Unbelievable!

We have made it all week without any problems from the medication and NOW at 4:30 on Friday afternoon of a holiday weekend Jack starts with diarrhea and vomiting!!!! Are you kidding me! He had such an explosive diaper that it caused a little diaper rash and on our walk home from the bus stop he vomited in the middle of the street. I am sure my neighbors loved that! Unbelievable!

Test results are in (some of them anyway)

I received a call from the doctors office this morning - so far the test results that they have gotten back are all negative. We are still waiting on a few more tests, but the majority of the tests are back and there were no positive diseases in his system. Unfortunately, the office forgot to request a CBC so we are headed back into the office in the morning to have a bit more blood drawn. At least I can have the doctor look at him tomorrow and be sure the medicine is working and kicking this infection out of his body.

Thank you all for your thoughts , prayers and calls. I really feel blessed to have such wonderful and caring friends and family! This has been a hectic month and I am really looking forward to getting back to our normal routine again.

Finally a little bit of good news....

Took Gabby to the doc this morning to have her rechecked (as she and Jack started with the strep at the same time and I wanted to be sure she was still okay) and the doctor says Gabby looks good. We went ahead and swabbed her throat because she is still very swollen, but the doctor thinks that she is doing okay and does not have MRSA. Finally some good news!

Poor, Poor Jackson

Well poor Jackson has had a heck of a month and a half. So we finished his z-pack a few days ago and he was still not acting quite himself. For those of you who need an update about 6 weeks ago Jackson was diagnosed with Strep and he has not been able to shake this thing. Anyway, this weekend we were alarmed when Jackson took a 4 hour nap (which is highly unlike him). And within 30 minutes of waking up he was curled in my lap telling me he was tired and wanted to go back to bed!!! So this morning we called the doctor and made an appointment for tomorrow, as I could not get him in today! A few hours later I got a call from the doctors office saying they wanted him in today! We had had some cultures done last week and when the doctor saw that we were coming back in she read his chart and saw that he had a rare bacterial infection in his throat called MRSA (otherwise know as a staph infection). We decided to do a thorough round of blood tests to find out why this has occurred, because it mostly occurs in patients who have weekended immune systems. So now he is on a VERY strong sulphur antibiotic to hopefully kick this infection and I am PRAYING that it works, because the next step will be IV antibiotics. Please keep my sweet little man in your prayers this week. We really need him to get better. I will post again when we get his blood work results.

Happy Birthday Alex!

We headed over to Gabby and Jackson friend Alex's house this morning for a Luau Pool party. It was a lot of fun and the kids really enjoyed playing in the pool (especially since it was hot and humid!) Enjoy a few pics from our morning and HAPPY 5th BIRTHDAY ALEX!

Another First

Another first for Gabby - she rode the bus home from school on Thursday and Friday for the first time. Several of the kids in her class are riding the bus home, so she asked if she would be allowed. I decided to let her try (after talking to the sweet, older boys down the street and asking if they would mind watching out for her). I was still pretty nervous and even put a name tag sticker on Gabby that said "I will be riding bus #83 home from school today", so that her teacher would know to get her to the bus.

So at 4:00 today Jackson and I walked down the street to wait for the bus. Around the corner came the bus and Jackson was so excited he started jumping up and down yelling "Gabby!" She of course was the last one off the bus, making me very nervous again that she may have missed the bus! She felt like such a BIG girl. She was very proud of herself and has declared that she wants to take the bus home everyday!

It's Official....

Summer is officially over! Today was a crazy day at the Sartor house. This morning we went over to Jackson's MDO to meet his teacher, which he was not to happy about! If it were up to the little man, he would like to just hang out with Mommy and Gabby all day. Anyway, we met his teacher and met Gabby's kinderclub teachers (some of you may not know, but in archaic Edmond, Oklahoma we are still only half day kindergarten, so on the days Jackson has MDO she will go to Kinderclub).

Anyway, after that fiasco, we headed to the kids favorite joint for lunch and then met up with Daddy as we headed off to Kindergarten! Gabby was very quiet on the way there, I think she was a bit nervous - but also excited as she kept on smiling. All her nerves seem to disappear as she saw her friends Preston and Chelsea from last year's class.

Jackson was VERY upset as we headed out of school and toward home. He cried the whole time saying " I need Gabby, I need Gabby". It was really very sad. I was a bit teary eyed myself (as was Carl, I think) but we stood strong and did not break down for an all out cry!

So now it is quiet at home for at least 2 hours! I am not sure what to do with myself, but I am pretty sure I like the quiet! For a little while anyway!

It's not working....

So I am starting to potty train Jackson, almost 2 1/2, which is proving to be a lot more difficult than Gabby who was potty trained at just before 2! Anyway, he sits on the potty every night before we get in the bath tub. Well the other night he is sitting on the potty and he looks down and grabs his man part and says - "it's not working mom". With that he jumps down and flushes the toilet. Well I thought that was so funny and just started laughing! BIG MISTAKE. Now every time he sits on the potty he announces that is not work and gets right back off! I have a feeling this is going to be a very long process!!!!!

Sunday morning at the zoo...

One of our favorite things to do it go to the Zoo. The Oklahoma City Zoo is about 15 minutes from our house, so on Saturday or Sunday morning when it is not to hot we like to pack a lunch and head over to see a few animals and play for a few hours! Today was one of those mornings! We saw some of our favorite animals - the gorillas, the cats (tigers, jaguars, and others), and the rhinoceros. We unfortunately did not get to see the elephants as they have headed over to the Tulsa Zoo for 2 years for a "big date"! The kids then played at the awesome play scape and we had our picnic lunch. It was a really great morning all around. I hope everyone will take a good nap this afternoon!

Kindergarten here she comes....

What a big day for Gabby today! This morning was orientation day at Centennial, Gabby's new school. It is a really awesome school, last year was the new opening for this school dedicated to the Centennial year of Oklahoma's statehood. The Kindergarten/1st grade area is separate from the rest of the school. They have their own drop off/pick up area and their own playground just for these two grades. The school is all state of the art and she is really excited to start on Wednesday. Her teacher is Ms. Altendorf. She is young and very nice. I am sure Gabby will thrive at this school! I just can not believe my baby is going to school!

In other news, we had a follow up appointment for Jackson yesterday to check and be sure his strep and Scarlet fever were gone. Well as it turns out - it is STILL there. I could not believe it! So he is back on antibiotics and we will hopefully have this all cleared up before he starts MDO on the 27th!

The kids were very excited to see Daddy this morning. He got in late last night, so he was here when they woke up. Poor Jackson was very upset to hear that daddy had to go to work today, but he promised to be home early for some play time.

We are off for some quiet time....

On The Road Again....

We took our final trip for the summer this past week. The kids and I hit the road AGAIN for the 6 hour trip to Austin. It started out pretty rough when we had not even been in the car 5 minutes and Gabby announced she needed to use the bathroom. I knew at that point it was going to be a long trip.

It turned out great though. We were able to see our friends the Neas' on the way down. When we finally arrived in A-town we met up with the Adams' and headed out to our favorite spot - Waterloo Ice House! The kids were able to play while we actually sat and enjoyed dinner and a few drinks with our friends!

Thursday we met up with Cherie and her gang at Chuck E Cheese. The kids played while Cherie and I got to hang out and I held baby Kohen. She is SO cute (even if she looks just like Ken! Kidding!) After that we headed down to SA to pick up Addison and visit with Nana and Papa!

The kids had a great time at the Lake, as usual! Nana and papa's house always means tons of play time, new toys and no sleep! But seriously it was a great time. We took the kids to Gruene and at at the Grist Mill - which is always one of my favorites! We really enjoyed seeing everyone and look forward to making the trip again in a few months - I need some time to recover after all the travelling this summer.

Happy Anniversary Baby!

Carl and I celebrated our 7 year anniversary yesterday! Unfortunately we were not together, due to our travelling, but we celebrated on Saturday night with a night out in SA! Happy Anniversary Carl - I love you!

And Happy Anniversary today to Curt and Jaysa! We miss you guys!

Update on Jackson and other stuff...

Well after Jacks incident on Thursday, I decided to take him to my dentist to make sure everything was okay with his mouth because I had never seen anything so bad! Well after a few trips to the dentist, it looks like all is healing well and he is not going to need any work on his mouth.

In other news, last night I got MAYBE 3 hours of sleep. Carl left for Austin yesterday morning and last night when I was getting ready for bed I swear I heard a noise in my house. After a few minutes the dog starts growling and barking. I of course am scared out of my mind at this point and I am running around turning all the lights on holding a tball bat in my hand!!! Anyway, I finally fall asleep sometime after 1 am and Jackson wakes up at 4 with horrible night terrors. He has been scared of his room for the last few days now and will not go in his crib.

So today I took apart the crib and made it into a toddler bed! HE seems to like it, since he is laying in there right now (not sleeping), but trying to nap. I guess the big test will be tonight!

Well we are headed to Texas tomorrow to see our friends in Austin and family in SA! Wish me luck. Another 6 hours in the car by myself with the kids.