The Weekend From Hell!!

This is the topper to one hell of a weekend. I call it 4 year old put through the wringer. Friday night/Saturday morning we spent at Nighttime pediatrics. I felt bad all day Friday and thought I was catching a cold from Max. Jarrett's grandma picked him up from school, so no worries there. Max came home and you could tell he didn't feel well. We rested in my room, watching tv for a while. I was freezing!! Max was burning up! I took his temperature and it was 102.8! So when Daddy got home, I told him to eat and don't get too comfy, we're going on a journey. I'm glad we had an appointment because everyone in Annapolis had to be there. And if we weren't already sick, we would be after waiting for hours in that crowd. They took us both together and did a flu test on both of us. Max had the flu but surprise I have bronchitis! And they gave me a nebulizer. We picked up all the meds at CVS and finally went home. Mikey was a trooper, he had been awake almost 24 hours by that point. Max had a dose of Tamiflu and went to bed. A second dose later and he starts breaking out in little red spots. By Sunday covered in red welts like we beat him or something. But no trouble breathing and no itching so the after hours nurse said stop the Tamiflu and see the doctor in the morning. Meanwhile, my mother is getting sick and sounding worse and worse. Kenny calls Sunday to say Jarrett has a high fever and is vomiting and they are headed to the E R. He is getting over the flu and has bronchitis. He never had any flu symptoms! The really annoying part is that he said he was giving him ibuprofen every 3 hours and obsessively taking his temperature. He called me yesterday and asked how Jarrett was doing. He was fine, no fever. He asked me to take his temperature and call him back. He did that twice. He also reminded me about 5 times that he takes his medicine 2 times a day for ten days. This is the same man that can't buy Zyrtec or Excedrin or Eucerin body wash (things Jarrett actually needs) but he acts like I have never taken care of a sick child before. Never mind the fact that he was overdosing him on Motrin. I feel better but i have sick people to take care of. Max is on Benadryl for his "allergic reaction beyond hives" as the doctor put it. Mom has bronchitis and has been to the doctor 2 days in a row and has to go back tommorrow. Jarrett feels ok and went to school today. Hopefully, Kimmy won't have the baby until we're all well enough to see her!

Baby shower Pics

Matt's gifts for Kimmy.

Sanchez and Neveah

Lila helped!

Matt's elephant

Alyssa Marie O'Callaghan expected to arrive any day now!

Growing Babies

Last week was super busy. Max had his growth check up and has grown over an inch and gained 2 pounds since June. He is 3ft 6 and 3/4 inches and 35 lbs. 3 am the next morning, he's in my room saying his ear hurts. A little bit of Motrin and he went back to sleep. Since it was raining and Daddy wasn't working (I was) I said that if Max woke up with ear pain later, to take him to the doctor. Mr. Lazybones gave him more Motrin and sent him to pre k. I was not happy. Even though it was raining the following day, Daddy worked a little because they had to have the trucks inspected for snow plowing. I made Max an appointment from work and was not pleased to see Mikey home early and wanting to go to Walmart with Mom and I (did I mention that the next day, Saturday, we were hosting a baby shower for my brother and his girlfriend?). I took Max to the doctor and surprise, it was an ear infection. While waiting at the pharmacy, Mikey keeps calling & asking me questions (what's wrong with him? where are you? are you still at the pharmacy?). Finally home and off to Walmart and he can't understand my less-than pleased attitude. I wasted 2 1/2 hours doing something that I asked you to do the day before. When he wants me to do something and it's n ot done when he wants it done, I am a terrible person, it's such a travesty, but he doesn't feel like doing it, it's supposed to be okay. Couple that with the fact that I really didn't want to go shopping with him anyway, it's easier , takes less time and there isn't all the questions about why you're buying this or that.

The baby shower was a great success. Mom decided that Matt was old enough to have his childhood toy elephant that walks and trumpets. Tons of pink clothes (The sonograms better be right!). Lila helped her mommy by wrapping the baby's gift, but couldn't find tape so she used band aids. Neveah is one of the cutest, chubbiest babies I have ever seen! Jarrett and Thomas (kimmy's brother) had a great time together. Jarrett has Autism and Thomas has Asperger's and they have alot of the same interests. Leslie had a few too many jello shots and needed a designated driver. Matt managed to pack everything in the backseat of his car.

Lila had her birthday party yesterday at Chuck E Cheese and we had a ball! The kids loved it!! Max wants to have his birthday there, too. He was worn out and napped when we got home, which he rarely does. He also had a cough all day and all I can think is here we go again! He's had so many colds since pre k started, I don't know if I should have signed him up to get the swine flu shot at school. I'm questioning that decision: I don't want him to get sick so I signed him up to get the shot but what if he gets sick from getting the shot? They're supposed to give the elementary kids the nose spray, which contains the live virus.

And, to top it all off, I have a slight cough and don't feel fabulous myself!

Birthday KISS!

This past weekend was very busy! Rich came on Friday to rid us of the rest of the trees in danger of falling over, which I was very glad that he came on Friday instead of Saturday as originally planned because we had Jarrett's birthday party scheduled for Saturday and I didn't know if some of the kids (Jarrett & Lauren) could handle the noise. He did call Mikey and tell him a tree fell through our room and broke the sliding glass door and the tv and was currently lying on our bed (just kidding!).
Saturday we had to grocery shop before the party. We decided to get Halloween costumes while we were at it. Max wanted to be Buzz Lightyear but they didn't have one to fit him so we headed to bigger kids costumes and he got so excited when we rounded the corner and he saw...Gene Simmons masks and wigs!! So Gene Simmons it is! Jarrett will be Fred Flintstone. We get home and Mom says her friends are coming to cut firewood and bringing thier grandson .. in a couple hours which suddenly became right now as they showed up immediately after she said that! I normally don't mind unexpected guests or kids even at birthday parties but 3 hours before we're ready for company? I know we offered to let them cut up trees for firewood but even with offering some to other people, Rich did cut down 8 trees, there is enough for everyone. Max had to clean his room and we had some other cleaning to do but we got it done and I let him go play. All I can say is the grandson has ...um..issues shall we say? Max runs in and out of the house and flits from activity to activity all day long. The boys played outside for a while, then came inside and played in Max's room. After a while, Max decided to go ride his bike outside. This boy starts screaming and freaking out because Max went outside and didn't want to stay inside with him. Then there was the incident outside which we weren't sure what exactly happened but Max ended up with a cut on his forehead. Later Max told me that he had grabbed Max behind his neck and pushed his head into the ground. We won't be inviting him over to play any more. He's also in Max's pre k class and has already been kicked off the bus. Jarrett said it was the best birthday ever. Everyone had a great time. Not everyone came but that is to be expected. Jarrett wanted a pirate monkey theme, so we found some great party stuff at the store down the street. My brother and sister chased each other around the yard, shooting dart guns and hitting each other with the paddles from the paddle balls. I just wish my batteries hadn't died so I could have filmed it !! Lila was surprisingly bloodthirsty, having a great tim shooting everyone with the dart guns too. She didn't like it if you shot her, but she loved shooting the darts. Tristan had fun wearing a pirate eye patch and playing with the guns.

Sunday I had to work. After I got home, I decided that my truck desperately needed a bath, so I got Mikey to unlock the shed to get the supplies. Since I didn't wash his truck too, major attitude. Nevermind that he slept all morning and didn't do anything for the kids, I don't love him because I didn't wash his truck too. I also barely had enough soap for mine, let alone another truck.

Monday, Jarrett goes with Dad overnight and I made tator tot casserole for dinner. Max does not like tater tots. He climbs up in his chair, looks at the food and says " I am not eating that nasty stuff!" The expression on his face and the way he said it was priceless. Mom and I laughed so hard.You just never know what's going to happen at our house!

Tuesday, the woman who now lives in the house we grew up in, came in to the store with one of her daughters. She knows I used to live there and always talks to me. Weirdly enough, my best friend Sara's daughter, Brianna, plays with one of her kids at my old house! She said they think they have a ghost. Apparently, they hear footsteps walking around upstairs when no one is up there! I said maybe it's my dad, so she asked what his name is so she can say hi next time she hears him walking around! (I didn't tell her he died in the house, I don't know if she knows that or not and I didn't want to be the one to tell her!).
Last night I had to work again. My cousins son, Jimmy, came in to tell me that his mom got her learner's permit yesterday (I knew that, but he was excited to tell, so I kept it to myself). Michelle, he said they are so proud of you. We all are.