sorry, folks

Not good news in the Ear Category.

The night we arrived home from the hills, Owen screamed bloody murder. (refused to sleep, and writhed, and wailed, and banged his hand to his ears, and did I mention refused to sleep. . . ) It was in fact worse (which I wouldn't have thought possible) than his previous episodes with ear infections. It was so bad, we almost brought him into the Emergency Room, and honestly, I'd rather sever my hand off with a butter knife than endure the emergency room.

So, here we go again, consecutive ear infection Lucky number 5. We are averaging an infection only DAYS after clearing up (and yes, I do get him checked to make sure he's clear). We have an air purifier near his room, and I'm hoping it helps in the long run. Owen's starting to feel better now, he's had 2 days of antibiotics (and I've had 2 nights of miniscule sleep) but tomorrow morning, we fly to Nashville to visit some friends. And O's doc says, there is no clearing up those ugly ears in just 2 days, so I'm a little nervous. The airplane pressure is freaking me out. Any tips?

Good news in the toilet. (that sounds a bit strange)

Graham is completely potty trained! Yay! No more diaper changing (well, for child #1 that is) Only wiping dribble off of lids, and brown from bottoms, and the delights of stopping at a moment's notice to find and sprint to the nearest toilet . . . but I am so glad this day has arrived for my G. He is awfully proud of himself, too. He's getting so big. And although, in nearly every other area, I'd love to slow down the progression of events- this is the exception. Way to go G!

Ponderings

This has to be quick because I am attempting to pack, finish designing ads, and blog all at the same time. Right now I'm waiting for feedback on the last ad sent, so, like I said, this has to be quick.

A couple things:

Owen has a runny nose. This isn't something to call 911 about, but in our case, atleast in the last 2 months, and too many runs to the doctor's office, it means that he will have an ear infection soon. If indeed the non-infected fluid behind his ears (which was the verdict yesterday) get's infected it will be his 5th infection, 5th round of antibiotics in 2 months. I don't have to tell you the numerous things (including but not limited to tubes, and sleep deprivation) affected by his health. Less importantly, but still a factor, we are driving to the Black Hills to stay in a cozy cabin with my ENTIRE family. By cozy, I mean "lovely, charming, and a tad tight for these amount of guests. This type of "cozy" situation is scary when there is a good chance little O will be screaming all night. Please pray for O, our family, and grace and patience for my extended family during our time together :D

I am also contemplating some things about blogging. Like, is it safe to post pictures. Check out BooMama (link on right) she not only is hilarious, but she blogged and linked to another blog talking about the dangers of weirdos getting on your site for very WRONG reasons. I did add a site tracker, but really it doesn't do much for me except scare the Be-geezees out of me, since it's hard to tell how everyone finds the site. I am relieved that as far as I can tell, noone's come to the site by google searches with "children" etc in the search option. I also had a conversation the other day that lead me to start thinking about why I blog. I don't feel like I ever have anything profound or inspiring to say, I dont' feel like what I write about is anything but maybe once in awhile amusing. I really enjoy the "community" that's started to form, but is my part really all that necessary. I am a Christian WAHM, but you can't necessarily tell the Christian part by the blogging. Not that I don't have spiritual thoughts, ponderings, etc. I just don't write about them. I don't know why, maybe because it's hard for me to get the words out right, the questions could sound wrong, the thoughts too simple, or too strange . . . I'm not asking for props here, but if you have thoughts one way or the other, please share.

Anyways, just alot of scattered thoughts today.