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Alex still has diarrhea but thankfully is not vomiting and is well hydrated. It just makes for a lot of laundry :)

Other than that, it is amazing how much difference the ear tubes make in Alex's disposition. At the moment he is engrossed and dancing to Sesame Street. He has not watched TV since he was little. Now we wonder if he could not hear it. He is also more likely to give hugs and kisses :)

The day after...

So we have found out that Alex does NOT do well with anesethsia. The vomitting ended in the car but that brought out diarrhea and terrible diaper rash. This woke him up several times through out the nite.

Thankfully the day after was A LOT better. He seems to be back to his normal self (Thank God!) :)

Happy 16 m Birthday!

On Alex's big 16 month birthday, he got his ear tubes (aren't we giving parents?). He did great going into the hospital and waiting and we were told he did great through surgery (his right ear was still infected). After waking up he was an absolute bear, which is what we were told to expect. He cried for a very long time and then got sick from the anesthesia. So at the moment, he is a little cranky and fighting a nap. But thankfully the tubes are in and ear infections will be a thing of the past.

Happy 16m! :)

Pre-Surgery Appt.

Well, it seems the rash is probably a virus. Hopefully it will be gone by the weekend :)

Other than that, Alex was a real trooper at the hospital. He allowed them to poke and prod without too much fuss. It was a blessing for Mom. Now I just need to clean out the car and get rid of the Cheerios and Pretzels because he is not allowed to eat 8 hours before his surgery. That could be fun.

This past weekend...

was interesting with the release of the new Harry Potter book. Which I finished by Saturday night (a good book) :)

While I was reading, Alex was very unhappy with his new ear infection. He had a fever, not eating or sleeping, and constantly poking at his ear. Monday morning we saw Dr. Brooks. Alex's right ear was very infected (omnicef to the rescue) and his "I" teeth are coming in. The top right tooth was a new addition.

I still have not heard from Millersville :( So I have started applying for other new positions. I feel returning back in September would be another unhappy year. Hopefully that situation can be avoided and I can get out of this rut.

Other than that...Alex' website: http://astro.temple.edu/~pcarr/AjbcWeb/start.htm has been updated. Unfortunately, my limited webdesign skill has not allowed me to make it an RSS feed. If anyone has any pointers, please let me know. Until then I will just post the update information on here.