Kids and croup and poop, oh my.......

ahhhh - the joys of a new antibiotic. With Brady it's always like playing russian roulette - well - on a less lethal level ;) Antibiotics are tricky things with him, you never know quite how they're going to react in his digestive system. Apparently Clindamycin and Brady's ummmm, intestines, don't quite agree with one another - and it ain't a pretty thing..... Twice today - covered shoulder to toe - who knew that such a small boy could have so much poop in him???? Needless to say, that reaction x 4 weeks, presents an interesting school attendance dilemma..... We'll be addressing that shortly......

And, Little K has come down with croup. Hopefully the worst of it is over, she was pretty raspy and tight this morning, but going out in the really really cold air we've been having and a steamy shower seemed to help a lot. I'm keeping my fingers crossed she hasn't passed her germs along to her little brother who totally adores and idolizes her. He's been happy that she's been home sick though, he's enjoyed having someone to play with and hang out with. He's always asking her to help him with his games or to play MarioKart with him :) I love watching their relationship blossom. I've always felt badly that I didn't have him closer in age to her, and that with them being 3 years apart chronologically, and more developmentally if I did him a huge disservice. So, I've loved seeing how much Brady loves her and follows her around and how much her letting him join in with her games and activities and friends occasionally has really helped with his communication and interactions with others :)

And, we made our semi-annual trip to the dentist - with the dangers of croup and poop and all. Luckily, all went well - no croup, no poop - I'm sure the dentist has no idea how blessed he is :) Brady was the only one of the younger 3 that was cavity free - yayyyyyy Brady. And - miracles do happen - he layed there and watched Nemo and did GREAT at letting the dentist brush his teeth, scrape off the tartar, check for cavities and decay (not quite up to x-rays yet - but there's hope!!!) and brush on the the fluoride! He sat backwards in my lap, with his head in the dentists lap, and did so well. I was so proud of him, even when he didn't like it, he was patient and didn't cry, scream, whine, or even squirm much at all, and after biting the dentist about four times at our last visit, he barely nipped him when he was rubbing fluoride on the inside of lower teeth. That is huge for my HUGELY orally defensive little boy. It gives me much hope, as the dentist sees orthodontics in his future -sighhhh.

So, here's hoping for less poop, less croup, but definitely not less kids ;)