Trey is TWO

::TREY::

Weight - 32.5lb 

Height - 37.5 in

Clothes - 3T and some 4T

My sweet baby is ::TWO::  I can't believe how fast the past two years have flown by.  Trey is seriously such a happy little kid - constantly smiling and laughing.  He definitely brightens up our whole house!  Trey is still obsessed with his blanket.  He sucks on the corner when he's sleeping or tired.  He's a great little eater - his favorites are bananas, pancakes, french toast, and lasagna.  

Trey is an amazing sleeper.  We've been going to bed a little later than normal this summer so he sleeps 8pm-8:30am (I usually have to wake him up since I go to the gym at 9am).  And he naps 1pm-4pm or later.  It's crazy.  He loves his sleep, and I'm not complaining.  I think he sleeps so well because he's go go go all day.  He is definitely my busiest kid.  He's great at home, but try taking him to church and it's a nightmare.  He doesn't love sitting for a long time or being contained in a small area.  He'd rather run all over the halls.  His attention span is 2 seconds so trying to entertain him with my phone or a book is a no go.  I'm sure he'll get easier in that aspect as he gets older.  He does love a few movies - Minions, Despicable Me - and does great in the car with a DVD playing.  

Trey is pretty delayed speech wise.  He screams ALL. DAY.  He screams when he's excited or when you chase him.  He screams when he wants more water.  Anything.  He only says mama, daddy, and baba.  He'll repeat a few words, but doesn't use them consistently.  It's crazy though because when I count to ten and get to five he'll say "sic" "seten".  You can tell he's totally trying to say six and seven and he always knows they come after five.  So I know there's more in his head than he's leading on.  It was similar with Julie.  She only had a few words at two and then within a few months her vocabulary exploded.  I'm hoping the same thing happens with Trey.  He qualified for speech therapy and will start next month.  We'll see how it goes! 

We sure love this boy!  I can't imagine our family without him.  

My poor little sickie boy.  He started having diarrhea at the end of June - which lasted over two weeks.  It was crazy though because he was still Mr. Happy.  You would never have known anything was wrong unless you were the one changing his diaper.  He was still eating and drink fine and didn't seem to be losing any weight.  I thought 2 weeks was a really long time for a 2 year old to have diarrhea so I took him to his pediatrician.  His check-up was completely normal, but our Dr. decided to check his stool just in case.  It came back positive for Giardia AND C. Diff!  So crazy!  I have no idea how he got BOTH.  Poor guy!  We've only been to the splash pad once this year, but we do go swimming at our community pool a ton.  But you'd think if he got it there, that there would have been more cases reported from other kids getting it too.  I have no idea?  So he went on antibiotics for 10 days - but still had diarrhea!  After a few days I decided to take him back in to his Dr.  They tested his stool again and the Giardia had resolved, but he still has C. Diff.  My pediatrician called in another antibiotic for him.  When we got home I looked at what he prescribed and noticed it was a drug called Clindamycin.  In all my career of Emergency Department nursing I've never seen Clindamycin prescribed for any of my patients with C. Diff.  I thought that was weird, but then thought maybe my Pediatrician knows something I don't know.  I read up on Clindaymcin that night and all I could find were articles on Clindamycin CAUSING C. Diff.  NOT TREATING C. Diff.  I thought that was so weird.  Clindamycin is actually the number one antibiotic that CAUSES C. Diff.  So not only is it the wrong drug - but the WORST drug to prescribe my son.  I held off on giving him the medication the next day until I could talk to his pediatrician.  I left a message with their secretary in the morning and later that day the Dr. called me back.  I asked him if he meant to prescribe Clindamycin for Trey.  He asked why and I said I just have never seen any of my patients get Clindamycin in the hospital for C. Diff.  He asked what I was thinking and I said - Well, my patients usually get Flagyl, but if they are allergic, or if Flagyl didn't work for them, they usually get Vancomycin as a secondary line of defense.  I told him everything I read on Clindamycin was that it actually caused C. Diff instead of treated it.  He paused for a long couple of seconds and then admitted he made a HUGE mistake.  He kept saying - you're right, you're right.  I meant to prescribe Vancomycin!  I couldn't believe it!  I'm so incredibly grateful to be a nurse and follow my gut feeling that Clindamycin was not the right drug for my son.  I can't even imagine if I would have just followed what my Pediatrician prescribed and totally made my son so much worse.  Not only would I have worsened his C. Diff tremendously, but I would have prolonged getting him the right treatment.  

The next day at work I told an ER Dr. what happened.  He was in shock.  He said that could possibly be my best save in my career.  He said if I would have given Trey the Clindamycin for even a few days we would have ended up in the hospital with a REALLY sick kid.  He didn't even want to know my pediatricians name because he didn't want to think differently about him.  We are all humans and can easily make mistakes - so just follow your gut if you feel something is off!  He still has diarrhea (8 weeks now) so I'm hoping this Vancomycin clears him up.

No matter how bad he feels I can still get the best smiles out of him.

Trey turns TWO!! 

First time bowling!

He had a blast!  Haha.. 

Trey One Year, Twelve Months, 365 Days

::TREY::

Weight - 24lb 8oz (he weighed more a few weeks ago before his surgery, then must have lost a little afterwards)

Height - 32.25 in

Clothes - 18-24 months, some 2T

Diaper - Size 4 during the day, Size 5 at night

How is he one years old already?!  This past year really has flown by.  I can't believe I will never buy another can of formula - EVER.  Weird.  It will be really weird when I no longer have to buy diapers!!  But that won't be for like another 2 years. 

Trey has been the best little baby ever.  I couldn't have asked for a sweeter kid.  I don't think I would have survived with any other baby.  This past month has definitely been a little harder than the rest.  He's starting to get a little more needy and only wants his mama.  He's too funny.  At church he'll be crawling down the hall, laughing and giggling away, and the second anyone else tries to pick him up he starts crying.  I've never really had a baby like that.  I think as babies the triplets would have taken any attention - form me or anyone else haha.  Although, they are all like that now - probably because they are with me ALL day EVERYDAY.  I mean, I guess it makes sense that they don't really feel comfortable with anyone else.  But it definitely is harder when you have 4 little kiddos who ALL want YOU. 

Trey still sleeps 8:30pm-8:30am with two naps (10:30am-12:30pm and 2:30pm-4:30pm).  He's such a fantastic sleeper.  I just hand him his blanket, drop him in his crib, turn his sound machine on, turn the light off and walk out.  He just puts himself to sleep.  He never really cries when he wakes up.  Thank goodness for a video monitor or else I would never know when he was awake.  I just look at the monitor and see him sitting or standing up in his crib sucking on his blanket.  I do sing a couple songs to him before I put him to bed at night though.  He hums along with me while laying on my shoulder.  Oh man, I die every night when he does it.  It's the best.

Trey still doesn't eat very well.  I feel like I have to force the spoon in his mouth and then he'll swallow it.  He always turns his head away from food, but once it's in his mouth he doesn't spit it out.  He does pretty well with table food that he can just pick up and feed himself.  Although he has figured out how to throw it on the ground and thinks it's a game now. 

Trey is obsessed with Despicable Me.  If we have that movie on he is GLUED.  Any other show he's not as interested.  It's so funny.  He's definitely more like Julie when it comes to TV.  Cruz and Kash don't really watch it at all.  Trey loves the water and could play in it all day if I let him.  I took him to the splash pad the other day and he was in seventh heaven.  Trey has 8 teeth still - I think I couple more are starting to come in, but we'll see when they decide to make their appearance.  I love his big ol' cheeser.  He completely brightens our day! 

Trey's 1 Year Photos

My friend Janessa has done it again.  She captured the sweetest pictures of Trey for his 1st birthday! I LOVED every single one of them.  I can't believe he'll be ONE in 3 days.  

Trey Eleven Months Old

::TREY::

Clothes - 18 month, 18-24 month

Diapers - Size 4, Size 5 during the night

Trey Man is still as happy as ever.  He seriously smiles and laughs all day long.  It's unreal.  He's becoming a little mamas boy and I absolutely love it.  He loves the water - pool or bath time.  He splashes around and sticks his face in.  He's still obsessed with his blanket.  He sticks a huge chunk in his mouth and sucks on it.  It's his little pacifier.  I'm so glad he is attached to something because whenever he gets a little fussy or tired I give him his blanket and he doesn't make a peep.  

Trey loves to be outside and go for walks or bike rides.  He went on his first 4 wheeler ride last week and loved it!  Trey started pulling himself up on furniture (May 28) and now he's a pro.  He's no where near walking, which I'm totally ok with.  Trey's not really the best eater.  He has the worst gag reflex.  He does good with baby food, but anything with texture he gags.  We are working on it.  He started holding his own bottle (May 27) and it's the best thing ever!  Trey now has 8 teeth and the cutest cheeser!  His smile is seriously infectious.  

Trey still sleeps 8:30pm-8:30am with two naps a day (10:30am-12:30pm and 2:30pm-4:45ish).  He ALWAYS wakes up happy.  I would never even know that he's awake unless I look at the video monitor and see him moving around.  This little/big baby just brightens our day!  We sure love him.