15 Months 1 Week 1 Day - Ear Infection Update

So, we're pretty confident that the vomitting was a result of the Suprax. Christopher did fine last night. No vomitting AND he slept ALL NIGHT LONG! Yay! Since I'm still in Tullahoma at my mom's, I had the prescription for Zithromax transferred to the pharmacy down here. I decided to wait until tomorrow to start it so I can give it to him with breakfast.

After Christopher woke up from his nap today, we ran a few errands. While out and about, we stopped at a park here in Tullahoma. It's just like Kid's Castle in Murfreesboro, which was neat. The main difference was that it wasn't as crowded! Christopher was actually able to walk around in the toddler section without being run down by older kids! We didn't stay very long, though, as it was quite warm! It's been hitting 80+ degrees the last couple of days and is supposed to continue to be that warm through the weekend! I'm afraid that this is the beginning of tornado season! It won't stay this warm until Summertime, so the bad storms have to come sooner or later. I guess it's time to get the closet ready.

We'll head home sometime tomorrow. Probably in the afternoon after his nap and lunch. Shad should be home around dinnertime. Richard's planning to come down, too, so we'll probably all go out to eat at Mellow Mushroom. They just celebrated their one year anniversary in Murfreesboro and we've never been to this particular location. We've been to one in Knoxville and really liked it, so I'm looking forward to trying the one here.

Well, it's bedtime, so time to go!

15 Months 1 Week - Ear Infection Update

Christopher ended up throwing up again overnight last night. Just as yesterday, he acted just fine during the day and ate normally, so it can't be a stomach bug. This time, I'm confident it's a result of the abx. I called a nurse at Dr. Tammy's office who got all the info from me and said she'd call me back later with Tammy's recommendation of what to do next. I'm at my mom's, so called the clinic to give them her number since my cell phone doesn't work here (bad signal). Well, 5:00 came and went and I didn't hear anything. Finally, around 6:00, I got a phone call from Tammy herself. She wanted to speak directly to me instead of letting her nurse handle it. I told her that I hadn't given him any today so we'll see what happens tonight. She's not going to be in the office tomorrow, so she went ahead and decided to call in a prescription for Zithromax just in case we need it. If he DOESN'T get sick tonight, I'm to go pick it up. However, if he DOES get sick, then we'll know it's not the abx, so I'm to cancel the order. What happens next all depends on what happens tonight.

As previously mentioned, I'm staying at my mom's house tonight and possibly tomorrow night. I told her it all depended on how Christopher was doing with all this EI/abx crap going on. I left my house for the 1 hour drive down during his naptime hoping he'd sleep in the car, but he had other ideas. He maybe got a 20 minute nap, so basically nothing. I should've made him take a nap after eating lunch once we arrived, but he was acting just fine, so I didn't. Boy, did I learn a lesson today! He had an extreme meltdown around 5:30 and wouldn't calm down for anything! I ended up letting him nurse and he fell asleep ON ME! He hasn't done that since he was a newborn! I think he only slept for about 30 minutes, though, and was still ready for bed by his normal bedtime of 8:30. He's sleeping in the pack 'n play tonight, so I hope everything goes well and we both get some MUCH needed sleep!

While on the phone with Shad, I realized that with trying to remember everything for Christopher (including his medications), I forgot my birth control pills! Oops! I was already planning to call my OB's office anyway to ask about getting back on Ortho Tri-Cyclen. Several women have told me that even though they were still breastfeeding, they were able to get back on regular birth control after the baby turned a year old. WARNING...TMI: I'm SICK of being on the mini-pill because it has TOTALLY screwed up my cycles!!! I started off normally, but over the last few months, my cycles have gotten shorter and shorter. I started going only 2 weeks between AFs. The last time I started, it actually happened AT my annual exam. Fun! That was exactly 15 days ago and SHE'S STILL HANGING AROUND!!!!! Okay...end of TMI... Since I left my mini-pills at home, I'm going to call tomorrow to see if my doctor will prescribe my regular pill instead.

Well, that's all to update for now. I'll try to post again soon to update on what happens tonight and what we end up doing about the abx.

15 Months 6 Days - A Few Extras

A couple of things that I forgot to mention in my previous post:

Christopher has been keeping a runny nose for the last few months, so after the 2nd ear infection, Tammy put him on Claritin. That seemed to be working until this latest round of ear infections. We're taking a few days off to allow the abx to kick in and then we'll restart it. We're supposed to continue using it through the Spring. Poor child is doomed to have allergies. I have seasonal allergies while Shad has seasonal AND other allergies (cats, dust, etc.) AND asthma. His dad also has asthma, so I just hope Christopher doesn't end up with it, too!

We decided against buying Cheryl's laptop. Instead, Shad found a good deal on one off Ebay. We now have a Dell Latitude D600. We're still hanging on to Cheryl's while Shad's in NOLA, though, just so I have one to use.

Shad and I both signed up for softball. I have my first practice next Tuesday evening. We'll practice each Tuesday until the week of April 16 when the games start. Whether or not I get to play every game is up in the air right now. It all depends on my game schedule and Shad's game schedule. We'll have to find someone to watch Christopher if we both play at the same time. If we can't, then I'll probably be the one to have to miss. I'm so out of shape! I should've been going to the gym to get ready! I'll just have to make sure to warm up really well and to STRETCH! I don't need pulled muscles againt this year!

Okay, it's bedtime and that's all I can remember for now! Until next time...