Wow the diaz family had quite the evening last night and morning today!!
Last night andrea's asthma was pretty bad... we packed up and headed for the hospital ... luckily the attack finally passed so we were able to return home but between andrea and gustavo who is also sick it made for a pretty miserable night.
This morning i went to the dr with andrea and gustavo went to his doc...andrea has another ear infection ... and her asthma... doc said that a lot of his patients are in the hospital due to the asthma this week... he also went on to say that if we're giving her meds and the attacks aren't passing then we have no choice but to head to the er.... not good. he put her on antibiotics for her ear infection... and refered gustavo to an allergist at cleveland clinic lol...he also gave me a fatherly lecture about not letting myself get to run down bc if i go down my whole family is going to suffer lol!! he asked me if i'm eating well and told me i need to start putting on weight and eating lentils LMAO!!! this guys a trip!!!
Meanwhile every time little one gets sick i get it and gustavo gets it ughhh its rough but what can you do besides keep pushing though i suppose...
Today andrea is with my sister bc i did not feel comfortable taking her to school so at least i have peace of mind for the day and can concentrate on what i need to do at work... i'm starting to believe daycare is the devil lol!!!
anyway i'll be working straight through the weekend which is great money wise but sucky as far as timing goes...being that we're all sick and poor gustavo is going to have to be with andrea all weekend while trying to recooperate himself... we shall see how this goes...prayer is needed
Friday, October 1, 2010
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Today's Update
Well Andrea went to see dr m yesterday with Gustavo and the verdict is:
She has a mix of asthma and a cold right now.. unfortunately children with asthma are a lot more prone to getting sick since the respirtory system is already weak. So she will be going back to see him tomorrow to make sure she's getting better and if shes not then he's going to prescribe an antibiotic so we aren't stuck over the weekend having to end up in the hospital :(
He also went on to tell my husband that we "need to accept the fact that she's just not ready for school yet" that was interesting to hear... makes me feel pretty helpless.
He also gave us a blood panel form to test her for common allergies to things like dairy wheat eggs fish nuts etc...
originally he told us that he doesnt advise that bloodwork until the child is closer to the age of two but being that andrea is sick more than she is well he advised to get it as soon as possible.
Today i sent her to school but picked her up around 12:30 when i picked her up i asked her teacher how she was feeling and she told me she had been coughing... at that point i went to the director and asked if she had been nebulized today since her teacher told me she was coughing... the directors eyes widened and told me that she hadn't nebulized her but she had come in late this morning and she would find out if the assistant director had.... entirely out of patience by this point i pretty bluntly said "so basically she had an asthma attack and wasn't nebulized... i dont know what else to do for you people i explain to all the teachers each day how important this is and they simply are ignoring me"... the director told me that she would work hard to double and triple check on andrea throughout the day ... but its more than that... at this point how am i supposed to know that shes getting the care that she needs... i talk to the teachers and the director on a daily basis letting them know the symptoms and what to be on the look out for... seriously this is rediculous... further more i was calling each day this week to check on her and the director told me she was fine... today i didn't call but come to find out i probably should have.... ughhhhh
im tired...
She has a mix of asthma and a cold right now.. unfortunately children with asthma are a lot more prone to getting sick since the respirtory system is already weak. So she will be going back to see him tomorrow to make sure she's getting better and if shes not then he's going to prescribe an antibiotic so we aren't stuck over the weekend having to end up in the hospital :(
He also went on to tell my husband that we "need to accept the fact that she's just not ready for school yet" that was interesting to hear... makes me feel pretty helpless.
He also gave us a blood panel form to test her for common allergies to things like dairy wheat eggs fish nuts etc...
originally he told us that he doesnt advise that bloodwork until the child is closer to the age of two but being that andrea is sick more than she is well he advised to get it as soon as possible.
Today i sent her to school but picked her up around 12:30 when i picked her up i asked her teacher how she was feeling and she told me she had been coughing... at that point i went to the director and asked if she had been nebulized today since her teacher told me she was coughing... the directors eyes widened and told me that she hadn't nebulized her but she had come in late this morning and she would find out if the assistant director had.... entirely out of patience by this point i pretty bluntly said "so basically she had an asthma attack and wasn't nebulized... i dont know what else to do for you people i explain to all the teachers each day how important this is and they simply are ignoring me"... the director told me that she would work hard to double and triple check on andrea throughout the day ... but its more than that... at this point how am i supposed to know that shes getting the care that she needs... i talk to the teachers and the director on a daily basis letting them know the symptoms and what to be on the look out for... seriously this is rediculous... further more i was calling each day this week to check on her and the director told me she was fine... today i didn't call but come to find out i probably should have.... ughhhhh
im tired...
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
sick again
Yesterday i got a call from andrea's daycare around 3:30... i had to go pick up my feverish little one...apparently shes pretty congested and is fighting a cold...whats new!
At the moment shes sleeping next to me at the office..her dad should be here within the hour to pick her up... we're trying the whole split day thing to see if we can balance things that way lol!! i'm hoping it works and shes better soon considering i'm going to have to work straight through the weekend this weekend and that is always hard on all three of us!! sometimes its hard to find time for life while you're living it as screwed up as that sounds.
anyway shes definitely been worse off as far as the cold goes and of course its that time of year where everyones fighting it but a cold is a cold and a fever is a fever and daycare has no tolerance for either lol. She had a dr appt tomorrow afternoon anyway to follow up on her previous ear infections over the last two weeks but being that shes sick now anyway gustavo is just going to take her in today and kill two birds with one stone.
although i have to be honest... i know that her pedi is going to put her back on antibiotics to fight whatever this is and i cant help but be a little on edge about that being that shes pretty much been on antibiotics for the past month.... is that doing anything to her immune system? blahhh if i could shut my brain off just for a little while i think it would be helpful.
anyway i'm definitely hoping that this cold passes with little damage lol
At the moment shes sleeping next to me at the office..her dad should be here within the hour to pick her up... we're trying the whole split day thing to see if we can balance things that way lol!! i'm hoping it works and shes better soon considering i'm going to have to work straight through the weekend this weekend and that is always hard on all three of us!! sometimes its hard to find time for life while you're living it as screwed up as that sounds.
anyway shes definitely been worse off as far as the cold goes and of course its that time of year where everyones fighting it but a cold is a cold and a fever is a fever and daycare has no tolerance for either lol. She had a dr appt tomorrow afternoon anyway to follow up on her previous ear infections over the last two weeks but being that shes sick now anyway gustavo is just going to take her in today and kill two birds with one stone.
although i have to be honest... i know that her pedi is going to put her back on antibiotics to fight whatever this is and i cant help but be a little on edge about that being that shes pretty much been on antibiotics for the past month.... is that doing anything to her immune system? blahhh if i could shut my brain off just for a little while i think it would be helpful.
anyway i'm definitely hoping that this cold passes with little damage lol
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
andrea!
As i stated in my previous post about vacation the week before we were set to leave she got pink eye in both eyes and an ear infection. i got pink eye and a sinus infection lol by the time we came back from vacation her pink eye had come back and her ear infection jumped to the opposite ear.. and gustavo had strep throat which turned into a sinus infection.. as well as pink eye... it was rough to say the least... we're all healing now and probably about 90% back to normal... last night andrea had a fever which seemed to have subsided by this morning so i sent her to school. Also this past weekend was pretty rough for her asthma. Pollen count is on the higher side so this is probably going to be a rough breathing week for her.
Being that gustavo or myself have never sufferd from asthma this is all kind of weird and unexpected... (kids of asthmatic parents are 6 times more likely to develop asthma) its like she just became asthmatic from the clear blue sky... and its hard to see her struggle and not be able to do anything about it. As a parent i feel out of control and frustrated. It's hard. These days so many parents struggle with one thing or another and the lucky ones who dont well i'm starting to think they're the minority...all in all theres basically nothing i can do but hope that she grows out of it and pray for her to be able to once again breathe easy.
Other than that i have her on vitamin supplements to boost her immune system and for her asthma.. i try to get her to drink tea that reduces the effects of it as well... and i try has hard as i can to stay on top of the house cleaning to eliminate anything that could complicate her symptoms since pretty much everything you can think of is a trigger for asthma.
She is also being monitored on a monthly basis for he weight by her pedi... at 14 months andrea is only weighing 18.1 ... not good.... mealtimes are stressful because its not like she just doesn't want to eat... she doesn't want to eat and i have the pressure of knowing that she's underweight all at the same time... hubby doesn't stress over her weight or what she eats anymore but i cant help it. Its been tough... being that my in laws dont live here and my parents are expecting ... basically its just us.. and thats ok but man when it rains it poors and sometimes all you want is that extra support.
anyway thats the update on my baby girl... other than that shes meeting all of her milestones... shes a walker and almost runner lol and she's becoming very verbal which is great!
Being that gustavo or myself have never sufferd from asthma this is all kind of weird and unexpected... (kids of asthmatic parents are 6 times more likely to develop asthma) its like she just became asthmatic from the clear blue sky... and its hard to see her struggle and not be able to do anything about it. As a parent i feel out of control and frustrated. It's hard. These days so many parents struggle with one thing or another and the lucky ones who dont well i'm starting to think they're the minority...all in all theres basically nothing i can do but hope that she grows out of it and pray for her to be able to once again breathe easy.
Other than that i have her on vitamin supplements to boost her immune system and for her asthma.. i try to get her to drink tea that reduces the effects of it as well... and i try has hard as i can to stay on top of the house cleaning to eliminate anything that could complicate her symptoms since pretty much everything you can think of is a trigger for asthma.
She is also being monitored on a monthly basis for he weight by her pedi... at 14 months andrea is only weighing 18.1 ... not good.... mealtimes are stressful because its not like she just doesn't want to eat... she doesn't want to eat and i have the pressure of knowing that she's underweight all at the same time... hubby doesn't stress over her weight or what she eats anymore but i cant help it. Its been tough... being that my in laws dont live here and my parents are expecting ... basically its just us.. and thats ok but man when it rains it poors and sometimes all you want is that extra support.
anyway thats the update on my baby girl... other than that shes meeting all of her milestones... shes a walker and almost runner lol and she's becoming very verbal which is great!
Diaz Family Vacation
For our first family vacation we decided to keep things close to home and went to visit mickey.
The trip was awesome... of course it was preceded by andrea having pink eye in both eyes and an ear infection the week before. so i was only able to work monday and tuesday... then i was home with her the rest of the week and went into the office at night to catch up on my work since were were going on vacation the following week. By the weekend i had pink eye and a sinus infection.. GREAT!!! but since her symptoms had cleared up we decided to make a go for vacation...
We stayed at a disney resort called the Port Orleans French Quarter. Basically new orleans themed it was beautiful... i had never stayed at a disney resort before and i would definitely recommend it if you're going to orlando for vacation.. there was plenty to do at the resort for the days we just wanted to relax and take it easy. They had a ferry that takes you to downtown disney and back... and shuttles to the parks... they also had a horse and carriage ride that we took our last night there it was so awesome!!
We went to the magic kingdom and andrea had a blast. She loved Dumbo and the show at cinderellas castle. all in all it was a great trip. Gustavo wasn't totally sold on the idea of spending our vacation in orlando but after such a great experience he wants to go back every year lol!! i dont know about that but we'll definitely be back.
The trip was awesome... of course it was preceded by andrea having pink eye in both eyes and an ear infection the week before. so i was only able to work monday and tuesday... then i was home with her the rest of the week and went into the office at night to catch up on my work since were were going on vacation the following week. By the weekend i had pink eye and a sinus infection.. GREAT!!! but since her symptoms had cleared up we decided to make a go for vacation...
We stayed at a disney resort called the Port Orleans French Quarter. Basically new orleans themed it was beautiful... i had never stayed at a disney resort before and i would definitely recommend it if you're going to orlando for vacation.. there was plenty to do at the resort for the days we just wanted to relax and take it easy. They had a ferry that takes you to downtown disney and back... and shuttles to the parks... they also had a horse and carriage ride that we took our last night there it was so awesome!!
We went to the magic kingdom and andrea had a blast. She loved Dumbo and the show at cinderellas castle. all in all it was a great trip. Gustavo wasn't totally sold on the idea of spending our vacation in orlando but after such a great experience he wants to go back every year lol!! i dont know about that but we'll definitely be back.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Asthma Asthma and more Asthma!!
Andrea was diagnosed with asthma about 3 months ago.. however she takes singulair each night to curb the episodes and for the past month it's worked like a charm... i really haven't had to nebulize her... until this weekend.. when she woke up around 3 am sunday morning with an asthma attack... then had another again around 9:30pm ... then 2:30am and of course around 8am which brings us to monday :( i took her to the pedi just to make sure i wasn't nebulizing her for asthma when that wasn't really the case.. he confirmed that they were just back to back flare ups.
Wow i'm completely exhausted... i had to of course explain to her teachers and her director at school what an asthma attack sounds like and what her symptoms are so they know whats going on... it just really makes me sad that my little girl has to struggle with this. Just the thought that she spends 8 hours a day at school without me there and could possibly have these attacks and if not paid close attention to will go untreated makes me lose sleep and want to throw up all at the same time... its really unnerving . i'm kind of at a loss for words right now. basically she just coughs and coughs and cant seem to get enough releif until nebulized.. she gets two different meds through the nebulizer then if she still cant pass the attack she gets one oral med. plus the singulair that is given every night. my house looks like the pill box :(
Wow i'm completely exhausted... i had to of course explain to her teachers and her director at school what an asthma attack sounds like and what her symptoms are so they know whats going on... it just really makes me sad that my little girl has to struggle with this. Just the thought that she spends 8 hours a day at school without me there and could possibly have these attacks and if not paid close attention to will go untreated makes me lose sleep and want to throw up all at the same time... its really unnerving . i'm kind of at a loss for words right now. basically she just coughs and coughs and cant seem to get enough releif until nebulized.. she gets two different meds through the nebulizer then if she still cant pass the attack she gets one oral med. plus the singulair that is given every night. my house looks like the pill box :(
Friday, August 27, 2010
Under Stimulated
Andrea has been in day care since she was 8 months old. Now at 13 months old she is at a daycare with the "big kids" aka 1 year olds ;) her daycare is equipped with a webcam so i can monitor her from work. I've noticed that andrea probably spends a total of 1/4 of her day playing independently. If the kids are doing centers with the teacher you will see all of the children gathered playing and participating in the center activities. Then you will see andrea on the opposite side of the classroom playing with a toy by herself.
i think for the most part her teachers try to redirect her to the center activities they'll hold her or sit her on their lap but that doesn't always happen. Therefore shes spending a good chunk of her time by herself. When she started in this classroom i figured it was just due to the change or possibly because the size difference between andrea and her class mates... however now a month into it i haven't really seen a change.
.At Home.
Andrea is stuck to gustavo and i like glue at home... independent play doesn't exist which is so odd considering i know she does it at school. Even if i put on mickey or dora or any of the other popular childrens cartoons she has interest in the intro and end songs but thats about it. and this is not a new development. Shes been this way probably since 6 months of age. I tried baby genius and all of a sudden she sits there sucking her thumb dazed by this baby show. >>ok this is new<<
When she sees her cousin she plays with her without a problem.
But for about 7 months now i've been saying to myself.. ok it seems like she's never stimulated enough... and now after observing her at school i can't help but wonder if she really is under stimulated?
I try to get a hold of this by trying to work one on one with her but i haven't been able to find something that shes interested enough in. I try flash cards... she eats them... puzzles? she throws the pieces across the room... i've tried shape sorters and she takes the lid off ... none of these things seem to work.
Her tantrums have gotten worse over the past month and i'm wondering if that could be attributed to this possibility of under stimulation.
I'm just unsure of what's going on... i dont think anything is necessarily wrong i just dont want her slipping through the cracks either... ie: if she needs to be challenged i want to meet her needs.
i think for the most part her teachers try to redirect her to the center activities they'll hold her or sit her on their lap but that doesn't always happen. Therefore shes spending a good chunk of her time by herself. When she started in this classroom i figured it was just due to the change or possibly because the size difference between andrea and her class mates... however now a month into it i haven't really seen a change.
.At Home.
Andrea is stuck to gustavo and i like glue at home... independent play doesn't exist which is so odd considering i know she does it at school. Even if i put on mickey or dora or any of the other popular childrens cartoons she has interest in the intro and end songs but thats about it. and this is not a new development. Shes been this way probably since 6 months of age. I tried baby genius and all of a sudden she sits there sucking her thumb dazed by this baby show. >>ok this is new<<
When she sees her cousin she plays with her without a problem.
But for about 7 months now i've been saying to myself.. ok it seems like she's never stimulated enough... and now after observing her at school i can't help but wonder if she really is under stimulated?
I try to get a hold of this by trying to work one on one with her but i haven't been able to find something that shes interested enough in. I try flash cards... she eats them... puzzles? she throws the pieces across the room... i've tried shape sorters and she takes the lid off ... none of these things seem to work.
Her tantrums have gotten worse over the past month and i'm wondering if that could be attributed to this possibility of under stimulation.
I'm just unsure of what's going on... i dont think anything is necessarily wrong i just dont want her slipping through the cracks either... ie: if she needs to be challenged i want to meet her needs.
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