Friday 1/27/12
January 27th, 2012Well, a quick update while my sick baby is asleep.
Warren is better. Last night was the first night he didn’t try and throw up his night meds, so I think he’s almost at 100%. He has taken naps the past few days which is not my typical Warren, but overall he seems to be doing well. My sweet Landon, on the other hand, isn’t. He’s been running a fever since Tuesday.
His nose is a faucet, little cough, no appetite… sigh. Took him to the doc this morning who said we should be peaking. I hope so. He’s had enough (and I’ve had enough of the whining… whoa!). Biggest issue with the little man is his refusal to take meds. Hates them! Definitely won’t take them straight up regardless of flavor (we have them all)… I try and hide it in his milk bottle which he’ll take about 50/50… even then, he’s not as hungry so he never finishes it leaving me wondering how much he even got… tried it in straight water… tried it in juice… mixed it with yogurt. It’s the worst part of him being sick for sure!! Anyone have any brilliant tricks? Regardless, you can probably come to the conclusion yourself that Craig and I did NOT get our date night out! Maybe next week!
There is a new development with Warren’s school. Three days ago, while Craig and I were in the den with the boys… one was gagging trying to throw up and the other couldn’t breathe because his nose is such a nightmare… Craig said to me that he’d had enough of the schooling. No one can say for sure that it is the definite cause for all of this sickness, but it sure does make sense. It’s the only thing that’s new, and someone has been sick for the past 3 months. Our kids are miserable. So, I made the executive decision yesterday to discontinue services. Warren’s teacher came over for her visit, and I spoke with her about it. She supported me seeing how the sickness is only causing a lot of cancellations in combination with the fact that 30 plus therapies a month isn’t going to change Warren’s life in 5 years. It’s not. Our private therapies are in place with my main purpose honestly to prevent surgeries in the futures because of his muscle tone, and that’s enough. I wrote an email to discontinue services yesterday and am waiting to hear back. Our load just got a lot lighter, and I’m hoping the sicknesses will take a hike! Everyone with the school system was really wonderful, but again… it’s really not going to change Warren’s life. So, that’s that. The teacher did tell me that they had to turn in their recommendations for next year and for him, it was the “Severe/Profound” classroom. It sounds like common sense… yes. But, being a former teacher, every classroom has a label and if there was a hierarchy… that label is on the bottom. Hurt my heart, but I already knew that. My poor guy… he’s happy, though, right here at home, so sending him off to school every day is a decision to make for August.
And on that note, I’m off to enjoy a few minutes of naptime before the whining starts again. Patience, Amy… patience.
Hope you all have a great weekend! I’m just glad I’ll have some backup! Thanks for checking in!
Craig, Amy, and Warren