Seriously?

My son doesn't go to the doctor for almost two years except for his 4 year well check and now we are back again for our 3rd time this month. Seriously?
He has run a fever maybe 5 times his whole life and has only not run one 5 days out of this month. Seriously?
He usually sleeps in til we drag him out of bed at 8 and now he can't sleep past 5 AM because he isn't feeling well. Seriously?
Seriously.
I am frustrated, worried, anxious, tired. I hate researching on Google. I hate being on hold at my pediatricians office for 42 minutes! I wish I could take off work and stay with him until he was all better. I can't stand that I paid $725 for the daycare this month just so he could contract two illnesses and not be able to come in while all the other kids "are just fine". Seriously?
Yeah, I am so sure Dylan is the bacteria and virus culprit infecting his entire school.

Parents, KEEP YOUR CHILDREN HOME WHEN THEY ARE SICK so mine has the chance to get better.
SERIOUSLY.

I do not know what I would do if my mom were working right now or was not close enough to keep him whenever we need her to. We are seriously lucky in that regard.
That is all for now. Please wash your hands.
seriously

The Well Check

Went to the doc this am for Dylan's 5 year well-check visit. He did well as always. They did a strep test because his throat was red and swollen, but thank goodness it was negative. I don't think I could have taken another illness so quickly.
The best news was no SHOTS. Just the seasonal flu nasal mist, so we were able to get outta the doctor's office without a single tear.
He had his vision and hearing tested. Check.
Was weighed and measured. 25% weight (movin on out) and 50% height (movin on up).
He answered all the doc's important questions.
"What is your favorite thing to play with?" "My Wii."
"And what is your favorite game?" "Fishing."
"What is your favorite thing to play outside?"
"I like to play with my doggie."
"What is your favorite food to eat?"
"Ummm, cheese!"
All in all a good visit even though we had to drive in the rain. All ready to start kindergarten next year and hopefully stay healthy between now and then.

Spinach, for breakfast?

Yummy.

I just started the South Beach Diet Supercharged, Phase 1 today. The first two weeks of South Beach can be hell. Depriving your body of all (well almost) carbs and eating triple servings of green veggies can prove to be torture. I am lucky because I love veggies, but spinach quiche cups and V8 for breakfast was even hard to stomach for me.
Tomorrow I will be having some turkey bacon and a hard boiled egg for a switch. I cooked some chicken and veggie chili last night and is smelled and looked tasty, so lunch should be good. Feta, tomato and cucumber salad for dinner. Almonds, pickles, string cheese and sugar-free Jello for snacks. All this I can handle, but spinach for breakfast may be a little too much.
I don't even really eat breakfast much anyway (I know one of the many reasons I am fat!). Usually a Nutri Grain or granola bar along with my three cups of coffee. We'll have to see if I can make it through two weeks of this. I like the food but it gets old, even for a veggie lover like myself.
I'll be dreaming of fruit and toast in just a few days I imagine. The "supercharged" part of this version adds in some exercise too. Think I'll wait a few days to add that in since my body will be carb deprived and lethargic. The exercise may be enough to push me over the edge.
Should kick start my weight loss and will be 10 lbs lighter after next week. Good thing cause otherwise there would be no point. Healthy smealthy.
Hope to update some good news on the outcome soon. In the meantime, NO I don't' want to go for happy hour and NO I don't want to try the best new Italian restaurant.

Body Parts

Dylan has been learning about body parts at school this week. They have done outline drawings of their feet and life size outline of his body. He seems to be pretty interested in the topic and my mommy hopes are this means he will be a doctor! But I won't push that just yet.
Yesterday while we were driving home and discussing his day, he told me that they were naming parts of the body and his teacher was writing them down. So I asked him "What body parts did you name?"
PENIS, BOOTY, BELLY and TENTACLES.

I could probably end this blog now and everyone would understand, but it gets better.

(Oh, if you didn't figure it out tentacles are testicles and he just gets a little confused about the name sometimes. He also likes to check to make sure there are still two on at least a weekly basis. I get the report after a poop session, "Mommy, I still have two tentacles." "Awesome Dylan, I was really worried about it.")
Anyway, I asked him what his teacher said about the parts he named. He told me when he shouted out "Penis!" that her reply was, "I don't think I'm gonna write that down." Prude.
I thought they were good ones and that he was obviously trying to sound smart and come up with a more original answer than arm or leg or elbow.
Already obsessed with the package and only 5. I need a drink.

Duh

Perspective, one year later. Gotta love it when you misspell the title!

Percpective, one year later

Sorry, Heather I had to steal your latest blog title, it was too fitting.

If you have time to go back and read my very first blog, do that before finishing this one to understand why I am so ecstatic about the phenomenal change in my football obsessed husband. Over the years we have had our battles that started with something football related and exploded into a blow out argument where every issue surfaces. You know the ones, usually associated with excess alcohol consumption. No fun.
I expected to start hearing the usual shit talk about Texas, National Championship hopes and learn the names and stats of all the OU starters beginning in late July or early August. Nothing.
I expected holes punched in walls, sulking and resentment after the BYU loss. Nothing.
I started to think maybe my husband had been abducted by aliens and what I lived with now was a tame version of his former self. Okay so I may miss some of his good qualities, but you gotta compromise, right?
Today I get an email asking if we can plan a weekend at Wurstfest. Either late October or early November. Um, hello? I gotta watch my Horns! Oh wait, I can miss a game and OMG so can he!
Totally thrilled. Elated. Filled with hope that my future is going to consist of weekend trips and family outings and then home to watch games on DVR. What can I say. I have done so well training him to be the man of my dreams. Well, okay still working on some things. But I'll go ahead and say it..............Damn I'm good.

................and Babe, so are you!!!!!!!!!! xoxo

He's 5, no Jive

Can you believe that tomorrow is Dylan's 5th birthday? It seriously feels like a few months ago that we were cuddling on the couch with a toddler. He has taken after his mom and decided that your birthday should be celebrated for at least a week. So, we have already done lots and there is more to come.
Went to Ft. Worth on Saturday so Jason could go to the OU-BYU game. (Okay I am sure there are comments that you expect to read here, but I am going to keep it to myself for my own sake.) Dylan and I hung with Grandma all day and didn't do much. Went to the ghetto Irving Walmart and almost ran over a McDonald's employee. Actually he seemed to want me to run him over. Can you blame him?
On Sunday we had a bowling party for Dylan and his grandma, grandpa and both uncles were there. He liked that. And he got a WII!!! We have already had lots of fun with the bowling game. I am the current champ at our house, but I am sure that will change soon. And thank goodness I am decent at Wii bowling because I sucked at the real thing!
Tomorrow night on his real bday, we are going to eat at the restaurant of his choice. Outback. He loves steak. I am hoping to have them sing to him with a free dessert. I am also going to leave work early and go pick up some cookies (what? you think I bake!) to take to his school for their afternoon snack. Think he'll enjoy me being there so I am taking full advantage since I will be all too embarrassing any day now.
After dinner GiGi and Audrey are coming by to deliver their gifts and wish him birthday cheer. Then, Jason took the day off on Friday so they can sleep late, make breakfast, wrestle, play Wii games, etc. Talk about a good birthday! But 5 is a super important one so since we didn't have a big party here this year we wanted to make sure he was sufficiently spoiled!!
Check back tomorrow as I am sure I will be an emotional blogger babbling about my baby being all growed up.