I will just start by saying March is not the kids' month! It started off with Aden's WC check on March 11th. We found out he had walking pneumonia so they gave him amoxicilan. He was supposed to take it for 10 days...the 8th day of taking it he broke out in hives. We took him to the Dr. Saturday, March 19th, we couldn't see our regular pediatrician because it was a Saturday so we had to go to a different office location, the Dr. we saw told us that he was having an allergic reaction to his meds. Finally, today after 5 days of having bright red spots all over his body, they are going away.

Taygen also had her WC check the same day as Aden. She had to have shots. This was on Friday, March 11th, that night about midnight or so she woke up crying in her bed with a fever (the same way Aden's pneumonia started). Not knowing that our Dr. office was open on Saturdays we waited until Monday to take her in. So we made an appointment for Monday, March 14th. They checked her lungs, ears and throat and everything sounded good. The Dr. told me that it was probably just her shots. Well, today Wednesday, March 23 I noticed that she had the same rash that Aden had making me think that his rash was contagious, meaning that he isn't actually allergic to his meds. Anyway, so I got her an appointment for Wednesday, March 23rd...for her cough (still) and her rash. The Dr. says her lungs, ears, throat and nose look and sound good and that it is just a virus or a reaction to her MMR shots....of course it is!!! She said the cough lasting as long as it has been could be more than one cold on top of another one. The first cold never went away and she got a second cold.

So, to make a long story short. Aden and Taygen have been to the Dr. 4 times within a week and a half (11 days).

Taygen turned one on March 5. She had her 1 year well-child checkup on March 11th. She is 19 lbs and is in the 50th percentile. She is 28 inches long and is in the 10th percentile. Her height hasn't changed since her 9 month check. She had to have 3 shots and a prick on the finger for anemia.  They did the prick on the finger and sent it to the lab, the nurse came back and said the level was 10, which means Anemic. She redid the test because she didn't think that was right, so Tayg got another prick on the finger and had to draw more blood, the nurse came back and said the level was 11, which now means no Anemia. 

Aden is 2 1/2 and had to have his 30 month well child checkup as well. I took them in on the same day, to make it easier and didn't have to run in on different days. Aden weighs 26 lbs and is in the 12th perentile and his height is 34 1/4  and is in the 11th percentile.  He didn't have to have any shots this time! 

We found out Aden has pneumonia. He had been coughing (croup like) and a runny nose (and acting fine) for about 2-3 weeks. He got a slight fever when he was sleeping Tuesday evening, Wednesday morning. He complained that his chest hurt when he coughed Wednesday morning when he was eating breakfast and just told him that he can just relax today and watch some of his shows since we didn't have anything to do that day. I wasn't too worried because he would be going to his Dr. for his well-child check on Friday and I would just talk to her about it then. Well, we get there and she listens to him breath,  Dan tells him to blow hard while she is listening to him breath. She tells Aden to blow again and that's when she heard the pneumonia. It's one of those things you think to yourself...if Dan wouldn't have told him to blow like that, would she even had caught that? He is on Amoxicillan and is doing much better. 

Taygen has also been coughing and runny nose. She checked out fine at her appointment. Tayg got a fever that Friday night (a couple hours after the Dr. appt. and shots), so of course, I was worried because it was the same way Aden's pneumonia started. So I waited for the weekend to pass (because I am not taking her to Lincare or any kind of Urgent Care place) and got an appointment on Monday. They didn't hear any kind of pneumonia. The doctor thought that the fever was due to her shots, but the nurse told me that Taygen would not get any kind of shot symptoms for 10-12 days. 

They monitored her oxygen for about 20 minutes and was worried about her breathing, they thought she might need a breathing machine (Aden has one when he was a baby). She came out of the appt. fine, she doesn't need a nebulizer or any kind of breathing machine. She is still not doing very good. She still has her cough, runny nose, very weak, just wants to sleep but when she does sleep it is only for about 30 minutes at a time (she can't get comfortable and her coughing wakes her up).  She has been like this every time she has gotten teeth, so hopefully that's what it is and not some health issue. 

Taygen turned one on March 5th. It is hard to believe she is 1 already! She is not walking yet. She is pulling herself up onto things and walking around holding on, but she just won't let go yet. She can stand by herself for about 10 seconds and then she plops back down on the floor. She has a little walk and ride train that she holds on to and walks with.

We decided to do her Baptism a week before her birthday, February 27th, and do her birthday party when everyone would be in town. She did great with her Baptism, she didn't cry one time. We went to Lost In Fun for her birthday party. It was a great turn out. She was so exhausted by 1:00, she was sleeping through all the play :(.

I love being a stay at home mom! It has it's ups and downs but, I would do anything to be with my kids during the day. I am a stay at home mom, but I also have 2 jobs. I am an independent consultant with The Pampered Chef and I work from home doing internet stuff. I kind of stopped doing Pampered Chef...I am still doing it but I do not push it like I used to. I get some orders in from time to time, which is good. With the internet stuff, I make more than I did when I was working part time, taking the kids to daycare! I can stay at home with them and not worry about how they are doing in someone else's care.

Some people think being a stay at home mom is just sitting around watching T.V. all day. Ummm no! I am lucky if I get an hour of T.V. in a day. The day starts with getting the kids' breakfast, brushing their teeth, get baths (1 at a time), get dressed. Tues. and Thurs. Kiki has school, so we have to eat lunch by 11:30 so we can leave by 12:10 to get her to school by 12:30, put the kids in the truck, unpack them to take Kiki inside, pack them back up in the truck, unpack them at home (Aden and Tayg usually nap from 12:45-2:20), leave the house at 2:25 to be at school by 3, put them back in the truck, take them out of the truck to pick up Kiki, put them back in the truck to go home, then take them out of the truck to go inside the house..phew..I think I got it all :)

Mon. and Wed. are our relaxing days! It is the same routing in the morning (eat, brush teeth, baths, dressed), but around 10 a.m we usually go to the Y and go swimming. Then we come home, eat lunch, and Aden and Tayg usually take naps for a couple hours. Keira usually colors or does "homework" around this time. This is when I clean or do my internet stuff.

It can be boring at times, but that's the good thing about being at home, you don't have to worry about a time line. If we get bored, we jump in the truck and go swimming, shopping, or go to the park. The kids get a lot of "social" time. When we go to the Y, I take Aden and Tayg to the child watch and they play with their friends while Keira and I go swimming for 30 minutes then Keira goes in and plays with her friends while Aden and I go swimming. Keira has social interactions with her friends at school, swimming (at school and lessons), and dance. Aden has social interactions at swimming lessons, and child watch (3 times a week for an hour).

Taygen had her 9 month well child check up. She is 17 pounds ( My guess was a little off) 25-50 percentile. Her height is 27 3/4, 50th percentile. She only had to have one shot. I was a little concerned that Taygen is not crawling or pulling her self up yet, but the Doctor told me that if she is "mastering" other skills (such as language) then she probably will not crawl because she is working on one thing at a time. Her Dr. said she may not even crawl, she may just go right to walking.

She is a little turd butt! I had a cold last week and was coughing a lot, every time I coughed she would too, then she would get a really big smile on her face and start laughing. When daddy gets home, she smiles really big and says "dadda." Daddy opened the door of the truck the other day to get her out of her car seat and it sounded like she said "hi dadda." We both looked at each other and said "did you hear that?" Of course, daddy got a big kick out of that!

Keira turned 4 at the end of November. She got her ears pierced and loves her new earrings. She was such a big girl when she got her ears pierced, she did not cry. She jerked and her eyes got big because I think the noise scared her more than anything. We told her it was going to hurt and it was just going to feel like a shot, so she knew what to expect.

She recently had her 4 year well child check. She weighs 32 pounds and is in the 25th percentile, her height is 38 1/4 and is in the 10-25th percentile. Her blood pressure and pulse were good. She had to have 5 shots, which made both mom and Keira sad! She was such a big girl, she did not cry at all. She jerked a little when they stabbed the first needle in but she knew what to expect the next 4 times. They wanted to give her a flu shot, but I am highly against the flu shot!! When the kids have gotten flu shots in the past they get so sick. Taygen got her flu shot (because the Pedi. pressured me) in September and she was sick for 6 days after. She had a fever of 104. that lasted for 3 days, she was so weak, she didn't want to eat, and she just wanted to sleep all day (which is not good for anybody who is sick!)

I got some weird news from Keira's pediatrician. Everybody wants to think their child is smart, bright, and knows everything. But when a licensed physician tells you, it makes a big difference. The Dr. asked me if I thought Keira was getting "challenged" at school and I said, "I don't think so because everything she does at school she already knows and did at home before she started school." Her Dr. informed me that I needed to talk to Keira's teachers and get some more challenging work for her because she (Dr.) is afraid that Keira will get bored in school and that will cause problems in the future as far as liking or disliking school as she gets older. Keira is a very bright girl for her age group, but I am not going to make her childhood go any faster by making her learn stuff that she should be learning later.

Aden is growing up so fast. Aden is learning so fast and he is becoming such a bright kid! It seems like in the last few months he has went from 2 to 5. He is talking almost as much as Keira is. I love listening to their conversations because it sounds like two 5 year olds are talking. Aden has his 30 month check up in March.

Taygen is doing good! She is getting bigger and bigger everyday! She has her 9 month check up next week. I am guessing her weight would be about 14-15 pounds. She was about 12 pounds at her 6 month check up. She is so funny and so happy all the time, when she cries (which is not very often) then there is really something wrong. I have a little cough this week and every time I cough when I am around her, she will look at me, cough, and start laughing...like she is making fun of me. She's a little turd butt! The kids just love her. They get along with her so great. She looks for them all the time. If she is the first one up, she will go crazy looking for them. Then when she finally sees them, she gets really happy and starts laughing.

I can go on and on about the kids but I think I will stop for now. I will post updates on Taygen's Dr. appt.

Wow! It has been a long time since I have been on my blog! I have 3 other blogs that I am working on that takes up most of my time. But I just thought I would update about the kiddos.

They are growing up so fast. Keira is 3 and will turn 4 at the end of November. She is in Preschool and she loves it. She goes Tuesday/Thursday 12:30-3:00p.m. Thursdays are her big days. During Preschool (Thursdays) they have Show N Tell, which they can bring something that goes along with the letter or theme of that week, then she swims (Thursday) at preschool from 2:30-3, the she has dance Thursday (not for preschool) at 5:35-6:05 at the local Y. They do dance class for 6- 8 weeks then they have a big dance recital at the end of the 8 weeks. She gets to wear her "ballerina dress."

 Aden just turned 2 at the beginning of September. He is potty trained and only wears pull ups at nap time and night night. He is doing very good, he wants to get on the potty himself but sometimes he forgets to pull down his underwear, which leaves a big mess for mom to clean up. He recently had his 2 year check up and was only in the 10th percentile for his weight. The Doctor didn't seem too concerned. A while back he was really sick and lost some weight (had to be put on a breather at night for a while).

Taygen is getting bigger and bigger everyday. She just turned 7 months at the beginning of October. She is getting to the point that she can finally sit up on her own now. She can't quit crawl yet, although she is getting pretty frustrated, so I think it is coming pretty soon. If she is anything like mom, she will be very stubborn and will get what she wants :). 

 We have been asked 3 times in the past month if Aden and Keira are twins. Aden is 21 months younger than Keira and a foot shorter than her, so I myself, don't see how they could think they are twins, maybe it is the blue eyes and blonde hair.   I just can't wait until Taygen catches up with Keira in height they will look so much alike!



                                                                                                 

Hello everyone,
This is Amber Weyer, Independent consultant with The Pampered Chef!

I am doing a special Spring/Summer show with plenty of food and a giveaway! The show will be Saturday, May 1st at 11:00 a.m. I will have a brunch, plenty of snacks and lots of products to look at and test out.

• For 5 or more guests I will give away $30 worth of free products.
  
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Each of you will fill out one door prize slip and I will pick one name. The winning guest can either pick one item priced at that level, get a gift certificate worth that amount, or get as much product that he/she would like at that level amount

I know some of you just moved out on your own and need your own supplies, this is a great way to get your products that you need for free. Mother's Day is just around the corner, birthdays and anniversaries are coming up. This is a great time to get your friends together and see what you can get for free!

Please RSVP so I can have enough food ready and BRING YOUR FRIENDS!

Amber Weyer
Ind. Consultant with The Pampered Chef
Consultant # 596444