Friday Favorites (on Sunday): Our Crazy Week

Linking up a little late this week, because, well....

From Sunday to Thursday this past week, Elmer and/or I were at doctor's offices four out of the five days.  This week my FAVORITE is antibiotics! 

We ended the week with matching Amoxicillin prescriptions.  The Friday before, Elmer had gotten his four-month vaccinations and ran a low-grade fever on Saturday but I didn't think much about it.  Saturday night, he woke up every 3 1/2 hours, right before he was due for more Tylenol; he started pulling at his ears; and was obviously in pain.  So Sunday we went to the local peds after-hours clinic, where the doctor couldn't see his eardrums, even after irrigating them (and causing the happiest baby ever to become a screaming mess for 15 or more minutes).  So she decided to do nothing since he already had an appointment on Wednesday with the ENT.  Well, we didn't make it that far because Tuesday morning Elmer woke up with a bloody ear, which the pediatrician confirmed that morning as a ruptured eardrum (along with an infection in the other ear).  Wednesday, we went to ENT.  All the while both of us not getting much sleep.  Which led to (I'm sure) my immune system being weak, combined with germy doctor's offices three out of four days, and a trip to Urgent Care on Thursday for me with a diagnosis of strep throat. 

It's been a crazy week for us, but those antibiotics sure have made both of us feel SO much better!

Friday Favorites: Outfits

Linking up to Momfessionals for Friday Favorites

For this week's Friday Favorites, I decided to post some of my favorite outfits that Elmer wears right now.  He spits up so often, requiring wardrobe changes, that it wasn't hard to get all of my favorites on him!  

This is always one of my FAVORITE bibs for my foster babies.

This is what Elmer was wearing the day of the football National
Championship.  Unfortunately, it didn't actually buy the team a victory. 
The outfit is still one of my FAVORITES.

Love this little outfit that was my nephew's. 

This is one of my FAVORITE shirts.  I love the little robot!

And even though all things mustache are NOT my FAVORITE,
 I do love this little shirt on him.  He's about to grow out of it!



Lastly (and definitely showing off the difference in picture quality
on my Canon vs. cell phone!), my FAVORITE soft fuzzy outfit he owns!


Happy Friday!!

Friday Favorites

I'm trying a link-up this week! 



One.

First up, my Tigers!  I was so excited to see them go to the National Championship game!  My sister Red and I got a sitter and went to a friend's house to watch the game.  It was the perfect environment for game-watching - all Tiger fans, loud, 80-inch TV (among five other TV's), good food and good company.  I was hoping to "Party Like it's 1981" but those boys gave it their all and made it a great game to watch.  Nothing to be ashamed of in that performance.  And we'll be back.

Two.

Sleep!  I'm crossing my fingers that we have found the formula to getting Elmer to sleep all night.  I started giving him bigger bottles during the day, so I think he is more full to sleep at night.  (I had been hesitant to increase the bottle size with the amount that he spits up, but it doesn't seem to be any more now than with smaller bottles.)  This morning, it was glorious to see "Sleep Goal Met" (8 hours) on my F!tb!t.  Granted, it was a five-hour stretch and a three-hour stretch added up, but I can't remember the last time I slept a total of eight hours in a night! 

Three.

Meeting milestones!  Elmer rolled all the way from his back to his stomach one time this week for me, but had his arm under him and pushed himself right back over to his back.  But the daycare says he has been rolling over to his stomach a lot there.  Less than four months old for rolling is a SUPER age to meet that milestone.  Since he is high risk for developmental delay due to his history, I'm so glad that he is meeting milestones early. 

Four.

Belly laughs!  Elmer has started belly laughing, and there is no more precious sound than that.  You can't help but laugh along when it happens. 

Five.

Adoption Day!  TT got a date for Twin's adoption.  I'm so excited for the two of them!