Ugh

Just a warning, some of this post will be about the digestive side of CF…

Gav has a yucky tummy thing going on (yes, those are the technical terms). He woke up fine this morning, ate breakfast, watched cartoons and played for a bit until the girls got here (he hasn’t figured out the daylight savings time yet, so we’ve been up early!).

About 20 minutes after the girls showed up he had a horrible diaper. It was gross, but I figured he hadn’t digested his food that morning well, and he’d be ok shortly. This was followed by 4 more huge, horrible diapers and was joined by a temp. His temp started at 99, so I gave him tylenol, checked it again about 40 mins later and it was up to 101.5. Now I’ve been adding in ibuprofen, hoping he’ll cool down.

Needless to say, I kind of panicked. We’ve never dealt with tummy issues before. If he has a cold? Stuffy nose? Slight cough? We increase his vest treatments, I can handle that. I know what signs to look for in those situations. I don’t even overstress about him being around germs, he’s been around kids with colds, the sniffles etc… he needs to build up his immune system just like everyone else…but today I was in over my head.

I have no idea what to do with tummy issues, I feel totally out of control and just want him to be able to snuggle & nap. The girls went to their grandma’s for the afternoon and I’ve been scrubbing everything down. I felt horrible asking their mom to leave work and get them, but my priority has to be with my little man. The pediatrician’s office said to just wait and see how he does this afternoon…but I’m paranoid that he’s going to get dehydrated, even though I’ve been trying to push liquids into his system.

This is the kid that never gets a temp, and never acts lethargic. But today he dealt with both. So maybe I overreacted by making the girls leave, but mommy instinct told me that they had to go. That I need to scrub down the house, keep Gav man hydrated, and to lay low.

Just when I think I can handle all this crap (literally!) that CF hands my way, I have a total freak out. Crossing my fingers that he feels better by this afternoon. I hate worrying about him.

Family

Gavin has hit a stage where he is repeating everything we say. And I mean everything!

Every evening, Casey and I watch Wheel of Fortune, and we get pretty competitive with it. The other night, as contestants were attempting to solve the puzzle, Gavin started shouting out random letters…trying to help :) Now, Casey and I are working with him on practicing the alphabet…while we repeated it in the car yesterday, we said A, B, C, D, E…and he said F! We could hardly believe it, it was too cute! What a little smarty pants.

With the holidays quickly approaching, we thought it would be fun for Gavin to actually learn a few names, instead of just pointing

 

Not too shabby! Although getting his full attention is pretty much impossible these days :)

Hooray for babies!

My friend Lacey (many of you know her as Jaxson’s mom), and her husband just went through the agonizingly long process of adopting a little girl from Ukraine.

TONIGHT, her hubby is flying home with Arina! So, so, so excited for their whole family! And especially for Lacey who has four boys and has been longing for a little girl.

Arina (the blog is labeled Makayla because they had intended on changing her name, but decided to keep it instead) has down syndrome, and is a tiny little peanut….she is so cute!

Click HERE to follow her story as she joins her forever family!

Yummy!

I don’t remember much of anything from my ninth grade (or was it eighth grade?) home-ec class…except for one simple recipe.

Pizza Crackers.

They couldn’t be a simpler snack, and last week the girls and I enjoyed making them together.

All you need is Ritz crackers, marinara sauce, shredded cheese and (optional) pepperonis.

Line up your crackers on a broiler pan, topped with aluminum foil…then cover each cracker with some marinara sauce…I use the chunky garden veggie flavors, easy way to sneak in some extra veggies!

Top with some cheese, followed by (optional) pepperonis.

We also added more more cheese on top of the pepperoni slices. Set in oven and broil until the cheese is bubbling and melted.

And you’re all done! That’s it! They’re not fancy, but they are super yummy!

From beginning to end, it takes about 10 minutes! Enjoy!

Dancing Machine

We sure had a blast this year for Halloween! For the first time, Gavin got to go trick or treating! Last year, we just stopped by a couple of houses to show off his costume.

It didn’t take him long to figure out how to get that candy…

He was totally confused by some of our neighbors, who took the opportunity to dress up. The lady in the horns & wig lives across the street from us, and Gavin totally adores her…but he couldn’t figure out who she was until she removed the wig! It took some coaxing from Dad to even get up close to them! Too funny!

He got lots of smiles from our neighbors…we may have only lived here for six months, but our neighborhood is so friendly that everyone knew Gavin by name when he walked up the steps! We sure love where we live!

And while we adults were freezing (it was in the 30s), Gavin refused to wear the “hat” of his costume the majority of the time, ran around like a mad men, and seemed oblivious to the chilly weather!

On Friday night, our local YMCA threw a Halloween party called, Spooktacular, and Gavin had a ball. They had set up a “haunted” path that weaved throughout the darkened halls and up & down the stairways. The hallways were filled with halloween decor and employees dressed in costume handing out candy. The trail ended at the gym, where they provided a dj, several carnival games, coloring tables, as well as popcorn and lemonade.

Grandpa and Grandma Groettum tagged along with us, and we all couldn’t stop laughing at Gavin’s choice of dance moves…the two videos below show off some of his skills! Enjoy!

The one handed move he does in the beginning is him “drumming” (Casey is a drummer)