Where to begin!!!! we were ALL sick ONCE again. This time it started with Chloe and I on Columbus day weekend. I started to get a soar throat and then I could tell Chloe was getting a runny nose and not feeling too well because she would not eat much. She also started to cough. Alex too had a runny nose. Chloe had it bad for a few days, mild fever, woke up with eyes glued shut, soar throat and cough. Then on wednesday Alex got a fever and was sick and had green gook in his eye so DR prescribed him Augmentin, which is just VILE!! then He was sick an hour after we gave him his first dose and threw up again the next day after his bottle, he then had diarrea for about 5 days after. We thought it was the antibiotic, but looking back now, I’m not so sure because we all got some kind of stomach virus after the cold. Alex also went into a coughing hysterics after his nap on the thursday, I had to call DR stevens’ cell because I did not know what to do , he was wailing and coughing non stop. He said to put him back on the nebuliser. Meanwhile I got a real scare and thought he was going to stop breathing right there and then. Poor Chloe was left downstairs to fend for herself. Charles came home early that day to help me. I was very thankful because I was a mess and Chloe needed someone to watch her while I attended to Alex. Anyway, the nebuliser helped after about 10 mins. he was very tired and was able to have him nap shortly after. Needless to say we started to do the nebuliser 3 times a day and that night we woke him up to do it. After a couple of days he was better.
Charles got the cold mid week which started with that nasty soar throat. He then got a horrible cough which he had for another week afterwards. Actually kept him up for about 4 nights! Meanwhile, he also got this stomach virus where he had major diarrea for over a week. Chloe was finally better with the cold the following Monday, but looked weak in the morning. I took Alex in for a check up and Dr Stevens said he was all clear I coudl stop the Augmentin. He checked Chloe, all was clear. After the appointment after getting Alex’s refill for his nebuliser meds, She started to feel really hot and threw up. I was about to put her hat on to leave, so she threw up in there! I wasn’t sure what it was, but she was better after that. Alex continued with Diarrea even after stopping Augmentin, which clued me in to the fact that it might have been a virus, and then Charles getting it was not a coincidence either. I started to feal nausea on wednesday. It progressively got worse until I too had diarrea, luckily mine was not as bad as Charlse adn it only lasted two days, but i was still sick to my stomach. After TWO full weeks we were all finally better this past saturday. What a waste of a winter!!!
Oh and Alex had what is called the Rodavirus 1 month ago. they tested him and gave us the results a few days later. So perhaps he had a second round this time, and we all caught it, or it was something new all together. whatever it was, it was awful!!
Other than sickness, Alex has been doing wonderfully. He is always so cute and everyone wants to hug and kiss him. He has the best smile. He is really trying hard to say new words now. He can repete some and will make an effort to repeat even if he can’t. I’ll say dit le, dit le, and repeat the word and he will try to say it. He can now say Suce ( for pacifier), cheese, poire, apple, nana (banane), pomme, po (for chapeau), pied, caca, Tracteur, owl, wow, Maman, papa, en bans, en haut, up above the world (so high twinkle…) and a few more that I can’t think of. He can understadn so much more than that. He can say letters and sounds too and make noises for things like Chien, horse, vache, auto, fire truck ( pain pont pain pont) and such. He hasn’t shown me that he can tell colors yet, but he is getting more interested in books now, We can sit him on our laps and read a few short stories or show him those word books where he can point to things. He pretty much calls all fruits Apple, which is very funny.
He currently has an obsession for Cars and Trucks, mostly trucks and tractors. He will point them out all excited. OH and also vacuum cleaners. He will go crazy if he sees one, which is tough when it’s not at home. He will usually cry until he can go push it around. we got him one at Toy s R us which we had to unpack because he was going nuts on us. he really realy wanted it. He left the store with it and would not let go of it even getting into the car! so funny! He just loves to push things, even the strollers. he likes the real ones too, which can be difficult if it’s not ours! He and Chloe will walk around with their strollers, back and forth from the kitchen to the living room.
One thing he is good at it figuring how things work. he can turn on the TV, play the CD’s, and change channels and stuff no problem. He can figure out the computer too. He likes to sit with Chloe when she plays Elmo or Cauillou on the computer.
What else. He is getting to be pickier about food, but still has a great appetite. Still tough to get him to eat veggies and fruits. Still loves his Cantaloupe and Apples. His night routine is the same. He LOVES bath time with Chloe. He goes down around 8:30 and usually is up by 7:00am. Lately he has been staying happy in bed for up to 30 mins but then is VERY clingy when he wakes up. He is also very cranky after naps, not sure why.
We have been taking them to swim classes now since January, they seem to really be enjoying it. Some days are better tahn others, but over all, they are progressing. We are signed up for another 8 weeks.
I have to run, Alex is up from his nap, just slept two hours. that is about his usual time.
I love you!!
Mom