Yikes, Preschool time already!! / CF Update

Decisions, decisions....:)

I guess we have a winner!!

Ayla had to get one too:) Hopefully she still likes Dora next year;-) LOL

It's official...Lil' Chris is going to preschool!!! We went to his preschool orientation the other night! I can't believe my baby is even old enough for preschool already!! Where has the time gone?!?

It was a very hard decision. I don't care about the money(even though we don't have it;), or that he is my baby, as much as him getting sick. I'm just worried that this may be the start of the decline in his health. I told my husband I just want one more healthy year before he HAS to go to Kindergarten. I originally wanted him to go to preschool, b/c he wasn't catching on with me teaching him his letters and numbers, but lately he has really taken an interest in it and is really starting to catch on! He can even write his name now!! I really think I can teach him and get him prepared for Kindergarten now, whereas before I didn't think that. My husband still thinks we should still send him for the experience. I'm just so worried with all the germs. He went to VBS for 2 days and then church that Sunday and got sick. I can't imagine 3 days a week EVERY week, esp in the cold and flu season!! I'm not looking forward to him getting sick all the time and then have to start on nebulizers everyday like most CFers;( We still haven't paid or anything and can still not send him, but he is all excited about going and has his backpack all packed and ready. How can I say no now?! My gut says keep him home one more year, but I guess I'm going to have to let him go and just pray that he doesn't catch too many colds or any bad germs that could really affect him for the rest of his life. It is a church preschool, so there are a total of 15 kids they said. It is Mon, Wed, & Fri from 9-12. At least it's not all day, I guess. lol. Poor thing is going to have to miss his 2nd day of school already b/c he has a CF clinic appt on 8/24. I may try to get the time changed if I can.

Big Thank You to my sis-in-law for letting me vent to her. I thought I might as well vent on here too;) LOL :)

Another BIG thanks to my fellow local CF moms, Alma and Mary, for giving me some good advice on educating the teachers about CF, and for putting my mind at ease a little bit:) THANKS GIRLS!!!

Look...I can FINALLY fit all of Ayla's hair into a ponytail:) YEA!!! I was sooooo excited!! She's 2 1/2, I thought it would never happen;-) LOL

As requested by Victoria's mom, here is the nose suction thing I was talking about in a previous post. I've seen them at Kmart and Babies R Us usually for about $19.99.

Lil' Chris' cough turned wet after my last post. He is still coughing, but not as much as he was. I'm hoping that it will go away on it's own without any antibiotics like the last 2 coughs. Everyone else is all better, PTL:) Thanks for all the prayers!!

This Tues(8/16) I have another CF Fundraiser at CiCi's Pizza in Wooster from 5-8pm!! Hope to see you there!!

I've got lots more to post about, but house chores are calling me;(

Pray Lil' Chris stays healthy throughout the school year!

Thanks,
M

Day 2 of VBS / Recap of Day 1

After VBS yesterday at John's game:)

His pill box that he kept in his pocket yesterday and today:)

"Go Wild For God!!" Lil' Chris went over and put his head in all by himself:)

Day 2 of VBS...Jonathan, Lil' Chris, and Logan(I think;)

Today was Day 2 of VBS(Vacation Bible School) for Lil' Chris and the last day. He was so excited all day to go!! He had soooo much fun yesterday!! He did a GREAT job with his craft! Bonus was that it was a kazoo that they made into a Panda, and kazoo's are great for his lungs b/c he has to blow!!

So, I just dropped him off and guess what??? I left RIGHT away!!!!.... After taking a couple of pics of course;-) LOL! I was so proud of myself (so was my husband when I text him;)

After VBS yesterday, we asked him if he had fun and he said "YEAH!!" Then he said, "I missed Ayla;(" Then Ayla said, "I missed Ca's too;(" That's what she calls him now. It used to be Ca, but now she adds the "s" on it;) Too cute these kids!! He then said he missed all of us and wished we could've been there too. Love this kid!!

Then we asked him what his friends names were and he couldn't remember. I said is one of them Jonathan? He said "yeah" and then Ayla said "and Andrea??" LOL! She thought we were talking about John our neighbor, I guess:) Then we asked them if they wanted to go watch John play softball, and Lil' Chris goes in a deep loud voice, "OH YEAHHHHHH!!" over and over again;) I guess he really wanted to go!! :) LOL!!

Ayla has done really well not having her big brother around to play with!! I know it's only a couple of hours, but still. After we dropped him off yesterday, she said "Where's Ca's?" but then when we got home, she played so well all by herself...almost better than I've ever seen her play with her toys!! Amazing, isn't it? It's like she can finally enjoy all her toys without having to worry if Chris was going to try to take it from her;-) LOL!

I have to admit...it's kinda nice not having them fight over who's going to sit on my lap! With the 2 of them here, I can barely sit in the living room without them trying to race each other to sit on my lap first! Of course, then the other one starts crying...usually Ayla;) Without Lil' Chris here, I can sit down and Ayla just keeps on playing with all her toys! Kinda nice;)

Can't wait to hear his new stories tonight!!

M

PS. When he starts preschool, I just might have more time to blog again! YEA!! ;) lol

1st Time at VBS = 1st Time Away from Me;(

First time ever at VBS!! He is the lil' one in the red shirt in the middle trying to do the dances like everyone else;-)

Taking his pills before snack:)

VBS Friends :)



Well...we just dropped off Lil' Chris with complete strangers for the first time ever!! Ok, not complete strangers...our Awesome neighbor is one of his leaders, so that's cool:) THANK YOU CARRIE!!! He is doing VBS at the church right up the road tonight and tomorrow night. I have to admit, I was very nervous leaving him for the first time. If it was Ayla, I probably would've said "Here ya go, have fun!" and left, but with Lil' Chris...I don't know...things are just different for many reasons...

1. He has a fatal disease

2. He has to take pills every time he eats

3. He is allergic to soy protein

4. He has to be germ cautious (stay away from those that may be sick, which he doesn't understand yet)

5. I tried teaching him to cover his mouth with his arm instead of his hand when he coughs, so that he doesn't spread germs to others(not that they could catch CF, but he may cough more than others and some parents may get freaked out), and so that he isn't putting his dirty hands on his mouth either;)

6. It means he is growing up:'(



We stayed long enough to watch him take his pills at snack time all by himself with the watchful eye of his leader. HE DID A GREAT JOB!!! He knew where they were in his pocket, he knew how many to take, and he took them BEFORE he ate!!! I was SOOOO PROUD of him, that it brought a tear to my eye watching him from afar. He is getting so big!!

Sending him to VBS these couple of days is kinda practice for when I have to let him go this Fall for preschool. I thought this was hard...sheesh!!! LOL :) I think he'll be fine, it's me who will be a mess! LOL! He made friends real quick tonight! At snack time, the other kids were calling his name to go sit with them! So cute:)

After we left him there, it was like we were lost! We were like..."Ummmm, what should we do now?" LOL!!

I can't wait to hear all the stories when he gets home!!! :)
M
PS. Thank You Carrie for looking after him:)