Steroids, Antibiotics, and a Nebulizer for my Toddler

Well friends, it's never a dull life in the Wilson's. Last Friday sure proved that! It all started with a runny nose on Wednesday... of course that was because I scheduled Jackson's 16 month well baby visit for Friday. Every time I schedule these appointments, he comes down with something!

I didn't think much of the runny nose. Jackson slept great that night, so I figured it was just his allergies. Thursday night I gave Jackson his allergy medicine and had Mr. set up the humidifier in his room... well, let's just say we didn't get much sleep that night.  We've had a rough few nights, with not much sleep.

At one point Thursday night I thought about taking Jackson to the ER for his wheezing. I've never heard Jackson sound like this before.  I knew my baby was struggling to breathe.  My sister had asthma as a child, and this was all I could think about. Jackson sounded like a 90-year-old, chain smoker. It was terrible!

We went to the doctor first thing Friday morning, and I laughed as we checked in for Jackson's "well baby" visit. It was obvious that Jackson was not well!

Turns out that Jackson may have allergy induced asthma, we'll know more this week after they run some tests. The good news is that he responded well to the medication. I'm still not convinced that he didn't just have a respiratory infection, but it may be denial.

Jackson got a cortisone shot on Friday as well as antibiotics for another ear infection. On top of that, we were sent home with a nebulizer for Jackson to have breathing treatments as needed for his wheezing.

At first the breathing treatments were torture! They don't hurt, the machine doesn't scare him, I couldn't figure it out. His first treatment took me and two nurses pinning him down. Not fun! A few mom's recommended not using the face mask strap and distracting him with a show. Hello, genius mommas!!! Thanks to Elmo, his treatments have been successful.

Everything seems to be under control for the time being. Mr. and I are so ready for the steroid high aka Tasmanian devil, side effects to wear off. Jackson is like a ball in a pinball machine. Literally, he's bouncing off the walls and climbing everything!

We cannot thank everyone enough for the thoughts, prayers and advice! I'll be sure to update as we know more. Our weekend was relaxing, full of lots of cuddles and kisses:) We didn't trick or treat, but Jackson was as cute as can be handing out candy!

Sick Baby J

First treatment at home with Momma and Mr., not good...

Thankful for momma's advice, Elmo was the perfect distraction.  No more tears or fighting the treatment!

Big boy, fishy face:)

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Tiger for a day

Last Saturday was a big day in college football for our family. LSU played (and sadly lost) to my sister's alma mater, Auburn.  And MIZZOU (University of Missouri) played, and beat #1 ranked Oklahoma. 

Do you see a theme here with these three teams? Well, they all have a tiger as their school mascot...unless you get really technical, Auburn has a war eagle and tiger. I never understood that. 

Anyway, we all had a tiger to pull for in college football on Saturday!

Jackson was being super silly and I thought it would be fun to dress him up as a Tiger for the day. *This is not his Halloween costume, but a "hand-me-down" from our neighbors.

I hear that my dad showed off his lil tiger pictures all day:)

Jackson says ROAR!

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What's cooking?!?

Yes my friends, that is the question I got from the Mr. when he walked through the door last night - What's cooking?!?

I got home from work and transformed into a domestic diva! Mr. has his first trial outside of worker's comp court on Wednesday.  So, I wanted to do something nice for him. And I'm sure most of you that know me are wondering how cooking something would be nice.  Well, laugh all you want, but I cooked and it was easy and delicious! How often do those two words go together when it comes to me cooking?!?

Here's what you need for a domestic diva chicken pasta dinner:
one rotisserie chicken
one or two jars of your favorite pasta sauce
one box of your favorite type of pasta
one container of ricotta cheese
one package of shredded cheese
some herbs: basil, parsley, garlic, salt

Step-by-step directions (with photos for other domestically challenged divas like me)
chop up chicken
preheat oven to 350
bring a pot of water to a boil, pour in box of pasta

mix together: chicken pieces, ricotta cheese, and herbs

strain pasta when done (after about 8 minutes or whenever it's not crunchy)

mix in pasta and pasta sauce with chicken, ricotta cheese, herbs and pasta sauce

pour into a casserole dish
cover with shredded cheese

put in the oven for 20 minutes
give the baby a bath

call your Mr. home from work
nurse your baby, put him to bed, and wait for your Mr. in this:)

Totally joking about the apron, that was taken for a work promotion. No worries, I was in my pj's by the time Mr. got home!

 But we enjoyed a yummy dinner and that's all that matters:)

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Random thoughts inside my head

Lately I feel like I can't get the wheels inside my head to stop spinning. I literally have a thousand conversations going on up there and I can't stop. I'm pretty sure that a lot of it has to do with our decision to sell our home. Change is not something I'm good at, never have been, never will.

So what exactly is going on up there, well let's see:

Should we really try and sell our house or refinance, pay down our note, 

and see where we are in a year financially?

What if we wait a year to sell and the housing market is worse than it is today?

If our crazy cat lady neighbor sells her house before we do, do we still want to move?

My favorite children's boutique opened up in a little house pretty much in our backyard. 

Mr. is freaking out a lil bit about this:) 

Why do so many house have HUGE master suites and itty bitty living rooms? 

One day I'll be at a point in my life that I care about my master bedroom. 

But, I'm not there yet. I want a HUGE living room that opens up into my kitchen!

And in that HUGE living room, I want this or this.

My house is all red, and I am thinking our next house will be all tans and blues.  

I need a little calming serenity like I feel at the beach. 

I love the style of almost everything on this site.

Speaking of the beach, I cannot wait to go here next Summer.  

And I hope that we make a little John Thomas while we are there:) 

Did I really just put that in writing?!?

I'm loving these jeans, but I put myself on a spending freeze and I'd like 

to win the little contest I have going on for myself.

A spending freeze 9 weeks before Christmas, I am certifiably nuts!

I need to find Jackson the perfect Christmas pjs.  I love our pj tradition.

My sister is having a baby, a real life baby.  I cannot wait to see her as a momma.  

Unfortunately, she lives 1,000 miles away.  

So I won't be seeing to much of her as a momma or my sweet Amelia bug:(

If we can't sell our house, then I may knock out a wall and build out my family room.  

Mr. thinks I'm crazy.

I think a little demolition would be just what I need right now.

I'm losing weight, but seriously not trying too at all.  

I'm not sure if it's because I'm running a marathon in my head 

or if there's something wrong with me. 

I weigh less now then I did on our wedding day.  

And I had a personal trainer do get that way.

My mom thinks that I look sick.  I think hope that Action Jackson is just wearing on me.

I miss my Grandma.

I love having a big family, but the thought of coming up with unique Christmas 

gifts for 4 sets of parents, and 8 siblings (and their families) is just plain overwhelming!

Anyone have good ideas for presents in bulk, ha:)

I think that Jackson can talk, he just chooses not to.  

And it makes me question my parenting skills or lack there of.

Funny how I think I have a lack of parenting skills, but I've been 

accused of thinking I was God's gift to children.  

The person that accused me of this will never know how this made me feel.  

I think about it daily and it gives me hives.

I'll never understand how the loss of a football team can ruin someone's night.  It's just a game.

Mr. made me let down my spending freeze guard Friday night and we had the best

Friday Family Date ever.  Seriously, it was too fun and I love my boys!

I know my nursing momma days are coming to an end soon and it makes me so sad.  

I love the bond that Jackson and I have during that time.  

How do you know when the last time is really the last?

How much is too much to spend on Christmas cards?

I love that putting things down on paper makes you feel better. 
Well it makes me feel better:)

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