Preschool and ear infections

September 29, 2011 babyjohnson

I can’t believe it’s been 2 months since my last post. Time flies so quickly now that I am back in school. I don’t have a lot of free time on my hands to blog. A lot has happened these past 2 months. Clara started preschool 2 afternoons a week. She loves it and comes home singing little songs she learned and is able to tell us about the activities she did that day (although some of them, we are sure, are made up). Leon enjoys his alone time with Henry on those days, often catching up on baking or shopping. Henry’s ear infection came back about a month after his first one. I had to take him to the Urgent Care Clinic on a Friday night at 8:30 to have it checked out. He was put on amoxicyllin again, but I could tell that although he wasn’t fussy anymore, the infection hadn’t completely cleared up. A day after he went off that medicine he screamed inconsolably for 2 1/2 hours while I rocked him and cried along with him. The doctor said the next morning that it was indeed the infection again, and we are trying a different medicine. It is a helpless feeling when you know your baby is in pain and you can’t do a thing to help him. The worst part was the whimpering for the last 15 minutes-he was exhausted and just wanted to sleep but was so uncomfortable.

Other than the ear problems, we are adjusting well to being a family of four. There are plenty more good days than bad, and we are thoroughly enjoying watching Clara blossom in school and Henry growing like a weed. He is babbling all the time now, much to Clara’s pleasure. When she talks to him, he just gives her the biggest smile and “talks” to her. I really hope they continue to love each other as much as they do now. He enjoys his bath every night and is learning to kick his legs. He hasn’t tried to roll over yet, and we’re not sure he is aware that he has hands, but he is grasping and reaching for toys hanging on his activity mat. He has put himself on a nice eating and sleeping schedule, eating only one 5 ounce bottle while I’m at school, which leaves me to nurse him the other 3-4 times a day. I must admit, my absolute favorite time of the day is his 6am feeding. I never thought I would enjoy hearing my alarm go off at 5:30 so I could shower and feed him. He is so snuggly and sweet that sometimes I lose track of time. I miss my family so much during the day, and I constantly think about what they are doing at that moment.

I’m taking the kids home to Lake City this weekend by myself for their cousin Brody and Leon’s birthday party. Leon has to work at the restaurant so he can’t attend his own party. But such is the life we’ve chosen for now…

Clara-isms: She still says “tandy torn” for candy corn and asks for it every once in a while after going in the potty; loves to sing “5 Little Monkeys” from preschool (says “nap” for “snap” that monkey right out of that tree!); favorite song is the healing song from “Tangled” movie (Flowers gleam and glow…); said “upside over” for upside down up until just recently; loves to help make and eat “tookies” (cookies); loves to walk under the interstate at Colby Park; stopped to pee in the “jungle” (woodsy area) at Colby Park and peed all over her legs/feet; HATES to hear loud flushing toilets (like in McDonald’s); still freaked out by smoke detectors, even though she knows they keep us safe;

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