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It is hard to believe Harmony is 2 today. Off to make a chocolate cake with chocolate icing. Have a wonderful weekend.

I really wish the weather would make up its mind. All three little ones are sick. The girls just have something viral that is cold-like, but the only symptom they share is a cough. Erik however has RSV and has to have an inhaler for about a week to ten days because of the wheezing and lung congestion. She tested him for the RSV because of the congestion in his lungs. On the good side, Erik is quite happy and hungry and active still, which according to the nurse practitioner is a big plus. I'm getting talked to and lots of big grins, which is much better than hearing him wheeze as he tried to breath. I am looking forward to a long weekend of tending a very grumpy Miss Melodie(very, very bad cough and fever) and a temperamental Miss Harmony(she is tired of having grandma and mommy wipe her runny nose). Hope everyone else is having a wonderful and uneventful week!!!

P.S. Alex, please forgive but your package won't go out till Monday because I don't want to take the little ones out while they are this sick.

Checking in..

Just taking a few minutes to check up on some dear friends through their blogs and though I'd mention we are all doing well. Just had a lot going on to occupy the heart and mind with a friend's husband starting chemotherapy and trying to get the necessary things taken care of to make sure our wagon can get us where we need to go. And I am trying to get a little extra crocheting and knitting in here and there. I have some ends to weave in and pictures to take and then I will have at least two new things for in my etsy shop. I admit my priority has been trying to get a blanket I started when Harmony was about 5 months old finished finally. I went to KnitNPurl yesterday and bought the last skein I will need to complete it. Now I just have to crochet up the other two before I put on the border. Be well and good thoughts to all.

Snow

Enough said I think :)

P.S. The girls are ready to go out in it now, even though it's 7:42pm...we will see, maybe when Daddy gets home and can watch Erik. And here's to hoping it's still around in the morning, just because I miss snow days.

Erik

Today was his two month check up. He is now 22 3/4" and 14 pounds. He has grown 1/2" since last Thursday already. He is his happy little self again now that he is on a formula that agrees with him. Because even with the eye drops his eye still produces nasty stuff and gets crusty off an on we were told this could go on till he's 6-9 months. But as long as we give him the drops and massage his eye he will be fine and it will not affect his vision. I did have to quickly make two little rice packs for his legs. Evidently the shots have made them quite sore and tender to the touch of even clothes. The nurse said to use warm compresses to help with the pain. So other than the crying that occurred while I quickly hand stitched two little 2"x3" rice pouches, he is doing great and napping with a little smile on his face as long as I keep the compresses warm.
It was also my first day back at work. Not much has changed. It was pretty uneventful, which I am not going to complain about.
And to answer your question Francesca...they don't recommend foods till at least four months. The doctor's office leans more towards six months unless they are really showing an interest. So we have at least a couple of months to go.

Rambling...

I know another post. This one is just to occupy me while I wait for the Dr on call to respond to their pager. I did as the little ones' pediatrician asked (okay if you want you can quibble over a day since I technically switched his formula last Wednesday and it is still Tuesday)and waited a week. He is still throwing up 1/4 to 1/2 of what he drinks, then wants more because he's no longer full and repeat process...add in a lot of painful gas (seemingly made worse with the gas relief drops) and I won't go into the poop part of it all. All in all, Erik's little tummy does not like this formula, which I figured since Melodie and Harmony couldn't stomach it either, but wic doesn't count it unless it is a known food allergy(yay I don't have to try the soy version with him since everybody is allergic to soy). I know what I will be told over the phone, just don't know which brand of formula they will suggest since I don't know what the other Dr's in that office prefer. I'm thinking it will be the same as Harmony ended up on just because they will ask his normal Dr and go with his preferences. I have no doubt my ramblings are in a strange or circular logic or something since we've been getting less and less sleep as the days/nights have passed. I don't mind holding him to keep him comfortable, but it means I'm not sleeping as much since I worry about him and having another incident of me passing out and him giving us both a nasty throw up bath. The good from that was that he and I took a nice, warm, leisurely bath at 5am yesterday to get rid of the smell with no interruptions or big sisters wanting to join us in the tub. Time to cut this off since we are off to wally world land to buy a can of formula.

this and that

I received an interesting phone call this afternoon. It was the little ones' pediatrician's office. Evidently he will be out of the country for two weeks and we needed to reschedule Erik's two month check up(hard to believe it's that long already). I told her I was fine with him seeing the nurse practitioner as she is a sweetheart. Then out of curiosity(was already pretty sure my guess was right) asked where he was going. He will be on his way to Haiti in a matter of days for two weeks. I, in a way was waiting for this call, just was not sure if it would be for Erik's check up or Harmony's two year check up. Dr. L is amazing with the kids and whenever there is a major disaster where children are injured he always goes for at least a short time.
This call was just a small reminder that they still need help. And that there are those willing pay their own way to volunteer their time to help those in need.