Noreen Claire
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Day 4/30 done. Bodyweight strength today.
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Day 3/30 in the challenge was a shorter bodyweight mobility workout, so I started with 15 minutes on the rowing machine first. (Well, first I had to dig the rowing machine out from under clean clothes...)
The mobility workout was hard, in that I could not easily move into a couple of the positions. I could do the moves once I got into the positions, but by then I was already behind what she was doing, so it was a bit frustrating. 😕
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Hello! Can I post here, too?
I had been working a couple of mobility videos from KaisaFit but hadn't been very regular about it, so I started her 30-Day Challenge (beginner version) in an attempt to be more regular and deliberate in my movement. Yesterday was bodyweight/balance strength and today was bodyweight cardio. My goal is to wake up earlier and get in my workout before the kids get up each day.
I recently put my scale in the back of the closet. I've decided that my body just wants to be this weight right now and I that I need to do my best to be the strongest, fittest, healthiest version of my fat self that I can be!
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Follow-up with pedi was this morning. She was really bothered by the fact that the ER didn't test him for RSV, which is apparently running rampant locally. She says all four boys' symptoms point to RSV, and that RSV can cause bronchiolitis which can cause atelectasis.
The plan is to taper him off of the albuterol over the next week. (He was tolerating the medicine much better today; he's much less jittery and hyper.) She recommended steamy showers and the chest tapping mentioned above. She does not think that he will need a referral to a specialist, but if I don't think that he is fully recovered I can call and she'll give us one. Still, I'm ordering bubbles and whistles, and I will dig out the nursery rhyme songbooks we have and make that part of his pre-k "curriculum" for the fall, just in case.
Thanks, everyone, for sharing your experiences. It was a great help for keeping me calm, and for helping me ask good questions and advocate for DS4.
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Is this something that I can have confidence that the pedi will be able to manage, or when I bring him in tomorrow to the office should I insist on a referral to a specialist?
He's home and running around like a madman, the albuterol making him hyper and shaky. He's coughing, which sounds a bit better than it did yesterday. His O2 levels are much better! But, I would really like to do my best to keep this from happening to him again.
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1 minute ago, Spryte said:
Ok, I’m sold. Between this and drive up flu clinics - you win best pediatrician’s office! I want to bring my kids to your doc!
Our office isn’t doing anything for Covid precautions anymore, other than hand sanitizer and some signs about masking which patients may/may not follow.
… and totally aside, hoping your kiddo is doing better today!
The office is actually moving next month, and I'm quite sad about it. We've been going to this location since my oldest was 6 months old. That was 1996!
He's much better this morning, thanks. He's not out of the woods yet, but we are home.
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1 hour ago, KSera said:
How’s your ds today?
He was much improved this morning, thanks for asking!
He was able to to maintain his O2 levels with 4 hours between neb treatments, so we were discharged with a second dose or oral steroids for tonight, an inhaler to be used every 4 hours, and instructions to follow up with his pedi tomorrow in the office. He looks and sounds much better, but I'm going to keep a close eye on him, as they said it could reoccur before he's totally recovered.
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18 minutes ago, ktgrok said:
I didn't do the kids last year as they went no where to pick up the flu, and they would have had to go into the pediatrician's office, which was treating respiratory infections, to get it. That equation made no sense. Once they are vaccinated for Covid I'll look at flu vaccine for them, since they will then be out in public again.
The new set-up for our pedi due to covid is that sick child visits are scheduled in the afternoon (well child are earlier in the day) and anyone showing symptoms of a virus (cold, flu, covid, etc) are brought in the back entrance to sick-only exam rooms. It's been working out well.
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Whenever the pedi office emails to tell us that they are in.
Last year, they held drive-up flu clinic days. Booked in 10-minute appoinent slots, we drove up and rolled down the windows, and then vaxed every kid in the car! The only way it could have been better is if they could do the parents at the same time. (I put in a request. They said they would look into it for this year.) DH & I then went and had ours done at the CVS down the street a few days later.
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*sigh* He's being admitted.
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DS4 came down with a cold on Saturday morning (he's covid negative). He started struggling with a cough on Sunday. Today, we went for a sick visit at his pediatrician's office because I thought he was struggling too much. (DS25 had asthma as a child, so I've played this game before.) Pedi thought he might have pneumonia, due to reduced breathing sounds in his lower right lung. Sent us to children's hospital ER for a chest x-ray, which showed atelectasis. He's being treated with oral steroids and nebulizer treatments. We're still here.
Please tell me anything you can about your diagnosis and recovery. Thanks!
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Sitting in the er of the children's hospital waiting for DS4 to be reassessed after having oral steroids and Albuterol nebulizer. Apparently the cold (he's negative for covid) caused a partially collapsed right lung.
Parenting sucks sometimes. 😩
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2 hours ago, Spryte said:
Doc said she’s been seeing a lot of strep, flu and RSV lately. Ugh.
It's like everyone took off their masks and *also* forgot how to wash their hands and stay home when sick... Argh!
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Same feeling here. DS9 started with a sore throat & runny nose on Wednesday after dinner. His nose is running like a faucet, even with cold meds. Looks like it's moving from a head cold to a chest cold today. Luckily, he hasn't had a fever and can still smell. We bought a rapid covid test at CVS and it was negative. Today, the other three are complaining of sore throats and sneezing everywhere... I'm going to need to buy more cold meds and tissues!
I think we will have some NOVA videos this afternoon, and one or two might even nap. It has been sol long since any of the littles were sick, it is kind of jarring. It's going to be a long couple of days here.
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I have one LC (a discontinued risotto pot - huge and wide) and two Staub (a 7qt & 4 qt). They are most definitely worth every penny. I will have them forever, and maybe pass them on to children someday. I bought my mom a 4qt for Christmas a few years ago (they go on sale every holiday season for $99).
I had a Lodge and the enameled coating came off the inside. It didn't last 18 months.
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Fill a thick cotton sock with (raw, dry) rice and tie it at the top (like a balloon). Heat it in the microwave for 30 seconds at a time until very warm (but NOT hot). Use as a warm compress for 5-10 minutes every hour.
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23 hours ago, mlktwins said:
My FIL was famous for saying Sometimes you get the bear, sometimes the bear gets you. The bear has been getting us lately LoL.
We say, "sometimes you're the pigeon, sometimes you're the statue."
My current favorite is, "Talk is free,” said Odd, “but the wise man chooses when to spend his words.”
Neil Gaiman, Odd and the Frost GiantsI have this posted on my fridge:
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1 hour ago, Ausmumof3 said:
I 100% have been biting my tongue since that post
Can I ask, what post? I must have missed that one!
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We're going to take it. The last few years we have been having too much taken from DH's paychecks and getting a refund, so this will bring that down a bit. I will put it into a separate account and use it to pay for piano lessons for DS12 and swimming lessons for the younger four boys in the fall/winter.
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On 7/7/2021 at 3:44 PM, Amethyst said:
Can I ask what you do with your lentils? I actually like lentils a lot better than other bean options. My husband grew up just eating plain cooked lentils with lots of bread. So we’ve done that too, but now I’m trying to reduce the bread. I also occasionally do lentil tacos. So I’d love to hear if you add anything exciting to your lentils
I'm not vegetarian, but I make Meera Sodha's Daily Dal frequently. It is delicious! I eat it with a big scoop of plain greek yogurt, and often some diced avocado.
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On 7/1/2021 at 3:08 PM, TheReader said:
ETA: To explain -- after we did see Infinity War the first time, I was so sucker punched, and so upset, we literally went out for pho after, and I just sat, sipping my soup, really, truly feeling like I was in mourning, or leaving a funeral, or....
This was me! I was just traumatized by the ending of Infinity War. I was in a funk for days.
I'm interested in how Loki will end. I like the character growth of *this* Loki, but he's not the Loki who went through so much with Thor in Ragnarok, so their relationship (if he survives this series) will obviously be different. I just got home from seeing Black Widow, and the set-up for another story line with those characters really feels like they are replacing all the original Avengers to remake the name and bring in all new people. It makes me a little sad...
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2 minutes ago, Condessa said:
I assumed it was her niece, who had been Steve's neighbor/agent keeping an eye on him in a previous film.
He didn't know that Sharon was Peggy's niece until the funeral. I assumed it was the nursing home/hospital staff. He had been visiting her there, they must have known who he was.
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If you're going to try to watch them in order, this is the order I've been using to introduce them to my DS12: https://www.amctheatres.com/amc-scene/the-best-way-to-rewatch-the-mcu. (I've seen them all already, but he hasn't.)
We started when he turned 11, and we have a 'date night' on the first Sunday of each month where he gets to stay up late and watch one with me. We just knocked off #17 SpiderMan: Homecoming. Turns out, the new Black Widow movie fits right into where we are in the timeline, so he's going to get to see it in the theatre next week. (I just got home from seeing it with my mother, who is having surgery this week and won't be able to come with the group of us next weekend.)
FWIW, over the entire series of movies/disney+ shows, I think that Bucky Barnes has the best character arc... but he's my favorite and I'm biased. 😉
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Goals for my rising 4th grader this are:
- improve writing skills (physical) - move to all cursive and continue to work on proper hand/paper placement for writing as a lefty. (Which is hard to teach, when you're a righty!)
- improve writing skills (mental) - DS9 has no trouble with reading for understanding, and can recall/retell all sorts of NONfiction, but he has difficulty with content questions & narration of fiction unless he's really 'into' the topic. He has a perfection streak, and struggles to give answers for things he is not *absolutely* positive about.
- overarching neatness & organization - he is starting AoPS pre-alg this summer, and I will insist on much more clear, linear, and organized written work from him. Also, he needs to learn to put things away (books, magazines, craft supplies, legos, robotics creations & parts, dishes, etc...) when he's finished with them. He is the epitome of the 'absentminded professor' in little boy form!
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