2015 :: 19/52

we started our 4 week nannying gig this week and it's going good. it's exhausting jumping from one toddler who takes 2 naps a day to 3 kids, 2 who are in diapers & nap, 1 who goes to preschool, meals, snacks, making sure they don't just watch tv all day, etc. but even with the exhaustion, it's good! the girls are so good and easy and play well together or alone and Elouise is easy to put down for her nap. Eva is so helpful and smart and independent. plus I get to braid/do their hair every day! they're great with Trevor and we even started Trevor on 1 nap a day to line up with Elouise's nap & Eva at preschool so I get a bit of a break in the afternoon. it's the best when we can get outside; they have a park down the block and a great fenced in backyard! but even on the rainy day, the girls colored, did puzzles, we played upstairs in their giant room, and it was great!

Monday night Al came up to see us and he had an interview Tuesday morning. then after his interview, he came over to manda's house and hung out with us for a bit. he had to get back to ec around noon to get to the track meet so he could coach.

Wednesday night I got to play softball with my ladies and it was so good to see them! we got to play 11 players in the field so I got to play behind second base and it was a fun position to play! I also hit a triple with the bases loaded and we won by 1 run! then Wednesday night Trevor did not sleep well; I saw every hour on the clock but by the time i'd get up to go in there, he'd be back asleep. he wasn't feeling well all day and felt a little warm, but did ok. he woke up crying 4 times in the first hour of his nap, so I gave him some motrin and he slept until 4 (usually sleeps til 230ish). he was really warm that night and once I found the thermometer, his fever was 103. I gave him some more motrin before bed and he slept good the first half, then woke up a bunch. Friday we ended up not going to nanny, and headed home to eau Claire just before 10. trevor slept hard the entire way including our stop to get gas (he doesn't stay asleep when the car is not moving and off very often).

after lunch and Al got up, Trevor's fever had broke so we went garage saling and found some great sales! found some toys i'd been looking for and some other things at great, cheap prices!

we spent Saturday in eau Claire so we could see Al between him waking up and going to work. trevor and I tried to go garage saling after our target run in the morning, but he fell asleep in the car so I drove by a whole bunch and just looked at them. I let him sleep about a half hour in the car in hopes that he would still take an afternoon nap. he did, for 2.5 hours! then Al made burgers on the grill. trevor and I went to the predators game with the neighb's that night and stayed until half time. trevor did good but he really wanted to just climb up the stairs the whole time. it was really humid on Saturday; gross! i'm not ready for that weather yet.

Al had to work until 7 am on sunday so once we got up, ate breakfast, and saw Al, we headed back up to mom's so Al could sleep and for softball. it rained almost the whole way and was super humid the rest of the day. once we got to mom's, I went to change Trevor's shirt and noticed a rash on him (I had seen a tiny bit of one on his chest previously). it was all over his chest, tummy, back and a bit on his thighs. it looked like heat rash; it was just small bumps and not very red. I called the nurses line and they said this rash is very common after fevers and is totally normal; also that I could expect it to last 2-3 days. poor guy, these darn molars are bringing in every symptom... (poor momma too as I get worried when something new happens, thankfully I knew the fevers were just from teething and would go away).

sunday he took a teeny nap in the car on the way to mom's and then took a longer afternoon nap. he's been doing great, but still trying to get used to the one nap thing. and staying awake in the car is hard, especially for an hour. :) it's easier for him to stay awake when not driving and when he as the girls to keep him occupied/busy. We didn't play softball due to rain/storms. Mom, Trevor and I went for a walk between rains and barely made it back before another down pour.

coloring with the girls;

he actually made marks on the paper this time

 pipe cleaner crowns

 playing in the castle in their backyard

 he's starting to go to where the girls are and play what they are playing (or attempt to)

 Elouise's braids (and sweet curls)

 we walked up to the park on a chilly morning

and all T wanted to do was go up and down the stairs :)

 cool cat :)

 Eva's braids

 froggy (El)

 playing in the sand box with the girls

 El's piggy buns; so cute!

feverish boy, still smiling

 this is how he usually is when we first put him in his crib, he grabs a blanket on each side and tucks them in/under his arms :)

 first football game; go predators! (the semi-pro team that Al used to play for)

 we found some back stairs for him to climb on for a bit

you can kind of see his rash in these next 2 pictures

2015 :: 13/52 - Easter - Trevor 14 months

 4/4/15

Trevor: first sickness: strep, first fevers, claps now (finally!), turns off light switches, brushes his hair with his hair brush, likes things on his head now: hats & bunny ears, brings Al's work clothes or general clothes to the couch for him (walks it over by himself), walks everywhere now except when he starts from the middle of the floor with nothing to help him stand up, shuts drawers, he bent over to be on his hands and feet and pushed back up into a standing position, tries to make a piggy noise with his scrunchy nose when asked or when he sees a piggy, follows most any command, caught a ball,

Monday when T woke up from his morning nap at noon, he was really warm. but he's usually pretty warm after his naps so I changed him into thin clothes and we had lunch. he didn't eat anything and when I pulled him out of his high chair he was still really warm. so I took his temp and it was 103.5. I called into the doctor's office, but of course no one was available so they took a message and said a nurse would call me back. while I was waiting for the call back, Al got up and agreed we should take him in but we decided to wait for the call back. again, it took almost an hour to get a call back and the nurse said to bring him in to check his ears just to be safe (again helped me feel better about the fact that it was his teeth but might as well have him checked out). ped's was full for the day so we brought him in to urgent care. luckily there was no one waiting in urgent care and we got right in. the doctor saw nothing in his ears but his throat was a little red. so they swabbed for strep which came back negative.

T's temp at urgent care via forehead was 102.2. he was also 20.2 pounds! finally reached 20 pounds but that was with his clothes on and holding a small toy.....

when the doctor came back, he said we had 2 options: give him Tamiflu in case he had influenza or run a bunch more tests to see if he had a bacterial or viral infection. this again spurred my dislike for doctors and the medical arena we're currently in. really? those are the 2 options? how about treating the fever at home and waiting to see what happens? which is what I suggested to him especially since trevor was in pretty good spirits and I was convinced it was his teeth. the doctors reply: oh yeah, you could do that too. duh. so he gave us a chart for dosages for Tylenol and ibuprofen and suggested we alternate those 2 every 4 hours in an attempt to keep the fever down. he also gave us some pedilyte samples in case we felt like Trevor was getting dehydrated.

al stopped and picked up ibuprofen before track practice and we gave it to Trevor before his afternoon nap. he wouldn't sleep for the nap but by the time an hour was up and I decided to let him not nap, his fever was gone. again, reassuring me it was his teeth since the ibuprofen helped (reducing swelling) whereas the Tylenol didn't seem to.

Trevor was great the rest of the night; we went outside for a bit for some fresh air and to keep him cool. he slept 730p-130a but at 130 he was warm again. so I took off his sleep sack and put on some light pants, gave him ibuprofen and nursed him. he didn't fall asleep and didn't seem like he would, so we sat in the chair in his room for a bit trying to get him to cool down. I tried putting him in his crib, even just to sit in there thinking it would be cooler for him than having my body heat against him, but he didn't like that. so we sat for a bit more, then I walked around with him a bit and laid him in his crib again. he stayed put, so I went to bed and he fell asleep. that was about 230; he woke again at 320 and his fever was broke so I assumed he was cold and that's why he woke up. I put him back in his sleep sack and he was out. he made some noises here and there, but slept until 630a.

Tuesday morning he woke with no fever but also no teeth thru, and played well that morning, even ate a bit better for breakfast although a lot went on the floor. but when I went to nurse him before his nap, he was warm again. I had already changed his diaper so I didn't take his temp but I knew he had a fever. I nursed him, gave him ibuprofen, and put him down. he tossed and turned for a while but fell asleep eventually. I wish I knew when his fevers were coming so I could give him medicine before hand, especially when it's around nap/sleep time as it seems to take him much longer to sleep even when he's tired when he has a fever (i'm sure he's uncomfortable being so warm).

Wednesday Trevor was seeming better; he hadn't had a fever since bedtime Tuesday night. as we were heading out for our after lunch walk I got a call from the urgent care saying Trevor's 2 day strep test came back positive. kinda weird since he didn't have any other symptoms other than fever and a sort of stuffy nose. Al stopped an got his antibiotics (azithromycin) while he was out running errands and we promptly gave him his first dose.

Trevor was just fine afterwards. on Thursday we went to the neighb's outdoor easter egg hunt and Al had testing in woodbury. that evening I was so tired and had a horrible headache that I could not get rid of so Al called in sick to get some rest for us all. I went to bed at about 630 and the next morning my headache was gone.

Friday we all drove up to mom's because Al had testing in Roseville at 830 am on Saturday. After his testing, we left Trevor with grama, while we went to the bogarts annual beer bust with our friends. it was a good time and we stayed later than I thought we would, but got back to mom's about 8. I put trevor to bed and went to bed myself.

sunday we got up early and drove to Wausau for easter with Al's family. the 3 hour drive wasn't bad and it was good to see them all, especially the ones who hadn't met Trevor yet. T did great, was walking around and playing with everyone. Grandpa Peter hid some candy outside for him to find and he had a good time doing that.

feverish boy in very little clothes yet still playing

 you wouldn't know it, tho.

cold rag on his neck

 with dada at the doctor's office

  he loves blankies

 shut himself in

 first easter egg hunt with the neighb's

 likes to walk with something in his mouth;

here: an elephant

 playing with grama's glasses

 wanted them on his head

 finally got to a park and we had it to ourselves

 the easter bunny came to gramas!!

 tried on one of his easter outfits over his jammies :)

 sweaty head on the way to Wausau

 finding the hidden candy at Jeremy's house

 putting his treasure in the box

 grandpa Peter's hat

 grand aunt wendy gave him a piggy for easter;

perfect gift for him with his piggy noises

 making his piggy noise

 freshly cleaned and brushed hair

 playing with uncle tyler's silly hair that momma did

trying a video; i'm not sure if it will work or not.