Update on us

After our last ENT appointment our doctor put Matthew on Children's Zyrtek in hopes that it would get rid of some of the fluid in his ears that isn't draining. The side effects are either a very drowsy child or a wild and crazy one. We got both! The medicine would knock him out cold within twenty minutes and he would sleep hard for about five to six hours. Then he would wake up and be crazy! He would yell our names, jump on his bed, chase the dogs, feed the dogs, get out his books and toys all at 4:00 a.m. Not too fun for either of us. He would stay like this until nap at daycare where he would then pass out for three hours and have to be woken up. We decided this wasn't the medicine for us, so we were switched for children's Clarinex this time. It seems to be working a little better. He will still wake up, but not until 5:30 and will often go back to sleep until my alarm goes off at 6:30. He is still very wild at daycare until he passes out at nap. We go back next month to see if any of it is working for his ears.

I went to the doctor last week and everything is going great. The baby's heart rate is strong at 156 and he is very active, which I like. I continue to feel excellent and have adjusted to going back to work nicely. The heat at the beginning of the year caused some swelling in my legs and feet, but now that the weather is less humid and cooler everything is fine. The doctors are still going back and forth as to when I am actually due so we have not scheduled my C-section yet. Hopefully at my next appointment we will have a definite date. Three out of four evaluations say I am due January 25th (so a C-section date would be January 18th), and one of the evaluations gave us a February 2nd due date (meaning a January 25th c-section). Of course we could have a date scheduled and my water could break early anyway and then we would just go ahead from there with the procedure. Just can't predict it!

Ryan and I got the nursery all set up last weekend too. All the clothes are washed, hung up or folded and ready for the arrival. We only have to raise the crib mattress and get the bedding ready. Matthew is starting to understand what is happening now that I am showing more and he is out of the nursery. Seeing all the baby clothes and infant toys helps. We have narrowed the names down to Bradley, Scott and Jack and are working towards a decision. Hopefully sooner than later!