A Little Update on Quinn

As of today, we are on ear infection number 5 for this year alone.  Yes, in the span of less than 3 months, Quinn has had 5 ear infections.

This past weekend I noticed Quinn getting a cough, her nose running and incessant whining.  We've allowed her to sleep in our bed throughout the night a couple times throughout last week into the weekend and if she doesn't start out in there, she winds up in bed with us at some point during the wee morning hours.  

I KNOW.

I am not a co-sleeping type mommy but I've got to do what I've got to do to get everyone a least a wink of sleep.

I attributed all of her symptoms to teething because she has been in fact teething.  She has two little teeth on the bottom through.

This morning, I just decided that the symptoms were enough and I had a feeling, I guess it's a mothers intuition that it was a little more than just teething so I took her into the pediatrician yet again.

He confirmed that her right ear was infected again or rather is still infected (none of the antibiotics we've been doing over the last couple of months have gotten the job done) and she has an ear infection in her left ear as well.

So the count is 4 ear infections in the right ear, 1 in the left.

Today we started shots of Rocephin.  Here is a little bit about the antibiotic:

"Rocephin isn't a new antibiotic. For years it has been the most common injectable antibiotic used in doctors' offices. This very effective, very broad-spectrum antibiotic is the one we often turn to for seriously ill children (such as those with sepsis or meningitis, which can be life-threatening), or when the bacteria are resistant to oral antibiotics."

Rocephin is equivalent to 30 doses of amoxicillin.  The antibiotic itself can be painful so they have to mix it with a pain medicine.

We have three days worth of this antibiotic so Quinn will get her second dose tomorrow and her third on Thursday.  To administer the antibiotic, I have to hold Quinn down by her arms while 2 nurses hold her bottom part and give her a shot in each leg simultaneously.  It's not fun to watch to Quinn go through it knowing the only thing I can do afterwards is to hold her, console her and give her a bottle.  It's way, way suckier than well-baby shots.

Next week we go see the ENT (Ears Nose Throat Specialist) to talk about tubes.  Our pediatrician was worried if he didn't refer Quinn, she might fall behind in hearing and essentially speech compared to other children her age.

I just want this all to end and have a very healthy, happy baby that sleeps all the way through the night again.

I'll keep you posted on how the ENT goes.

What Not To Do The Night Before A Race

You don't leave the house in skinny pants and high heels expecting to come home by 9 especially when it's your first night out since ever-ish without your husband and baby.

You don't go to a jewelry party filled with fabulous ladies and lots of vino.

You don't drink the wine like you're a crazy dehydrated fool.

You don't have thoughts of going to a bar and drinking like a fish out of water.

You don't actually go to the bar and drink like a fish out of water.

You definitely don't stay out until ONE in the morning, having to run in a few short hours.

You don't convince one of your girlfriends to run a race with you and have that girlfriend back out on you last minute....AHEM!

You don't actually still have a goal to run your best 5K yet at a pace of 7:30 after the night you've had.

No, YOU would never do any of that.  You're too smart for that.

BUT, if you do...

You should expect to be considerably dehydrated the entire race even though you ate a banana, had two bottles of water and an Advocare Spark that morning.

You don't wear socks up to your knees with fun, green tights underneath if it's going to be hot as balls out.

You should expect to fully suck ass all the way.

Your legs will be extremely tight even though you fully stretched right before the run started.

You'll feel like throwing up nearly the entire way but the fact that the sun is shining right in your hungover face, it will multiply the need to throw up tenfold.

You don't go by yourself.

You'll feel like death.

Actually this picture pretty much sums up how I thought the race went.  

(This is the exact reason I watermark my photos.  Don't need this hottie working it's way through the interwebs without giving me due credit.)

But even after all of that, you somehow pull off a sub 26 minute 5K.  8:18 pace baby!

855

RACHEL

496

F2529

F

12:06

25:43

8:18

(Taken from results website.  Last name removed.)

Moral of the story....don't drink and run.

Date Night

My dear husband asked me out on a date this week.    

His plan was to take me to a movie.  

First off, you all should know that 

1) this never happens - a date out with the man without the babe 

2) taking me to a movie.

I told him which movies were playing at our "local" theater.

To my surprise, he picked "This Means War".

We "pretended" to be on a first date which is actually not far off because it has been a long time since we gone on a real date.

He blocked me from the popcorn bowl so I had to go get a container of my own to fill.

He said some raunchy things that cannot be repeated on here.

You know, things you would never do on an actual first date.

The best part was that there was only 10 people in the entire theater, so we were able to get real cozy in our seats.

(But not that cozy you perverts!)

Sample of part of the night:

R: leans over and puts her hand on top of his in an attempt to hold his hand

B:  looking at her, What?

B: still staring, What?

R: Oh my god, I was just trying to hold your hand!

B: Oh.

We really need to date more.

Two top CIA operatives wage an epic battle against one another after they discover they are dating the same woman.

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I loved this movie. 

It's the perfect date movie.  

There are many action scenes for the men, it's chick flicky for the women and hilarious overall.

The banter between the men was very funny.

Chelsea Handler is in it so duh, it's going to be good.

Chelsea's husband in the film is the exact man I think she would end up with in real life.  Exact.

I think the best part is the premise of the movie - 2 guys, 1 girl.

I'll give 4 out of 5 stars.

It would be 5 out of 5 but the beginning started out a little slow and for a second, I thought the men were in love with each other.  

So, skip The Hunger Games this weekend and go see this!