A fun day :)

Today was such a fun day. I love Saturday's! Jeremy and I set up the baby's crib today, bought a mattress and put it all together....ready for her arrival! :) I have been looking forward to this for awhile now, only 14 more weeks until she comes! She is going to be in our room for now but we are praying and hoping to find a 3 bedroom house to rent come September. We'll see. I just love her crib and bedding, both were purchased for us as a gift, what a blessing!

We then took my in-law's to a surprise restaurant for dinner....somewhere we knew they had mentioned in the past they loved and hadn't been in years. El Nibble Nook in West Bloomfield! They were really surprised (they only knew about the Livonia location) and it's their favorite Mexican place. It was soooo yummy and Ethan did so well at the restaurant.

E is doing so much better. Feeling good, happy and his bottom is getting better each day, I'm so thankful! He is just the cutest thing and I love being with him. He's starting to become a little snuggle bug and has been wanting mommy over daddy lately....I figure I will take the lovin' while I can since he will be spending lots of time with daddy once he starts playing ball.

Oh yeah....the 2nd picture of all the stuff in the crib is everything that has been GIVEN to us for our little girl....both Grandma's have had some fun buying pink and different friends have given us clothes and diapers that they no longer need, we are blessed!

Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

Love,
The Harrison Gang

Ethan and the Terrible, Horrible No Good, Very Bad day :(

I remember that book as a kid.....although I changed the name ;)

Well, it has by far been the hardest day in Ethan's life. It started great, he slept through last night and he was playing so well this morning and was so happy....then suddenly around 11am he just started to scream bloody murder. I assumed it was his molar still trying to come through since it was only half through and was causing pain the day before. I gave him some orajel for his gums and some Tylenol, he felt a little warm which is normal with teething.

Well, he was just screaming in pain....so bad that I almost thought he was going to throw up it was so bad. It was horrible and he was just clinging on to me so tight. I finally was able to rock him to sleep and then tried laying him down in his crib. Mistake #1. He instantly started to scream again....I then rocked him to sleep the 2nd time and laid him down on me on the bed....waited a few minutes then tried moving him on to the bed. That was mistake #2. Instantly started screaming. Did the same thing the third time and just let him lay on me while he napped even though I was uncomfortable. Well, I then suddenly smelled that he was poopy but I finally got him back to sleep and didn't want him to start screaming again. Once he woke up from his nap I went to change his diaper and his bottom was so red and I could barely clean him he was in so much pain. The Rotovirus that he's had causes his BM's to burn his skin....and it was getting better but after him sitting in it for an hour it really irritated it. I felt so horrible for him. Changed him and then he calmed down after a bit. I was able to still run up to the church with him and get his pictures done which I had cancelled thinking it was NOT the day for pictures but he happened to be happy for an hour so it worked out.

We got home and I was playing with him and he had another messy diaper and once he went he instantly started to scream bloody murder again. I know it's because it's burning his skin, that's part of the Rotovirus...the acids cause it to do that. So then I thought to myself, "I don't think it was his molar earlier that was causing so much pain" (although yesterday it was) and I knew it was his bottom that was causing so much pain. I changed him of course and his bottom is so red and he was screaming so bad I almost started to cry myself. Just horrible and by far the worst pain I have seen him in :(

I decided to call the doctor again about this....he wasn't in but I spoke to one of the other doctor's and filled her in as to what's going on...told her about the prescription creme that Ethan's doctor gave me last week....seemed to work and help but then today it got real bad. She prescribed a different creme that she think will help better since the other one isn't doing the trick. Bummer thing is it takes 24 hours to fill because the pharmacy has to mix different ingredients together so I can't get it until tomorrow. So, basically anytime Ethan has a BM he screams and cries horrible and I try my best to lightly and gently wipe him but his bum is just so bad and so red. The doc told me to put vaseline and desitin on every diaper change until I get his new creme tomorrow so that's what I've been doing.

It's just destroyed me today. I've never seen him in such pain and I'm just praying for his bottom and that God will heal it and that the new creme will work really good. I have a feeling he will wake up in the night tonight because of his bottom but I'm praying he can rest and get a good night of sleep like last night....praying he doesn't have a BM in the night because I don't want him to sit in it...but I know he will wake up crying if he does go.

It's so hard when they are this little to know what's wrong since they can't tell you. I know this is why now and his molar may still be bothering him too but it's obvious his butt is really bad and causing the majority of the pain. He's just too sweet to be dealing with such great pain and I can't wait until it's better and he can go potty like normal again without him being in pain. Please pray for him and that God will heal this rash and that this Rotovirus will be gone.

Thanks so much!
Keri

26 weeks already!

Yesterday marked 26 weeks for mommy and baby girl. I really cannot believe how fast this pregnancy is going, I am getting so excited to meet her and have a little girl and dress a little girl :) I can't wait to put her crib up soon and put everything together, it makes it all that much more real!

Ethan is doing good. I figured out why he was up crying at 2am the other night...he is getting his 1st molar! I couldn't believe it....a molar already! 2 of the points are popped through so just waiting for the other 2 to pop through. This makes tooth #9 for him, he sure is a teether! I was praying he would sleep through last night and he did so I was so thankful to get some rest. He really only seems to cry or wake up crying if he's teething but he didn't have a fever and as soon as I held him he was fine so I wasn't sure if that was it or not....and I didn't see anything coming through...but sure enough it must have been popping through in the night because I saw it yesterday. What a big boy, getting all these teeth!

He's been pretty happy today and playing well so that's good.

I am looking forward to this afternoon. Our church is having "Antiquities" those old time looking photos coming to the church the next 3 days and it costs just $10 for your sitting fee and a 10x13 picture and someone paid for Ethan to get his done, so sweet! Thanks Lisa! So, I'm taking him up there later this afternoon to get it done...will be interesting to see what he thinks of having some outfit on and some props to probably hold :)

Well that's about all for now. Hope everyone is well and blessed!

Keri & Baby "B"

25 days until Spring!

Jeremy and I were just talking last night how excited we are for Spring. It's been a long winter and it will be so nice to walk outside again with no coat, short sleeves and no snow on the ground :)

We are both really looking forward to our trip to the Amish that we take every year....we go over Easter just for a couple days with my mom's side of the family and it's always so much fun. We stay in a really nice hotel and it will be fun to be able to take Ethan in the pool this year, last year he was only 6 weeks old:)

The weekend was good...went by too fast and we didn't get as much sleep as we had hoped to catch up on but hey that's part of life with kids right? Ethan slept through the night last night which I'm so glad about....the last few nights he's been waking up crying, I'm sure to do with him being sick but he slept through so I'm thankful.

He seems to be doing a lot better. He only had 3 messy diapers yesterday, he was having like 8 or so the few days before that...so I think the virus is almost out of his system which is great.

One of my best girlfriends finds out today if she's having a boy or girl and I am so excited!! "Finding out day" is forsure the most exciting part of my pregnancies...they already have one of each so it will be fun to see what they are having this time. I was telling Jeremy last night I still can't believe I'm getting my little girl. It's so nice because we are undecided if we will have a third baby or not and I love that I will at least have one of each already so if we don't have a third then I'll know what it's like to have a son and a daughter:) She will be here in 3 1/2 months, crazy!

Well, I think I'm gonna hop in the shower before my little man wakes up. Hope everyone is doing well.

I took this picture of Ethan probably 6 weeks ago or so after he had a bath:)

Love,
K

It's the weekend!

Well, Ethan is doing ok. He did throw up once last night after he had his bottle. Ugh. He went right back to playing though and laughed as daddy cleaned it up. What a stinker! He slept through the night which was an answer to prayer and the creme the doctor prescribed is really helping his bottom, it hasn't been nearly as red after he has a BM.

I was reading up on it some yesterday and today and it is extremely contagious and adults can get it also. I was reading how moms tend to get it sometimes because they are normally the ones changing the icky diapers so often and it's just easy to catch. Sure enough, I haven't been feeling so well today so I'm thinking I might have it too. I think we'll just take it easy this weekend and stay home and get better. Ethan's been happy today though, playing and being himself, just the messy diapers still....so he's doing just fine.

I got Ethan's 1 year pictures done at JCPenney's the other day...it went as well as I thought it could seeing as he doesn't like to sit still or stand still. I got a couple cute ones although some of the cute ones involved him holding a gerber daisy flower that he insisted on holding over the balls...oh well, what can ya do:)

Nothing else too much to report...just wanted to update on Ethan and how he's been doing since yesterday. I'm sure he'll be a lot better by Monday...and hopefully mommy doesn't get it too bad, praying I won't and that our house is back to health!

Tomorrow is the baby closet which I was planning on being there for but decided it's probably not the best idea in case I do have what Ethan has, don't want to spread any germs around.

I just had to post this picture of Ethan I found...isn't he precious? He was only maybe a week old, and I remember this was a preemie outfit...even though he wasn't a preemie baby...he had skinny bird legs back then ;)

Rotavirus

I took our little guy in to the doctor's today because he hasn't been feeling great the past couple days...he's been ok, not extremely fussy but woke up early yesterday morning crying and then woke up at 1:30am last night crying which is unusual for him.

I noticed when I was changing his poopy diapers that he would cry when I wiped his boy parts and it would be red after poopy diapers. I knew something was up so I took him to the doctor's today to get checked out. The doctor said it looked like Rotovirus (Ethan had the vaccine for it at 2, 4 & 6 months). It's a vomiting and diarrhea illness. Ethan hasn't vomited at all but his diapers have definitely been more like diarrhea the past couple days. The reason it has gotten red after poopy diapers is because the virus causes the chemicals/acids in the BM to burn their skin. The doctor prescribed a creme that I'm supposed to apply twice a day and it should be better in about a week. It's extremely contagious....the funny thing is (and I don't say this to place blame) is Ethan has been healthy for the past 2 months and we have not put him in the nursery at church...well this past Sunday was the first time he was in the nursery and sure enough this week he's sick. I am not saying that to place blame, it's just inevitable I feel in church, daycare, etc. when their are a lot of kids in a small area. Kids catch things so easily and it's hard to get rid of every single germ when you have kids coming in and out. I had a daycare and I know how hard it is to keep things really clean...and germ free....so not placing any blame, it just kinda confirms to us why we try and keep him out of the nursery, especially during the winter months when kids get sick so much.

Doc said to keep him hydrated and it should be out of his system in a week or less. Just praying that he doesn't vomit from it....he's putting up with the messy diapers pretty good...it's just important to change him asap after he has a BM. The doc also told me to cake on vaseline/aquaphor (a baby vaseline) between the creme applications...it serves as a barrier so when he does have a BM it won't burn his skin. He's been pretty happy the rest of the afternoon and I'm hoping he sleeps good tonight. Between him getting me up for an hour in the night and baby girl kicking and moving so much after that I was up for a couple hours last night...I think it's just a reminder to not get used to my sleep ;)

Ethan is really getting so old...I tried rocking him last night back to sleep...and could not believe how big he was to rock...so long and heavy...he's like a toddler, does not feel like a baby in any way anymore. He sure is adorable and makes us laugh and smile all the time. He does the funniest things and makes the funniest faces.

Please continue to pray for Randa, the missing woman that is the sister to a family in our church. (She has come to church a few times as well) She has been missing for 8 days now and they really feel someone has her or did something to her. It is so heartbreaking and I can't imagine the feeling of not knowing where someone you love is...she just disappeared and it doesn't make any sense to the family as they talk with her multiple times during the day. They dropped her off one night at her apartment here in Fenton at 11:30 pm and at 7:30am the next day she was missing. No sign of foul play and just really no clues as to what happened or where she could be. The police and volunteers have searched by foot twice, helicopters as well as had K9 dogs out. Nothing. Please continue to pray for the family and that Randa will be found.

I cannot believe our little girl will be here in 15 weeks! It doesn't seem that long and this pregnancy is going by so much faster to me than with Ethan...I know it's because I have Ethan to keep me busy! I can't wait for Ethan to meet his sissy and have a playmate...it's so cute because I will rub my belly and say "baby" to him and he looks at me, looks at my belly and then rubs it too....it's so precious. I hope he adores her. I always loved watching Benjamin (one of my daycare kids) with his little sister Kimberly...he adored her, protected her and told me Kim is his best friend, just so cute! Speaking of Ben and Kim, here's a picture I took of the three of us at Ethan's party....aren't they the cutest? I sure miss the kids.

Hope everyone is well!
Keri

Birthday Pics

Here's a few of my favorites from the party :)