2011...YOU SUCK so far

Mouth Sores
Sore Throat
Cold Sores
Pink Eye
Infected Finger
Stomach Flu
Diarrhea
Dehydrated
Doctor
Emergency Room
Urgent Care
Nurses Line / Nurses Line / Nurses Line
On Call Pediatricians
Etc. :)

That's our first three weeks of 2011 in a nutshell...LOL

So to kind of describe our year so far I kind of have to just sit here and say...REALLY? Kayden started acting not himself the first week of January. Everyone who knows Kayden knows that he is a crazy, funny, active little boy who always keeps us on our toes. All of a sudden he was not our little man, very sensitive and cry-y, whiney, you'd ask him to do something and he's curl up and start bawling. Anyway we let it go tried to make it better, gave him medicine, etc. He's two - you never know! So brought him in (man a couple times I think...its really all a blur) and they said it was Coxsackie - painful giant blisters in his ENTIRE mouth and throat, as well as cold sores forming on the outside of his mouth. The Dr and Nurses said that the first time anyone gets a coldsore for the 1st time it is a horrible painful event, especially at a young age. So he pretty much had ALL of that going on at once. It took 2 full weeks before we had our little boy back. And today, 3 weeks later - the last coldsore is FINALLY going away on the outside of his face. And he is making us LAUGH and GIGGLE as we speak!

It only seems appropriate that my only day off this week (Wednesday) that Hannah should wake up - throwing up. I mean actual gagging and throwing up like an adult. That was fun. Especially since I had made another appointment to take Kayden in to the Dr to have his finger checked. Got a cut on his finger nail and it was all infected. I called and canceled only to have Kayden start throwing up. Yep - both of them. My dad came over and helped in the afternoon, and then Eric came home and it was seeming to be getting better. Kayden was done w/ it Wednesday. Hannah got sick again that night and then Eric got it early Thursday. I ended up having to take Hannah to the ER yesterday b/c she had not had a wet diaper in a full day. She did not have to have IV's thank goodness, but it was a long day. Then last night - she got sick again - projectile sick! That kid amazes me at what she can produce and DO! WOW! I woke up this morning, excited to go to work only to have Eric and Hannah both get sick again. Yep - another call in to work. Kayden seems to be fine, Hannah is napping right now, and Eric is laying on the couch. Knock on wood I have not gotten sick, but I get a stomach just thinking about it all. Don't forget from Hannah's prior post that she had pink eye in there too, and she gave it to Kayden!

Here I am putting it all out there, in hopes that this is it...healthy until 2012... :) Its gotta happen, RIGHT!?!?!? I am thankful this is all that has happened, it could be much worse and we have the greatest kids, they throw up one minute and make me smile and giggle the next minute!

Hoping everyone reading this is having a HEALTHY, HAPPY 2011 - and let's all say a prayer that ours only gets better, I mean A LOT BETTER! :) Love to everyone!

Hannah's 9 Month Stats!

Last Friday we had Hannah's 9 month Well Check. She woke up Friday morning w/ her eyes matted shut - so good thing I kept the appointment - Pink Eye it was!! UGH! (the 2011 Loftus Family sicknesses is a whole seperate blog post (check back for that) w/in itself.) She did so well and the Dr was very pleased that she had stopped w/ the acid reflux and spitting everything up. She always does so well at the Doctor. The nurses could not get over how smiley she was - even w/ super sore eyes. They would even come back to check on her, and yep - still smiling! We're so lucky! Here are a couple pictures of our big girl from the Dr visit!

Fast asleep on the car ride in. She likes her new big girl car seat!

Self portraits w/ Mommy....poor red eyes!

Smiling even w/ the puppy dog pink eyes!

Here are here stats!

Weight - 20 lbs 15 oz - 83rd percentile

Height - 26 inches - 32nd percentile (short lil' chunka monka!)

Head Circumference - 46.5 cm - 97th percentile (LOL - we're holding strong at this 97th percentile here!)

Cutest Little Kids You Ever Did See!!

Kayden's 2 1/2 Year Pictures & Hannah's 9 Month Pictures!

We got the kids' pictures taken this past weekend, and I am once again very, very please! We went to Portrait Innovations. They did SOOO good, and we got the CD of all 115 pictures. I wanted everyone to see the variety that we took, and how funny (and CUTE!) they are so here is a brief run through of them. It goes last pictures to first....don't ask - blogger and I do not get along! :) Enjoy the pics!




He's a cruising machine!

honk honk...outta my way!

For real??

just kiddin'

someone is super SLEEPY!!! Brother about rocked her to sleep!

And this is a flip book of Hannah and her blankie....1st is the head butt (not in picture)

It tickles Mommy!

Pretty Girl!

Big Girl!

CHEESE!

Stud!

2 1/2 Years Old

Ready to run...no idea why it won't rotate.

9 months old

Mommy's Big Girl

Our babies!

Don't you just want to squeeze them?? :)

These next few pictures make me laugh....he looks so big and is so funny!

FAVORITE PICTURE!!!!!

Big Man

Oooooooo (Toy Story Aliens)

Kayden LOVES Toy Story...he knows who all the characters are and loves to tell stories about them, and he even does good impressions! Here's one!

The real version...



Kayden's version...

A Couple Videos

Here are some videos of the kids. One of my New Year's Resolutions is to keep this more current, so I'm starting w/ a couple of cute videos! Enjoy & Happy New Year from the Loftus'!

This is our little ladies man....watch out girls...he'll break your heart!

I love this little chunka's giggles! She's such a little belly laugher, too. Love her!

This is a typical evening at our house. I just happened to get the camera on K when he is being his typical funny self. He's telling some sort of story about Buzz & Woody (I think).

We Can GROOOVE!

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Kayden Elfed us last night. He was giggling up a storm!! Even Hannah was enjoying watching them all. This is the one Kayden picked to put on here. I know - you are all wondering where Eric has been hiding those sweet moves?? :)

It's Saturday Night...Let's Hang Out at the ER

What do you guys do on Saturday Nights to "have a good time?" We hang out at the ER!! :) As you can see our patient was a very, very good boy. Even labeled the "perfect patient" and "patient of the day" by the first doctor. Little bit of a scare for Mom and Dad, but K was fine the whole time. On and off all week K has been complaining of a tummy ache on his right side and sometimes other random aches. It always went away and nothing that seemed to serious. Saturday afternoon he kept waking up from his nap screaming, and wouldn't lay back down. Kept complaining of his tummy ache on the same side. We ended up calling the Nurse Line, and went through an array of questions, and she said since he did keep saying it was the same side and same spot they thought we should have him seen.

I have never seen the ER that busy, and I work there! There were people laying on gurneys lining the hallway, laying on the floor in the waiting room, INSANE BUSY! Luckily the Peds area is separate after check in and we got right in. I would not let Kayden onto the floor or touch anything until we got into a room! UCKY! If Jodi would have been there she would have needed to be put into a rubber room!

The Dr's checked K's tummy, kidney's, lungs, etc. And bottom line - he's two. We aren't sure what it is! As you can see in these pictures, he was just fine which made it hard to bring him in, but they did reassure us it wasn't kidneys, lungs, appendix, etc. The last Dr actually said - they could do an X-ray or an ultrasound, but said he didn't want to keep us all night and he was fine. No fever, no anything. He said to come back if anything changed or if the pain really stopped him in his tracks (which it has yet to do). So we are very thankful we went in to just get reassured everything was fine, hoping him complaining goes away b/c it makes him awfully whiney.

Enjoying a little "Buzz & Woody" and "Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer" on the little mini TV. He was good to go!

The one thing they did see was a big sore on his tonsil, as well as this giant sore on his tongue. While we were waiting for the Dr the 2nd time he practiced showing him his tongue sore, so he got really, really good at it! They said it wasn't strep, just a "virus" as usual. But good thing...last night his appetite was BACK! Ate steak, all his veggies, our garlic bread and lots of mashed potatoes. Hoping he's all better!

Check out the right side...giant sore, huge and swollen!

Funniest thing of the trip (besides him fist-bumping & high fiving the two Dr's) was the 1st Dr saying "do you know when your birthday is?" He looks at him, points at his arm band (where his BIRTHDAY IS WRITTEN) and says "well its right there." :) The Dr burst out laughing and said, "well yes it is! Thank you Kayden!" Love our little comedian! :) hehe