Adventures in Pnemonia Landon 6-07

Adventures in Pnemonia Land Perhaps my transition into parenthood of two young children would have been smooth, if Landon had not been sick since Noah was one week old. It started with a small cold four weeks ago. A week later, that suddenly escalated into a really bad upper respiratory infection for which we got a steroid. That was better for all of one day when suddenly he developed a fever and by Friday was throwing up and coughing constantly. Yet another trip to urgent care won us a pnemonia diagnosis (who gets this in June?) and an antibiotic. Friday night Landon was basically delirious. He kept crying all night that he could not see and his teeth hurt and he had to get out of the house and it wasn't fair...and on and on it went making no sense whatsoever. Saturday dawned a new day which saw much improvement in Landon, but we were all so tired...I having slept only three hours the night before (considering I was up with Landon most of the night and Noah the rest). I am so relieved that the worst is behind us. Besides Landon's lungs sounding like he is drowning every time he coughs, he is so much better. The fever is gone and although we are still battling coughing fits...he is getting better. Noah is still in the clear...Praise the Lord. Noah getting sick is the absolute last thing in the world I need right now. I was pretty down last week. I think the sleep deprivation and the constant sickness with Landon is just getting to me. I don't feel like I can adequately enjoy Noah becuase I am constantly focusing on Landon (who is SO needy when he is sick). I feel like time is passing so quickly and the summer is already flying by. But oh well...maybe it will all get better now. Definitely hoping in that direction. Judging from the responses I got about the Xanga get together, I was curious to see if the first weekend in August (3-5) would work better for you all. Can you please comment me and let me know if you want to come and if that weekend would work better or worse, or at all for you? I really want to get this thing nailed down so we can start planning. I can't wait to meet/see you all!!! Noah is getting huge. He feels so heavy to me and I am noticing that the onesies that were so big on him when he was first born are starting to get tight. I put him in the outfit he wore home from the hospital the other day and was amazed at how much he had grown. The outfit was HUGE on him a month ago...now he fills it out almost completely. Babies grow so fast! About a week ago we put him on Zantac and that has really helped with his feeding issues. He is still a spitter, but not nearly as much and he doesn't seem to be in pain anymore, which is very reassuring! Oh yeah...and I forgot to blog about this weeks ago, but when he was two weeks old, he had a clogged tear duct that got infected. I read to put breastmilk in his eye becuase it has antibiotic properties. I thought I had nothing to lose, so I tried it, and you know...that eye was healed in twenty-four hours! Amazing stuff! Well, that is it for now. This week promises to be a busy one, and I am praying a healthy one. I could use a massage or a pedicure or a chat with a good friend over coffee or a night out alone or...well, I will just keep dreaming. I have so much to be thankful for. I know that. The other night our waitress at Bob Evans told us that she and her husband had been trying to have children for 12 years. They were told it would never happen. Then miraculously, she got pregnant and they are expecting their baby boy in September. She was so excited and glowing and just joyous. I can't imagine getting something you yearned for so long...the joy must be so huge. When I am catching puke or get only three hours of sleep a night, I need to remember these people who would long to have a sleepless night, if only it meant they could have their own children. I know we are blessed. I need to live that out when I feel it and when I don't. Life isn't about feelings anyway...the fact of the matter is that I am blessed beyond measure!