Owen's had 3 shots of Rocephin and he's still got a decent infection. So we got a referral to the ENT. We go back (yet again) to the pediatrician Monday morning to re-check him and they will follow him until we can get into the ENT (I got the referral at 5:05 and the office was already closed so i have to call Monday morning - they open at 8:30).

So that's where we are at right now. Looks like we're headed for tubes... but I am ready and happy if it will make him better.

Owen has a raging double ear infection again. Lots of pus (eww) and she even used an otoscope with a bulb on a tube to blow air into his ear and check for movement and there wasn't any. So Owen got a painful shot (yes a shot, it goes so slow and hurts and from what I hear REALLY expensive) of Rocephin. He goes back tomorrow at 4 for another shot and look in his ear. And again on Friday (she thinks he will likely need all 3 shots) at 4 for his final shot. I asked about the ENT and she said that after this gets taken care of, they'll refer me over. I dunno why they wait but as long as my baby don't hurt....

Hunter, I brought along because he said his head hurt and said his right ear hurt a few times. Today of course he said he felt fine and nothing hurt. Well, I brought him anyway. Yup! A double ear infection (3 in a row for him and 4 in a row for Owen if you are keeping score)! So, he's on Omnicef for 10 days.

So, Cole still has 2 days left of his Amoxi pills (1 pill 2 times a day), Hunter takes 1 teaspoon of Omnicef 1 time a day for 9 more days, and Own has 2 more days of shots. Phew! I hope they feel good enough to enjoy this weekend... Sunday is supposed to be just about 80 degrees (keep in mind this morning when I checked the weather before getting the kids dressed it was a a balmy 17 degrees!)

Well, the nurse said to make an appointment (which is scheduled for 2:40 this afternoon with Dr. Nina Verdino)...

Hunter says his head hurts today so I am gonna bring him in along with Owen just to peek at things.

Wish us luck! If Owen has an ear infection, we're gonna be referred to an ENT.. I kinda hope he does just so something can happen so he'll be back to himself!

He's been pretty consistently running a fever of 102.5 (and it goes down to 101.5 but no lower). Yesterday he woke up after a 13-hour sleep with help from me. He stayed awake for 4-1/2 hours. He took another nap and again I had to wake him up.. This nap was over 4 hours long! I made him get up at 5:15. I figured he'd be up late but by 8pm, he was asleep for the night! I temped him last night because he was whining i his sleep and he was feverish even after Tylenol. I am gonna call the nurses line when they open. My poor baby.

Seems all I can get on here to do is update my kids' illnesses!

Let's see.. yesterday Owen was kinda groggy. I brought Hunter in for his 2-week recheck and dragged Cole along. Hunter hasn't had any fevers and she took a long look (thank you Nurse Camplin) and he still has fluid in both his ears but it is very clear. I had her peek into Cole and she said the one ear still has yellow fluid. I mentioned his fevers and she said it could be anything. She said she's seen kids with Strep & mono, strep & ear infections, Flu & mono.... there are so many things going around, it's hard to tell. But he still has days left on his Amoxi. I should add today is day 2 Hunter said he had a headache (points kinda right between his eyes).

Then last night after kids wen to bed, Hunter came out and told us his right ear hurt. He got Tylenol and wet to bed.

They were up early again (yay)today (Tuesday the 3rd of March). Owen slept until 8:30 when I prodded him awake. He was kinda money all day. Hunter complained his right ear hurt again.

I took temps at 12:45 there were: Cole - 99.0, Hunter - 99.9, and Owen - 101.8. I gave Owen some Tylenol and he will take his nap in a few.

This is just getting ridiculous...
oh - and can ya tell wake county to stop cancelling school!

Cole was born 6 days late at 7 pounds 6 ounces & 20.5 inches.
At 1 year he was 25 pounds 10 ounces and 32.5 inches.
Cole was on the charts for weight (barely) but off for height.

Hunter was born 23 days early at 7 pounds .2 ounces & 20 inches.
At 1 year he was 26 pounds 7 ounces and 32 inches (and his head was 48cm).
Hunter was off the charts for all his measurements.

Owen was born 11 days late at 8 pounds 4.9 ounces & 21.5 inches.
At 1 year he was 21 pounds 5 ounces and 31.25 inches (and 46cm head).
Owen was in between 75th and 90th percentile for height but 25th for weight and his head is now above 95th percentile?? I gotta ask about that since he was always in the 25th.

Wednesday the 25th - Owen had a fever and was a crank. Cole still had hives off & on but he went to school (today was his show-and-tell day)
Thursday the 26th - Owen had his 1-year well check with Dr. Hamp. Well, sure enough, he has a raging double ear infection! He was prescribed Azithromycin (Zithromax). Cole went to school and still, on & off hives.
Friday the 27th - Owen's a crank and running a low fever. In teh afternoon, Cole started a fever of 101+.
Saturday the 28th (today) - Owen was a super crank and woke up at 7 and fell asleep on Tommy by 9 (still asleep at 11). Cole seemed OK, but he went to sleep at like 10 and slept until 10:45 (I woke him up). He has a fever of 102+.

I dunno how to get these kids better or WTF is going on.... oh, I should add I have a head cold. No fevers or anything.. just a stuffy head.

Cole has an ear infection. We picked up his Amoxi chewables that he starts tonight. The doctor says his hives are viral exanthems.

Owen has no ear infections but currently has a 102.4 fever (just gave him Tylenol).

Hunter's still OK! :)

here it is, 5:10am! I have been awake for 2 hours thanks to Owen (who is now finally asleep).

I thought we were kinda fine. We made it from 8pm to 3:15am without a peep (yay!) and then he woke up crying and I tried to let him lull himself but nope. So, I made a 7 ounce bottle. He drank it all and was still whining and crying and ugh! I made another bottle (a 4 ounce) just before 5:00 am and changed his full pee-pee diaper. He fussed but now finally seems to have gotten to sleep.

Last time this crap happened he had an ear infection. I so ope this isn't #3 in the last 2 months!

As for Cole, he went to bed with hives still but had taken 2 benadryl quick melt tablets. So, he's sleeping pretty soundly and he has a 10:10am doctor's appointment if we still need it.

Well... Cole has more hives... they are getting worse. Grrr... and hives are nearly impossible to figure out! So we just have to deal.

We have poop. Yesterday there was NO poop (there was a shocker) and today we had a NORMAL poo! YAY!

Hunter has a double ear infection. He had 2 glasses of juice and a half of an apple along with his medicine and an hour or so later... BLECH! He napped for awhile and he just ate lunch and seems fine... feverish but belly is OK. I dunno if he isnt' agreeing with this medication or what (Amoxi/Clav liquid). I sure know he hates the way it tastes. I feel bad.....

I'm trying really hard to get the sick outta this house.. HOPEFULLY soon... doesn't help Tom is now sick too!

OK, well, yesterday Owen only pooped twice (hallelujah!). Only thing is, last week or so he wake up at night and needs a bottle. Last night he had 4 (between 7 pm and 6 am)... so it's weird.

Today, he hasn't even pooped once!

n another note, all the kids are sick. Cole has a slight cough and stuffy nose. Owen's is a bit runny but nothing major. Hunter's was runny with clear stuff and now its thick and green and his little cough is now a big one. He also is running a fever. So, he goes to the doctor at 1:30 today.

Ellie called it... for kids who were NEVER sick, they can't seem to get better lately! It's ridiculous!

Of course at my feet right now is a screeching Owen. But doctor's swear nothing is wrong with him!

Well... so far its only 5 poops. 2 of them not QUITE as liquid. He did eat well today. I don't know if tat added to the little bit less liquid. I dunno. We'll so how tonight and tomorrow goes.

Well, yesterday ended with 8 poops. He was kinda cranky too.

Today (the 14th) i was kinda happy for. Granted he again woke up at 5:15 am and was super scary but no poop until about 8:30. But then before his nap, which is at 1pm, he had another 3. He seems to be very hungry today but wow has he been a crank-pot!

Last night and today he had a super-low-grade fever.. maxing out at 99.9.

OK... Still more poop!

Monday totalled out at 9.

Tuesday was 8. Tuesday the 10th, we went to the doctor. Both his and Hunter's ears are perfect and all care. She thinks the Omnicef screwed up his insides that bad (maybe) or he had a virus and they run its course in 2 weeks. But what she found weird is it isn't getting any better. So he get acidophilus stuff in his bottle(s) to help with the Omnicef remnants if it is that.. and we sent in 4 jars of poop which got sent out to the labs yesterday (the 12th).

So we wait.

His birthday went over fine..... he had a blast. We had maybe 7 poops.

Yesterday the 12th, we had about 9 poos.

Today, so far we are up to 5! He had been cranky and screaming and I dunno. He pulls at his left ear and rubs the left part of his face sometimes. Something is NOT right!

So Monday, i its still liquid poop and so many times a day, and the labs come back fine, then we have to figure something out! I will demand blood work and seeing an allergist. My baby is hydrated but still losing weight!

My mom keeps saying how skinny his face looks. I know he's lost weight... we'll find out tomorrow how much!

He pooped this morning (liquid). and when I got him home after errands... He pooped SOOOO much... it was liquid and he sat down and it was all over the wood (squirted out). Then I put him on a pillowcase on the floors to change him and it all oozed out the side (HUGE pile) and out the back (so up his back).. It was the MOST he's had a once so far! So nasty!

He has his re-check tomorrow (as does Hunter for their ears) so they will be advised that something needs be done for this kid! Something isn't fight! It can't be a virus that no one else in the house got!

I just want my Owen all better. At his 1-year visit he is gonna weigh so little because he lost so much weight (his well-check is the 20th).... I mean this poor kid is gonna feel crappy on his 1st birthday (Wednesday) which totally sucks! :(

ETA: He pooped again. :(

Today was pretty good actually. One of the best in a week and a half.

But STILL he has liquid poop about 9 total today! That Si not normal.

And if it was a virus, in the 9 days he has been sick, don't ya think SOMEONE her would have gotten sick? WTF?

at 7:30 he pooped again... he was standing in the kitchen at my feet and I heard it. Kinda nasty.

at 9:00 he ate 1/2 a banana and then he had a poop explosion... It was all over me (on my clothes)... I cant wait until this crap (no pun intended) ends!

Well.. he was cranky after that (he was happy before that)... and he eventually napped. He just woke up cranky and let harig still and I gave him a bottle.

Rest of Friday he ate ok... tried some pasta and such. No puke at night again! (woohoo, it must be over, right?)

Well, Saturday he had a good day... well... that is until he puked up tons of stuff.. That was around 4:15-ish time. He as a complete crank after that until about 6:30.

I should add he had 7 poopie diapers (1 exploded out but luckily he had on pants so I saved me floors) still liquidy.

Well, he woke at 5:45 and was hungry. I made him 8oz and went to give it to him and he had poop again. So I changed poop, he drank his bottle and went back to sleep (it was dark out).

He's still asleep although with his psycho brothers being up before 6 as well, I don't know how!

Monday I think I am gonna demand blood work be done on him. This isn't normal!