Costume

Just me and the little man for the majority of the day today.  We slept in some and had snuggles on the couch.  We did some grocery shopping and headed down to Des Moines.  We stopped at Miss Tabitha's new house to say hello and show off our Halloween costume.  We stayed for a little bit, but felt like we were more in the way than anything.  Jay did get to play outside for a little bit.

After leaving the house, Jay and I had lunch at McDonald's.  (Not the healthiest choice, but fairly quick and I know the menu really well and had decided what to get before we went in.)  Jay ate all of his kid's meal even with all the distraction of the other kids running around the Play Place. 

From McDonald's we drove for a surprise visit to Grandma and Grandpa Peterson's.  Jay showed up in his costume to Trick or Treat.  We spent the afternoon with them and Jay did everything in his power to stay awake and not take a nap.  Of course he fell asleep on the way home.

We had a pretty good week.  I had a consult for my ganglion cyst on Tuesday.  What it came down to was I should have surgery since it causes me pain.  I would be in a splint for about a week, then a follow-up and starting normal use.  It's up to us when to have the surgery and the doctor said it's possible it could go away on it's own. 

Since it doesn't bother me too much at work, mostly at home, we decided to give it a few weeks to see if it would go away.  Most likely, I'll have the surgery sometime after Thanksgiving.  It causes me quite a bit of pain when I hold/carry Jay around or twist my wrist too much.  It's not unbearable pain, but it's possible it could just get worse and cause more pain. 

For now, we just keep getting up and enjoying everyday.  We're hoping the weather will make up it's mind and settle into one season.  There is still a runny nose (Jay's) and a lot of clothing being worn since it's hot, then cold, then warm, then cold, then hot again.  We're ready for Halloween though and Thanksgiving isn't too far off!

Slow

So, I'm done with my antibiotics, but it seems everyone here has a nasty cough.  Or at least, is coughing gross stuff up.  I think Jay's problem is his canines are finally popping through and staying that way.  I'm still having some sinus problems, mostly headaches and congestion.  I blame the weather.

On Tuesday, I get my wrist looked at for the ganglion cyst.  I'm hoping the doc will say that draining it will be all that they need to do.  If they want to do surgery, I think it may have to wait until after my temp position is over.  The extraction team has found a way for people to get around all the repetitive motion for the whole shift.

Jay is doing really well at daycare.  He still isn't talking, but he's getting a little better at following directions.  Yesterday, he dumped all of his clementine segments on his tray, then put them back into the bowl.  He's such a stinker!  We've also been watching the movie "Cars" about twice a day, if not more.  I'm glad he's got a movie he just loves!  He now has Lightning McQueen slippers to wear when it gets cold.  Too bad he doesn't really leave them on his feet.

Things have slowed down at work, but I'm not sure when they'll start letting people go.  I love working there and my co-workers are great.  It's a lot of fun going to work, even if it is at 7am. 

I'm hoping to spend some time on "vacation" with Jay once I'm let go for the season.  Taking a trip to eastern Iowa to visit family sounds like fun to me!

Sickness

Happy October! 

We are in the middle of sick season in our house.  Jay had his first ear infection a few weeks ago.  While he no longer has the infection, he's still been having some problems. 

Jay had a hearing test today due to him not talking and not seeming to respond to questions.  Jason took him and the hearing doctor said they couldn't test Jay because his ears have fluid in them.  They sent them to Jay's doctor, who we were going to try to see anyway, and said the fluid could be from Jay being on the antibiotics.  The reasoning is the antibiotics killed some of the good bacteria and his body is having a hard time recovering.  We've started giving him a probiotic and it was also suggested we feed him yogurt more often. 

I am battling an upper respiratory infection that has moved into my bronchioles.  My doctor put me on an antibiotic and hopefully my cough will go away soon and I'll be on the mend.  All in all, I think a good night's sleep will do wonders!

Jason is starting to get something as well.  We're not sure if it's the same stuff or something completely different.  (It's so hard to tell since he works with the public.) 

All in all, it's best for people to stay away if you get sick easily.  I'm hoping with me being on an antibiotic that it won't get spread to the boys, but it may be too late for that!