Share Your Story

Jadon: First let me say that so far so good on the new medication We started out on a lower dose and although he didnt eat much the first two days he did pretty good yesterday. He is having a little trouble with being tired the first few days but today he did good. He is FINALLY sleeping good. we will be weening him to a higher dose after the first week and Im worried it may be to high. His teacher said he was focused and was able to concentrate just a little groggy in the morning when the meds first kick in. Donna had said she had such a good experience with her boys on this medication and I am praying we do just as well. Still crossing fingers. I do worry about Jadon socially. Hes is far from the social butterfly and I worry it all my fault. He struggled the first 5 years with bad asthma. We didnt go out much because he would get sick and he would end up in the hospital. Then Trinitys passed when he was two and let just say I was not mom of the year that first year. I shut down BIG TIME. There were days I didnt get out of bed, Jadon would bring his trains and lay in bed next to me, watch tv probably way more than he should have. Hes always loved the "Techie" stuff. He can work and Ipad, computer, Iphone, probably better than any adult in our house. He loves his game boy, and his "iphone" (my MIL got a new iphone and although he can NOT make calls he can still play the apps on it, I would in no way buy him an iPhone at 8 years old). I came to the conclusion he would never be the ball player his grandpa wanted him to be. Heck he breaks in a rash when he plays in the grass. Maybe I have the future Steve Jobs in my home. But I do worry if allowing him to be the "techie" kid he is will hurt him in the long road... He love to draw and create things, painting, building with legos. But he would much prefer playing his games. He loves to read too, and man is this kid smart, and intuitive!!! He asks a lot of questions and sometimes I have no idea where they come from?!?! Like last week his question was "mommy did the cave men use dinosaurs as pets?" my first though was to show him a few episodes of the Flintstones! I just need to help him become more social. Besides Boy scoots and sport what else can we do to encourage him to make more friends? Jaxson: When Jaxson developed RSV I panicked. He was only 11 weeks with the adjusted age of 3 weeks. Jadon had asthma and was hospitalized for days when he was a baby with RSV. I was sure we would be doing breathing treatments and headed to the ER with lil man. HOWEVER, Jaxson fought it off like a trouper. I was constantly cleaning his nose out and trying to stay on top of it like I did with Jadon. Jaxson is still coughing a little but over all he did amazing compared to his big brother. Gives me hope that just maybe we will not have a "sick" kids for the first 5 years like Jadon was. I hated the many hospital visits and treatments we had to give Jadon. I hated that Jadon has always been so aware that he would tell me when he needed to go to the hospital. Jaxson is getting to big to fast and I cant believe he is almost two months old! Where did the last 12 weeks go? Trinity: With the holidays fast approaching I miss her so much! I have a feeling that Christmas may be a little tougher this year. My niece will be here Christmas morning and Im going to sit back and watch as she opens her barbies and baby dolls and its gonna be tough. Overall Im just tired and could use a little sleep. Im loving every minute, and cant believe how much I question being a mom to an infant because its been so long.