Sophia on August 31st, 2009

This weekend went pretty well. Eli seems to be getting better. He is still on his meds. Julian and I went to Sam’s club Saturday evening. He did pretty good in the store. He sat on the cart the entire time . We were goofing off the entire time. He was busy counting the isles [...]

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Sophia on August 31st, 2009

According to the CDC, here’s what you should know about the  novel H1N1  or  swine flu virus. It is contagious and can spread from one  person to another  through coughing or sneezing by an infected person. one may be able to infect others from 1 day before getting sick to 5 to 7 days after. [...]

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Sophia on August 29th, 2009

I actually had some sleep last night. Eli slept longer than i expected. He slept for 4 hrs straight. He woke up at 4 AM in pain, i gave him some Tylenol and finally slept around 5:45AM. We didn’t get up till about 8:45AM. So far one of my boys is fully medicated and sleeping. [...]

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Sophia on August 28th, 2009

America’s 10 Best Places to Grow Up 1. Virginia Beach, Va. 2. Madison, Ala. 3. San Jose, Calif. 4.Overland Park, Kan. 5. Boston 6. Denver 7. Rochester, Minn. 8. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 9. Plano, Texas 10. Edison, N.J. This was posted on Yahoo news.. We are planning to move to Overland Park, KS  beginning of [...]

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Sophia on August 28th, 2009

If a baby has any of these signs, call your Doctor: – Fever over 101 degrees F (38.3 degrees C) – Won’t eat for 2 feedings in a row – Vomits 2 feedings in a row – Has loose, watery green stools – Acts “Sick” Share on FacebookPrint

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Sophia on August 28th, 2009

Eli had his follow up appointment on that ear infection today. Still not good. That Amoxicillin is not killing this bacteria, so the Dr prescribed another antibiotic for him and took a bacteria culture for testing… we will need to follow up in 2 weeks  to see how the ear is doing and to test his  hearing.  [...]

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Sophia on August 27th, 2009

Potty Training .. Is it true it is easier for girls than boys?  I don’t know.  I recall potty training my little sister.  She learned fast! So for moms getting ready to call this an easy task… You think it is easy? wait till you try… Man it can be a challenge. It is truly [...]

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Sophia on August 27th, 2009

I know am not the only mother that has heard  this from her husband at some point: Why  is  the baby crying?   With time,  parents  can tell  apart the different cries like when .. 1. They are sick 2. They are hungry 3. They have a poopy diaper 4. They need to burp 5. Gas 6. [...]

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Sophia on August 26th, 2009

Eli is sick and in pain today. I am at work and called to check up on how he was doing and all i heard from the background was Eli crying.  I felt soo bad, guilty, and so i decided to call the nurses line at children’s mercy to see what i can do for [...]

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Sophia on August 25th, 2009

The baby ambilical cord stump  takes an average of 2 weeks to fall off. Now, Julian’s took 21 days to fall off . the  discharge Dr had  instructed us to clean that area around the cord  with alcohol swaps daily. 21 days … I stopped telling my mother it was still there. She reminded me [...]

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