Nic's Bad Morning

Nicholas has been having a hard day.

He woke up on the wrong side of the bed and it has taken him over 3 hours to get happy. He actually went to bed earlier than usual and slept all night so I don't know what his issue was.

After I had gotten him up, I changed his bum and got him dressed. I asked him if he wanted to watch kid shows with Nathan or come into my room as I was getting dressed. He chose to come with me. I sat him down on my bed and all heck broke loose. He started whining and crying and yelling at me to pick him up because his feet hurt. This is a rather common complaint of his and I don't know what is causing it.

I continued getting dressed and talking to him. I told him that I just needed to get dressed and that I'd pick him up after I was dressed. WRONG answer Mommy! His hysterics went from bad to worse. Because there was no reason for this, I warned him to settle down or he was going back into his room. He continued the ranting so I picked him up and took him to his room. I just barely got out of his room and back into mine when I hear his little preschooler voice, "Stupid F***ing Mommy!"

Needless to say, I was stunned. I went into his room and gave him a smack on the diapered tushie. I turned him to face me and said that he is NOT allowed to talk to me like that. He can be angry but he cannot say bad things.

Nicholas continued his feet hurt hysterics while dropping Nathan off at school and at WalMart. He likes to THINK that he is in charge. Unless he's being loud or disrespectful, I just laugh at him. Little boys being demanding is one thing (I want this, I want that) but screaming and temper tantrums and name calling are not acceptable.

Our final stop this morning was Blockbuster. Nicholas was still doing the feet dragging and demanding to be picked up. He also caught sight of the Shrek toys and candies so he started demanding those. I told him flat out that no he wasn't going to get the toys and candies because of his behaviour. He hadn't EARNED any rewards today. He was pretty mad by that point.

After I paid for the rentals and started to walk out, he followed me yelling because I wouldn't buy him a gumball from the machine. I got to the van and helped him in as he said, "If you don't get me a candy, I'm going to call you a bad name, Mommy."

What could I do? I cracked up laughing and said, "Thanks for the warning, sweetie." The lady getting into the next car heard this little exchange and started laughing too.

Do you think he learned from this morning's little swearing incident? Is that why he thought to give me notice about his need to voice his frustration? I don't know...Ever since he turned 3, he's been more lippy and demanding. I thought 2 was the bad year, 3 looks even worse. BLAH! LOL

My Red Butted Baboon

My poor littlest monkey has a VERY sore tushie!

With all that he's been through lately, acid poops are not helping. His little tushie is so red and inflamed, that even putting cream on it causes fits of screaming and tears. He's so sore that after a diaper change and cream application, he can't walk. When I make him stand, he stands like he's just gotten off a horse; bowlegged. He'll try to walk a couple of steps but ends up just waddling bowlegged. He absolutely SHAKES from the pain. I'd get video tape of it if I didn't feel so bad for him.

I've tried Li'l Goat's diaper cream and now I'm trying Palmer's Bottom Butter.

He looks a little better today but he's still pretty sensitive right up the centre.

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Please laugh with me on this one

It has finally happened to Nicholas...He has had to have a foreign object removed from his nose. Somehow, a Fruit Loop found its way into Nic's right nostril. LOL Thank goodness I was able to do the extraction myself with a little help from Nathan. It was in there pretty far too. I think he had pushed it in further as he tried to pick it out. Poor kid! LOL Tweezers and a mini flashlight were involved in the process.



Both the boys are coming up with VERY creative ways that the Fruit Loop could have gotten in the nostril. Nathan's explanation involves the Fruit Loop being balanced on Nic's nose and Nic lifting his face and the cereal ROLLING into the nostril. Nicholas's version is that it SHOT in there when he sneezed. He sneezed and the Fruit Loop flew out (from where I don't know), bounced off the chair and went into his nose.



Nathan did something similar a few years back. I have removed Tic Tacs and a wad of gum from in his nose. Again, a pair of tweezers and a mini flashlight came in handy.



What is it with kids and shoving food or toys in open orifices? I don't remember doing anything like that. Maybe it's a boys thing.

My boys

Nathan finally lost his first tooth. He wasn't playing with the wiggly tooth as much as I thought he would so it took 2 weeks for it to come out. I think he finally got tired of me asking about it so he pushed it out with his tongue.

He left a nice crater behind and the new tooth is breaking through the gums. He's a little worried because it's coming in further back than his other teeth. I've tried to reassure him that as he grows, his mouth will grow and the tooth will move forward into a larger opening. Either that or he'll be a tin grin like I was. LOL His worry is that it will grow too big and cut through is tongue and roof of the mouth. Interesting image, eh?

As for Nicholas, we finally got in to see the GI specialist. He has scheduled Nic for a gastroscopy on Dec 17th. He'll put a scope down Nic's throat to see if he can see what is bleeding and what can be done to fix the problem. The scope will only take a look from the mouth to just below the stomach. It is most likely that this is where the bleeding is coming from because it is old blood that he is passing.

We could have a barium swallow done and have the x-rays to take a look at the rest of the small intestine but it would be fairly high radiation for him. We could also have him scoped from the bottom up but that would be more to reassure me that there isn't a tumor in the colon. It is so VERY unlikely to be a colon tumor or have anything to do with the lower small intestine and large intestine.

He is not at Death's door so we're starting "small" and we'll progress as we see the need.

I have the feeling that the doctor is doing this more to shut me up than because he sees the need for it. Although I hate having to put Nic under anesthetic, we need to know what is bleeding and why. Once we know that, we can figure out a way to fix it.

I'm worried because of what I don't know right now. I'm going to feel like a complete moron and worry wart if they find nothing. On the flip side, I don't want to be the parent that is forced to face a serious illness in her child that could have been fixed easily if only it had been caught earlier.

I'll take any and all positive vibes on this one, my friends.

Stephen

I dropped Stephen off at the airport this morning for his VERY LAST rotation at the mine. He will be home November 23rd and will start his new job in Edmonton on November 26th. He'll still be doing warehouse work but it'll be closer to home. He's been hired at Ryerson. From what I understand, they deal with sheet metal and pipes. I'm sure there is more, I just don't know about it yet.

After a year of him being gone for 2 weeks then home for 1 week, having him home every night and weekend is going to be interesting. LOL I think it'll be good for the boys to have Stephen home every night.

This past year has been a series of new opportunities, new difficulties, and new discoveries. I'm proud of the work Stephen has done and how well the boys and I managed. The future will hold new experiences and new opportunities. I'm excited to see what happens next.

Still waiting

We're still playing the waiting game and dancing with the GI specialist for Nicholas.

The past couple of days he's been clear of blood in his poops but he doesn't look like he's processing his food very well right now. His iron levels are low so he's on iron supplements. He's complaining more often that his belly hurts but he's not writhing in pain each night yet. I really hope it doesn't get that far again. His chief complaint lately is that his feet hurt. He usually says this when he's tired and doesn't want to walk anymore. He gets tired a lot.

The nurse for the GI specialist is really very nice but she's essentially the middle man/woman. I tell her the symptoms and situation, she tells the Doctor, he writes a note and she calls me to let me know what's happening. At this point, I'm almost ready to camp out on the clinic's doorstep. I know that Stephen is. I don't care that he's had a couple of decent days, I want to know why he keeps "relapsing" and bleeding into his gut. I'm waiting for the nurse's phone call about an appointment; hopefully they'll fit him in next week.