I know that from the title you probably think we’re talking about the economy, which apparently did its absolute worst today. No, instead it has been Ian’s latest cold, and accompanying ear infection. I’ll warn you in advance, this blog entry is graphic in its description.
I took him to the doctor’s office on Wednesday and the pediatrician there (Dr. Benitez, for my own personal notes) was horrible. She couldn’t seem to understand how old Ian is. “If I geev you a freeze pohp can I check yor cheest?” she asked, twice. “It’ll be better if you just check him, he doesn’t understand what a freeze pop is, and doesn’t get the deal.” I replied for Ian. “But I don’t want to make him cry.” “You should probably just try.”
Neither Ian or I could understand her very well. She seemed to treat him like he was a 3-4 year old. And I personally think that if she’s worried about making kids cry she’s in the wrong line of work. Also, at this point I’ve already had it with her.
Anyway… so there were other things like this where she just didn’t get it, I could tell. She offers up a prescription for Omnicef. It says in his chart and I’d already told the nurse that he had had a reaction to Omnicef. Instead she tells me that her other choice is Amoxycillan, but she doesn’t think that’s going to work, so something perhaps in the strength of Augmentan. “But it might cause diarrhea, so if it geets bad, cawr me.” “Bad?” “Yes, ear infections are bad bec-” “I get that, what constitutes bad diarrhea? I mean, it is already a bad-” (I was going to say, it’s diarrhea, that’s bad already right? If diarrhea = unfriendly diapers and unhappy babies… then what’s bad diarrhea? Diaper blow-out? Eyes crossing? Instant dehydration?) She comes back to me with something about why diarrhea is bad… you know that it can sit in his diaper and form a rash, completely missing my point. At this point I’m starting to think I’m talking to McCain’s running mate, so I give up.
Well, it turns out Augmentan is the drug that caused Ian to get really ill when we were in Ohio for Thanksgiving last year. I’m assuming it was right next to Omnicef on the chart on a list entitled “Oh. My. God. Don’t give this to Ian.” Sadly I didn’t remember the name. Melissa remembered, but too late. Besides, when she remembered, he had been taking it for a few days and was apparently fine.
All day today he threw up all over the place.
He’s been an awesome trooper about the whole thing. Having fun between clean-ups and whatnot. But I’ve had three half-days of work and it’s been a busy week — this day in particular has me seeing red. I feel bad for Gramma Sue who just showed up here a day ago in time for the barf fountain, and to see me at my worst. Hopefully all will be well by tomorrow. More details about Gramma Sue’s visit in a less colorful entry to follow.
Just this morning (October 4th, 2008) Ian seemed to get a little more intelligent overnight. For example, he said “water” in context. He wanted more “wahder” in his “cup.” (We gave him a normal plastic glass, not a baby cup or sippy just to see what he’d do. He got drenched, but he had the right idea.)
He also requested books by title. Think about that. “Guuna Moon” for Goodnight Moon and “Bahn!” for The Big Red Barn.
We then were trying to be gentle with the kitty near a window upstairs when he heard a sound outside. “Plane!” he ventured correctly, and excitedly looked for a hand to grab. (He then guided Ma by hand to his intended destination, as mentioned previously.) He had to go outside and see the plane, urgently!
October 6th now (adding this to the earlier entry) and Ian’s added quite a few more words to his vocabulary. I think a bit of it had to do with the exciting 4-panel foam floor that we bought for Ian to play on. Within moments it had become a slide, a tumbling mat, a hiding “box,” a tunnel, a wall, etc. While we were messing with this I said “look it is a slide!” and he said “Suh-lide!” When he said that I said “Cool!” and he said the same… “Coo!” He also said water, carrot, woooow, and in regards to a visit we’ve been prepping him for for the last several days… he said “Sue!” She’s got a great name for how he’s able to form his mouth so far, it sounds very clear. He also said “day” for Dave. We’re trying to get him to say everybody’s name, but give him a little time, please. 🙂
EDIT -> October 7th, showing Ian a few more photos from the trip (actually showing him this blog!) he suddenly freaked out and started saying “caar!” again. He’s still missing his cousins! I can’t wait to see the look on his face next month when I can put him in the car and say we’re going to visit Connor and Kaylee!
Ian’s really sick this week. Had to go to the doctor and is on antibiotics at the moment. His right ear appears to be bugging him as well.
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On the 29th Ben and Mel took us to an indoor waterpark that they had been to previously, and we had a blast! We all want to thank them for taking the time and effort to show us a great time while we were there! Here’s some pictures from that leg of the visit, but please read on after the images, as I’ve got some other fun details to share.
When we arrived at the water park, Ian showed a little trepidation about actually entering said water. See this image larger.
But when Ian saw Connor and his school pal Cale having such a good time, he had to try! See this image larger.
The only way he’d truly have the courage to try such a feat, would be in the arms of his Ma. And so they slid down, I got about three pictures, and the lifeguard on duty promptly told us that we could not have two people go down a slide as a group. Soooo he didn’t really try again too many times. See this image larger.
But that didn’t stop him from having a blast! There’s a great big structure with water buckets that fill and drop on your head, and spray guns, and kid pressure-controlled mini geysers… See this image larger.
Here’s Ian and Ma on the structure pausing for a brief picture. He looks like he might be happy to me, am I right? I couldn’t get too many pictures because there is such a network of dripping water flying all over the place that it was dangerous to bring a camera into the fray. See this image larger.
Back in the hotel rooms… Don’t forget, I told you Kaylee would get Ian back for the butt-pushing and the open palm face mashing… here she traps him in the stroller arms and takes him for a walk. All in good fun! 🙂 See this image larger.
Our rooms were adjoining, with a door that opened between the two of them. The little ones had such fun running between the rooms, circling around and running back! It was around this time that Kaylee really got Ian back… after being told to hug him, she did so, and then quickly maneuvered Ian into a belly down horsey ride maneuver and smacked him around a little. He deserved it, and it was expertly done! See this image larger.
In a surprising show of generosity, Connor gave part of his train set for Ian to use back at home. (I say surprising, because I think the level of maturity that Connor showed in being so kind is very rare for his age… what a nice cousin!) Ian displayed complete amazement at Connor’s train set and to this day still gets excited if you tell him we’re going home to play with his trains. He even says “Choo-Choo!” or “Toot Toot!” when you mention “train.” See this image larger.
MORE STORIES FROM THE TRIP – A lot of very cool things happened on or around the trip…
• Ian can now say “sssues” (shoes) “ssirt” (shirt) and “socks” and surprised everybody with “dumptruck” out of nowhere. (You can probably guess from the pictures in previous entries around the time he said it!)
• As I mentioned before, he pointed at Ben and said “Ben.” Aside from his classmates and Melissa and myself, Ben was the first person he named correctly without being told just prior.
• The morning we left the hotel, Ian awoke in his zipped-up tent… (You can see the tent in the image above.) I awoke to hear an un-zipping sound and see his little head peep up and look around. Then he stood up like a newly hatched bird, and looked around blankly until he spotted us! It was neat to see him wake up this way, when his typical wake-up involves being stuck in a crib.
• How good of a time did Ian have, part I: After the arduous 5-6 hour journey home, we played for awhile and Ian suddenly started saying “Baak.” I thought perhaps he wanted a bike ride, but I had my suspicions about what he meant. When he followed up the statement by grabbing my hand, dragging me to the garage and saying “caar” as he pointed at Melissa’s Prius, my suspicions were correct. Ian wanted us to go back to Ohio in the car!!! Why specifically? Read on.
• How good of a time did Ian have, part II: I believe that Ian loved seeing his cousins more than he let on during the trip. Not that he was in anyway unhappy during the trip, I just don’t think he expressed his happiness plainly. Here at home we started going through pictures on my computer and he pointed at the screen, unprovoked and said “CONRR!” (Connor) and “KAYEE!!” (Kaylee) whenever a picture had either of the two displayed. This has gone on for about a week, and you can tell he’s looking forward to seeing them again… I’m not saying that to be mushy or like “Mr. Happy Family Blogger!” Ian genuinely wants to spend more time with them, you can hear it in his voice and see it on his face.
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Rough Roads
I know that from the title you probably think we’re talking about the economy, which apparently did its absolute worst today. No, instead it has been Ian’s latest cold, and accompanying ear infection. I’ll warn you in advance, this blog entry is graphic in its description.
I took him to the doctor’s office on Wednesday and the pediatrician there (Dr. Benitez, for my own personal notes) was horrible. She couldn’t seem to understand how old Ian is. “If I geev you a freeze pohp can I check yor cheest?” she asked, twice. “It’ll be better if you just check him, he doesn’t understand what a freeze pop is, and doesn’t get the deal.” I replied for Ian. “But I don’t want to make him cry.” “You should probably just try.”
Neither Ian or I could understand her very well. She seemed to treat him like he was a 3-4 year old. And I personally think that if she’s worried about making kids cry she’s in the wrong line of work. Also, at this point I’ve already had it with her.
Anyway… so there were other things like this where she just didn’t get it, I could tell. She offers up a prescription for Omnicef. It says in his chart and I’d already told the nurse that he had had a reaction to Omnicef. Instead she tells me that her other choice is Amoxycillan, but she doesn’t think that’s going to work, so something perhaps in the strength of Augmentan. “But it might cause diarrhea, so if it geets bad, cawr me.” “Bad?” “Yes, ear infections are bad bec-” “I get that, what constitutes bad diarrhea? I mean, it is already a bad-” (I was going to say, it’s diarrhea, that’s bad already right? If diarrhea = unfriendly diapers and unhappy babies… then what’s bad diarrhea? Diaper blow-out? Eyes crossing? Instant dehydration?) She comes back to me with something about why diarrhea is bad… you know that it can sit in his diaper and form a rash, completely missing my point. At this point I’m starting to think I’m talking to McCain’s running mate, so I give up.
Well, it turns out Augmentan is the drug that caused Ian to get really ill when we were in Ohio for Thanksgiving last year. I’m assuming it was right next to Omnicef on the chart on a list entitled “Oh. My. God. Don’t give this to Ian.” Sadly I didn’t remember the name. Melissa remembered, but too late. Besides, when she remembered, he had been taking it for a few days and was apparently fine.
All day today he threw up all over the place.
He’s been an awesome trooper about the whole thing. Having fun between clean-ups and whatnot. But I’ve had three half-days of work and it’s been a busy week — this day in particular has me seeing red. I feel bad for Gramma Sue who just showed up here a day ago in time for the barf fountain, and to see me at my worst. Hopefully all will be well by tomorrow. More details about Gramma Sue’s visit in a less colorful entry to follow.
More Every Day
Just this morning (October 4th, 2008) Ian seemed to get a little more intelligent overnight. For example, he said “water” in context. He wanted more “wahder” in his “cup.” (We gave him a normal plastic glass, not a baby cup or sippy just to see what he’d do. He got drenched, but he had the right idea.)
He also requested books by title. Think about that. “Guuna Moon” for Goodnight Moon and “Bahn!” for The Big Red Barn.
We then were trying to be gentle with the kitty near a window upstairs when he heard a sound outside. “Plane!” he ventured correctly, and excitedly looked for a hand to grab. (He then guided Ma by hand to his intended destination, as mentioned previously.) He had to go outside and see the plane, urgently!
October 6th now (adding this to the earlier entry) and Ian’s added quite a few more words to his vocabulary. I think a bit of it had to do with the exciting 4-panel foam floor that we bought for Ian to play on. Within moments it had become a slide, a tumbling mat, a hiding “box,” a tunnel, a wall, etc. While we were messing with this I said “look it is a slide!” and he said “Suh-lide!” When he said that I said “Cool!” and he said the same… “Coo!” He also said water, carrot, woooow, and in regards to a visit we’ve been prepping him for for the last several days… he said “Sue!” She’s got a great name for how he’s able to form his mouth so far, it sounds very clear. He also said “day” for Dave. We’re trying to get him to say everybody’s name, but give him a little time, please. 🙂
EDIT -> October 7th, showing Ian a few more photos from the trip (actually showing him this blog!) he suddenly freaked out and started saying “caar!” again. He’s still missing his cousins! I can’t wait to see the look on his face next month when I can put him in the car and say we’re going to visit Connor and Kaylee!
Ian’s really sick this week. Had to go to the doctor and is on antibiotics at the moment. His right ear appears to be bugging him as well.
Extended Weekend with the Kunzes 2008, Part IV
On the 29th Ben and Mel took us to an indoor waterpark that they had been to previously, and we had a blast! We all want to thank them for taking the time and effort to show us a great time while we were there! Here’s some pictures from that leg of the visit, but please read on after the images, as I’ve got some other fun details to share.
MORE STORIES FROM THE TRIP – A lot of very cool things happened on or around the trip…
• Ian can now say “sssues” (shoes) “ssirt” (shirt) and “socks” and surprised everybody with “dumptruck” out of nowhere. (You can probably guess from the pictures in previous entries around the time he said it!)
• As I mentioned before, he pointed at Ben and said “Ben.” Aside from his classmates and Melissa and myself, Ben was the first person he named correctly without being told just prior.
• The morning we left the hotel, Ian awoke in his zipped-up tent… (You can see the tent in the image above.) I awoke to hear an un-zipping sound and see his little head peep up and look around. Then he stood up like a newly hatched bird, and looked around blankly until he spotted us! It was neat to see him wake up this way, when his typical wake-up involves being stuck in a crib.
• How good of a time did Ian have, part I: After the arduous 5-6 hour journey home, we played for awhile and Ian suddenly started saying “Baak.” I thought perhaps he wanted a bike ride, but I had my suspicions about what he meant. When he followed up the statement by grabbing my hand, dragging me to the garage and saying “caar” as he pointed at Melissa’s Prius, my suspicions were correct. Ian wanted us to go back to Ohio in the car!!! Why specifically? Read on.
• How good of a time did Ian have, part II: I believe that Ian loved seeing his cousins more than he let on during the trip. Not that he was in anyway unhappy during the trip, I just don’t think he expressed his happiness plainly. Here at home we started going through pictures on my computer and he pointed at the screen, unprovoked and said “CONRR!” (Connor) and “KAYEE!!” (Kaylee) whenever a picture had either of the two displayed. This has gone on for about a week, and you can tell he’s looking forward to seeing them again… I’m not saying that to be mushy or like “Mr. Happy Family Blogger!” Ian genuinely wants to spend more time with them, you can hear it in his voice and see it on his face.