Fever Take 2

Well, Serena is laying in the bed next to me with her fever back. This is about the same time of day that it really started up yesterday. I wonder if it means something. She hasn't eaten the same things today as she did yesterday. Hmmm, I really am not sure what might be causing this, unless it really is just an odd virus of some sort. There was one point while she was stirring in her sleep that she said, "I don't want to be hot any more." I asked her if she wanted me to take the covers off and she said no. *shrug* Other than waiting for medicine to kick in, there's really not much I can do. Illness really makes a parent feel helpless. At least this isn't a super serious illness, just your basic childhood fever. :)

Quick Fever

So yesterday afternoon, Serena had a minor fever. She got warmer throughout the day, topping out at a temp of 102. But a small dose of Tylenol and plenty of sleep and she was just fine this morning. No other symptoms, nothing pointing to anythin serious. Today she is fully back to normal and as right as rain. What was really cute is this morning we asked her how she was feeling and she stuck her hand up her shirt, got a huge grin on her face, and said "I'm cold-y, I'm not hot anymore!" It was adorable the way she said it. Plus after her discovery of better health, she had to tell everyone individually that she was feeling better, even tho we were all there in the same room, so she told me, Daddy, Amelia and Tabitha (Julia was still sleeping) even tho we had all aready heard it.

Babies Grow Too Fast!

Julia is now 9 months old. She has suddenly started pulling up, sitting up, crawling, and cruising all at once. I have been missing out quite a bit on the last couple months due to changing life situations, so now I have been working as my husband cares for the kids. I feel like her babyhood is fading fast as she grows. This is accentuated by the fact that Ryan doesn't want anymore kids any time soon. It's almost like that desperate grasp to hang on to time that I'm losing.

Quick Quote

Will your child be a Republican -"That's my toy!"-or a Democrate-"Here, Billy, you can have Tom's toy."? Source: Reader's Digest Nov 2011

Oral Fixation

For some reason, Amelia has always put things in her mouth. She has been the only one so far to take a pacifier, which we finally broke her of at the age of 3. She will still suck on her thumb on occasion, we had to concede to one finger instead of her whole hand. She still likes to put most toys and other objects into her mouth and generally chew on them. She is now 4 & 1/2.

Last night, her oral fixation got the better of her. She was using the bathroom and decided to pick up the razor I forgot to put away. (Mini heart attack moment, let me tell you!) She then put it to her mouth, of all places, and cut her lip a tiny bit. It wasn't serious and a small band-aid made it right as rain.

My biggest thought after the fact (besides beating myself up) was "Why her mouth? I would think her fingers." Once again, I simply don't understand the minds of children and the title of this blog is re-enforced:

Kids are the Darndest Things

Be Still My Heart

So, Serena has a heart murmur. A couple weeks ago, I took her in for a routine well-visit and the doctor noticed a heart murmur. She said they're usually nothing, in fact about 60% of kids have murmurs that they outgrow. In Serena's case, however, the murmur was in a spot she wasn't used to hearing one. So she set us up with a cardiology appointment. The cardiologist's office called last night to say they had a last minute opening for today. We took it and Serena and I were off to see the doctor this morning. The children's hospital is amazing! It is so very nice and kid friendly and modern and wonderful. They have super security too, which can be very comforting. So, after finding our way to the right office, Serena got all checked out with 4 different people listening to her heart. The consensus is that, yes she does have a murmur, but it doesn't sound like a valve defect, therefore, it's nothing to worry about! :) Ah, adventures in parenting strikes again.

Bedtime Stories

Tonight, Amelia wanted me to read her a bedtime story, something I have been trying to integrate into our bedtime routine. Well, the book she picked out is a large collection of little stories. She picked one of them for us to read, which I did. Then when I said "The End" she started to get upset because I hadn't read her the entire book!

I tried to explain to her how it was a collection of a lot of stories and that we could pick another one to read tomorrow night. Silly girl. :)