I remember the days when my hubby and I had no kids and we would just veg in front of the TV during the weekend in our PJ's and we would be able to able all the movies we wanted and we would be up to date with all the TV shows on DVD purchases. That seems like forever ago.
Things have been especially hard lately with our youngest being constantly sick these last few weeks. After just finishing his meds on Friday after a battle with pneumonia, I was awoken with a "Maaaaamannnnnnn" cry very early on Saturday morning. I was greeted with vomit all over his pillow, with him sitting straight up in his bed and waving his hands at me (who were also covered in throw up) and saying "Caca, caca". (my boy HATES being dirty). After changing the sheets and then sitting in the living room with him and our trusty puke bowl, he was sick a few more times before it was then changed to diarrhea. Fast forward to Sunday evening when both my husband and five year old daughter started to throw up, etc.
I find myself being so utterly exhausted on Mondays that it is almost impossible to get through my day at work.
Although I remember the days when relaxing and vegging around was part of our routine, I wouldn't trade my kids for anything. The rough patches are temporary and eventually everyone in the house will be healthy again and we will be able to have normal days and weekends again. Unfortunately the rough patches have been sticking around way too much for me lately and that rainbow seems so far away....
Monday, March 16, 2009
Monday, February 09, 2009
Random Thoughts....
I watched a bit of the Grammy's last night. Was Whitney drunk or something? She seemed a bit off. And she also looks like she did something to her face. And why was she shwoing people her leg from the slit of her dress? Weird.
I love Coldplay's song "Vida la Viva", but someone needs to show that guy how to dress. He had weird looking pants on and his shirt was too short. I guess Gwyneth can't help him out too much because she often wears dresses that are too big for her on top.
I am really happy that Jennifer Hudson won a Grammy but I wasn't too impressed with her dress. It made me think of the outfits she wore during her American Idol days.
I love Coldplay's song "Vida la Viva", but someone needs to show that guy how to dress. He had weird looking pants on and his shirt was too short. I guess Gwyneth can't help him out too much because she often wears dresses that are too big for her on top.
I am really happy that Jennifer Hudson won a Grammy but I wasn't too impressed with her dress. It made me think of the outfits she wore during her American Idol days.
Thursday, February 05, 2009
2-month-old boy died after one hour in car seat
Taken from: CBC News Wednesday, February 4, 2009 1:21 PM ET
Parents should not leave young infants sleeping in car seats for long periods of time, said a Quebec coroner who looked into the death of a two-month-old boy who suffocated when his mom placed him in a car seat after a restless night.
The recommendation comes two years after Montreal researchers warned very young babies are vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome if they spend too much time in a seated position.
"The car seat is for the car. It is not for the bed or sleeping. It is for a car," said coroner Dr. Jacques Robinson on Wednesday. 'The head of the baby is heavier than the body. The neck muscle is not straight enough to let the neck rise. So, it falls.'—Dr. Jacques Robinson, Quebec coroner
The case that prompted the coroner's recommendation happened in February 2008 in Pointe-Claire on Montreal's west island. A mother woke at 3 a.m. to feed her baby who was crying. She put the baby back to sleep in his crib. At 6 a.m., the baby started crying again. The mother used a trick she had used before: she placed the baby in his car seat and then put the car seat in the crib. An hour later, the mother checked in on the baby and found that he wasn't breathing. His eyes were glassy and his skin had a white, waxy appearance. The mother called 911, and the parents started CPR on the baby. The baby was pronounced dead in hospital.
Robinson determined the baby died of asphyxiation due to an obstruction of his upper airway and blamed the baby's cramped posture in the seat for reducing his ability to breathe.
"The head of the baby is heavier than the body. The neck muscle is not straight enough to let the neck rise so it falls," said Robinson. In his report, Robinson notes there are risks to leaving a child sleeping in any seated position. He encourages parents to put their children to sleep horizontally at all times, preferably in a crib.
He also advises parents to move their babies frequently when they are in a car seat in a vehicle. He recommends parents take their children out of the seat every hour while on a long trip.
Researchers find dangers with sleeping while seated
The coroner's findings are echoed in a study conducted by researchers at the McGill University Health Centre. Researchers analyzed more than 500 sudden and unexpected deaths among babies under the age of one in Quebec between 1991 and 2000. Seventeen (3.3 per cent) of the deaths occurred in babies who were seated, mostly in car seats. The study was published in the online edition of the Archives of Disease in Childhood in 2007.
Parents should not leave young infants sleeping in car seats for long periods of time, said a Quebec coroner who looked into the death of a two-month-old boy who suffocated when his mom placed him in a car seat after a restless night.
The recommendation comes two years after Montreal researchers warned very young babies are vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome if they spend too much time in a seated position.
"The car seat is for the car. It is not for the bed or sleeping. It is for a car," said coroner Dr. Jacques Robinson on Wednesday. 'The head of the baby is heavier than the body. The neck muscle is not straight enough to let the neck rise. So, it falls.'—Dr. Jacques Robinson, Quebec coroner
The case that prompted the coroner's recommendation happened in February 2008 in Pointe-Claire on Montreal's west island. A mother woke at 3 a.m. to feed her baby who was crying. She put the baby back to sleep in his crib. At 6 a.m., the baby started crying again. The mother used a trick she had used before: she placed the baby in his car seat and then put the car seat in the crib. An hour later, the mother checked in on the baby and found that he wasn't breathing. His eyes were glassy and his skin had a white, waxy appearance. The mother called 911, and the parents started CPR on the baby. The baby was pronounced dead in hospital.
Robinson determined the baby died of asphyxiation due to an obstruction of his upper airway and blamed the baby's cramped posture in the seat for reducing his ability to breathe.
"The head of the baby is heavier than the body. The neck muscle is not straight enough to let the neck rise so it falls," said Robinson. In his report, Robinson notes there are risks to leaving a child sleeping in any seated position. He encourages parents to put their children to sleep horizontally at all times, preferably in a crib.
He also advises parents to move their babies frequently when they are in a car seat in a vehicle. He recommends parents take their children out of the seat every hour while on a long trip.
Researchers find dangers with sleeping while seated
The coroner's findings are echoed in a study conducted by researchers at the McGill University Health Centre. Researchers analyzed more than 500 sudden and unexpected deaths among babies under the age of one in Quebec between 1991 and 2000. Seventeen (3.3 per cent) of the deaths occurred in babies who were seated, mostly in car seats. The study was published in the online edition of the Archives of Disease in Childhood in 2007.
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