I wrote the beginning of this post in my head this morning which means it is now completely and utterly lost now that I have a moment to update the blog. Sigh. One of these days I’ll remember to write the damn thing down.
Pike is still down. When the doctor came by he mentioned that he was cutting molars and I thought the guy was a little wacky as Pike has not made one mention of tooth pain and he is NOT a child to refrain from mentioning the slightest irritation he might have or had at one point in time. He also said Pike had gingivitis and gave him some wash with which to gargle. Pike’s been on three days of hard hitting antibiotics and he is still in bed and still not eating. And his gingivitis looks awful still. Jamie poked around his mouth this afternoon and found that ALL his molars seem to be erupting. That explains his reluctance to eat but I still can’t figure out why he hasn’t complained a whit about the pain. The boy confuses me. Which, I suspect, is the goal.
I had an absolutely LOVELY practice this morning and figured out that it is incredibly less difficult to practice Yoga BEFORE taking an exercise walk. Go figure! I’ve been keeping a separate Yoga blog for the month of January as I’m trying to practice some amount of Yoga on a daily basis. I figure if I do nothing more than Sun Salutations on a daily basis, that is a HUGE increase in the amount of Yoga I normally do. I have always thought I need to put aside time for a full practice and I’m finding that I get a LOT out of simple daily Sun Salutations. And so far, I have yet to not break out a sweat by Surya Namaskara B.
I have been meaning to take the kids to the local animal shelter as they have a weekly “wash the doggies” day in the hopes of perhaps eventually adopting a dog. Jamie will be the hurdle there. Pike was sick and Jesse not interested (he prefers cats) so the girls and I headed out today. I figured it would, if nothing else, be a wonderful photographic opportunity and I was not disappointed. The girls did not want to leave, but I finally managed to drag them away after about 3 hours of dog and puppy play. I have a feeling we’ll be back.
The title of this post makes absolutely no sense, but I thought of a wonderful title earlier this morning when I posted in my head and these are the first letters of the words I can’t remember.
Jesse is DYING to finish the Monopoly game we started on Christmas Day so I’ll have to finish this for now.
5 responses so far ↓
1 TaTa // Jan 6, 2008 at 10:36 am
The news about both Pike and Jess is troubling, but we hope the medicines are going to kick in SOON. Now just keep the rest of you well and strong.
Good luck on the yoga, Kit. I am beginning to “get into” it more - but have need of more learning. I am looking around to see if I can find some Yoga classes in the area for a class or two to make sure I am trying to do the poses correctly.
Hugs to everyone and wishes for healthy times for you all!
2 vanessa // Jan 6, 2008 at 1:42 pm
Kathy, sometimes the doctors don’t prescribe the right antibiotic, or the bacteria is resistent to the one that he is taking.
You should see him looking better after 24 hours if not and if he still has a fever then it is NOT working, get the doctor to give him a different drug!!
Give him lots of water or pedialite or he will dehydrate and end up in hospital!
Sorry for jumping in where I am not called, but popped in to see how you are doing and now I am worried about Pike.
Buena suerte!
3 Christina // Jan 6, 2008 at 2:52 pm
Sending good thoughts for Pike. Poor baby. I haven’t heard from doc T. I’ll call up there.
Re yoga - I was also thinking this am that there is a world to explore in surya namaskara b.
The photos of the girls and puppies are beyond adorable. My girls are on the warpath for a kitten. Ch&t is resisting.
Finally, why “A&D”? Why not “astroglide?”
4 Michelle // Jan 6, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Astroglide? Poor Pikey. He should be brushing his teeth and tongue even while he is sick and not eating. Flossing would be good too. It will hurt for a few days, but it will get better. Been there and it sucks. You can pass up a couple teeth brushings and be in gingivitis-land. I would also garggle with salt water. Just my two-cents. It sucks to have a sick kid.
5 marissa // Jan 8, 2008 at 11:51 am
Kathy, It was so wonderful meeting you and your girls Saturday at ‘wash day.’ I hope I will see you again soon! I think Mildred hopes so too..and one of the six NEW puppies …and Annie…and…..
I think you’d be a great puppy Mommy!
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