Catching Up

I found out that you can make a book of your blog so figured I'd better get better at documenting things. I don't have any pics on this post, but am going to catch up on a few things.

Kylie:
You know how most people say "Holy Cow!" - well, a few weeks ago Kylie said "Holy Ghost!" - She said it with such power and enthusiasm just like one would say Holy Cow with excitement. It was pretty funny.

Last Sunday in Primary I was doing opening exercises so I was up on the stand. The kids were singing God Gave us Families and I was trying so hard not to laugh at Kylie. She has such a raspy voice and was so loud. Then she started shouting the song. I had to try extra hard because I didn't want to encourage it, but I thought it was hilarious. Emily told her "no shouting" thankfully so she toned it down a bit. She is quite a character and loves the attention of being silly. I'm just glad she isn't deathly shy like I was as a child.

Kylie's latest thing is that there are ghosts in the bathroom so I always have to go open the door for her. You might ask, why not keep the doors open? Well, Gavin likes playing in there and I don't want him to. The other day he put the trash can on his head - thankfully I had just emptied it earlier.

Kylie comes home from preschool with sand in her hair at least twice a week. She has so much fun though every day. She loves to draw, use stickers, and plan parties. She draws on larger paper and writes a family members name and that becomes their placemat for the party. She colors in a coloring book and then tears out the page and we make it into a cone shaped party hat and attach a hair ribbon with tape as the chin strap.

She is always thinking up new imaginative games and activities.

Gavin:
My little boy can outscream me. Granted, I haven't screamed in a really long time (can't remember the last time), but I'm sure he is louder. He thinks it is funny to scream as loud as he can. It is ear pearcing and deafening. He was born with an amazingly loud set of vocal chords.

He is also a mimicker. If another kid is crying, Gavin will cry. If someone else is screaming, yup, the screamer will scream even louder. If someone is laughing, Gavin will laugh too. I think it's pretty cute when he copies laughter, but not screaming or crying.

He LOVES to play with Kylie. Loves to rough house, climb, throw, and get tickeled. He also likes to dive first into plants, bushes, and dirt. I have to keep him out of the backyard until I can figure out how to keep him from pulling bark of the sappy tree and diving head first into a ground of dirt. He is all boy and I'm not used to this! He is definitely keeping me on my toes.

Mother's Day
Gavin and I had a memorable Mother's Day. We ended up at Choc due to dehydration. I took him to an urgent care on Saturday night to get a supository because I was concerned he MIGHT dehydrate since he had thrown up 5 times that day and wasn't keeping anything down. Well, the doctor said it wouldn't help because he was already dehydrated and to take him to the E.R. right away. Gavin and I drove to the E.R. and as we walked in I told them that the doctor had called ahead. They got us into the little checkin room immediately and Gavin hated every minute of it. He ripped of his i.d. bracelet from his wrist - it wasn't on tight enough. They taped something to his toe that would read his pulse and he screamed until he pulled that off by himself about 3 minutes later. Once we got checked in, they sent us out to wait in the waiting room. They called us within about 1-2 minutes. We went infront of the others waiting, but I'm sure they didn't mind since they wouln't have to listen to anymore sad crying and screaming.

They put an i.v. in him but it took three tries. He was so strong and faught so hard that 4 people had to hold him down. It was very sad to watch but I was really strong because I knew he would feel better after he got fluids. He would put up a huge fight and then all of a sudden fall asleep and kept up that routine anytime a nurse or doctor touched him. The lab results came back and Gavin was a "14" and most kids that are dehydrated are between 20-25. I'm not sure what the numbers stand for. Anyway, he said they wanted to admit him. We had checked into the hospital at 9:30pm and the ambulance picked us up from the ER at 3am. Since the hospital doesn't admit children, they send them to Choc. Anyway, we got to Choc and the two nurses there were awesome. They gave Gavin some pajamas to wear and clean diapers. We were finally done checking in there and were able to fall asleep at 5am. Gavin woke up at 6:30. Ugh - I was exhausted. I didn't sleep a wink at the ER, but thankfully he slept in my arms so he had some rest. I got him out of the crib at 6:30 am on Mother's Day and we just layed around all day. We were on contact isolation so couldn't leave the room and go next door to the play room. They wanted to check if Gavin had the rotovirus, but needed a stool sample. Of course, he didn't poop all day, but had plenty the day before and day after!

At 4pm Gavin was still not feeling well so we thought we were going to spend the night there. Mind you, I was just going to get a supository, so had nothing with us. I survived all day off a protein bar in my purse and a cookie I had gotten at the ER and decided to save. Gavin was given meals, but I couldn't eat them with him because they had to know how much he was eating. Well, he was not eating very much so it was a complete waste.

I had asked Tyrus to bring my toothbrush, change of clothes, a book, and some of Gavin's favorite items. He showed up around 8pm with my goods, brought me lasagna, and hung out for awhile. As of 7pm that night, Gavin's personality started coming back and he was feeling much better. Ty left around 9:30 and then about 2 minutes later a nurse came in and said we could go home. I was beyond excited. I called Ty and he came back up - thank goodness for cell phones. It took about 2 hours to check us out, but it was worth the wait.

Gavin HATED the crib at Choc. He would fall asleep in my arms so I'd try to lay him in the crib and he would wake up immediately screaming. I'd pick him back up and he'd fall back to sleep. It was torture for to even go pee because he would scream while he was in the crib waiting for me. I knew we were going to have a tough night because he wouldn't sleep in the crib.

I was glad to come home and put him in his own crib for a much needed sleep.

So, even though my Mother's day was not what I would have asked for, in a way it was special to me. I was able to be with Gavin and hold him for 24 hours straight and take care of him. He wanted his mom and I was able to be there for him. It was just him and I (except for the nurses) and I loved being the one he needed and wanted. He had my full attention and it was nice to be able to give it to him.

That is our update for now.