Happy Jack!!!!

Jack had his 4 year check up on Tuesday -- not much to report...he's 31 lbs and somewhere around 38 - 40 inches long....he just would not straighten his leg for anything! He's growing, at that's the important thing! There wasn't much else to the visit. He did get 3 shots and needs to go back in 6 months for second dose of one of the vaccines. It was funny -- Dr. C said to just bring him along to the baby's 4 month check up. Boy did that sound strange! At first I was thinking "What baby??" Ha ha!! Sadly Jack did end up getting our bug -- he has an ear infection and sore throat. She gave us an Rx for Augmentin. Jack had been cranky over the weekend but he's like a new kiddo now -- I haven't seen him so happy in almost two weeks.

Jack now has a nurse at school -- though she won't be our permanent nurse, she's just filling in until the agency gets someone on the schedule. It's sad because we really, really like her! Hopefully we'll like the next one just as well. I think it was really the right decision to make. I am relieved that someone's there just in case. Plus she takes all of these nifty notes and I know exactly what went on during Jack's day play by play! She wrote down what he ate, what they did in PT, which words he used, his mood, and a few other goodies! We do get progress reports from time to time, but it's usually much less detail -- so I'm liking this. It is nice to know that we can use nursing if need be after my c-section -- but I feel a little strange about having a "stranger" in my house. If anyone has used nursing at home, I would love to hear about it. Thankfully we do have a lot of family and friends so maybe we won't even need to use nursing! (ATTENTION FAMILY AND FRIENDS -- MAKE NO PLANS MAY 22 until JUNE 22! Hint, hint!!)

We also decided to take Jack's wheelchair to school for the first time too -- now that there's someone to help do the lifting! He loves it...he looks wonderful and all of the kids were excited to see his new wheels. We decorated the back with his name in fancy letters and the PT put red and blue tape on the pegs for his right hand. We were originally waiting for a lift-bus to become available but since we canceled transportation it's not an issue any more. The nurse takes the wheelchair out of the back of our van and gets Jack from the car and does the same when it's time to go home too. I walk them into the building and say my goodbyes.

I am still really sick. It started Thursday with a sore throat and by yesterday it had gone to my chest and I was having a hard time getting a good breath...feels very much like an elephant is sitting on my chest. The family doc said it's an upper respiratory infection and gave me an Rx for antibiotics and instructions to take Musinex (1200 mg extended release) and that's about all he could do. I am miserable. I already lack lung capacity due to a very big bean who likes to keep her feet under my ribcage (okay, so I don't know this for sure but that's EXACTLY what it feels like) then with the tightness, irritation and congestion forget it, I can't sit, or sleep very well at all. I can get my best breaths standing up. I alarmed Jason this morning because I was wondering the hallway at 4 am...I didn't go back to bed until 6 and Jack was up shortly after.

30 Weeks and 1 day today. It's amazing -- the time is simply flying by. After I dropped Jack at school I went to Taco Bell for lunch (fast food is rare for me -- I'll blame the Bean...hee hee). I saw Jack's old bus driver and she asked me if I was ready to "pop this kid out yet?" I keep forgetting just how pregnant I look. I am not used to it -- I get questions everywhere I go! It's amazing to think I missed FIFTEEN WEEKS of my pregnancy with Jack. So no, I am not ready to "pop" yet -- but I am getting used to the idea that May is really around the corner!!!