Finally--here are the posts from our Easter! We celebrated a week late due to the sickness at
our house, but had fun anyway!
We went into the doctor for Ryan's 2 year checkup yesterday, only to find that one of his ear tubes has fallen out. And of course that ear is infected. So, back on medicine. We go back to the ENT next week for his checkup, so I'm going to guess that we are going to have to schedule another appointment to put tubes back in.
Poor kid--I'm at the point of bribing him to take medicine with vanilla wafers. He drank his antibiotic tonight and told me it was tasty. :)
He also asks if it is yummy or yucky medicine before he takes it!
Another funny Ryan-ism--we were at the doctor yesterday and he was sitting on the doctor's stool.
Mommy: Are you sitting in the doctor's chair?
Ryan: No, tool (stool).
Mommy: Oh, yes, the stool. Is Ryan going to be a doctor when you get big?
Ryan: No.
Mommy: What are you going to be when you get big?
Ryan: Ry Ry!
Mommy: Oh, yes, you are still going to be Ry Ry when you get big!
Ryan: (standing up with his hands in the air) Doctor Ry Ry!!!
Since Jamie and Ryan were so sick last week, we decided to do Easter a week late! So, today we had our Easter lunch with Jamie's mom and stepdad. We had a yummy carrot cheesecake for dessert (thank you Martha Stewart for the recipe!) and we are going to dye eggs tonight! Tomorrow, Ryan will get to wear his Easter outfit and get his basket!
Jesus is still risen--that doesn't change and we probably should remember to celebrate that all year!
Well....we are on the road to recovery! Jamie and Ryan are both on antibiotics and getting better! I am still hoping for an uninterrupted night of sleep though!
Seriously, Ryan hasn't eaten well since he got sick (over a week ago!) and it has been a huge struggle getting him to eat, even now that he is feeling better. He has seriously lost weight and you can tell in his face and when you pick him up. So, when he wakes up at 3 and wants crackers, what do you do???? He is seriously hungry because he only ate 4 bites of dinner (after an hour and a half struggle to get those 4 bites down!) We gave him the crackers, but we don't want to create bad habits either.
We are offering food whenever he wants it, but he won't eat it! Tonight was better. He maybe ate 2 or 3 ravioli, 2/3 of a nutrigrain bar and half a sippy cup of Carnation Instant Breakfast before bed. I'm hoping the extra calories of the instant breakfast will get him through the night.
It's especially hard, since Ryan has always been on the low end of the weight scale, even though he's been a good eater. We are trying to get the ice cream, cheese, peanut butter, etc. into him, but what can you do if he won't eat it??? Pizza is his FAVORITE food and he took 4 bites last night--even with the promise of ice cream.
Any tips on how to get a child who won't eat to gain weight?
After a sleepless night for Jamie (he let me sleep!), we decided to take Ryan back to the doctor today. We got a prescription for some antibiotics to kick this bug! Poor kid--he is really gross right now--oozing out of his ears, eyes and nose. Seriously, it is gross stuff, but hopefully this will clear it up!
Is two weeks the maximum amount of time Ryan can stay healthy? I picked him up Monday at the babysitters, and he had a 101 degree fever. By Tuesday afternoon, he added a goopy draining ear to that. Since he has tubes, we just started his ear drops. But, last night his left eye started getting goopy and nasty. After his nap today, I noticed that his other ear is now draining and now his right eye is gunky too. He is coughing a little and is just snotty and gross. We stayed home from church tonight--didn't think anyone would appreciate us being there, and I'm hoping Ryan starts feeling better! Oh, and can we add some molars trying to come in too? Seriously??? When your kid comes in and asks for medicine is it a sign he is sick too much? Or if he asks if it is yummy medicine or not?
We went to the doctor and the poor little guy is such a pro. He lifts his shirt without being asked so the doctor can listen to his breathing, and takes deep breaths. He tells me, "Ry Ry doctor." and he looks in my ears and mouth. He will tell you everything the doctor does, because he has been there so much! I'm just waiting for all these immunities to kick in--he gets everything that comes around, should he be immune to something by now???
Ryan loves to pray before dinner and he will tell us who he wants to pray with him. Or he will say, "No, Ry Ry pray!" We finally got it on video. You might need to turn your sound up to hear him, but it is really cute! (if I do say so myself!)
