Well I planned, and cleaned, and cooked and prepped and finally Wednesday came, the day before Thanksgiving and I just finished it all and we were waiting for my parents to arrive in about 2 hours. The house was ready, the cooking was all ready and I had it done so that all I had to do Thursday was wake up, put the turkey in the oven and warm the sides. I had achieved it, the perfect Thanksgiving for a mom, one where I would actually get to sit down, watch the parade, and enjoy the day.
Then it happened. Haven threw up. I kind of stood there in shock, but she assured me she wasn't sick, she just had some reflux because she put way way way too much cinnamon on her oatmeal. I didn't really believe her, but she looked OK and said she felt better and so I settled back and chatted with the husband about having to just bake the pumpkin pies and make the brine for the turkey. My parents walked in the house two hours later, and as they crossed the threshold.....she threw up again. This time we knew....she was sick. Crap!!!
Haven was sick most of the night, and I got a double blessing of a fever due to a sinus infection I have been ignoring. Thursday morning came and Haven looked pretty good and no one else had gone down. I felt behind the game all day and I was stressing about who would get sick next, because lets face it, no way only one of the five would get sick. Finn got sick that day, not vomiting but really unpleasant diapers, lots of them, and they were the down to the socks type awful (all parents can relate to this). We made it through the day, everyone went to bed and the hubby and I tried to relax, but we still knew we were not out of the woods.
Friday came and we got moving. We all looked pretty good, everyone seemed OK, it was looking up! We all went out for pizza, then to the park and then my parents took the tree older kids to the movies. We brought the babies home, Finn gifted us with some more horrible diaper incidents, but we were starting to breath easier. Big kids came home and Brittan walked in the door, into the living room, said her stomach hurt, walked into the bathroom and threw up. My wise parents then turned and left, they never even got their coats off. Four hours later, while still juggling a sick Britt, down went Gray. At that moment, we all turned to look at Teagan, since at this point she was the only one who had not gotten sick yet and we just stared. Poor Gray was sick all night, and yesterday Haven, the babies and I kind of huddled downstairs while the other two healed upstairs. I disinfected the entire house last night and went to bed....waiting...waiting....waiting.
Morning came and everyone looked fine. Everyone was eating and happy and so far today everything has gone well. I will still be waiting, until Tuesday, and if by then Teagan is still not sick I will say this virus has gone...but until then, I am still waiting on the Thanksgiving Plague to take my youngest girl down.
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Mental prep
So with the upcoming move, we are busy preparing. Right now we are preparing this house to be sold by finishing some tasks, cleaning, organizing, purging and packing what is not needed. We are also busy preparing for the holidays, so sometimes it seems counterintuitive!
We are also preparing mentally. Some kids are not thrilled about the move, so we talk a lot about all the positive things, what we can look forward to and how we can still keep in touch with our friends here.
For me the stress and worry is different. I worry about keeping this house in order to sell it, and buying a house that fits everyone's needs. I worry about schools, and kid's friends, and finding a place we all fit. I worry about what we will need to give up, and I worry about needing to find a new place to get milk, eggs, meat, produce, etc since that is a big part of our lifestyle.
So many things to think about, excitement and reluctance all rolled into one. This will be an interesting year!
We are also preparing mentally. Some kids are not thrilled about the move, so we talk a lot about all the positive things, what we can look forward to and how we can still keep in touch with our friends here.
For me the stress and worry is different. I worry about keeping this house in order to sell it, and buying a house that fits everyone's needs. I worry about schools, and kid's friends, and finding a place we all fit. I worry about what we will need to give up, and I worry about needing to find a new place to get milk, eggs, meat, produce, etc since that is a big part of our lifestyle.
So many things to think about, excitement and reluctance all rolled into one. This will be an interesting year!
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Metamorphosis
Well I have not blogged in nearly 2 months because I just could not wrap my head around everything that has been going on.
First off, the kids are great. Teagan is in preschool and loving it, the three big kids are all doing well in school and I am enjoying the moments of having my sweet Finn all to myself.
Finn is doing well. He is still not talking much and will stay in speech for a long while I presume. He saw cardio and got good news, saw genetics and they were pleased with his progress, saw gastro and they put him on a daily regime to minimize issues with the diastasis recti and he saw the ENT who feels his tonsils and adenoids need to be removed, so we are working on getting that scheduled with Children's since it will be inpatient. He is also becoming very "2" which means he is into everything and pushing boundaries and all the other things he should be doing :)
Ryan was offered a new position a few weeks ago, a promotion he deserves and wants, but it will require us to move to North Carolina. He of course said he wanted the job, and we are waiting to see when it will all come to pass since the new manager needs to negotiate with his current manager to steal him. We are all trying to come to terms with the move, parts are really exciting, but others are really hard. I am trying to look at it as a new adventure and the kids are getting a little excited, well some of the kids.
We have all been sick the last few weeks, just a wicked cold or virus that is lingering. It wouldn't have been a big issue, but we had to prep for the hurricane that thankfully did not cause any damage here but devastated so many of our friends homes and lives back in NY/NJ. Then the following week Ryan was sick, the babies were sick, Brittan was sick and I finally got the bug and lost my voice. Normally I would have just rested and tried to get better, but I was three days away from my final defense!
Somehow while sick and not sleeping I got all the edits done on my dissertation and prepared for my defense, and last Wednesday I defended and passed. It is official, I am Dr. Kelley.
So that is where we have been. Now I am trying to shake off the rest of this illness and do all the neglected chores that I have pushed to the side the last few weeks while focusing on the dissertation. The best part is, in about 3 1/2 weeks I will be off from both schools for almost a full month. A full month of being with the family, celebrating the holidays and just taking a much needed break.
First off, the kids are great. Teagan is in preschool and loving it, the three big kids are all doing well in school and I am enjoying the moments of having my sweet Finn all to myself.
Finn is doing well. He is still not talking much and will stay in speech for a long while I presume. He saw cardio and got good news, saw genetics and they were pleased with his progress, saw gastro and they put him on a daily regime to minimize issues with the diastasis recti and he saw the ENT who feels his tonsils and adenoids need to be removed, so we are working on getting that scheduled with Children's since it will be inpatient. He is also becoming very "2" which means he is into everything and pushing boundaries and all the other things he should be doing :)
Ryan was offered a new position a few weeks ago, a promotion he deserves and wants, but it will require us to move to North Carolina. He of course said he wanted the job, and we are waiting to see when it will all come to pass since the new manager needs to negotiate with his current manager to steal him. We are all trying to come to terms with the move, parts are really exciting, but others are really hard. I am trying to look at it as a new adventure and the kids are getting a little excited, well some of the kids.
We have all been sick the last few weeks, just a wicked cold or virus that is lingering. It wouldn't have been a big issue, but we had to prep for the hurricane that thankfully did not cause any damage here but devastated so many of our friends homes and lives back in NY/NJ. Then the following week Ryan was sick, the babies were sick, Brittan was sick and I finally got the bug and lost my voice. Normally I would have just rested and tried to get better, but I was three days away from my final defense!
Somehow while sick and not sleeping I got all the edits done on my dissertation and prepared for my defense, and last Wednesday I defended and passed. It is official, I am Dr. Kelley.
So that is where we have been. Now I am trying to shake off the rest of this illness and do all the neglected chores that I have pushed to the side the last few weeks while focusing on the dissertation. The best part is, in about 3 1/2 weeks I will be off from both schools for almost a full month. A full month of being with the family, celebrating the holidays and just taking a much needed break.
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