I Shouldn't Have Said Anything

Cathy, thank you for the wonderful books for Mason!! We loved them...as usual!! And the wrapping was a nice touch!

We are wrapping up our school stuff...and I was going to end with a worm unit study..but maybe a unit on explosives could work as well?

I was just reading about the delayed schedule of shots for children with allergies. There are a lot of similarities between pet dogs and children...that is crazy. But you are not a Crazy Dog Lady.


Well, since my last comment...Maddox hasn't slept. Not going to bed until 10:00 or later, needing to be rocked to sleep, getting up every 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours and staying up for hours, not napping more than 20 minutes or so and waking up not so happy. It is either from the wildrice I have been eating the last few days, or the 2 boxes of chocolate chip cookies I ate (there are only 12 in the box and they are as big as a tablespoon...no exaggaration and they have no allergens in them...the chocolate is even milk free) It is so frustrating with all the food stuff...because you just never know. He could also be teething. Seems like when one thing clears up for him...another one starts. Poor guy.

So tonight we were trying to put him down for the night and he was very upset. Craig was up with him and Maddox was inconsolable...which is unusual for him..so I went up to help, took Maddox and he stopped crying immediately, looked at Craig and smiled. Yep.

He is now laying on the living room floor playing, babbling, blowing raspberries and laughing...but at least happy. He is saying "baabaa" now and when upset he does say a sort of "maaamaaamaaa" .

Well, I think am going to lay on the living room floor and go to sleep next to him. It is almost 10:00. We are trying to get him to sleep in the crib at night...but no go. He is WAY to big for the bassinet..looks like a giant...but we didn't want to put him in Mason's room until he was sleeping a bit at night. But, it is time. Mason will have to sleep in our room for a couple of nights on an air mattress until Maddox gets used to the crib at night. He does fine for naps though (when he naps)

Take Care!!

Hello out there

Well, it has been a while. It was fun reading some of the posts, I'll need to go back and read more.

Lots of stuff going on around here. I'll just get to the medical part for now. I do have fun stuff to blog, but I'll get to that later.
Just a medical update here:

Mason is going to need a patch on his eardrum, because it is not healing properly from the rupture in Jan. They will probably so it next Spring. We are praying that it heals between now and then.

Little Maddox, it turns out has FOOD ALLERGIES. Poor little guy. He is allergic to: All Dairy, Eggs, Soy, Peanuts, Goat Milk and White potato.

He has been miserable for months, but we thought it was just the reflux. Then his head started leaking this clear oily fluid and a patch of skin on his face was leaking...we thought it was the baby acne still hanging on. Turns out it is eczema, due to the allergies. All of this info is quite new, so we are adjusting and trying to figure it all out. Hopefully he will outgrow most of these (probably not the peanut)

Since I have stopped eating those foods, he is doing MUCH better!! That is why I am able to post now. He went to bed at 8:00pm tonight and is STILL SLEEPING!! He is starting to take naps and is enjoying playing with toys and having some time to himself. Poor guy. He was a lot more miserable than we knew. It is just heartbreaking. we are hoping he will sleep better at night soon and take longer breaks between nursing (he is still nursing 1 1/2 hours to 2 hours all day).

We are grateful to have answers now and are thrilled to see Maddox more comfortable and happy. He was still happy when he was miserable, but now he is REALLY happy.

Overall, things are going well. Mason is a hoot and loves Brett Farve!! It's hilarious!! He is always coming up with inventions and ideas and has started writing a chapter book. So far he has written 3 chapters along with illustrations and chapter titles. I'll post the book later...Mason will love to know I am doing that. He is so excited about his book.

Well, take care!!
I hope to be able to get on the computer more often as Maddox heals up and feels better. I miss reading everyone's posts regularly!!

Happy Mother's Day

Since I seem to be talking to myself around here, I'll post a picture of one of my new friends here on the river. We think that he's a woodchuck.

Ginger hasn't found him, yet.

So, have a Happy Mother's Day, and I hope that you are all out doing something fun!!

And, at this very moment, it looks as though Fort Collins is the COLDEST place on the weather roster. =)

Someone's having a BIRTHDAY today!!!

Happy Birthday, Dad!!!



Or, maybe you'd like this one better:

TaxDay!!

Breaking the Silence

Okay, since everyone, evidently, has very important things to do, I'll entertain you all with some pictures that Heather sent me.

Awwwww.....

The mountains

Snowboard Professionals

I'm putting some more pics on my other blog,

We're going to Sausage-Making Class 2-nite. Now, that should be interesting!!

April Fool!!!!!

This is Mother Nature playing April Fool jokes. Can you see that naughty little red squirrel??

I took this picture of Mr. Jim through the screen but you can see how deep the snow is. I hope this melts quickly.

Have a Happy April Fools Day!!!

MOM/AJ