Good Times: O's Visit to the ER

Good Times: O's Visit to the ER: "It was Sunday evening, January 30th, around 9:00pm and Olivia really didn't seem herself at all and spiked a high fever out of nowhere. She ..."

Join the Zumba Party!

Here is the updated Zumba schedule at Tumble X. I have highlighted the days/times that I plan on trying to make it.

I love it! Zumba has been a great workout, I just feel guilty doing something for myself and leaving Dan home with the kids. He's been super supportive though, which I really appreciate!

IF you are interested in going, please let me know and I would LOVE to have you join the Zumba party with me!

Woo hoo!!

O's Visit to the ER

It was Sunday evening, January 30th, around 9:00pm and Olivia really didn't seem herself at all and spiked a high fever out of nowhere. She hadn't been herself since Wednesday. We got her into the Dr. on Friday and she thought it might be influenza and put her on Omnicef. O also had not been drinking very much at all and had only 2 diapers a day for the past 4 days. Olivia also developed a deep cough, so we were worried about pneumonia & dehydration. Her eyes were sunken in, lips were dry, skin coloration was very pale. Therefore, we took her to Lutheran ER..

Poor baby! The ER experience was actually not terrible, like all of the otherLutheran ER visits. They got us in and out after treating the problem...DEHYDRATION. Little O had to get an IV, which she did NOT like (who does?!), but it really helped her. They did a Chest X-Ray, but that came back clear (thankfully).

Today my little girl is back to herself, drinking plenty, playing with her toys, teasing our dog...I'd say she's back to good. She is complaining of her arm hurting, but thats bc of where the IV was. I just give it a kiss for her and she says. "Thanks Mommy!"

The gift of motherhood is priceless and I am so thankful that God gave me the opportunity to be a mommy!

Go Away Germs!

Dear Blogger Friends,

Guess where we seem to live this season???...in and out of some sort of physician's office. Woo hoo!! (TOTALLY SARCASTIC)

It's getting old and I feel so bad for my kiddo's. A mother's heart breaks when her children are sick! This year has been filled with an overwhelming amount of sickness in our household!

It's very stressful too PLUS it isn't helping my fitness goals any...my ZUMBA has to be put on hold and then the whole eating healthy thing goes by the wayside when we decide to order pizza because life is too crazy to take the time to make anything.

I'm trying to stay positive and realize that this too shall pass and it will be SPRING soon!

Therefore, I'll say it now and I better not have to say it again (until the fall)...GO AWAY GERMS! Thank you very much!

Signed,

Lysol's #1 Fan

Good Times: TUTU CUTIE

Good Times: TUTU CUTIE: "I've randomly been thinking about having Olivia take dance class, but my question to all of you is this...is 2 too young?! Most places ar..."

TUTU CUTIE

I've randomly been thinking about having Olivia take dance class, but my question to all of you is this...is 2 too young?!

Most places around here don't start dance class until they are 3 years old. I did, however, call one place and they told me that I could come to observe a class with Olivia and go from there. I think she's a mature 2, for the most part, so it might work. Mature 2, meaning that she catches on quick and is fairly well behaved, except for the normal 2 year old tantrums. She does say, "I don't want to!" though, but this won't ever stop...I still say that! ;)

Pro's to dance class for Olivia:

~Development of fine and gross motor skills

~Cultivation of rhythmic awareness

~Opportunity to exercise her imagination

~Exposure to the wonderful world of music

~Olivia tells me all the time, "Mommy, I want to dance!" so we turn on some jams and she has a blast!

Con's to dance class for Olivia:

~Is this making her grow up too fast? Too young for dance class?

~Additional cost

~Can she just do this at home?

I'm interested to know your thoughts...

Have any of you had any experience putting your little ones in structured classes???

Thanks friends! You are the best!

Monday Evening Wrap-up

I had a fab evening at ZUMBA with Deedra & Sophie! Thanks for joining me! Also, thanks to Kandi for an amazing workout! I feel the burn baby. If anyone else wants to ever join me, please let me know. It's so much fun!

Upon returning home, Dan had Olivia to bed (yay) and Gabe was sleeping on him in the rocking chair. Life's little blessings!

(*This pic includes my little blessings)

Thanks be to God for a great evening!

...and so I ZUM

I tried out Zumba for the very first time last Sunday and loved it! Zumba was an excellent workout, although I felt like I had to either focus on the feet or arms part from time to time and not do both, for fear of falling on my face. I left Tumble X feeling like what did I just get myself into, but it sure was fun!

It is very addicting! Last Monday night I wanted to go to my friend, Kandi's Zumba class, but wasn't able to make it due to family-related responsibilities, so I went over to my friend Lisa's house to do Zumba on the Kinect. It's not the same at all. Although I had a great time with Lisa, the Kinect workout just isn't the same.

I wasn't able to make it to Zumba any other time last week because like I said earlier, family-related responsibilities. See a trend here, excuses, excuses...I just need to take time out for myself. Over the past few years I have lost myself in responsibility land, always trying to take care of others, insead of myself and the result is my health.

This isn't good! So, I am posting about it so that I can hold myself accountable for getting back into a fitness lifestyle! Back in the day when I met Dan, he helped me loose 1o0 lbs. by dieting and exercise and now I am back to where I started...2 babies later and a lack of self-control. It's very disappointing and I think that Zumba can help give me the energy I need to get my life back on track so that I can be a better wife, mother, co-worker and friend.

Therefore, I am off to ZUMBA myself away!

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