What's been going on?

Well, there's so much going on in our lives we both feel like we are treading water. It's definitely busy busy at our casa!!

Brandon:
Is super busy at work, coaching is very demanding from my point of view for sure! On game nights(Monday, Tuesday, Friday) he usually doesn't get home until after 10 pm, sometimes not til midnight and nongame nights it's usually around 7-8pm that he's getting home plus he's gotta be out the door no later than 5:45-6:00 am for morning practice! I honestly don't know how he is doing it but none the less he truly is loving it!

Brody:
HE'S STILL SICK!! He has literally been sick the entire month of September. It's been 3 weeks since he first got a cold, it then turned into an ear infection and sinus infection so he was put on amoxicillian which didn't work so the other ear got infected and the sinus infection is still there. So we switched his meds to augmenton(spelling?) and tonight will be 48 hours on that, we've seen a little improvement but not much. Please pray that this antibotic works for little B because he's so tired of being sick. I'm going to give it until tomorrow and if he hasn't improved much more I'll take him back in. The problem with Brody is that he is such a good baby you would hardly know he was sick! He's very happy go lucky and so loving and never fusses. But his drainage and cough tell a different story, especially in the evenings.

Other than that he is great, he is so close to crawling and can pretty much scoot to any toys that he might want. He weighted 16 lbs 11 oz when we took him in on Tuesday and loves the doctor's tools.

Me:
I had my thyroid uptake scan this week and it showed that my upper thyroid isn't working, it did not absorb any iodine. The nurse said I have to go in for an ultrasound to try and find out what's going on but its usually caused by a blockage, either a tumor or cyst, but that other things could be going on besides that so who knows what's up with it! I go for the ultrasound on Monday.(How many grammars errors can you find in that paragraph! ha)

The transition back to work has been harder than I thought it would be. Keeping up with housework, grading the millions of papers we both have, meetings, doctor's appointments, everything that goes into just getting ready for the day and trying to find time as a family is challenging and it always seems that there isn't enough hours in the day. I really don't know how single parents do it! Brody and I miss Brandon a lot and we definitely cherish our time together on the weekends more than ever. We've had a few minor concerns with daycare that hopefully will be taken care of next week when he returns and will be in a new class with new teachers. I understand that kids are going to get sick in daycare and he really enjoys daycare but its definitely harder on me. I feel a tremendous about of guilt taking him there when he isn't feeling well or even taking him and it being the cause of his illnesses. And even my doctor said as long as he is in daycare he's going to get sick but for almost a month straight to me is ridculous! So I'm simply trying to do my best and taking each day one at a time.

I'm so thankful for family! Nana has been a huge help this week and has been keeping Brody while he's been sick. I cannot tell you what a huge relief that has been, I cannot imagine taking him there all this week sick or having to miss work and getting ready for a sub everyday. Thanks again Nana!

We are also going to stay at my parent's house on Monday nights and they always feed me good and give Brody all the lovin' a kid could want. This will allow us to get some extra sleep and since Brandon isn't really home on Monday's I figured it would be a great way to start of the week and we can sleep in a little later on Tuesday mornings :) An extra 30 minutes goes along way these days!

Alright, gotta go! I will try and upload some pics in the near future
Love,
LeAnn