The Planner

I have never been extremely organized. We are rarely late to important events but that doesn't mean that I have my ducks in a row months prior. Joe and I are more of the 'fly by the seat of our pants' type than the 'let's plan every detailed second of our week/weekend' type people. Actually, those people somewhat bug me. I don't really know what I want to eat for dinner tomorrow night, let alone what I want to be doing the third weekend in June, if ya know what I mean. I guess booking up the schedule just stresses me out.

Having said all that...I have been dropping the ball lately. Who suffers most? Seems like poor Nathan. Not what I want at all. First was the library day. Every Tuesday is library day. Nathan's class visits the library and gets to bring home a book but ONLY if he returns the book from the previous week. Ooops, he left home without the library book last Tuesday. Luckily Joe was able to bring the book that morning. A few days later came Field Trip permission form/money due date. I dropped the permission form into the book bag but what do you know...I forgot the darn check. I remembered in time to jump in the car and drop a check by the school's office. Finally, there was project day. Each Friday Nathan's class has show and tell/project day. Yes, we forgot to even look at the sheet that week and he went to school without his project. AAAHH! All of these snafus lead to THE PLANNER. Today, we made a trip to Staples for Mommy to pick out a planner. Hopefully if I can see all of these important dates in front of me I will have my head where it should be! Who knows, maybe I will become fond of planning things in advance:)

One Month Old and Other Family Happenings

Yesterday Liam was one month old! We celebrated with a trip to the pediatrician for a sick visit. Unfortunately, the whole family has had a cold this week and Liam started coughing a little bit late Wednesday night. Thursday he didn't seem too uncomfortable so I just kept an eye on him. By 5 pm (just in time for the MD's office to close) he was running a fever. At 10 pm it was 100 degrees so I was concerned. But, we got in with his normal pediatrician Friday morning and learned a few things!

The good: Our little man weighs 10 lbs 14.5 oz! Up from 7 pounds 13 ounces in less than a month! Growing like a weed.
The bad: Although his symptoms pointed to an uncomplicated cold, he has fluid in his ears so he is on an antibiotic for a double ear infection. I hate that he has his first cold/ear infection at 4 weeks old.
The unexpected: Dr. Spruill heard a flowing murmur and believes he may have a VSD that is about to close. We will see the cardiologist next week to take a peek. Because of his growth and good overall health I feel like all will be fine but we are anxious to get our little man checked out.

Today is Saturday and because we have all been under the weather we are taking it easy. Bummed that we had to delay our visit with Grandma and Grandpa! Nathan was upset that I did not allow him to go to a birthday party at a nearby indoor water park. There is no way I would have been able to get myself and all 3 boys there in one piece. BUT, Auntie Lauren to the rescue to cheer up Nathan! She took him out on a date to see Gnomeo and Juliet. Now dinner is in the oven and the boys are watching Karate Kid with Daddy. But rest and a quiet evening is just what the doctor ordered! :)

4 weeks

Today Liam is 4 weeks old. It is very hard to believe it has been 4 weeks since we met the little guy. So far he is a laid back, sweet baby. We surely hope this continues. His big brothers have adjusted wonderfully to his arrival. I have adjusted well to waking every 2 to 3 hours at night although the mornings are rough. (Liam had given me a false sense of hope when he slept LONG stretches at night the first week home. I suppose he is more aware of the world now and realizes that he loves to eat!) And Joe has adjusted to working again after 2.5 weeks at home with us. I'm sure he enjoys the break some days! It is going to be a wild ride here in the Clark house!