So I feel like I speak too soon sometimes...
I wrote about my shingles, but the next day the Urgent Care doctor called me to tell me that I didn't have shingles and to continue to use the antibiotic but not the cream. Um, okay? What is it then? They weren't sure but were happy to put me on a steroid - NO THANK YOU! Plus, were they not listening? I am nursing! I went to my primary care doctor on the following Monday (the 9th) and he confirmed that in fact it was shingles and it was good that I finished the treatment. He told me that the way the Urgent Care people tried to test for shingles is not accurate. He said that by poking for fluid only tests if it is contagious and not actually shingles! He said they would have had to do the scrape test. Since it was pretty much gone there wasn't anything he could do, but did recommend some ointments for my insanely dry skin. At least I wasn't contagious which is probably why it didn't spread to other parts of my body or to anyone else.
Also speaking to soon.... my Bubba has been a moster lately when it comes to sleeping! Last night he was up practically every hour or two! Finally at 4 am I gave him teething tablets and he slept on my chest until 6:45 when I realized I was going to be late for work (but was dying for more sleep). This past Thursday was also really bad, but I think we were all in a funk. Corey was extremely sick and I sent him to bed with tons of cold medicine after dinner. We have a good night time routine where he puts Jensen to bed and I either go to bed too or I do homework. Jensen didn't want to go to sleep that night and didn't until 12:45 am! I think it was just because I was putting him to bed and not Corey. Clearly having a routine is a good and a bad thing!
Okay - gotta get busy! Having another 3 day weekend was awesome, but having 4 days to get a lot of work done is.... a little hard!
Tuesday, January 17, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
My sleepy boy
I have to post about how EXCITED I am that my little man is sleeping so well at night! Jensen has made a few great strides in his sleep schedule this past week or two and it deserves more than a blog post... for now this is all the attention it is getting.
For the past 5 nights Jensen has slept in his big boy crib in his room. No more bassinett for him! Also, we have implemented a bed time routine that starts between 7-8 and takes about an hour and then he goes down for the night. It usually looks like this: feed, take a bath and play in the water (which he absolutely loves!), baby massage, pjs, and another feeding. Yes, I feed him twice in one hour but it "tops" off his belly and helps him sleep longer. Corey takes him after I feed him last and he gets him down for the night. He has been sleeping for 5-6 hours for the first stretch, but last night... he slept from 9-4! 7 hours!!! I was in heaven! I of course didn't go down until 11, but that meant five solid hours for me which was pretty heavenly!
I still have the bassinett next to my bed because most of the time I will feed him in our room after he wakes in the middle of night and then set him in there to sleep for the last few hours before it is time to get up for the day.
I am so glad we are finally getting a routine and he is sleeping longer. It helps knowing when he will crash out so that I can plan on a certain time to get homework and house stuff done after he is asleep.
I love you my sleepy little man! I'm so proud of you for sleeping in your crib in your room!
Mommy loves you!
For the past 5 nights Jensen has slept in his big boy crib in his room. No more bassinett for him! Also, we have implemented a bed time routine that starts between 7-8 and takes about an hour and then he goes down for the night. It usually looks like this: feed, take a bath and play in the water (which he absolutely loves!), baby massage, pjs, and another feeding. Yes, I feed him twice in one hour but it "tops" off his belly and helps him sleep longer. Corey takes him after I feed him last and he gets him down for the night. He has been sleeping for 5-6 hours for the first stretch, but last night... he slept from 9-4! 7 hours!!! I was in heaven! I of course didn't go down until 11, but that meant five solid hours for me which was pretty heavenly!
I still have the bassinett next to my bed because most of the time I will feed him in our room after he wakes in the middle of night and then set him in there to sleep for the last few hours before it is time to get up for the day.
I am so glad we are finally getting a routine and he is sleeping longer. It helps knowing when he will crash out so that I can plan on a certain time to get homework and house stuff done after he is asleep.
I love you my sleepy little man! I'm so proud of you for sleeping in your crib in your room!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
December, Shingles, February
So I decided that the month of January should be renamed to "Shingles". Yes, you read that correctly!
I got shingles on January 1st and I have never had them before and had no clue what they were. Apparently it is the chicken pox virus that is left dormant in your nerves and can spring back up at any time. LOVELY. I got them from stress I guess, which makes sense since everything have been stressing me out from school, work, money, etc.
My arm looks a little freaky. It is on my right arm and is about 2 inches by 2 inches. They are tiny bumps with a pus looking fluid inside them. It hurts like crazy! I feel I have been punched in the arm a million times because the muscles in my arm are sore. The actual shingles hurt really bad and sting/burn. The feeling stays the same all day. On Monday the 2nd I went to Urgent Care and they got me a perscription for an antiviral medicine and a topical cream to put on it.
The scary part? I could spread them to someone that already has had chicken pox or if it is a child I could give them chicken pox if they have never had them. I am trying to be super careful around Jensen because he could get pretty sick if he got chicken pox this little. I put the cream on and put bandaids over it so that you can't touch it. They only way to spread it is if the bumps open and I get the fluid inside on my hands and spread it or someone touches them directly. It has been a few days now and so far no one has gotten them and the sores are almost all open now. Hopefully it goes away soon because being contagious is scary and they hurt so bad I am ready for this to be done!
I took a picture of my arm right before going to the doctor on my Monday and when I get a minute I will load it here so you can see what they are and what they look like.
My New Year's Resolution: Lead a less stressful life!
I got shingles on January 1st and I have never had them before and had no clue what they were. Apparently it is the chicken pox virus that is left dormant in your nerves and can spring back up at any time. LOVELY. I got them from stress I guess, which makes sense since everything have been stressing me out from school, work, money, etc.
My arm looks a little freaky. It is on my right arm and is about 2 inches by 2 inches. They are tiny bumps with a pus looking fluid inside them. It hurts like crazy! I feel I have been punched in the arm a million times because the muscles in my arm are sore. The actual shingles hurt really bad and sting/burn. The feeling stays the same all day. On Monday the 2nd I went to Urgent Care and they got me a perscription for an antiviral medicine and a topical cream to put on it.
The scary part? I could spread them to someone that already has had chicken pox or if it is a child I could give them chicken pox if they have never had them. I am trying to be super careful around Jensen because he could get pretty sick if he got chicken pox this little. I put the cream on and put bandaids over it so that you can't touch it. They only way to spread it is if the bumps open and I get the fluid inside on my hands and spread it or someone touches them directly. It has been a few days now and so far no one has gotten them and the sores are almost all open now. Hopefully it goes away soon because being contagious is scary and they hurt so bad I am ready for this to be done!
I took a picture of my arm right before going to the doctor on my Monday and when I get a minute I will load it here so you can see what they are and what they look like.
My New Year's Resolution: Lead a less stressful life!
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