Poor sick baby.

Gryffin went almost an entire year without so much as a stuffy nose. Then he got sick 2 days before his birthday with his first ever fever. He got over that virus after about 5 days. He kicked anemia in about 6 weeks. Then his first week at the baby sitter's house he got a cold and has had a stuffy nose and congestion for almost 3 weeks straight. Now he has the Roseola virus! I had to go and pick him up early yesterday because he had a red rash all over his trunk area. Took him to the doctor and after I told her he had a fever most of the weekend, she said she was certain in is Roseola. He had a fever friday, saturday and a really mild one sunday night. I thought it was from his molars coming in. The doctor said Roseola presents as 3 days of fever then a rash for anywhere from a few hours to a week. Well we are on day 2 of Rash Watch 2012. It is covering his entire body, including under his hair. The good thing is, it doesnt seem to itch or bother him at all, the bad thing is that I can't take him to the baby sitter's until it is completely gone. He has been playing fine, just a little more tired that usual. I enjoyed the extra cuddle time today but I really hope he is better at least by lunch time tomorrow so I can get back to work and he can get back to normal. Roseola is also referred to as the "three day measels." It's just a virus that kids get between 6 months and 2 years and there isnt anything that can be done about it. I'm so glad I kept him home for 13 months, seeing him covered in a rash is hard enough now, I don't know how we would have handled it at 6 months!

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I wanted to update my blog but couldn't really think of a topic, so here are 5 random things from today.

1. Gryffin had a check-up today to see where we are with his hemoglobin, and it is up to 11! That is normal! So no more anemic baby. He has gained 13 oz in 3 weeks and has completely regained his appetite. So thankful!

2. My biggest pet peeve right now is this: when talking about my breastfeeding relationship with Gryffin and the amount of time that he nursed, please do not tell me "you are so lucky" or that I should be "grateful that it worked out." Would you tell someone that recently lost a lot of weight that they are lucky? Or would you tell them good job and congratulate them on a job well done? Yes. Having a successful, long term nursing experience is not luck and it doesnt just happen. I find it very rude when people write off my hard work and determination. I wanted it to work and so I did everything in my power to succeed. Don't rebound your own issues on to me and demean my efforts. I have never worked so hard or sacrificed so much as I did in order to successfully nourish my child for 13 months in the safest and most natural way possible. Ok, end rant.

3. I have been taking a women's multivitamin for a little over a week now and feel amazing! I wonder what I was missing that had me dragging for so long...?

4. Watched Wanderlust and The Woman in Black over the weekend, the first one was hilarious, second one has a seriously crappy ending.

5. Since I started working, I have been making our breakfast for the week on sunday nights.
            mini omelets: whip up eggs, splash of milk, salt, and pepper, and pour into greased muffin tins.
                                add whatever omelet toppings you like, I add sausage crumbles, baby spinach,
                                and pepperjack cheese. Bake for about 20 minutes at 350. Bam! You have super
                                tastey, and portable egg muffin thingys for breakfast. I put them in a ziploc and just
                                throw one in the microwave each morning. Good way to start the day with protien.

-R