by all the craziness….then bring it on.. that is why God created caffeine!