A busy week...

This past week was very busy for me...

Sunday
I noticed Christopher, who had a bad exema breakout the week before, started getting water blisters on his legs. I thought he had somehow contracted Chicken Pox when we took Monica into the pediatrician for her two week checkup. So...I figured we'd have a stay at home week...

Monday
My 6 week Post Pregnancy Checkup. Everything looks great and I was given the green light on all activity. That means I get to go back to the GYM!!!! WOOT! I've really missed working out. It's weird to walk out of her office knowing that the next time I see my doctor, I'll most likely be pregnant again! I've seen her so many times since last May. I was so impressed with her...how attentive she was to Monica and my health. She even had me come in the evening she went on vacation over Thanksgiving just to make sure everything looked ok before she left...I was being seen by her only three hours before her flight out of the country!!!

Tuesday
I noticed that the water blisters that started on Christopher's legs have not spread to his torso, head or arms...and instead of scabbing over they are becoming swollen and painful for him. I took him into the Doctor who said he had a Staph Infection. Come to find out about 90% of our population has Staph bacteria on their skin, but for it to become an infection it needs to become "trapped" under the skin. Christopher's exema provided the prime circumstances for this to occur. The doctor proscribed an antibiotic to put him on right away.

Wednesday
I took Christopher back to the doctor for a follow-up visit. Christopher's doctor was on her day off, so her associate doctor saw him. This doctor decided that the sores needed to be opened and drained. It was excruciating pain for Christopher while he pushed and prodded his swollen legs. It was so hard for me to hold Christopher...I was in tears. By this time Christopher couldn't even walk and even clothing touching his skin hurt him. The Doctor gave him some pain meds, but even with those he still couldn't walk.

Thursday and Friday we just stayed at home with Christopher on the couch all day. We read books, colored, watched movies, and cuddled...and took 3-4 baths a day to help draw the infection out. I even fed him on the couch since it was too painful to move him.

Saturday
Christopher started crawling on his hands and feet in the morning and by late afternoon was walking!!! It was so good to see him in less pain! Saturday night some friends came over to celebrate my birthday and we watched Dejavu together...and ate cheesecake! Yum! They stayed till 1:19AM - the time of my birth.

Sunday
THE MOST BEAUTIFUL DAY!!! The weather was AWESOME today! Monica got me up at 7AM for some special Mommy/daughter time...she even smiled and cooed at me! Best birthday song ever! We went to the 11:30 Mass at St. Dominic's...got frappacino's and then headed to the park at the top of the hill near St. Dominic's. They have an awesome toddler/little guy park there. Christopher had so much fun playing with me on all the toys as Daddy and Monica watched. We went down the slides..played in the sand...went on the merry go round...the swings...the bouncy animals...the moving walkway... we had a blast! Then we came home and all took naps before heading out to dinner with Shane and Leilani at Chili's. It was an awesome birthday...I'm so thankful to God for the gift of my life, handsome husband, and cute children!