A final verdict...

...it's roseola. His rash didn't spread to his legs as it would have with measles. Now we just have to wait it out. He's contagious now, so we are having to lay low for the next few days. The good news is that Pres is on the mend. He has been sleeping like he's never slept before lately! Today he took two 2 hours naps!!!!! He's already rubbing his eyes again, so it looks like it will be early to bed tonight. He's still not really eating, and it is starting to make me nervous. I am offering him whatever I can to get him to eat...seriously today I made cinnamon rolls to tempt him and he wouldn't touch them. At least he is still drinking fluids. We are adding formula to his milk so that he can get some nutrients.

That's about all from the Dean household today, I hope you all are having a great start to the week (despite the rain!)

Roseola or measles...we'll find out for sure tomorrow.

So...we went to the doctor today because while Pres' fever is waaaaay down, (99.5) he has this rash all over his body. The pediatrician thinks it is roseola which could explain the high, high fever with no other symptoms. She said it could also be measles and wants to see him tomorrow to double check. Since he is coughing now, if it is measles, then they want to make sure that he isn't at risk for pneumonia! All of that difficulty for vaccinations, and he could STILL have measles! Good grief!!!! He got sick from one trip to the Orlando Science Center. Needless to say, if you live in the Orlando area, avoid the Science Center for a bit. If it's measles, then my doc said she would call and let them know. Either way, it is super gross because both of these diseases can be spread like the cold.

The good news or at least the good news according to my pediatrician is that once he has either one of these viruses, he's immune for life. Sure...like that makes any of this better....NOT!

We have a sick little guy :(

Sorry it's been a few days since an update. Pres is sick. It's the first time he has been really sick, and it's been a doozy. He has had a consistent fever of 103-104. We've been to the doctor, had blood tests, and even gotten a second opinion. The consensus is that they can't figure out what is the cause of the fever. We are to give him medicine to keep it down, keep him hydrated, and then just wait it out. If it lasts more than a week, then we have to go back to square one. We are on day 4. Please join us in prayer that his fever is gone before Tuesday. He's been up every hour and we are all VERY tired in the Dean household. He hasn't eaten any food for two days, but the nurse who is calling daily to check on him says that as long as we can get fluids in him, then for now, that's the best we can do. I have some cute new pics of he and Pete that I will get up as soon as my young guy is feeling better.

Skinned knees and bruises

As I've mentioned before, Pres doesn't walk...he runs...and then usually falls-very, very hard. He's fallen and bumped his head so many times the past few days, all of the scratches and bumps are starting to blend together. If you didn't know any better you would think Pete and I never watched him...well we do watch him-we watched him fall running down the sidewalk, we watched him fall running to get the hose and bump the side of his head on the patio chair, we watched him fall running into the pool, and lastly we watched him as he poked the side of his leg with a stick. You see, we do watch. I have no idea how to slow him down. He just G-O-E-S!!! Here are some pictures from today of all of his boo-boos!

We've gotten a makeover!

...on the blog and in our living room! Finally starting to figure out this whole blog thing! Now, I can be creative and change it up whenever I get bored...which tends to happen often...just ask Pete who just had to shell out some moola because I wanted a new living room set when we have one that's not even two years old! I had to get a new one because my old one didn't match the new TV console that we had to buy because HE bought a new flat screen (don't you like my reasoning...it worked!) Here's the pics from the furniture store. I'll get some up of them in our house once they arrive! I can't wait!!!!!!

Just for fun...

Not too sure if you can tell in this picture, but my little guy has no tush! It is so skinny that his pants always droop in the back! He looks like a wannabe rapper in this outfit. I'll let you all in on a little secret. Whenever you see Pres in camouflage...guess who dressed him????? I'll give you a hint...it begins with P and ends with E!















This is a great face! This is the look I get after I have had to "redirect" him from being naughty. Don't you just love the injustice in his eyes! How dare I stop him from climbing on the chair!






















Like father, like son! One of Pete's favorite snacks is to have a big apple. Pres loves them too! He won't even let me slice them anymore. He takes the whole apple and chows down while spitting out the peel all over the floor. Fun for him, not so much fun for me, but it keeps him occupied and really seems to help out on the bad teething day...especially if I keep them in the fridge!

Grandpa's and rules...

For some reason, my dad who was the biggest rule setter when I was growing up has become the grandpa who has no rules. He tells me with a big smirk on his face that Pres can't break the rules if there aren't any...makes me want to give him a big 'ole smack in that smirky face...yep! Anyways, because of this, Pres LOVES going to Nana's and Grampy's house to play. What kid wouldn't. You can go wherever you want, get whatever you want, and do whatever you want with a simple grump. Pres is still learning all of his power, but he's a fast learner! I tell you all of this to explain the video I'm going to put up-just in case any of you are wondering why my son is naked in a pool with his grandpa who has his regular clothes on. Yep...all Pres has to do is grump in the direction of the pool and my dad heads out there is whatever he is wearing and promptly puts Pres in the pool in whatever he is wearing. Luckily for me, my apparent nagging has hit home a little-my dad now knows that he should at least take Pres' clothes off before he puts him in the pool (the fact that there are swim diapers and a bating suit is useless). Here you go...also take note of the Nana's voice in the background...she's just as bad!






Here are a couple of pics of that day as well. Mainly because I think they are too cute together (despite ignoring my rules!)