Oh man, what a week

Last Thursday Jeremy said he was starting to feel sick. By the end of the day so was I. Achy and sore throat. Jeremy got better, I didn't. I felt bad all weekend but was OK to begin my new position at Lake Shore on Monday. Tuesday I was in G'ville running a bunch of errands and came home b/c I was feeling bad. Connor had been going to daycare and running a slight on/off fever. Tuesday Jeremy started feeling really bad and it has gotten worse from then. His fever hasn't dropped below 101 since Tuesday evening and Connor was running 102 pretty much all day today. Jeremy got in to see the doc and has strep really bad. His white blood count was 19.9, it should be less than 10.5, so that tells you how sick he is. He got a shot of Rocephin and has to go back in the morning for another shot. We got home and Connor went right to nap, after I took his temp (102 again) and gave him Motrin. I woke him up 2 hours later to go to the pediatrician where his fever was still at 101.3. He tested positive for strep very quickly and the NP put me on antibiotics also since I've been not feeling well for a week now. Jeremy is till running a fever and hopefully it will end tonight once the antibiotics kick in. I am super behind in my classes but will be able to catch up once everyone is feeling better. My first week working at Shands wasn't very impressive and hopefully I have not made them upset at me, being my first week and all. We'll see when I go back on Monday.

The right decision

Yesterday I worked with my first mom concerning breastfeeding. It went great and I left there knowing I have made a great choice for a career. I can't wait to help more women. What a wonderful feeling it is.

Connor's First Haircut

Connor got his first haircut this past weekend and did a great job sitting still. He looks like such a little man now:

Connor also started daycare today and did a great job. He slept on a mat on the floor by himself for about 1.5 hours. He missed me terribly and was ready to go when I got there. Hopefully by then end of the week there will be no crying.

Chugging along

I'm in my fourth week of school and its going OK. Connor's daycare didn't work out so I'm doing school while he naps, at night and on the weekend. Last weekend we had family reunion in Daytona beach and had a blast. Seeing all my family is so much fun and I wish we could do it more often. He loved the beach and the pool even more. Here are some pictures:

I also got great news this week: I got a phone call from the Dietitian at Shands at Lake Shore wanting to bring me on as a volunteer to work with new moms. I will get lots on contact hours and great experience. I am very excited. I plan on starting once one of my classes is finished the first part of June. Now we will probably have to put Connor in a regualr daycare full time since I will be volunteering 2-3 a week hopefully. It will be good to get him around more kids.

This weekend is Mother's Day and I've got lots of school work to do. Hopefully I'll be able to enjoy my day a little.

Connor had his first experience with the sprinkler a few days ago and he had a blast. I will be buying one that is not so rough so he can really have fun. I can't wait for swimming lessons this year.

On Monday I start grad school, ahhhh, I'm scared and I can't wait at the same time. I found someone to watch Connor 2-3 days a week and she is right down the road. Yippie I don't have to drive to the complete opposite side of town. I think it's going to hard on him at first but he needs to be around kids more often to learn to share and let someone else take care of him.