This past fall I enjoyed my first season as a soccer mom so I was pretty excited when Mackenzie expressed interest in playing again this spring. Little did I know what I was going to get roped into a few weeks later.
Monday I received an email from the coach coordinator stating that they did not have enough coaches to cover all the teams for the U5 division, meaning if the positions were not filled our money would be refunded and we would have to wait until fall again to play. What's a mom to do with news like this.........
I took a deep breath and hit the reply button before I could think twice. 'Ok, sign me up so I don't have to break my daughter's heart'.
Apparently I didn't think I had enough on my plate this spring (later post) so what's a little coaching thrown in the mix.
So by this point anyone who knowns me is thinking 'what does Jamie know about soccer and coaching it?'. Well all I can say to that is my saving grace is the fact that they are five year olds- all I have to do is point them to the right goal and make sure they have fun. And over the years with Brent and his (full on soccer) family I managed to pick up a few things that should help.
When asked how I was going to handle everything this spring I think I summed it up pretty well with this one statement; "One day, many years from now, I hope Mackenzie will look back and say 'that was the spring and summer mommy worked too much and was never home but yet she still found the time to coach my soccer team', maybe this is just a mother's dream that her child will realize all the sacrifices that are made but I can only hope".
Wish me luck!!
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
Bring on the sickness
As of the first week of March, Mackenzie got her fifth ear infection since September. As always we went to the doctor and she was put on Amoxicillan as always. She was on the medication for a few days before she went to Grand Rapids for the weekend. I ended up picking her up on Monday night instead of our usual Sunday exchange. What I saw next completely shocked me.
My poor little girl had big pink spotches all over her face and neck. She told me that they had started Sunday night when she went to bed and were really itchy. My first thought was that it was simply allergies acting up, the weather had been nice and she had been playing outside a lot all weekend, bring on the pollens and molds. But by the time we got home it was worse and even worse the next morning. Being the bad mom that I am I still made her go to school and called the doctor from work. That evening at the doctor's office we got all the questions I had already prepared for: what has she eaten lately, what did she come into contact with, changes in laundry soap, etc. I explained to the doctor that she had been gone but I had done my homework and contacted the G.R. family and asked them all these questions. Next I stated, 'well she was here last week for an ear infection and is currently taking Amoxicillan for it'. The doctor's eyes got wide and he started flipping through her record. Turns out his son had the same problem not so long ago so it was still fresh in his mind- an allergy to Amoxicillan. We had to stop the antibiotic and she had to take Benedryl for a few days. The worst part about it was the fact that it took four days for the hives to clear up and during the four days it actually got worse, spreading over her whole body including her palms and bottoms of the feet. Ouch!!!!
So I write this a warning to all the other parents out there. Apparently kids can develop an allergy to a medicine if they take it too frequently. If you have a kido who frequently gets sick and takes the same med everytime, discuss this with your doctor. Thankfully her reaction wasn't life-threatening but just unpleasant.
My poor little girl had big pink spotches all over her face and neck. She told me that they had started Sunday night when she went to bed and were really itchy. My first thought was that it was simply allergies acting up, the weather had been nice and she had been playing outside a lot all weekend, bring on the pollens and molds. But by the time we got home it was worse and even worse the next morning. Being the bad mom that I am I still made her go to school and called the doctor from work. That evening at the doctor's office we got all the questions I had already prepared for: what has she eaten lately, what did she come into contact with, changes in laundry soap, etc. I explained to the doctor that she had been gone but I had done my homework and contacted the G.R. family and asked them all these questions. Next I stated, 'well she was here last week for an ear infection and is currently taking Amoxicillan for it'. The doctor's eyes got wide and he started flipping through her record. Turns out his son had the same problem not so long ago so it was still fresh in his mind- an allergy to Amoxicillan. We had to stop the antibiotic and she had to take Benedryl for a few days. The worst part about it was the fact that it took four days for the hives to clear up and during the four days it actually got worse, spreading over her whole body including her palms and bottoms of the feet. Ouch!!!!
So I write this a warning to all the other parents out there. Apparently kids can develop an allergy to a medicine if they take it too frequently. If you have a kido who frequently gets sick and takes the same med everytime, discuss this with your doctor. Thankfully her reaction wasn't life-threatening but just unpleasant.
Saturday, March 21, 2009
Long time coming
Wow so do I win an award for the longest time since the last blog? Sorry everyone. And yes we are still here. Things have been so crazy around here I just haven't had the time to sit down and get on the computer for any length of time to update the blog. The same holds true for tonight. I promise I will post some updates in the next few days so check back. But for now just wanted to let everyone know we are ok.
If you get a chance check out Ted's latest music review (Giant Squid)on his blog. Not only does he continue to impress me with his writing skills but check out the comments and witness the battle of Jamie's biology brain vs. Ted's google-ing skills (Angie- you will enjoy this one). Pretty funny stuff!!
Well bye for now.
If you get a chance check out Ted's latest music review (Giant Squid)on his blog. Not only does he continue to impress me with his writing skills but check out the comments and witness the battle of Jamie's biology brain vs. Ted's google-ing skills (Angie- you will enjoy this one). Pretty funny stuff!!
Well bye for now.
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