Poor Baby

Katie started running a tempature on friday morning at 3 am. It got up to 103 yesturday but that seemed to be the only problem so she went home with her dad last night. Only for her dad to be called home from work by his mom because her temp got upto 105 and they couldn't get it to come down even with numerous baths and lots of tylenol. So we decided it was best to just take her in to the doctor and see what was going on. I met up with her dad there and all she wanted was for mommy to hold her. Well the doctor checked her ears and they were all clear which was a big relief because we thought she might have had an ear infection again. But only to make us feel worse they had to check her throut (sp?) so we had to hold her down. They found out her tonsils were swollen and infected badly. The doctor gave us amoxicillian and warned us if it didnt get better by Wednesday we would have to take her to her primary care physichian. She said with how bad it was that they might want to take Miss Mae's tonsils out if it doesnt get better or even if it does she may keep having problems with them so they might still have to take them out. Right now they are so swollen that they are the size of a grown ups tonsils which is causing her airway to be blocked alittle bit. But really other than her fever she has been in good spirits running around and playing until her fever climbs back up and then she gets cranky. So we will see where this week leads us and how she is doing.

My baby Girl

I just found out this week that Katie's Grandma is in her last couple weeks. She is having hospice come to the house and has been in hospice twice. She is not really doing good at all.

I know that most of my issues with Kaite's dad were because of this woman and it kinda upsets me that she caused them. She may not like me at all but it still makes me sad. She has been a big part in Katie's life and has helped make my baby who she is. She is a wonderful grandma and I can't imagine how much it will affect Katie when she is gone. Katie really loves her grandparents and has a special bond with them, I am just not sure how to help her through this. It makes me sad deep inside that we had to fight over Katie when all they had to do was explain what was going on cause I would have gladly worked something out instead of us all fighting over her. I am not sure how to comfort my own child becasue of how young she is and I am unsure how much it will affect her. I just hope Katie will always remember her Grandma and how much she cared about her. I know she will make it through it all because of how young she is but I wonder if she will understand when she goes over there and grandma isnt there. I guess time will tell. Until then I will just keep being the best mommy I know how to be, even though sometimes I second guess myself on that too.

The cost of our children.

I got this emailed to me today and thought i would share it with everyone. I really enjoyed reading it because it reminds me of why I am a parent and how much my kids do truely mean to me.


The Price of Children
Something absolutelypositive for a change.
I have repeatedly seen the breakdown of the cost of raising a child, but this is the first time I have seen the rewards listed this way. It's nice.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child frombirth to 18 and came up with $160,140 for a middle income family.Talk about sticker shock! That doesn't even touch college tuition.
But $160,140 isn't so bad if you break it down.
It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.*
That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour.
Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if you want to be "rich." Actually, it is just the opposite. What do you get for your $160,140?
* Naming rights.First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles, flying kites
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140, you never have to grow up.
You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek
,* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watching Saturday morning cartoons,
* going to Disney movies, and
* wishing on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigerator magnets and collect spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, handprints set in clay or Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For $160,140, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You get to be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball team that never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat to history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first bra,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal.
You get another branch added to your familytree, and if you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren and great grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminal justice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match.
In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all the power to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a broken heart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them without limits, So one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost.
That is quite a deal!!!!!!!Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren. It's priceless!!!!!!!