Medical maladies
I have been very deep lately. Today, is not one of those days. Today is an "Oh-dear-Lord-how-is-this-possible-it-can-only-happen-to-me" post. I have boys. 2 of them. Right now they are 5 and 6. Very soon they will be 5 and 7. They are as different as night and day, sunshine and rain, beer and champagne...., me and the Hunky Ph. Par Example:
Ri (5): is loud and talks a lot. He eats everything in sight, and grins in the cutest way, and has a speech impediment or 73, making all of his non-stop talking almost incomprehensible. He is confident, and sure of himself. He is a flirt, and all the girls love him. He likes to play by himself. He has no idea how to save toys, or parts to a puzzle or god forbid you ask him to save his allowance. He has never had to go to the emergency room. He has never had an illness that has lasted longer then 3 or 4 days. He likes tv, and memorizes commercial jingles. He ponders deep thoughts like "Mommy? Why does Popeye talk with one eye shut?" He is incredibly fashionable but hates to actually wear clothes. Naked is his zen-like state. When it comes to school work, he is fine, but when it comes to common sense- he is not the brightest bulb in the box- if we are being honest. This IS the child who I have had to CUT GUM out of his hair not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES!! Ri-ri is... quirky. And I love him with my whole heart.
Dakota (6 and 3/4) is only loud when he's yelling at Ri-ri to be quiet. He goes through phases where he can't get enough to eat, and then he'll have months where he puts less in his mouth than the Olsen Twins do combined. He is skinny-skinny, and articulate when he decides to tell you something. He will hoard his allowance, birthday money, Christmas money, loose change from the sofa and has seriously taken to pulling his own teeth out to save money for whatever he gets it in his mind that he wants. (Totally serious, pulled a tooth out the other night that wasn't even close to loose enough). He is shy, and likes to be where his dad and the other guys are. He tries to save his toys, puzzles, and board games, but he lives with Riley, so that's a moot point most of the time. He loves to read. He watches tv, and memorizes the Sylvan commercials. (he wants to go so he can pass the gifted program test at school) He ponders deep thoughts like "Mommy? When the babies come down from God and go to their mommies tummy, is that when you see the lights come down from heaven?" (When the sunlight streams through clouds) He has no fashion sense, but he cares what he looks like. He has been to the emergency room 4 times in his life. His fevers frequently reaches the 104 mark in a hurry if he's sick. He has had all of his vaccinations and has still managed to get hand, foot and mouth disease 7 (yes seven) times as a baby, Chicken Pox as a 4 yr. old, pneumonia as a 5 year old and now, at 6 he has the mumps. THE FREAKIN' MUMPS!!!
I have to believe that he is unusual when his wonderful pediatrician tells me 'Mer- he's a medical anomaly.' For a child who is vaccinated against Chicken Pox to come down with a case of them is rare, but for a kid who has had all his MMR vaccines to come down with ANY symptoms of the mumps is close to unheard of. If his luck was good, I would take him to Vegas and give him all the money in my 401K, but as it is, I just feel I should make sure he's always inside in a rainstorm. Because if lightning is going to strike, it'll hit pretty close to home, I'm sure.
Ri (5): is loud and talks a lot. He eats everything in sight, and grins in the cutest way, and has a speech impediment or 73, making all of his non-stop talking almost incomprehensible. He is confident, and sure of himself. He is a flirt, and all the girls love him. He likes to play by himself. He has no idea how to save toys, or parts to a puzzle or god forbid you ask him to save his allowance. He has never had to go to the emergency room. He has never had an illness that has lasted longer then 3 or 4 days. He likes tv, and memorizes commercial jingles. He ponders deep thoughts like "Mommy? Why does Popeye talk with one eye shut?" He is incredibly fashionable but hates to actually wear clothes. Naked is his zen-like state. When it comes to school work, he is fine, but when it comes to common sense- he is not the brightest bulb in the box- if we are being honest. This IS the child who I have had to CUT GUM out of his hair not once, not twice, but THREE TIMES!! Ri-ri is... quirky. And I love him with my whole heart.
Dakota (6 and 3/4) is only loud when he's yelling at Ri-ri to be quiet. He goes through phases where he can't get enough to eat, and then he'll have months where he puts less in his mouth than the Olsen Twins do combined. He is skinny-skinny, and articulate when he decides to tell you something. He will hoard his allowance, birthday money, Christmas money, loose change from the sofa and has seriously taken to pulling his own teeth out to save money for whatever he gets it in his mind that he wants. (Totally serious, pulled a tooth out the other night that wasn't even close to loose enough). He is shy, and likes to be where his dad and the other guys are. He tries to save his toys, puzzles, and board games, but he lives with Riley, so that's a moot point most of the time. He loves to read. He watches tv, and memorizes the Sylvan commercials. (he wants to go so he can pass the gifted program test at school) He ponders deep thoughts like "Mommy? When the babies come down from God and go to their mommies tummy, is that when you see the lights come down from heaven?" (When the sunlight streams through clouds) He has no fashion sense, but he cares what he looks like. He has been to the emergency room 4 times in his life. His fevers frequently reaches the 104 mark in a hurry if he's sick. He has had all of his vaccinations and has still managed to get hand, foot and mouth disease 7 (yes seven) times as a baby, Chicken Pox as a 4 yr. old, pneumonia as a 5 year old and now, at 6 he has the mumps. THE FREAKIN' MUMPS!!!
I have to believe that he is unusual when his wonderful pediatrician tells me 'Mer- he's a medical anomaly.' For a child who is vaccinated against Chicken Pox to come down with a case of them is rare, but for a kid who has had all his MMR vaccines to come down with ANY symptoms of the mumps is close to unheard of. If his luck was good, I would take him to Vegas and give him all the money in my 401K, but as it is, I just feel I should make sure he's always inside in a rainstorm. Because if lightning is going to strike, it'll hit pretty close to home, I'm sure.
I think God is just making sure you don't get bored. ;) They sound like a lot of fun though!
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Sassy |
12:51 PM