Bring On The Info!!

Happy Day after Fourth of July everyone. Hope you all had a day filled with fun, ice cream, fatty foods, and more fireworks than you could stand. For the first time in a long while Alex was feeling well enough that we went out downtown and enjoyed the fourth of July festival. We didn't last long enough to see the fireworks down there, but caught some once we got back home so all was not lost. Alex also had a blast, and I thoroughly enjoyed spending time with my three men.

We are still in the midst of numerous tests to determine what exactly is going on with Alex's health. He appears to have RAD (or asthma, whatever you choose to call it) but has tested negative in his allergy tests, thus has no apparent trigger. He's had essentially a chronic upper respiratory infection since about February, and though he's "okay" day to day, he's certainly not at 100%. We found out on Thursday after a visit to the ENT that his ear tubes have come out and both ears are infected. Poor little guy showed no signs of an ear infection whatsoever! So we're back in next Friday to get his tubes put back in (and absolute necessity according to the ENT as his ears currently do not drain any fluid when they should). They will also be putting a camera up into his sinuses and down into his larynx to try and figure out why he's having the chronic cough, runny nose, wheezing, fatigue, etc.

Stephen on the other hand is healthy as a horse these days, and is almost 20 pounds already!! He's finally down to getting up only once a night, and usually just giving him the pacifier knocks him back out until about 6 in the morning. A welcome change from 3 and 4 times a night, that's for sure!

I missed my blog friends over the past month, and am excited to see that Anita over at Did We Survive Hurricane Katrina or Not? tagged me! Thanks Anita!!

Here's the meme:

“The rules of the game get posted at the beginning. Each player answers the questions about themselves. At the end of the post, the player then tags 5 people and posts their names, then goes to their blogs and leaves them a comment, letting them know they’ve been tagged. Let the person who tagged you know when you’ve posted your answer.”

1) What were you doing 5 years ago?

I was dating my husband, living in Myrtle Beach, helping to run a no-kill animal rescue, and working as a receptionist for a large law firm. It was a very good time in my life, but a time full of changes as well.


2) What are 5 things on your to-do list for today?

Take a nap
Finish the laundry
Go buy new pillows for everyone's bed
Pick up a new memory card for the camera since I broke the last one
Maybe take the boys out for lunch

3) What are 5 snacks you enjoy?

Popcorn
Anything dark chocolate
Spinach dip
Garlic Hummus
Mozzarella Caprese (Fresh mozz with sliced tomatoes drizzled with balsamic vinagrette)

4) What are five things you would do if you were a billionaire?

Hire a top of the line respiratory specialist to help Alex
Start and run a no-kill animal rescue
Pay people to call my phone company multiple times per day and hassle them about buying new services (payback is hell!)
Buy my parents and in-laws houses nearby so they could come stay whenever they wanted
Buy Nick a Z06 Corvette

5) What are five jobs you’ve had?

Veterinary Technician, Receptionist, Paralegal, Store Manager, Mommy

Now for the tagging part.... I tag:

Leslie at My Mommy's Place Blog

Wendy at Adoption and Fire

Sheri at My Minivan is Faster than Yours

Audrey of Mom Generations at Audrey's Blog

Can't wait to see everyone's responses!!