Potty Training Part 1

We weren't planning to start potty training yet but he seemed very interested today. So far he doesn't want to tee tee in his potty, but we did accomplish a few things. He will go sit on the potty, scoot his booty back and tuck his little business in. It seems like he knows what to do but nervous about not peeing in his diaper. He started to tee tee in the kitchen and when he realized it he stopped. So he can control it. We'll see how it progresses.

ENT Update

First of all, Case has been tugging on those ears again for the past 2-3 weeks. He hasn't run a fever and we generally don't take him to his pediatrician for these symptoms because she ALWAYS diagnoses him with an ear infection and sends us home with antibiotics. We have taken him to the ENT in the past to get him checked when he does this and our ENT ALWAYS says his ears are fine. Once again, I took him in to double check and the ENT assured me that his ears are clear and he's cutting his 2 year molars causing the ear pain. He said this could go on for awhile. That's fine. We suspected as much. Reassuring to know though. He also said, if it were an ear infection he would not treat it with antibiotics unless he began running a high fever anyway. We appreciate his anti-antibiotic approach after our 3 month battle with antibiotic induced diarrhea.

I also wanted to have Case checked for a sinus infection because of the amount of drainage he has in his throat and his obsessive clawing at his itchy eyes and nose. He also has strong sinus breath. This is not a new problem either. More like a chronic problem. We have talked to his pediatrician about it at nearly every well and sick baby appointment and we have been told the same thing...He doesn't have allergies. Just use saline drops, nose sucker, Vicks, humidifier, prop him upright when he sleeps, warm showers, Johnson and Johnson Vapor bath, Afrin. We have tried it all-REPEATEDLY. The nurse once told us we could try Children's Claritin or Zyrtec. The pediatrician told us he didn't need that because he doesn't have allergies. Well, she was wrong. Our ENT said today that he DEFINITELY has allergies and he can tell by just looking at him. His eyes are dark and puffy. He's congested and guess what. Allergies are hereditary. If you knew his mother as a child you would know that allergies were definitely a major problem. The doctor said chronic allergy infections can lead to sinus infections but antibiotics for the sinus infection is only a temporary solution. We need to start by treating the allergies. This is what we suspected. Case will be starting an allergy nasal spray which we hope we make a significant difference in this problem.

We are grateful for the outcome of this visit. We were reassured that his ears are fine and the doctor actually listened to our concern about this chronic allergy problem, agreed with us and is going to attempt to treat it. Case is home, happy and hoping for a good night's sleep.

Check back Monday for more news.

Dear Case

Dear Case,

This stretch of getting up at 5am has been driving me crazy. We are exhausted. Why aren't you?You spilling red soda in my bed is not high on the list of things I appreciate today either. Neither is the fact that I had to reach my hand in the toilet and grab out a little tupperware of cat urine as you were flushing it. Why you even had access to cat pee is another story for another day. But, when you dance around the living room to the Weather Channel music with your milk in one hand and your Bible in the other, I can overlook all the little things that you're doing to make me nuts today. I love you.

Mom

February 17, 2010

Case thought 6am was a good time to get up this morning. We watched some Wubbzy, drank milk, ate some Cheerios and watched Yo Gabba Gabba. He played a little while I did laundry. Then we went downstairs and apparently he forgot who he was and went a little crazy. First he was standing in his highchair-big no no. Got him down and spanked him. Next thing I know he's in the kitchen spitting his milk all over the floor. Needless to say that didn't go over real well either. We cleaned up the floor and swept it and then came back upstairs. He decided he wanted to go under the covers and pester Maddy. I really thought she was going to bite him. Every time I would look under the blanket he'd laugh and pull it back down. Next thing I know he's sound asleep at 10:45. Hmm...wonder how long he'll sleep.

Phrases he's saying:
Take baaa- take bath
good jooo- good job
looka dat- look at that

He also thinks he's getting a goldfish.

Playing with Steiny

Crud Update

Keith just took Case to the pediatrician. He has developed a sinus infection from his cold. He's getting amoxicillin and a decongestant. Hopefully he'll start feeling better pretty quick. And yes, this was the same pediatrician who not even 4 months ago, told us children his age don't get sinus infections. I'm going to the doctor after lunch. Hope I get meds too. Ready to crawl in a hole. :)

I have strep and sinus infection.

It's already February?!

I guess it's been a good start to 2010. Not quite what we'd envisioned but it's going well. :)



Case is on day 8 of a nasty cold that he decided to share with me. Even though he got sick first, I seem to be getting well first. With his past history of antibiotic nightmares, we are trying desparately to avoid the doctor. So far he hasn't run any fever but his cough is pretty nasty. We're going to try and hold out and hope he starts perking up in another few days. I read that the common cold last 7-10 days with the cough lingering a few weeks. We'll see. We don't want any unnecessary antibiotics and we dont want to go spend 2 hours at our pediatrician's getting exposed to more junk.



In other news, he keeps us entertained. It's 11:50 PM and he just came running into our room laughing and saying "mom mom mom." Our success at sleeping in his bed came crashing down along with this cold. He's saying new words every day. His favorite phrase is "take bath, take bath." He's also been saying "minnow minnow minnow" but we aren't sure what he means. We haven't been talking about minnows, the fish, at our house. Maybe he means Muno, the guy from Yo Gabba Gabba. He's really enjoying books right now and rearranging the kitchen chairs. He just started bringing us a diaper and laying in the floor waiting for us to change him.

Guess I'll go see if we can get him back to sleep.