Double Digits

FYI that's at 25wks...



We've made it to the double digits! 99 days to go til my due date! Hard to believe it's already so close. Then in other ways, seems like i should be farther. Not much is going on with us right now. I had an OB appt on the 12th (all is well), Max had his 18mo check up and shots after my appt. He weighed 29lbs, 13oz and was around 33.5inches tall. That all went fine, kinda. His appt went fine, he had a bit of a cold and a slight fever, but was given the ok to get his two shots. He had to get Hep A and DTAP. He got his shots around 430 and then we had some more running around to do. When he had his bath around 7ish it looked kinda like a bug bite but we figured it was ok. Sat. Matt changed most of his diapers and gave him his bath, so I didn't even see it or think about looking at it, as he'd had both shots before and never had any problems. Sunday morning rolls around and when I changed his diaper we noticed it had turned into a 2-2.5in by 1.5inch patch that was swollen/puffy and pretty angry red. It also seemed to be pretty tender. So off to the ER we went. We weren't sure if it was a majro deal or not since he's never had a reaction. Also, we didn't know which shot was put into which leg as the guy never told us. When we were finally seen, the dr seemed to lean more towards it being a reaction to the Hep A for some reason, but she wasn't sure if it was even a reaction (even though it was at the shot location) and thought he might have gotten cellulitis from/after/during the shot. She drew a line around the perimeter and gave him some tylenol and sent us home w/ antibiotics incase it was cellulitis. They set up an appt for him the next day w/ his Pediatrician he'd seen on friday. That was a fun 4 hrs at the ER (it was during his nap time...yay!) I did some research when we got home and it seemed like it was most likely the DTAP that he was having a reaction to, but we still had no clue. At his appt on Monday, the dr and I agreed that it was not cellulitis and we both thought i was the DTAP. She looked up in the records in the computer system b/c they are supposed to annotate it, but no one did. So we still had no clue. But she tell us it was just a local reaction, nothing major, didn't mean it'd happen worse next time or prevent him from getting any more doses if need be. Luckily he's not due for another DTAP til he's 4 and he's done w/ the Hep A ones. She told us it wouldn't matter too much whether we knew which it was or not, but she was going to talk to immunizations and see what she could figure out. That evening she called (which was unexpected) and said that actually it was the Hep A vaccine that he'd gotten in that leg. Still didn't change anything, just had to keep an eye on it to make sure it didn't get worse or anything. It was already looking a lot better at his appt that day though. So, that was our excitement for the wkend. Now i just have to figure out whats on his wrist... i noticed a bump on tuesday that was red around it, it doesn't look like a bug bite, just a bump kinda like a blister, but it isn't soft like a blister. I think i'll be taking him in this wk to find out what the deal is. A friend who is an LPN looked at it for me and said that they probably wouldn't do anything for it, unless it got bigger or redder. Now it seems to be itching him though. Ah, theres always something going on, keeping me on my toes. Matt had a fun and long wk. Higher ups were here from HQ all wk having briefs and trying to get packages done for reenlistments and such. They were delayed getting here by 2 days so everything was a cluster. He didn't get home Tues til 8pm, wed til 5-530 adn then thur and fri weren't too bad, but still long days with a lot of time spent running around and trying to get stuff done. They left yesterday (thank goodness). We were hoping to be able to go out to dinner w/ a marine that was Matt's senior in charge back when we first got to Cherry Point. He's a great guy and was also at station and got Matt transferred to VMR-1 at Cherry Point. He's a monitor now up at HQ and so Matt is able to keep in touch with him fairly often. His family is still in the Cherry Point area now while he's a Quantico and he's going to be coming back to NC after he finishes up there. One of those guys you want to try and work for again. Unfortunately b/c everything was so backed up we didn't get to have dinner, but Max and I went to say hello yesterday. It was very good to see him.
So, now that i'm at 99 days, i feel like i am soooooo behind the power curve and am ill prepared for this lil girl. I'm not sure what the deal is, just hormones I guess. I feel like i just have to get some things done, now. Like finding something for her to wear home. Having clothes that fit her lol. We only have like 1 NB outfit and a couple of onesies, everythign else is 0-3 and bigger. Max wore NB for 3-4wks or so when he was born, so i'm sure she will too. We have most of the major stuff. I think a swing and bouncer are the only other things gear wise that i'd like to get. It's just a pain to get stuff here b/c of the lack of selection. So we have to order a lot of stuff. lol or at least, I have to order a lot of stuff. I don't like what they have here or theres something in particular that I want. But it's not necessarily the looks of stuff. Like I want a travel swing this time instead of a full size (takes up too much room). Well, they don't have any travel ones here.
My moods seem to be swinging a lot more lately too. Reckon it's just getting to that time. Well, i can't think of anything else to update on. I'm told these are typically long novels anyway, so I'll go ahead and end it here : )