Leo has been battling hives head to toe for one full week now. We can't figure out what is causing them. I have a hunch it's the laundry detergent, although it's the same detergent I've used since he was born. Sometimes I use Tide with bleach when his clothes get really dirty, but I've been using it for about a year and a half ( Read more... )

I've been home for 2 1/2 days with a sick Leo. Monday morning I got a call at work from his daycare saying they thought he had chicken pox. I picked him up and took him directly to the doctor, and she said it probably wasn't chicken pox, just a rash from a viral infection. The next day it spread to his entire body and his belly was covered in a ( Read more... )

Today I was only at work for an hour and a half when a call came in and Leo's daycare popped up on the caller ID. They thought Leo had chicken pox. His doctor got him in right away (for once), so we went there immediately after I picked him up from daycare. The doctor said she doesn't think it's chicken pox, just a viral thing that will clear up ( Read more... )

Leo is sick..again. I took him to the doctor yesterday and the only lady there was a new nurse practitioner. I am less than a fan of her. Leo is coughing a lot, so she had him do a nebulizer treatment. I was there with him alone and of course he fought it. She prescribed a cough syrup, which so far does not seem to help. Then I had to take ( Read more... )

It seems as if right now everyone is sick or has been sick sometime in the past month. Leo has his very first ear infection. Ron took him to the doctor yesterday where he was prescribed antibiotics for the first time. He slurps down the bubblegum flavored liquid down like a champ and says 'mmmmm' afterwords because Joe told him it was yummy. I' ( Read more... )

I just got home from my second interview with the insurance and investment people. I think it went pretty well. They had me do some things in word such as take down a dictated letter, retype a revised document, create tables, and answer the phone. I did well on everything except the phone call. I take that back, I did okay with it. It turns ( Read more... )

Today I landed two interviews, one this afternoon and one on Thursday. I am very happy and excited about it. I am also really really nervous, because making good first impressions and being put on the spot are definitely not my strengths. Tips please ( Read more... )

At least 15 times a day, Leo pulls the baby gate between the kitchen and living room shut, locking himself into one of the rooms. Then he pulls at the gate and whines until I stop what I'm doing to get up and open it again. Why, damnit ( Read more... )

Of course Ron did not take Leo on Saturday because "it's just not a good time." He said he would call yesterday and let me know if he can watch Leo today, but nothing. I told him the first thing he needs to do for me to even consider getting back together with him is to be a good father and see Leo every 2-3 days. He maybe sees him once a week, ( Read more... )

Leo is entering his terrible twos. He is 20 months old tomorrow, which of course means he turns two in only four short months. What happened to my baby? He's an independent toddler now. Today he threw a big fit in the grocery store, here we go ( Read more... )