Simon is sick :(

Over the weekend Simon and I have both come down with a cold. I was dreading this moment - although I knew it was inevitable with him attending daycare, I was still hoping he'd escape the germs for a little bit longer. He was congested starting mid-week but woke up with a cough today. We skipped church after he coughed so hard he threw up :(. Probably better for us to stay away and not spread the germs to everyone else. 

True to his nature, though, Simon stayed cheerful and easily soothed despite the cold. He did nap more than usual today, which is good. Still eating the same amount but with the barfing (he barfed in the car seat when I brought him to watch Jeff play flag football) not sure how much he actually got today. As long as he has a good appetite I'm not too concerned, though. It's just a pain to wash all the things he barfs on.

Also, we are finally putting the nose frida to good use. Simon hates it when we suck out his snot, haha. But it makes him breathe so much easier. 

My sick baby passed out in my arms. Hope he feels better soon.

Simon the shark

Updates!

Yikes, I haven't posted in a while because it's been so busy. Since my last post, I've switched rotations - now at the VA being chief (woo), Simon turned 3 months old, and life in general has been good. 

Simon has been going to daycare full time and is doing well there. He "talks" a lot now and smiles when you smile at him. He loves playing airplane and his head control is so good! When we hold him upright he looks around like a boss. Unfortunately this week we both came down with something viral. Hopefully it's just a little bit of nose congestion for Simon and nothing worse. I'm just feeling extra tired from the illness (after having diarrhea for one day, so strange).

Work is good. I've been looking for a job and it's been quite discouraging since there are very few jobs in the Bay Area right now. I haven't asked at that many places, though, and maybe I should be more proactive but from what I'm hearing from other people nobody is hiring. And I'm not terribly keen on finding a super busy private practice job either...I really want to work less after I graduate, not more...anyway, I'm trying not to stress too much about it. 

Now for some pictures!

We survived another week!

Another week has flown by. This week was special because Jeff's mom flew in from LA to stay with us and help us out with Simon-care. I think it's safe to say that all of us were very happy to have her around, especially Jeff haha. Simon also started daycare this week (3 half days) and seems to be adjusting to that well. Next week he'll be there full time. The daycare workers say that Simon is very happy and well-behaved. :) he even has managed to nap there, which is impressive considering it's kind of loud and bright. 

I was on call Tuesday and didn't get home until 3:30 am :(. I was so tired the next day. Sleep deprivation on top of chronic sleep deprivation is no joke. And I'm on call again Monday! Hopefully it's better. Regardless, it's my last 1st call of this year, so I'm looking forward to less tired-ness in the future :). 

Simon is a pretty good sleeper now. On a good night he goes to sleep at 8 pm, wakes up around 2 am to eat and doesn't wake up again until 7 am. 

Cutie pie Simon

I'm pretty biased...but Simon is so cute!! Here he is wearing his denim outfit from Kat. 

Also, he can lift his head up pretty well now when he's on his tummy.

TGIF

I am so happy that it's finally Friday and the weekend is here! This week has been exhausting for both of us, and I'm so excited for the chance to rest and spend time with Jeff and Simon.

I felt like I worked an insane amount of hours this week - I worked super late Monday and Wednesday, and today I was on call. Yikes. On top of that, poor Simon was really off Mon/Tues and woke up frequently throughout the night so I didn't get a good night's rest. It really takes a toll on your body. Not only am I physically tired, I find myself not being able to focus at work quite as well as before. I take pride in doing a good job at work so it's hard to feel like I'm not giving 100% to my patients. Anyway, it will get better so I'm just trying to hang in there and take it one day at a time. Jeff has been such a trooper throughout, helping me get my stuff ready for work even though I'm sure he's exhausted as well.

On the other hand, we received some very exciting news this week! Our daycare spot opened up early and we are going to be able to send him to daycare next week. I was telling Jeff that this is totally an answered prayer because I was getting very anxious about my mom taking care of Simon. She is generally pretty good with him, but there were some things that concerned me, mostly being that she would not listen to our directions (ie swaddling for nap, not putting pillows/blankets in his pack n play). I actually got really angry about that last example because it's dangerous. Also, I had instructed her to get the flu shot so Simon could be protected, but she basically brushed me off. I just feel that we can't fully trust her, which makes me sad. So I was praying really hard one night that the situation would improve, and God totally answered that prayer! It's so amazing.

Medically, Simon continues to do well. He had another set of TFTs last week and surprisingly his TSH continues to be low, so his levothyroxine dose got decreased again, even though his doctor has predicted that it would need to be increased. Makes me wonder if he still has some residual thyroid function. I guess we'll see! Luckily, Simon is amazing and Jeff said he barely cried when he got poked. My brave little guy! 

I'm going to crash soon so I'll post some pictures to end this post. Until next time.

Love the expression on his face. Right after his blood draw. 

Love his chubby cheeks. Yes, he's balding :(

Cheering for Cal. We won in overtime!