Wordless Wednesday: Overload

Hell Week has been cancelled

Thanks to a little bug our doctor has referred to as "super bronchitis" Gabe is staying home for the next two days nursing this nasty bug. He'll have his MRI done next week so that his lungs have time to heal from the bugs running rampant in there.

Thankfully no one else seems to have this bug, thank goodness. Bits went to school today and then had dance class and is now peacefully laying on the couch just about asleep for the night. HH is getting ready for work and I'm getting ready to relax for the night and sleep in tomorrow, provided Gabe's hacking doesn't get too bad.

Hope everyone is doing well :)

Oh Gabriel

Gabe can't seem to get a break lately; over Christmas break he had a weirdly virus that caused his body to break out head to toe in hives. As if THAT weren't bad enough, he then had an allergic reaction the dye in the benadryl which resulted in even MORE hives. Allegra finally did the trick and got rid of all of the hives, just in time for him to go back to school Monday and promptly sprain his ankle. Not just a simple twist, no no, not for Gabe; he sprained it so badly that his pediatrician was fairly certain it was fractured. He and I sat in the hospital for two hours on Tuesday to find out that they didn't think it was fractured, BUT if he was still having problems on Friday we'd need to come back and have more x rays done. He was told to take today off, keep it wrapped and iced and to take it easy. Thankfully our chiropractor had an opening today so he had some ultrasound therapy done on it and tonight it's not nearly as swollen as it was. Here's to hoping tomorrow is an okay day at school...

because...

next week is officially hell week for Gabe. Monday he'll be going in to see his physical therapist to start  serial casting on his right ankle which is incredibly tight because he's gone through yet another growth spurt. Wednesday he has to see the allergist and have a scratch test done on his back (though I am going to try and have that rescheduled) and then Thursday he is having his every other yearly MRI of his spine and brain; he's now too old for oral sedation so he'll be put completely under which I absolutely hate but it's a necessity, he just can't lay still for an hour in an MRI machine.

You know, with everything Gabe goes through he still maintains a very sunny disposition. Sure he gets a bit irritated when he has a cast, mostly because it's heavy AND he can't take a proper shower, but for the most part he's okay with it. Thankfully with the sedation drugs he'll get, he won't remember most of the MRI experience and will just be a bit sleepy for the 24 hours after the procedure. I really wish I could be more like him; he seems to take things like this in stride; like "hey no biggie, ya gotta do what you gotta do" It's become so routine for him to see docs and nurses and therapists that he doesn't even seem to care anymore that we go and see people. He is always cheerful and talkative and seems to genuinely enjoy the people who treat him, even if he doesn't particularly like the procedure they are doing. The other night in the hospital getting his x rays done, he chatted with the xray tech about her kids and asked if she thought her job was cool because he thought it would be pretty cool to see people's bones all day long. I can't get over it, he's just so go with the flow about these things. I am in awe of his patience because lord knows he doesn't get it from me :P

If you'd keep Gabe in your thoughts in the next week, that'd be fantastic...and maybe even me too :)

Sunday Funday

Oh hooooooray! Today is the last day of winter break for the kids. Wait, did I say that out loud? Hmm, yes, yes I did. I loved having the kids home for about two days and then it got really old. (I'm exaggerating of course, the first week was fine ha ha) They've been so restless; Gabe has had a weird virus that causes him to break out in hives and feel miserable (but not contagious) there hasn't been any snow, and the weather has been crummy. The novelty of Christmas wore off for them and they were getting tired of not going to school. I am SO glad they were tired of NOT being in school; I love that they look forward to school and to learning. Gabe has always loved school and learning and I'm glad to see that SarahAnne seems to be following in his footsteps that way. In the meantime, we all slept in very late today (noon...oops) and daddy is grilling for us and we're going to settle in and watch some tv and play some video games...and go to bed early after baths where the children are scrubbed from head to toe and then some :D So glad to be getting back to "normal" tomorrow!

Thankful Thursday: New Beginnings

Today I am especially thankful for new beginnings; the first of the year always brings such promise about what the next 365 days of the year can be like. This year I didn't make many resolutions; in fact, I think the only one I made was to focus on myself more. That probably seems selfish but the truth of the matter is, I can't take care of other people if I don't take care of myself. I was recently diagnosed with diabetes (which was NOT a huge surprise, but still sucks) and my doc told me it was time to start focusing on myself and my health more. I need to be around for my kids as they grow older, I need to be around for Geo as WE grow older. There's no excuse for putting myself on the back burner anymore-clearly it wasn't working that way so I'm trying something new. I'm thankful that I have the opportunity to make that change and thus it begins...

Wordless Wednesday: Winter Wonderland

Wordless Wednesday has words...sorry...

My topic is "Winter Wonderland" and I just want you all to know that we do NOT have a winter wonderland right now; it's very disappointing for the kids and I. Geo is happy about the lack of snow, but I think that's only because he doesn't like driving in it. We had grand plans of sledding and making snowmen and having a snowball fight over Christmas break but alas, mother nature had other ideas...at least what do have is making things very pretty :)

Happy New Year!!

Happy 2013 everyone! I've been very lax about posting lately, but I have resolved to fix that in the coming year :) Hope everyone had a super holiday and will have a happy healthy new year!!