I sure know how to do things. The hard way. :)
I just keep taking on more and more and more and more......
A friend told me today I need to learn how to delegate.
I think I just need to learn 1)my limits, and 2) how to say No!
Every single thing I've taken on this week has been something I've wanted to do.
I guess I over estimate the amount of things I will be able to accomplish in one day, or one weekend though. When I say yes, I do think it through and for some reason it works out (in my head). I did say no to someone today and didn't even feel guilty! That's progress.
Only later do I realise while not completely impossible, it will be extremely tough and highly unlikely I will be able to accomplish everything I desire.
Tomorrow is one of those days. One day I am SOOOOO thankfull I have meds for my ADD. Wanna little glimpse into my day? Ofcourse you do!
2:ishAM! Go to bed.
6:45- wake up, wake Gavin, and Logan, start Logan's breathing treatment.
7:00 make breakfast for the kids and lunches for the boys. Record calories for Logan's.
7:05 wake Gavin up again. And again. And.... one more time.
7:10 make sure Gavin's backpack is ready. Find all about me poster.
7:15 yell at Gavin to wake up while I get dressed.
7:20 Force feed Gavin and find his shoes. Make sure Lo is ontop of things.
7:30 Shove Gavin out the door. Wake Jacey up.
7:35 Fight to get Jace into the tub, and wash her hair.
7:45 Locate ballet clothes, remind Lo he only has 5 more minutes.
7:50 Clean up from breakfast, say goodbye to Logan.
8:15 Leave for Wal-Mart. Get gas in the Beast. I'm out of gluesticks. I need to find some special saw for Dustin too.
9:30 Drop Jacey off at Ballet. Go home.
9:45 Finish gluing flowers together.
10:15 Pick Jace up from ballet.
10:30 Back home. Change Jace out of dance clothes.
10:45 Clean. Do Laundry. Make cookie dough. Cut up fruit.
11:40 Go pick Logan up from school early.
12:00 Pick Gavin up from school ealry.
12:20 Get Logan started on med's.
12:35 Take Gavin to Dr. appointment. Go to Tri-Care office and switch my Dr.
2:ish Go pay for swim lessons.
3:ish check emails, send reminder emails to scouts, make Gavin's program and RS invites. Do homework with boys and make kids a snack.
4:00 Get everyone ready for banquet. Pack camera bag in car. And fruit.
4:50 Go to scouts banquet.
7:ish Bake cookies. Lots of them!
8:ish Hope that hubby gets home soon, and isn't too tired and crabby to help me get kids ready for bed.
9:ish In-laws arrive from out of state.
Yup. That's quite a day. Who says being a stay at home Mom isn't hard work? The worst part....... I feel like I'm forgetting something!
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Monday, February 22, 2010
Official Logan Update
I called the doctor this morning. Here's how it went:
Me: Logan still isn't doing any better. The antibiotics are making his stomach very upset. He is still coughing. A lot.
Dr: We will switch his antibiotic. We got his cultures back. He didn't grow anything impressive.
Me: I'm still a little worried about how low his sat's were. I know they weren't terrible, but they weren't good either.
Dr: Bring him in with you when you come to get the new medicine. We can get another sat and do some PFT's.
Me: See ya in a few!
We ended up going in about 11ish. His sat's were a bit higher, but still not good. His pft's were awful! A normal FEV1 is 100%. Logan's lung function was only at 66% today. Once we saw those numbers we went straight down to xray. The xrays showed he has 1-bronchitis, 2- bronchopneumonia, a 3- a big mucus plug in his lower right base lobe.
Logan was so borderline on an admition it wasn't even funny! The poor Dr went back and forth quite a few times. Our ultimate decission was to let him stay at home, for now. We are doing 4 very agressive vest treatments with albuterol a day, with extra manual percussion on his lower right lobe. He was put on a more specific antibiotic to treat the little bit of bacteria they found in his culture.
The bottom line is his Dr thinks this may be a more viral related infection. As long as he doesn't get any worse, and shows some (even if it's just a little tiny bit)improvement, he can stay at home. It also helped his Dr to see that I'm pretty in tune with how Logan is doing, and we are only 5 minutes from the hospital. He told me to bring him in anytime if I feel he needs his sat's checked between now and his appointment on the 3rd. I don't even have to call if I don't want to.
It's impossible to fit 4 big treatments into a day that he has school, so he will be missing a lot this week. My goal is to at least have him make it for a few half days. That way he won't fall so far behind, and can get some in class instruction on what he needs to be doing. His teachers this year are great and I know they will really work with us on it.
Me: Logan still isn't doing any better. The antibiotics are making his stomach very upset. He is still coughing. A lot.
Dr: We will switch his antibiotic. We got his cultures back. He didn't grow anything impressive.
Me: I'm still a little worried about how low his sat's were. I know they weren't terrible, but they weren't good either.
Dr: Bring him in with you when you come to get the new medicine. We can get another sat and do some PFT's.
Me: See ya in a few!
We ended up going in about 11ish. His sat's were a bit higher, but still not good. His pft's were awful! A normal FEV1 is 100%. Logan's lung function was only at 66% today. Once we saw those numbers we went straight down to xray. The xrays showed he has 1-bronchitis, 2- bronchopneumonia, a 3- a big mucus plug in his lower right base lobe.
Logan was so borderline on an admition it wasn't even funny! The poor Dr went back and forth quite a few times. Our ultimate decission was to let him stay at home, for now. We are doing 4 very agressive vest treatments with albuterol a day, with extra manual percussion on his lower right lobe. He was put on a more specific antibiotic to treat the little bit of bacteria they found in his culture.
The bottom line is his Dr thinks this may be a more viral related infection. As long as he doesn't get any worse, and shows some (even if it's just a little tiny bit)improvement, he can stay at home. It also helped his Dr to see that I'm pretty in tune with how Logan is doing, and we are only 5 minutes from the hospital. He told me to bring him in anytime if I feel he needs his sat's checked between now and his appointment on the 3rd. I don't even have to call if I don't want to.
It's impossible to fit 4 big treatments into a day that he has school, so he will be missing a lot this week. My goal is to at least have him make it for a few half days. That way he won't fall so far behind, and can get some in class instruction on what he needs to be doing. His teachers this year are great and I know they will really work with us on it.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Wild Week Ahead
This is sure to be a rambling hard to read impossible to understand post. I hope you'll bear with me.
I itch. I have hives on my hands, face and chest. Most of them are on my hands and lower arms. Turns out I have an allergy to hand sanitizer. Who wouldda thought? I'm going to blame it on all those years in child care..... or maybe the numerous hours I've logged in hospitals and doctors offices. Regardless- I itch, and it's hard to sleep when you're itchy.
It's also easy to worry when you can't sleep. So now I'll fill you in on the worry part.
This coming week is jam packed full. Usually that's all it takes to stress me out. I need to do big grocery shopping. The kids have doctors appointments. I need to run a few other errands, Gavin is getting baptized on Saturday, the same day I have to take all my scouts to help plan a party, we have the Blue and Gold Banquet to celebrate the Boyscout Birthday, I need to bring food there too, I have banana bread to drop off to three lucky people, Dustin has late nights at work all week, I need to get and drop off a baby shower gift,........... I'm positive there's more.... I'm sparing you.....
Top it all off with Logan getting sick. He's running fevers off and on. Low ones. His energy is way down as is his appetite. He has a sinus infection. He's lost 5lbs. His cough sounds awful, not send him to the hospital awful, it's one I can't describe. We spent all Friday at the hospital(hand sanitizer=hives). His sats were 93-94 but they didn't want PFT's or an exray. We left some specemins for them to culture, but that takes time. His Pulmo seemed mostly concerned with his height and weight. I was asked to call first thing Monday morning so they can come up with a plan. They put him on antibiotics, and increased his inhaled steriods.
I hope hope hope we don't wind up in the hospital this week!!!! I hope hope hope they don't mention tube feedings either. I hope hope hope it's a quick fix. I hope hope hope I'm worrying for nothing. I hope hope hope I can let go of the worry and just get through my week.
I itch. I have hives on my hands, face and chest. Most of them are on my hands and lower arms. Turns out I have an allergy to hand sanitizer. Who wouldda thought? I'm going to blame it on all those years in child care..... or maybe the numerous hours I've logged in hospitals and doctors offices. Regardless- I itch, and it's hard to sleep when you're itchy.
It's also easy to worry when you can't sleep. So now I'll fill you in on the worry part.
This coming week is jam packed full. Usually that's all it takes to stress me out. I need to do big grocery shopping. The kids have doctors appointments. I need to run a few other errands, Gavin is getting baptized on Saturday, the same day I have to take all my scouts to help plan a party, we have the Blue and Gold Banquet to celebrate the Boyscout Birthday, I need to bring food there too, I have banana bread to drop off to three lucky people, Dustin has late nights at work all week, I need to get and drop off a baby shower gift,........... I'm positive there's more.... I'm sparing you.....
Top it all off with Logan getting sick. He's running fevers off and on. Low ones. His energy is way down as is his appetite. He has a sinus infection. He's lost 5lbs. His cough sounds awful, not send him to the hospital awful, it's one I can't describe. We spent all Friday at the hospital(hand sanitizer=hives). His sats were 93-94 but they didn't want PFT's or an exray. We left some specemins for them to culture, but that takes time. His Pulmo seemed mostly concerned with his height and weight. I was asked to call first thing Monday morning so they can come up with a plan. They put him on antibiotics, and increased his inhaled steriods.
I hope hope hope we don't wind up in the hospital this week!!!! I hope hope hope they don't mention tube feedings either. I hope hope hope it's a quick fix. I hope hope hope I'm worrying for nothing. I hope hope hope I can let go of the worry and just get through my week.
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