My Life as Mama Jodi

All of this training for my new job is tiring me out! Today was day 2 of 7 days in a row. I will have one day off, then back on for 4. My down time I thought I was going to have over the weekend, was cut short when Trent ended up being admitted for his pneumonia.

I miss my afternoon naps! Tell me again why I wanted a job outside the home!?!??! I am hoping once all the training is done I will have time to breathe and things will go back to some sort of normalcy; if there is such a thing!

I have the laundry caught up, and now have to tackle the kitchen, but I am secretly holding out to see if my hubby will be so kind and clean it for me!

Weekend rewind. If you want to play along, grab the above button and tell me all about your weekend!

Friday ~ Went grocery shopping then called the Drs to get an appt for Trent, his cold/sickness had gone on long enough. They diagnosed him with the flu, and to push the fluids. If he couldn’t keep the fluids down, then we were to bring him to the ER. As the day/night went on his cough got worse, but he was able to keep the fluids down.

Saturday ~ I did my usual baking, and kept on Trent to keep drinking the fluids and to try and eat more. It was a very quiet day around our house… well outside of the coughing.

Sunday ~ John and I went to church, then stopped to get more gatorade for Trent. I made a yummy dinner of BBQ country style ribs in the crock pot, green bean casserole, baked potatoes and rolls… Trent attempted to eat, but just couldn’t stomach it. He had fallen asleep on the couch, and listening to him, he was making a very weird moaning/groaning sound, but I let him sleep a little longer, but then woke him up so I could give him some Nyquil so he (and I) could get some sleep without the coughing. The walk to the kitchen (not far at all), did him in. He sank to the floor in a fit of coughs, to where he couldn’t catch his breath. I didn’t know if my mind was playing tricks on me, but I thought his chest kind of caved in; I called John upstairs to see if we should bring him in.

We put in a call to the Dr, and finally got a call back, and the nurse felt it would be in our best interest to go get him checked out. Off to St. Mary’s we went. Not a long wait, as soon as we were back in the room, they took him for a chest x-ray. The respiratory therapist came in and listened to his lungs, and said she is thinking pneumonia, and got a breathing treatment set up. This helped bring his oxygen levels up really fast (he was at 90 and should be at a 98). The more he walked, exerted himself, he had trouble breathing. There was talk of admitting him, but had one more test to do, a walking stat. They took him on a walk, and once he was back his levels were below 90, so that was protocol for him to be admitted, but we had to go over to Devos Children’s hospital, as that is where anyone under 18 had to go. So we were able to drive him over ourselves, to save on an ambulance bill…

We finally got settled and crashed sometime after 3 am.

A few pics when we were at Saint’s

Getting the breathing treatment

check x-rays

A pic of his IV port

Monday ~ John and I left so he could shower and go to work, and me to grab the power cords and laptop, did a few errands and back up I went. There was talk of him coming home today, but that didn’t happen. He had a few setbacks, so they decided to keep him one more night.

John decided he was going to stay overnight, as we both were feeling guilty with us leaving him for the night, and felt like we were dumping him on his brother to pick him up tomorrow. I know that C could handle it, but the parent guilt just took over. Luckily Johns boss is ok with this, and just put in for a few vacation days for him.

For now, I am beyond exhausted, and will be heading to bed… my oh so comfy bed… last night was a rough night on the pull out couch/bed in the room.

What did you do this weekend? Let me know if you play along!

Por lo tanto, mi trabajo artesano tiene un pequeño contratiempo, llamado conseguir un nuevo empleo. Este mes tengo algún entrenamiento intenso que es realmente poner mi tiempo en elaborar un tizzy! Con mi trabajo en la asistencia urgente estoy seguro de que voy a tener algunos las barreras del idioma, pero espero poder averiguar las cosas. No sé qué esta frase significa. remedios caseros, Como se repite una y otra vez el miércoles mientras estaba observando la recepción.

He podido ver algunas de mis propias “remedios caseros” en los últimos cinco días con mi propio hijo, que ha bajado con la gripe aviar. Estoy listo para este virus abandonar nuestra casa! Con mañana mi último día, creo que será o bien hacer un viaje a los médicos para un seguimiento, o tal vez a la sala de urgencias. Espero realmente que no tengamos que hacer este último.

Estoy empujando los fluidos y la dieta BRAT, y lentamente tratando de introducir más alimentos sólidos. Lo que necesita para recuperar su fuerza, para que pueda regresar a la escuela y el trabajo!

En cuanto a mi trabajo artesano, tengo 3 regalos para completar durante las próximas dos semanas, y se ocupará de los la mayoría de mis días que tengo, y los fines de semana. No hay nada como el trabajo hasta la fecha límite!

I have alot of wishes and dreams, that I hope someday come to be. One of the biggest ones being my dream home. I have it pictured in my head how it will look, and what all will be in it. Right down to the swimming pool safety net, so any future (can’t believe I am going to say this) grandchildren will be safe around the pool.

The list is long and I can’t wait to slowly check off each one! What are some of your wishes and or dreams?

This year has gone by really fast! Christmas is fast approaching, and I am really going to be on a time crunch to get some things done, now that I will be starting a new job. I have a few more Christmas projects to complete, and a little more shopping to do. I thought I would have to check out some scrubs from http://www.blueskyscrubs.com/, but that isn’t the case as I was going through the packet for the job, and found out that I won’t be wearing cotton scrubs to work. I will be given a blazer to wear. I had to go try on a few to see what size to tell my manager I would need. Of course my friends had to tease me about this, as they see this as something little old ladies wear!

I need to go shopping for some business casual clothes, as I don’t have many, I am more a jeans and hoodie kind of gal. I have a few things I would wear on occasion to church, but mostly just jeans. I hope I will be able to wear a light weight sweater under the blazer, as I know I will be cold over the winter months.

Starting this new job is going to be a costly adventure! So who wants to go shopping with me?