I am so excited to welcome Mr. Connor James Stecyk to our family!!!
My sister and Jeremy welcomed Connor to the world on February 28th @ 2:46 pm. He weighed 7 lbs 7 ounces and was 20.5" long! He is so adorable and looks a lot like his Dad (at least in pictures!!)!
We are all very excited to meet Connor :) Emerson and Blake love looking at his pictures and want to go to Fort McMurray as soon as possible!! In the first picture Emerson saw of Connor, he was laying on Jeremy's chest. Emerson said, "Awwww, he looks so comfy! He loves his Daddy! He's wearing his pajama's! Does he wear those pajama's to bed?" lol!
This weekend if Reese is feeling better, I am hoping to make a quick trip to Fort McMurray to meet Connor and congratulate his parents!!
Congrats again Lindsay and Jeremy, you are going to be fabulous parents :) Welcome to the amazing journey of parenthood!
xoxo
Cal, Blake, Emerson and Reese
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Poor Reese :(
Last Thursday I took Reese to the walk in clinc because she had a very bad cough. The doctor said she had an ear infection and gave us amoxicillin.
Friday morning Reese woke up and looked really sick. She was lethargic and crabby which is unusual for her. Friday afternoon she was sick to her stomach a few times and then the diarrhea started. The puking only lasted for a couple of days but the other has lasted nearly a week now :( You can tell she feels really terrible. She did not even want to stand by herself or even walk for the first 3 days. I think she just felt really crappy and really weak. She didn't want to eat or drink and I was worried she was getting dehydrated so I took her to the Stollery E.R. on Sunday afternoon. The pediatrician there said as long as her tongue is moist, she is not dehydrated but that she was probably borderline and to ensure she drank an appropriate amount of fluid. The problem was, she didn't want to open her mouth for anything ... which led to syringing pedialite and another electrolyte drink the Stollery pediatrician gave us, into her mouth until she felt like drinking it! Thankfully the syringing didn't last long and she never did get dehydrated. He also checked her ears and 1 was red, but not too bad so he suggested we stop the antibiotics (thus far she had only had 2 doses and had puked up the rest).
Tuesday Dr. Radisic checked her, since we were there anyways for Em's 3 yr check up. He said both her ears were red and he could see a little bit of fluid in one. At that point I didn't think her ears were causing her too much trouble. She wasn't waking up screaming at night (sure sign of an ear infection!!) and wasn't pulling at them at all. Dr. Radisic says that 50% of all ear infections clear up on their own, without antibiotics. We are very sensitive to this fact and prefer to not use antibiotics if not necessary! I worry about causing antibiotic resistant bacteria from the over use of antibiotics and/or using at inappropriate times. According to Dr. Radisic, the only true way to tell if the ear infection is bacterial or viral is to use a needle to extract fluid from the ear. Which is only done for research purposes, obviously a child wouldn't tolerate that procedure very well!! So we decided to wait it out and see if she got worse ...
Which brings us Wednesday night, when she did in fact get worse :( Wednesday and Thursday evening she went to bed fine and slept for approx. 7 hours before waking up crying and screaming. Obviously my first thought is "ear infection!" So off we were to the doctor's office AGAIN today! And sure enough, both ears are red and bulbous. The doctor let me look and then showed me a picture of a normal ear. Quite a difference between the two. Now the only issue is that she has had diarrhea and been sick to her stomach and is lacking "good" gut bacteria right now. This is a problem because antibiotics kill all bacteria - good and bad. And killing the good bacteria leads to ... diarrhea. So the game plan today is, to wait another day and see how her "gut" is! Hopefully the diarrhea stops, she sleeps all night and is on the mend and we don't have to give her the antibiotics. Otherwise, we'll wait until she has not had diarrhea for 24 hrs and start the antibiotics. I've been giving her probiotics that we got from the naturopath, hoping that they will replenish that good but bacteria. And trying to feed her yogurt, but she's still not interested in much eating!!
Next year we are DEFINITELY getting the flu shot!! All of us! I've always been a supporter of the flu shot and e usually get it, but didn't this year. I wonder if Reese would have gone through this, had she had the flu shot ...
Feel better soon Reese, we hate seeing you like this and quite honestly we are very tired!!!!
Say a little prayer for Reese :)
xo
Tracy
Friday morning Reese woke up and looked really sick. She was lethargic and crabby which is unusual for her. Friday afternoon she was sick to her stomach a few times and then the diarrhea started. The puking only lasted for a couple of days but the other has lasted nearly a week now :( You can tell she feels really terrible. She did not even want to stand by herself or even walk for the first 3 days. I think she just felt really crappy and really weak. She didn't want to eat or drink and I was worried she was getting dehydrated so I took her to the Stollery E.R. on Sunday afternoon. The pediatrician there said as long as her tongue is moist, she is not dehydrated but that she was probably borderline and to ensure she drank an appropriate amount of fluid. The problem was, she didn't want to open her mouth for anything ... which led to syringing pedialite and another electrolyte drink the Stollery pediatrician gave us, into her mouth until she felt like drinking it! Thankfully the syringing didn't last long and she never did get dehydrated. He also checked her ears and 1 was red, but not too bad so he suggested we stop the antibiotics (thus far she had only had 2 doses and had puked up the rest).
Tuesday Dr. Radisic checked her, since we were there anyways for Em's 3 yr check up. He said both her ears were red and he could see a little bit of fluid in one. At that point I didn't think her ears were causing her too much trouble. She wasn't waking up screaming at night (sure sign of an ear infection!!) and wasn't pulling at them at all. Dr. Radisic says that 50% of all ear infections clear up on their own, without antibiotics. We are very sensitive to this fact and prefer to not use antibiotics if not necessary! I worry about causing antibiotic resistant bacteria from the over use of antibiotics and/or using at inappropriate times. According to Dr. Radisic, the only true way to tell if the ear infection is bacterial or viral is to use a needle to extract fluid from the ear. Which is only done for research purposes, obviously a child wouldn't tolerate that procedure very well!! So we decided to wait it out and see if she got worse ...
Which brings us Wednesday night, when she did in fact get worse :( Wednesday and Thursday evening she went to bed fine and slept for approx. 7 hours before waking up crying and screaming. Obviously my first thought is "ear infection!" So off we were to the doctor's office AGAIN today! And sure enough, both ears are red and bulbous. The doctor let me look and then showed me a picture of a normal ear. Quite a difference between the two. Now the only issue is that she has had diarrhea and been sick to her stomach and is lacking "good" gut bacteria right now. This is a problem because antibiotics kill all bacteria - good and bad. And killing the good bacteria leads to ... diarrhea. So the game plan today is, to wait another day and see how her "gut" is! Hopefully the diarrhea stops, she sleeps all night and is on the mend and we don't have to give her the antibiotics. Otherwise, we'll wait until she has not had diarrhea for 24 hrs and start the antibiotics. I've been giving her probiotics that we got from the naturopath, hoping that they will replenish that good but bacteria. And trying to feed her yogurt, but she's still not interested in much eating!!
Next year we are DEFINITELY getting the flu shot!! All of us! I've always been a supporter of the flu shot and e usually get it, but didn't this year. I wonder if Reese would have gone through this, had she had the flu shot ...
Feel better soon Reese, we hate seeing you like this and quite honestly we are very tired!!!!
Say a little prayer for Reese :)
xo
Tracy
Big Girl!!
Turning 3 is a big milestone in our house!
At 3 a visit to the dentist and optometrist is recommended and unparented lessons and preschool classes can begin!
Emerson had her 3 yr check up on Tuesday morning with Dr. Radisic, our pediatrician. She weighed in at 30 lbs (30th %tile) and was 36.2" tall (25th %tile). She has actually climbed the charts in %tiles!! Dr. Radisic was impressed with her speech and vocabulary!! It was very cute to see her interacting with the nurse and Dr! I was holding a very sick Reese and could not help Em much, so she took her coat and boots off and skipped off to be weighed and measured by the nurse! When she came back she stepped on to the stool and up onto the examination table with a little help from Dr. Radisic! She answered all his questions and asked for a sucker at the end!! lol!!
On Wednesday morning I registered Emerson for the next session of gymnastics (begins in April), which will be unparented. Her class time will be Saturday's from 11:30 to 12:30. And unparented swimming lessons start next Friday!
Today Em had her first visit to the dentist! She did awesome!! She did not say much, just shook her head yes or no, which is quite a change for our chatty little girl! The hygienist did a little bit of scaling and polished her teeth. The dentist did an examination and said her teeth are some of the smallest she's ever seen. And Dr. Bergt suggested we encourage Emerson to stop sucking her thumb ... which she realizes is easier said then done! There is an appliance that can be put in Em's mouth for approx. 6 months (they call it a bridge). It prevents thumb-suckers from getting their thumb in the optimal "sucking" position (thumb on the roof of the mouth)!! Dr. Bergt's daughter had this appliance when she was only 3 years old and after a few weeks she was completely weaned from sucking her thumb. This is something we will probably look into for Em, however after listening to Dr. Bergt describe what thumb sucking can do to your teeth, Emerson says she is going to stop sucking her thumb!!!! And of course we have policeman Blake on the job as well ;) He has already reminded her that she should not suck her thumb!! I'm betting that tonight once they go to bed, we will hear Blake reminding Emerson to not suck her thumb!
I will make Em and optometrist appointment, but I think I'll wait a few months!
We're still on the waiting list for a spot in preschool on Tues or Thurs morning ... hopefully a spot will come up soon.
So there are a lot of changes happening for Em! Very exciting for the most part, but also a bit sad for Mom and Dad :( We just hope Emerson enjoys herself in the unparented lessons as much as she's enjoyed the parented lessons :)
xo
Tracy
At 3 a visit to the dentist and optometrist is recommended and unparented lessons and preschool classes can begin!
Emerson had her 3 yr check up on Tuesday morning with Dr. Radisic, our pediatrician. She weighed in at 30 lbs (30th %tile) and was 36.2" tall (25th %tile). She has actually climbed the charts in %tiles!! Dr. Radisic was impressed with her speech and vocabulary!! It was very cute to see her interacting with the nurse and Dr! I was holding a very sick Reese and could not help Em much, so she took her coat and boots off and skipped off to be weighed and measured by the nurse! When she came back she stepped on to the stool and up onto the examination table with a little help from Dr. Radisic! She answered all his questions and asked for a sucker at the end!! lol!!
On Wednesday morning I registered Emerson for the next session of gymnastics (begins in April), which will be unparented. Her class time will be Saturday's from 11:30 to 12:30. And unparented swimming lessons start next Friday!
Today Em had her first visit to the dentist! She did awesome!! She did not say much, just shook her head yes or no, which is quite a change for our chatty little girl! The hygienist did a little bit of scaling and polished her teeth. The dentist did an examination and said her teeth are some of the smallest she's ever seen. And Dr. Bergt suggested we encourage Emerson to stop sucking her thumb ... which she realizes is easier said then done! There is an appliance that can be put in Em's mouth for approx. 6 months (they call it a bridge). It prevents thumb-suckers from getting their thumb in the optimal "sucking" position (thumb on the roof of the mouth)!! Dr. Bergt's daughter had this appliance when she was only 3 years old and after a few weeks she was completely weaned from sucking her thumb. This is something we will probably look into for Em, however after listening to Dr. Bergt describe what thumb sucking can do to your teeth, Emerson says she is going to stop sucking her thumb!!!! And of course we have policeman Blake on the job as well ;) He has already reminded her that she should not suck her thumb!! I'm betting that tonight once they go to bed, we will hear Blake reminding Emerson to not suck her thumb!
I will make Em and optometrist appointment, but I think I'll wait a few months!
We're still on the waiting list for a spot in preschool on Tues or Thurs morning ... hopefully a spot will come up soon.
So there are a lot of changes happening for Em! Very exciting for the most part, but also a bit sad for Mom and Dad :( We just hope Emerson enjoys herself in the unparented lessons as much as she's enjoyed the parented lessons :)
xo
Tracy
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