Doctor week in the Christensen home!

I think that when it rains "it pours" should be changed to "be ready for a hurricane". Sunday morning started early in our home with my baby throwing up and then coming into my bed to finish. About 30 min. later, my oldest woke up and came downstairs complaining of a tummy ache. Within an hour he was visiting and paying tribute to the porcelain god too! That night, Tanner refused to eat dinner and was acting super cranky. Gary and I figured he was next on the list. He went to bed only to wake up a couple hours later with a fever. I coaxed him into taking some ibuprofen and he spent the night in our bed. Monday came and Kaleb and Evan seemed to be fine- I thought we were out of the woods or at least close. I was wrong. Tanners' fever continued that day and night. we called our friend nate to come help with a blessing. Tanner seemed to be better after that and slept fairly well. The next day, Tuesday in case you weren't sure, Karly complained of a tummy ache. I made her go to her dentist appointment anyway-where she threw a hysterical fit because of the fear of getting her teeth cleaned. Anyway, I convinced/bribed her to do it and it went well. About an hour after, she threw up and we skipped her soccer game that night. That night, Tanners fever reached an all time high and he was so hot that his legs were putting off major heat. I convinced him once again to take some ibuprofen. It was then that I realized that he was not doing well at all. His mouth was full of sores-tongue, lips and cheeks. Of course the after hours had just closed and our only option was the ER-no thank you. We called the after hours nurse and she told us to hold out until morning. GAry took him in this morning and we found out he has Herpangina- a virus related to hand foot and mouth disease. He should be over it by the end of the weekend. So Gary comes home and we proceed to the basement to enter some bills and payments for work. I go into the other room to file some documents and kneel down on the floor. I feel a sharp poke on my leg and move my leg to a different position so I can get away from what ever is poking me. This only made it worse. I was kneeling on a large piece of glass that came from a broken mason jar my kids had failed to clean up. The first poke left a nice and small puncture wound and the second filleted my leg about an inch or less. The cut was bad enough that I had to go to urgent care today and get 4 stitches as well as a tetanus shot. My leg is still numb and my arm hurts more from the shot. The Dr. for Tanner said we were over the worst part with the fevering but he is fevering again tonight. Poor kid won't eat and barely drinks so we are trying to make sure he doesn't get dehydrated. This evening, I came home from costco to a horrendous smell coming from my sons diaper. Evan now has diarrhea. So this is our week and it is so much fun living in our home. If you'd like to join in the action and bring this enjoyment to your own home, stop on by. I am sure we have plenty of germs to go around! Hope you are all fairing well!

We are expecting . . .

So this post is more for those who aren't related to me or don't live close to me. We were surprised this July to find out we are pregnant, again. This will be numero cinco for us. As of right now, I am no longer battling with morning sickness but am having a lovely time with back problems. Other than that things are going well. Supposedly it is a boy but I am waiting for my 20 week ultra for confirmation. This has caused me to have to drop out of the SG marathon this year but I am okay with that. I am due the first part of March but maybe the last part of February-the dr. is still debating due to the size of the baby. The kids are excited except Karly cried when they told her it was another boy. She still has her fingers crossed that they were wrong. We don't have any boy names so suggestions are welcome. We are running low in that area cause we've used all the ones we had. The only one we have come up with so far is Austin Carter or Austin Edward (Carter was my mom's dad's last name and Edward is my Dad's Dad's first name). Currently I am homeschooling my little munchkins and although it is a strain and overwhelming at times, I do enjoy the curriculum and having them in a loving environment. Evan has been teething the last month and so far has broken all 4 molars and 2 canines. I think the other 2 are coming soon. He still drools a ton and is super cranky. Gary started school this fall and will be in school for the next 2 years. He is also soccer coach for Kalebs team. kaleb is no longer playing due to his recent collar bone fracture at practice 3 weeks ago. Thank goodness it is all over next week. Family is getting bigger and crazier every day but I love them all so much! I can't wait to figure out how to post pictures again so I can share the cuties with you all. I am hoping to have my sis in law take some professional photos here soon so I should be able to post those when they are done. That's all for now-chicken pot pie is waiting and my baby won't stop saying my name.