We just bought our very first home! We signed the paperwork on Friday and changed the locks on Saturday!! We have A LOT of work to do before we feel ready to move in. Plus, we've paid for the storage unit through the end of February, so to get our money's worth from that, we're going to make a few minor adjustments in the house before we move our stuff in. We literally inherited a house almost fully furnished, so we have a lot of sorting of junk to go through and get rid of furniture we don't want or really need.
I'm off to price carpet today while Nick and dad go over after work to fix a few items in the house that need fixing right away. There is some surface mold in a few places that has to be taken care of and painted over, as well as a few closet doors that need to be replaced. Hopefully I'll get a good price on decent carpet and have that all set up to be put in soon.
So, we'll get in the house sooner rather than later. Now that we actually have the house, I feel it's a daunting thing to get everything ready for us to move in, but I know it'll be worth it in the end!
Monday, February 14, 2011
Thursday, February 10, 2011
Sickness, again...
So, what else is new, but we've just gotten over another round of colds. This time, however, the boys got it pretty bad, and quick for that matter. I noticed runny noses from all three of the boys and braced for the worst. A few days later I was running Spencer to the urgent clinic because he complained of an ear ache. All three boys by that time had pretty awful sounding coughs and noses that would run without end! So Spencer went on antibiotics for an ear infection.
The next day I took Bennett to the pediatrician for his cough. He was tested for RSV, the flu, and pneumonia. They had to suction his nose with this industrial-strength machine in order for Bennett to be able to breathe properly. That was pretty intense! Tests came back negative for everything but RSV. Thankfully he's old enough where it's not such a worry. Breathing treatments and nose suction was the only treatment to give him. After three weeks, however, he's healthy again.
Tanner only developed a nasty cough with a few days of low fevers. I always dread when he gets fevers because of how high they get. It's not unusual for his fevers to get up around 104, so I was grateful for a low 101 fever this time around.
I managed to catch a little of what the boys had. Thankfully my virus only lasted about 5 days and didn't develop into anything more than a minor throaty cough and body aches. But we're all back to normal health again!!
Spencer was supposed to be tested for a peanut allergy a few weeks ago, but because of his being on antibiotics we had to postpone his appointment a week. Graciously, he is not allergic to peanut butter!!! That makes life a bit easier for all involved. He has to go back for a more in-depth evaluation for an allergy to penicillin, but the doctor is pretty sure he's not allergic to that either. It's just a precaution.
So, just another month at the Surdukowski household. I'm looking forward to the time where we don't have some sort of illness every month. But who knows when that will be. It just feels like my kids manage to catch every single virus that floats around. Not sure why! But, for now we're all healthy, and I'll revel in that while it lasts!!
The next day I took Bennett to the pediatrician for his cough. He was tested for RSV, the flu, and pneumonia. They had to suction his nose with this industrial-strength machine in order for Bennett to be able to breathe properly. That was pretty intense! Tests came back negative for everything but RSV. Thankfully he's old enough where it's not such a worry. Breathing treatments and nose suction was the only treatment to give him. After three weeks, however, he's healthy again.
Tanner only developed a nasty cough with a few days of low fevers. I always dread when he gets fevers because of how high they get. It's not unusual for his fevers to get up around 104, so I was grateful for a low 101 fever this time around.
I managed to catch a little of what the boys had. Thankfully my virus only lasted about 5 days and didn't develop into anything more than a minor throaty cough and body aches. But we're all back to normal health again!!
Spencer was supposed to be tested for a peanut allergy a few weeks ago, but because of his being on antibiotics we had to postpone his appointment a week. Graciously, he is not allergic to peanut butter!!! That makes life a bit easier for all involved. He has to go back for a more in-depth evaluation for an allergy to penicillin, but the doctor is pretty sure he's not allergic to that either. It's just a precaution.
So, just another month at the Surdukowski household. I'm looking forward to the time where we don't have some sort of illness every month. But who knows when that will be. It just feels like my kids manage to catch every single virus that floats around. Not sure why! But, for now we're all healthy, and I'll revel in that while it lasts!!
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