So, I have decided on this blog I will also write about my other kids and everything going on in our life. I was planning on doing another blog for that but.....let's face it, I have a hard enough time finding time to write on this one that having two to write on will kill me! I cannot believe the craziness of having 4 kids and two being under two. I only have two more weeks of saying that since Xavian will be two by then.
Other than some craziness life has been good post surgery for Xyler. It has been so nice being able to take him places and to go places as a family. On July first we were able to all go to church as a family since having Xyler. What a wonderful feeling it was to have Xyler there! For many people it was their first time seeing him and he was a hit! Everyone just adored him and thought that he was a little cutie and such a happy baby. He really is a very happy baby and I think he is adorable too, but I'm a little biased. :)
Xyler wasn't drinking much for a few days around the beginning of July. I figured it was because he was teething. He acted like it hurt when he would be drinking. The morning of July 2nd he started throwing up everything! I knew he was becoming severely dehydrated so I took him in to see his ped. He could tell that he was very dehydrated and figured he had some sort of stomach virus that has been going around, so he sent us over to Logan Regional Hospital so that Xyler could get an iv and get some fluid in him. The only hard time of him being there was when they put his IV in. It took them a long time and the poor kid was screaming throughout all of it. I was not very impressed but I do realize they are not used to putting IV's in a baby. Plus, he still had bruises from all of his IV's from his surgery so they didn't want to put one in on those areas.
After spending a day and a half, and getting pumped full of fluid Xyler was looking and doing a lot better and was able to go home. Since then he has done great! He is eating and drinking like he should. I am so amazed by the difference his surgery has made for him. He always wanted to sit up on his own before but didn't have enough strength to do it. He also couldn't stand on his legs for more than a few seconds. He now can sit on his own on the floor and can stand longer than he could. It is so wonderful to watch him start to do all these things that he didn't have the strength to do before.
Now for the bad news of when he came home from the hospital. My other kids caught what he had...ugh. Xander and Nika were only sick for a few days but poor Xavian had it longer. He fevered up to 104 and then broke out with red spots. When most of the spots had disappeared we took Xavian outside to play for a bit. After a while I suddenly noticed that he was covered in spots worse than before! The heat from the sun made more of them appear. He the got diarrhea and wasn't eating or drinking much. I took him to the dr because I was afraid he was becoming dehydrated too. His weight looked good so his ped just told me to bring him in in a few days for a weight check if he wasn't improving. He finally started to drink more and then eat more a couple of days later so I never took him in. Now his feet and hands are starting to peel like crazy and I have no idea why. He is really fair skinned and seems to have sensitive skin. I just don't know what to do with him! It seems like he is always fevering up from something and then normally breaks out in hives from the fever. I just hope he starts doing better and won't get sick as much.
I love my kids so much, even with all of the craziness they bring into my life! :)
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