So with a ton of diarrhea these days part of me is starting to wonder if maybe it could be teething? I've had alot of people say teething will do this, but I dont think this serious. Eli's little tummy just wont stop rumbling. When we were cuddling I had my hands on his tummy and I could feel all the rumbles going on. Poor guy. That being said he does have a tooth that just cut through, and Im sure he has another one coming through.
This morning in an attempt to get to the bottom of the issues I bleached down Eli's room. The humidifier has made a thick white film on the walls, so I got to the bottom of it and wiped everything down, including his crib. I'm also going to clean the carpets in the house soon, all just an attempt to get to the bottom of it!
Also, I've heard alot about colloidal silver, and how its good for pretty much anything. My girlfriend said a medical dr suggested that the next time her son got an ear infection to drop a few drops in his ear and it should help. My mom had some, so I dropped a few drops in Eli's one ear, and he lost it. Screaming. I hate the feeling of having my ear plugged with water or some liquid!
Anyways, he's down for his 2nd nap already and Im thinking once he is up we'll have to get out for a bit. Not too sure where, and not too far from home because he's pooping every 10 minutes but we have to get out. The little guy didnt get out of the house yesterday so maybe today.
Monday, May 31, 2010
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Just when I thought things were starting to look up . . .
So just when I thought things couldn't get any worse . . . they pretty much did. Luckily not with Eli's health though! Remember me mentioning in my last post that I was going to go take a nap? Well I did, and around 3:30, Andy got home. He came and sat on the side of the bed and said "I got into an accident." He was going through an intersection and this guy didnt see him and turned right in front of him! The guy said he wants to settle without insurance because he doesnt want his rate to go up, but thats not happening. Andy's back is already sore, and Im thinking that we may write the car off. It is driveable still but theres probably around $1000 damage, and the car is only worth around $1800. So just when I thought things were starting to get better, now we have to figure out these details! Ohwell. Maybe a blessing in disguise, since this afternoon we were looking at vehicles and test driving a few??
Also I should mention, Eli napped for an hour and a half, and woke up happy and wanting to play! No more cuddles for that little boy, he didnt want to sit still. He was having his diaper changed every 15 minutes because he couldnt keep anything in, but he was happy at least! So good to report!
Oh and of course get this! I went out for supper with my girlfriend and her sister to the Olive Garden tonight. We were standing waiting for our table, and I'm telling them all about the Eli issues and frustrations Im having. Well I look over and who do I see walking past me? Dr. Radisic, our pediatrican! Seriously, what are the chances of that!? He said hello, and continued on. I really hope he didnt hear me complaining... guess its a reminder to always be careful and acknowledge what I say out in public! It was a good meal, I'm full and ready for bed!
Cuddles
Eli woke up at 7:30 this morning, again covered in pooh. We bathed him, fed him (4oz!!) and in less than 30 minutes he was back in bed. I had to help in the nursery today at church so off I went. When I got home at 10:30a.m, the house was quiet and both boys were in bed. My mother in law came over so we could get out for a bit. Off we went to test drive some vehicles and get some lunch.
When we got home, Eli was laying in my MIL's arms, and didnt even move when he say us. She said all he wants to do is cuddle, which is not my little boy! She left, and Andy had to go out aswell, and Eli just sat in my arms doing nothing. Finally, he started getting fidgity and whiney so I put him to bed and he didnt fight it at all. At least he's willing to sleep. No throwing up today. And to be honest, I think I'm going to try and lay down for a bit before the little guy wakes up.
Any prayers would be so appreciated! Thanks again!
When we got home, Eli was laying in my MIL's arms, and didnt even move when he say us. She said all he wants to do is cuddle, which is not my little boy! She left, and Andy had to go out aswell, and Eli just sat in my arms doing nothing. Finally, he started getting fidgity and whiney so I put him to bed and he didnt fight it at all. At least he's willing to sleep. No throwing up today. And to be honest, I think I'm going to try and lay down for a bit before the little guy wakes up.
Any prayers would be so appreciated! Thanks again!
Saturday, May 29, 2010
The Stollery Hospital
Eli hasn't been eating much, and what formula he has been willing to eat goes right through his system. This morning we thought we'd take him to the medicentre, but weren't willing to wait it out.
After his nap though he woke up with a new rash. One that looks much like a severe sunburn. We had no idea what it was, and continued on with our day. At his second nap though he woke up 45 minutes in, and started throwing up and heaving... he'd cry, and then rest his head on my chest, throw up some more, cry, rest his head on my chest! I became very concerned immediately because he is the little boy that will refuse to relax on your shoulder or chest even when he is screaming upset, yet he was willing today. So we went off to the Stollery.
Once we got there we registered in triage (after I broke down when the nurse asked what was going on! I just started bawling!) We headed off down to the pediatrics area and a dr was with us within 5 minutes of getting in. Eli screamed the whole time, but remember that list I said I was writing up? The one that I've been writing down detail for detail about whats happening. When he started his antibiotics the last time around, when the diarrhea started, etc... well it came in very handy today because I could give them exact dates! They gave him some reactine as well as something thats like a baby gravol to see if we could calm down the vomiting. It worked, and as soon as Eli had that in his tummy he immediately started signing for milk. He had 6.5 oz. Great! He wanted to play after that. The dr. also checked his ears and said they were only mildly pink and to stop the antibiotics because its just inflaming his intestines. So we're off the antibiotics, he is only mildly dehydrated, and they're saying its still a viral infection, however they did take a stool sample to check that. The rash's he has (a bumpy one, and a sunburn looking one) they're not sure about either, but it doesnt seem to be bothering him.
As for the ear infections though, this dr said generally when you see 4-5 ear infections in a year thats when you need to go see a Ear, Nose, & Throat Specialist (ENT) so its good we have a refferal. However, if this dr today only saw mildly pink, it makes me wonder how many of the past times that we've had Eli on antibiotics for ear infections have they just been "mildly pink" as well? Ohwell I guess!
Eli's down for bed, and we're going to relax and have some garlic delissio pizza! Heres the picture of Eli's newest rash after he got out of the bath... and this has tamed down a bit since this afternoon!
After his nap though he woke up with a new rash. One that looks much like a severe sunburn. We had no idea what it was, and continued on with our day. At his second nap though he woke up 45 minutes in, and started throwing up and heaving... he'd cry, and then rest his head on my chest, throw up some more, cry, rest his head on my chest! I became very concerned immediately because he is the little boy that will refuse to relax on your shoulder or chest even when he is screaming upset, yet he was willing today. So we went off to the Stollery.
Once we got there we registered in triage (after I broke down when the nurse asked what was going on! I just started bawling!) We headed off down to the pediatrics area and a dr was with us within 5 minutes of getting in. Eli screamed the whole time, but remember that list I said I was writing up? The one that I've been writing down detail for detail about whats happening. When he started his antibiotics the last time around, when the diarrhea started, etc... well it came in very handy today because I could give them exact dates! They gave him some reactine as well as something thats like a baby gravol to see if we could calm down the vomiting. It worked, and as soon as Eli had that in his tummy he immediately started signing for milk. He had 6.5 oz. Great! He wanted to play after that. The dr. also checked his ears and said they were only mildly pink and to stop the antibiotics because its just inflaming his intestines. So we're off the antibiotics, he is only mildly dehydrated, and they're saying its still a viral infection, however they did take a stool sample to check that. The rash's he has (a bumpy one, and a sunburn looking one) they're not sure about either, but it doesnt seem to be bothering him.
As for the ear infections though, this dr said generally when you see 4-5 ear infections in a year thats when you need to go see a Ear, Nose, & Throat Specialist (ENT) so its good we have a refferal. However, if this dr today only saw mildly pink, it makes me wonder how many of the past times that we've had Eli on antibiotics for ear infections have they just been "mildly pink" as well? Ohwell I guess!
Eli's down for bed, and we're going to relax and have some garlic delissio pizza! Heres the picture of Eli's newest rash after he got out of the bath... and this has tamed down a bit since this afternoon!
J'adore Dance Blog
So the studio I dance at has a blog, and is looking for people to write posts! So I went to it! It was posted on their website today!
Check it out!
http://jadoredance.com/blog/10-05-29/what-ive-learned
Check it out!
http://jadoredance.com/blog/10-05-29/what-ive-learned
Friday, May 28, 2010
Hello, Dr.Radisic
Eli got up at 7:00a.m. When I went in to get him out of his sleep sack he was covered in poop. Great. Into the bath he went. He went down for his nap by 8:15a.m, and then woke up around 9:45a.m. Out the door we went by 10:30a.m, to get change for parking, a coffee for me, and downtown we went.
This morning I spoke to my mother in law before we went off to the dr. We did alot of talking about Eli, and once we got off the phone I just broke down. Out of no where, I'm sitting on the couch and just started crying! So I decided to pull out my bible, and so some reading. Finally after the tears stopped I prayed and got ready to go.
Once we got to the dr's office, the nurse weighed him and talked with us for a minute. I'm pretty sure she loves us because 2.5 weeks ago the last time we were in I sent her a thank you card for being so helpful to us! When she weighed him she said that he's lost just over a pound which is a significant amount at his age. Eli has never had a problem with his weight. At 6 months he was 21lbs! He now sits at 22.1 lbs, and the last time he was in he was 23.7 lbs. Ugh.
Dr. Radisic comes in, and listens to his chest. Not too much wheezing. Good. Looks in his ears. Both are red, the right one is worse than the left. He looks at his rash, and gives us some cortisone cream to try on it. Then looks at his diaper rash that is not on his bum cheeks but else where... I think you can probably guess where. So he said chances are it is a viral infection still, it maybe be that as one infection is ending, another is starting. I had to hold my stuff together to not cry. Finally I just said to him, "I would really like a referral to an ear nose and throat specialist. Dr.Radisic I'm at my wits end as to what we should do, I dont know who my baby is except when he is sick and I dont remember the last time he wasn't sick. Its been so long I just dont know anymore!" He said that itll take at least a year to get into see a specialist, but he already sent a refferal off. I didnt expect that he would've but here's hoping and praying that we can get in sooner rather than later! They also want me to get them a stool sample. So lucky me, I get to line Eli's diaper with plastic wrap (or newspaper, but uhh... ouch!) and then once he goes, scoop it into a little container and send it in! At this point I'm willing to do anything!
I also called the naturopathic dr, and he called me over his lunch break and gave me some great suggestions since they cant get me in today. He said the probiotic tablets I picked up are good, but to give him 6-8 a day instead of just 1 like the lady at the store told me. So thats good! He said not to give him cow's milk, but goats milk because nutrionally its healthier, and less "issues" with it. We're on a cancellation list for them, so we'll see what happens. In the mean time I filled the antibiotics for Eli, which this time around its not ammoxicillian but something different. And I'll attempt some of the natural things that the naturopath suggested!
Let me tell you, it took everything for me to hold my stuff together as I'm at walmart getting his prescription filled. I was on the verge of crying because I'm at my wits end! But as I was getting ready to put Eli down for his nap at 2:00P.M, God just reminded how much I still have to be thankful for. Eli's sleep hasn't been affected. He is such a good sleeper! For his naps, he never cries or plays around when I put him in his crib. I put him down on his back, he rolls onto his tummy, I cover him up and thats that! Same as for bed. For the most part he is still pretty happy too. Im blessed that he is not sseriously ill, and in the hospital, if the worse of our issues is a runny nose, diarrhea, and ear infections in both ears (it sounds bad!) but he doesnt have cancer, and we're not going through chemo! I just have to keep reminding myself of that, and continue to thank God for how he provides for us.
This morning I spoke to my mother in law before we went off to the dr. We did alot of talking about Eli, and once we got off the phone I just broke down. Out of no where, I'm sitting on the couch and just started crying! So I decided to pull out my bible, and so some reading. Finally after the tears stopped I prayed and got ready to go.
Once we got to the dr's office, the nurse weighed him and talked with us for a minute. I'm pretty sure she loves us because 2.5 weeks ago the last time we were in I sent her a thank you card for being so helpful to us! When she weighed him she said that he's lost just over a pound which is a significant amount at his age. Eli has never had a problem with his weight. At 6 months he was 21lbs! He now sits at 22.1 lbs, and the last time he was in he was 23.7 lbs. Ugh.
Dr. Radisic comes in, and listens to his chest. Not too much wheezing. Good. Looks in his ears. Both are red, the right one is worse than the left. He looks at his rash, and gives us some cortisone cream to try on it. Then looks at his diaper rash that is not on his bum cheeks but else where... I think you can probably guess where. So he said chances are it is a viral infection still, it maybe be that as one infection is ending, another is starting. I had to hold my stuff together to not cry. Finally I just said to him, "I would really like a referral to an ear nose and throat specialist. Dr.Radisic I'm at my wits end as to what we should do, I dont know who my baby is except when he is sick and I dont remember the last time he wasn't sick. Its been so long I just dont know anymore!" He said that itll take at least a year to get into see a specialist, but he already sent a refferal off. I didnt expect that he would've but here's hoping and praying that we can get in sooner rather than later! They also want me to get them a stool sample. So lucky me, I get to line Eli's diaper with plastic wrap (or newspaper, but uhh... ouch!) and then once he goes, scoop it into a little container and send it in! At this point I'm willing to do anything!
I also called the naturopathic dr, and he called me over his lunch break and gave me some great suggestions since they cant get me in today. He said the probiotic tablets I picked up are good, but to give him 6-8 a day instead of just 1 like the lady at the store told me. So thats good! He said not to give him cow's milk, but goats milk because nutrionally its healthier, and less "issues" with it. We're on a cancellation list for them, so we'll see what happens. In the mean time I filled the antibiotics for Eli, which this time around its not ammoxicillian but something different. And I'll attempt some of the natural things that the naturopath suggested!
Let me tell you, it took everything for me to hold my stuff together as I'm at walmart getting his prescription filled. I was on the verge of crying because I'm at my wits end! But as I was getting ready to put Eli down for his nap at 2:00P.M, God just reminded how much I still have to be thankful for. Eli's sleep hasn't been affected. He is such a good sleeper! For his naps, he never cries or plays around when I put him in his crib. I put him down on his back, he rolls onto his tummy, I cover him up and thats that! Same as for bed. For the most part he is still pretty happy too. Im blessed that he is not sseriously ill, and in the hospital, if the worse of our issues is a runny nose, diarrhea, and ear infections in both ears (it sounds bad!) but he doesnt have cancer, and we're not going through chemo! I just have to keep reminding myself of that, and continue to thank God for how he provides for us.
Thursday, May 27, 2010
Not again!
It would seem our little guy is sick yet again. He's having some diaper issues lets just say, kind of like before. He doesnt want to eat solids and really doesnt eat alot of his bottle. Dont even think about getting his sippy cup anywhere near him because he doesn't want it! Its so frustrating.
His rash has spread to his wrist, and isn't getting any better. Still runny nose as well. Tomorrow we're back to the Dr. I dont know what the point is anymore. He tells us the same thing over and over "Wait it out." And while I understand that, how long do we wait it out for? I know that tomorrw he's going to suggest putting Eli on an inhaler, for the chest congestion and thats the last thing I want to do. I'd like to get to the bottom of it, and not just put him on a whole bunch of stuff! How long do we wait before we take some sort of action to see a specialist or take a blood test or something! My mom said to me, "He's only human like the rest of us..." And yes I understand that but how many times have we been in to see him in the past 6 months! Too many times! I also called the Naturopath and asked if we could be put on a cancellation list, because we have 2 more weeks before we see him and I dont think we can wait that long! I know, I'm impatient, but really this is going too far. We're all tired, especially Eli.
And while he has this rash to top it all off I dont feel comfortable taking him out to be around other children. If it is something contagious, oh man that would be horrible.
So there was yet another rant on my sick son, I'm sure you're all used to them by now since there is at least 2-3 every week!! Until tomorrow's update! I'm off to pick up toys and veg out until the little guy wakes up!
His rash has spread to his wrist, and isn't getting any better. Still runny nose as well. Tomorrow we're back to the Dr. I dont know what the point is anymore. He tells us the same thing over and over "Wait it out." And while I understand that, how long do we wait it out for? I know that tomorrw he's going to suggest putting Eli on an inhaler, for the chest congestion and thats the last thing I want to do. I'd like to get to the bottom of it, and not just put him on a whole bunch of stuff! How long do we wait before we take some sort of action to see a specialist or take a blood test or something! My mom said to me, "He's only human like the rest of us..." And yes I understand that but how many times have we been in to see him in the past 6 months! Too many times! I also called the Naturopath and asked if we could be put on a cancellation list, because we have 2 more weeks before we see him and I dont think we can wait that long! I know, I'm impatient, but really this is going too far. We're all tired, especially Eli.
And while he has this rash to top it all off I dont feel comfortable taking him out to be around other children. If it is something contagious, oh man that would be horrible.
So there was yet another rant on my sick son, I'm sure you're all used to them by now since there is at least 2-3 every week!! Until tomorrow's update! I'm off to pick up toys and veg out until the little guy wakes up!
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
All done!
The sign language for all done is holding your hands out and turning your palms up and then down. So whenever Eli is "all done." I do the sign and say "all done." Well he cant flip his hands up and down like I do, so he has started to wave his hand up and down as the sign. Close but not exactly. Close enough that I understand though because he does it whenever we're done something. Vacumning especially. I finish, say "All done." He shakes his hand. Breakfast, lunch and supper. Same thing... end of bathtime, same thing.
Because he was cranky today I thought I'd take his diaper off and let him crawl around naked. Well as he is crawling around he stood up in the kitchen beside the cabinets, and started peeing. Not like just a few little dripples, like full on stream shooting out in front of him. First of all it was hilarious because he looked like such a little man standing there peeing, but once he stopped peeing, what did he do? You guessed it, "All done." I didnt say it or anything because we were laughing too hard, but he stood there just shaking his hand saying all done!
At least he knows what the sign means!
Because he was cranky today I thought I'd take his diaper off and let him crawl around naked. Well as he is crawling around he stood up in the kitchen beside the cabinets, and started peeing. Not like just a few little dripples, like full on stream shooting out in front of him. First of all it was hilarious because he looked like such a little man standing there peeing, but once he stopped peeing, what did he do? You guessed it, "All done." I didnt say it or anything because we were laughing too hard, but he stood there just shaking his hand saying all done!
At least he knows what the sign means!
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