Brody: coxsackie virus

Brody woke up at 3:30 am complaining of a headache so I knew he was getting Jax's virus :( we were planning on him returning to daycare today but instead I had him go to Nana's with Jax who wasn't feeling 100% either. Sure enough my intuition was right and he started running fever around 1. He felt good when he got home around 4 but then quickly has gone down hill and is running 102+ :( my poor babies!! I feel so sad for them and am hoping we can catch a break from these illnesses!!

Landry: 21-23 weeks

It's been such a busy time between sick kids and school that my pregnancy updates have slacked. I'm hoping things will calm down and I can get back to blogging.

I had my perinatologist appointment yesterday. Landry is measuring right on track and weighs 1lb3oz. All of his organs and features were in the right place and working properly. Placenta looked good and blood clot free! Very blessed to hear all is well.
Here is Landry's 23 week development:
Turn on the radio and sway to the music. With a sense of movement well developed by now, your baby can feel you dance. And now that he or she's more than 11 inches long and weighs just over a pound (about as much as a large mango), you may be able to see him or her squirm underneath your clothes.
Blood vessels in your baby's lungs are developing to prepare for breathing, and his or her hearing is becoming more keen. In fact, your baby's cochlea – the inner ear mechanism that houses all components of hearing – is fully formed. So he or she can hear what you hear, but not at the same level. (Sounds and voices are muffled by the muscles and tissues around your belly, the placenta, and the amniotic fluid.)

Pics below are from boredom at the dr office. :)

Jaxson: Coxsackie Virus

Don't worry, I've never heard of it either! Jaxson has been extremely snotty since about Wednesday and fussy at night. I was hoping it was teething but of course that isn't our luck. He threw up Thursday night and when he started running fever Friday I thought for sure he had strep from Brody. I called at 3:45 hoping we could get squeezed in as he was running 103.2 but they were all booked. So I made the first appt for the Saturday clinic and began alternating Motrin and Tylenol to keep his fever down. He was doing ok, running between 100-101 until about 3:30 am when he began having the dry heaves and shivers. I quickly checked his temp thinking it must be pretty high and it was 102.3, I think it must had jumped quickly by the way he was acting. Of course I couldn't go back to sleep until he got the motrin in him and working on that fever as I'm paranoid the boys will have a febrile seizure like Brody did at 6 months. It finally started descending around 4:30 and he went back to sleep in which Brody decided he was ready to wake for the day!!
At the doc Jax was absolutely miserable. The dr checked him over and as soon as he looked into his mouth he could see sores and blisters all along his throat :( He ran a strep and flu test just to be sure but those came back negative. Coxsackie Virus is from the same family as Hand, foot, mouth which Jax has had twice and it's pure hell! This is pretty much the same, several days of high fever along with sores/blisters in the throat :( this is pretty much my worse nightmare as its highly contagious and now Brody is susceptible. Please pray Jax doesn't get strep and B doesn't get this virus!! Jax is pretty much miserable although his fever is down to 99-100. He's not eating except Popsicles and yogurt. And all he wants is for me to rock him, which if you know Jax that is very out of character!

Also, it shouldn't be harmful to me and Landry if I do get it. Like most viruses, I've probably already had it and adults usually don't get it(although that wasn't the case for hand, foot, mouth! That's our luck!)

Brody: strep and bronchitis

Well it looks like Brody has his first bout of Strep throat! He came down with a bad cough on Thursday so I started breathing treatments with Albuterol. I spend the night with my parents on Thursday(track meet night for Brandon) and he started running a low fever, 99.5. Luckily my dad was off on Friday and after hearing his cough Friday morning and i sounding worse, we decided he needed to stay home with Papa!

Last night he really wasn't feeling better and in the middle of the night he start running 101-102 fever. It came down quickly with Motrin so I was hoping it was just a 24 hour bug. Of course the fever returned around noon right after our pediatrician closes! He went down hill quickly and his cough is just awful. Knowing Strep is going around his class, I decided to take him into CareNow so we could start him on antibiotics!

Thankfully I went because not only does he have Strep he also has bronchitis and the dr said he can hear lots of congestion in his lungs. He got a Rocephin shot, Omnicef, a steroid and cough medicine!! We are to check in with our pedi on Monday if we don't see improvement and to keep an eye on his cough and lungs. My poor baby is miserable and of course this is my busiest couple of weeks at work with 8th grade Science tutoring!! Please pray B gets well quickly and that the rest of our family doesn't get it!!

Landry: 20 weeks

Cannot believe how fast this pregnancy is going. Technically hit half way mark last week or maybe even the week before(God willing that's the earliest he will arrive) I'm feeling great pregnancy wise although I am battling the worst cold of my life. Heck it might even be a sinus infection and I'm just too stubborn to go to the doctor just yet. Must kick it before next week with the State testing that we get to suffer through.

Landry is moving all around, more active in the mornings than at night. I think I must have "popped" because EVERYONE that sees me this week comments on how big my bump is. Or it's because I was off last week and they just haven't seen me in a week. But there's definitely a babe in there growing away.

Your baby weighs about 10 1/2 ounces now. He's also around 6 1/2 inches long from head to bottom and about 10 inches from head to heel — the length of a banana. (For the first 20 weeks, when a baby's legs are curled up against his torso and hard to measure, measurements are taken from the top of his head to his bottom — the "crown to rump" measurement. After 20 weeks, he's measured from head to toe.)
He's swallowing more these days, which is good practice for his digestive system. He's also producing meconium, a black, sticky by-product of digestion.

Landry: 19 weeks

I'm at the doctor's office now and since I know I will be waiting awhile I figured I would update.

Landry is measuring right on track and looking great, so is my cervix. The below picture is of today and he had his little hand up to his mouth :) sweet boy! My shot last week went great with no after pain and I'm hoping for the same this week.
Here's Landry's weekly development:
Your baby's sensory development is exploding! His or her brain is designating specialized areas for smell, taste, hearing, vision, and touch.

Some research suggests that your baby may be able to hear your voice now, so don't be shy about reading aloud, talking to him or her, or singing a happy tune if the mood strikes you.

Your baby weighs about 8 1/2 ounces and measures 6 inches, head to bottom – about the size of a large heirloom tomato. The arms and legs are in the right proportions to each other and the rest of the body now.

Your baby's kidneys continue to make urine and the hair on his or her scalp is sprouting. A waxy protective coating called the vernix caseosa is forming on the skin to prevent it from pickling in your amniotic fluid.

Love,
-The. Macs-

Brody: 3 years

Brody went in for his 3 year check up. He is in perfect health and has grown so much.

Weight: 36 lbs. - 75% percentile
Height: 39 inches - 90% percentile

He had to get one shot and did great. Told the nurse "Hey, that hurt" lol but was then ready to get his sucker. He showed Dr. Jones how to play some games on momma's phone and he was impressed that he's already learning his letter sounds.

His favorite food right now is queso and chips, bananas and turkey sandwich meat. He's becoming a picky eater and spits it out if the texture is weird to him. Something he got from his daddy. He loves to ask "why" and to tell us "it's not ok" when we tell him it IS ok. He's defiant, head-strong, stubborn! But at the same time he is a cuddler, loving and caring. He's going through a spell of not taking naps and not wanting to go to school. I think he's ready for summer and to be home with his mom and dad!

Love,
~The Macs~