Friday, April 29, 2011

Frustrated

Jack is frustrating me. I was just enjoying a little "after the kids finally went to bed and I get to be by myself" time---which tonight means cleaning, and Jack started screaming out of a dead sleep. I truly think he has bad reflux. We went to his 4 month appt on Wednesday and I was given two options: go dairy free and see if he has a milk protein sensitivity or reflux medicine. Well I tried the dairy free and made it about 24 hours and Jack screamed at least 15 min out of every 2 hours yesterday. Then during one of the screaming fits yesterday afternoon I went to the pharmacy and picked up the Ranitidine (Zantac) prescription that the dr had waiting there in case we wanted it. Well little did I know Chris and I don't see eye-to-eye on this subject. Chris does not want him to have medicine, whereas I think it's worth a try to see if it makes him feel and sleep better. Let the battling begin because I'm about at my wits end. I'm exhausted a lot of the time from not getting enough sleep and then dealing with a screaming baby, it's enough to drive anyone over the edge.
Enough Jack talk, it's depressing me. Time for some Mike and Will stories.
Some good Will quotes from the past week:
-Will jumped on my back and said: "Mom, you're a branch and I'm a koala."
-"I'm a Scharenbroch. I can do anything."
-Will: "Mike, you're a boob." Me: "Where did you hear that word?" Will: "Horton, the elephant."
Mike has really turned into a caring, protective older brother.  He was very concerned about Jack getting shots at his appt this week and wouldn't leave the nurse or the doctor alone, asking every 2 minutes when Jack was going to get his shots. I asked him why he was so upset about it and he replied he didn't want to see Jack getting hurt. Then when it was actually shot time, Mike not only couldn't look, he went and stood in the hallway with the exam room door shut. He's just overflowing with empathy, the sweet kid.
I've attached some pictures from this week. Nothing too exciting, just everyday ho-hum around the Scharenbroch household. One that just cracks me up is Will and his "funny bear." Will doesn't just have stuffed animals, he has "funny animals" that do "funny things." Would you expect any less? Two of his favorites, "funny bear" and "funny duck" got lots of love from his markers. You can see the orange marker on funny bear's head. Another picture that amuses me is of Mike and his video game attached to his pants. He won the game at Easter from Grammy and now attaches it to every pair of pants he wears, pajamas included.
This must come to end...the dishes are calling my name.




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