Well what do you know, my little guy just got his 5th molar (right bottom)! Yep, it's that time again of rising above Kenji's daily "out of the blue" fussiness, his tummy aches, (due to putting everything in his mouth) his restlessness both at day and night, a considerable drop in his appetite, etc.
Now I understand why he was so fussy and his temperature a little warmer then normal. But in spite of these challenges, yet again, I've determined to not let these petty things get to me. :D I will rise above, I will! :) Shoot a prayer for me as well as for Kenji if you can! TY!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Thursday, July 24, 2008
Growing up
This past month Kenji has learned so many new things, spiritually, physically, and scholastically, and each time he achieves something new I'm filled with so much pride, (the good kind :D) joy, satisfaction, fulfillment, and happiness. My baby boy is changing so much and growing up! I'm :) yet at the same time :( for I will miss not having my "baby boy" anymore.
Time would fail me to tell of all the things he's learned or the cute and funny things he says and does. Nor would my mere writings about some of these things cut it as most of them are only appreciated by sight and hearing. And being that I don't have a camera to capture these cute things on video, I must be content to simply recount them in my minds eye.
Although, I will make mention of one particular thing he learned this week that made me so proud. The other day we had a prayer day. Grandma took them for the first shift and revolved her time with them around Word time. They colored, played Word games, had Word time, etc. His favorite "Word game" was one that involved him rolling/flicking "praise/prayer marbles" into various little holes.
He had a blast doing this. Although grandma was the one actually praying short praise/prayers he would lift his hands after each shot and say "amen." It was so cute and such a wonderful idea to impart the importance of prayer to this little ball lover of mine. :D But that isn't the particular thing I wanted to mention.
Grandma then read to them the MLK "Tola and Tor" and gave them the whole spiel of who they are, what they do, and how they can help them (him) anytime. Grandma then proceeded to make them their very own necklaces with a key hanging from it. Oh my God! You should have seen Kenji's face when I went upstairs to bring them some snack.
He was trying to tell me about all the things he did and learned, but his mind was processing things way too fast and he just couldn't get it out as fast. But he managed to express through words and actions about his very own special key. He proudly showed it to me and said, "mine." Then he pointed his little finger and yelled "no" and put out his hands (just like it shows Tola and Tor in the MLK) and made some sort of a destruction noise.
Grandma explained to me what they had read and what he was acting out. I then went up to him and commended him for listening to Word time and learning so much. I said, "yes, we can always call on Tola and Tor to help us fight the Devil." He said, "yesh, (yes) Tor." When I heard him say "Tor" I was so happy, and once again proud of my little guy.
Oh, and another biggie was he learned 30 new words this past month! Okay, so these things may not mean much to some, but it means a LOT to me and I just had to brag about it. :D It may seem normal, or even a bit late, for a 1 & 10 month old tot to talk so much. But I think he's doing pretty well, seeing as he is learning 2 languages.
Usually when kids are subject to this they are late talkers, but Kenji has been saying many words in both Spanish and English since 1 1/2 years old! Actually his first word was ball at 6 months old. (I'll have to count up all the words he's collectively learned since he started talking). His latest new thing has been putting together small phrases with his words. And in no time he will really take off talking!
I can't wait till that moment, it's going to be too cute and precious! Hopefully by then I'll have a means to record it on camera. Okay, I'll stop talking/bragging about Kenji now and leave you all with some pics. Some are recent ones and others are a bit older. Enjoy!
Time would fail me to tell of all the things he's learned or the cute and funny things he says and does. Nor would my mere writings about some of these things cut it as most of them are only appreciated by sight and hearing. And being that I don't have a camera to capture these cute things on video, I must be content to simply recount them in my minds eye.
Although, I will make mention of one particular thing he learned this week that made me so proud. The other day we had a prayer day. Grandma took them for the first shift and revolved her time with them around Word time. They colored, played Word games, had Word time, etc. His favorite "Word game" was one that involved him rolling/flicking "praise/prayer marbles" into various little holes.
He had a blast doing this. Although grandma was the one actually praying short praise/prayers he would lift his hands after each shot and say "amen." It was so cute and such a wonderful idea to impart the importance of prayer to this little ball lover of mine. :D But that isn't the particular thing I wanted to mention.
Grandma then read to them the MLK "Tola and Tor" and gave them the whole spiel of who they are, what they do, and how they can help them (him) anytime. Grandma then proceeded to make them their very own necklaces with a key hanging from it. Oh my God! You should have seen Kenji's face when I went upstairs to bring them some snack.
He was trying to tell me about all the things he did and learned, but his mind was processing things way too fast and he just couldn't get it out as fast. But he managed to express through words and actions about his very own special key. He proudly showed it to me and said, "mine." Then he pointed his little finger and yelled "no" and put out his hands (just like it shows Tola and Tor in the MLK) and made some sort of a destruction noise.
Grandma explained to me what they had read and what he was acting out. I then went up to him and commended him for listening to Word time and learning so much. I said, "yes, we can always call on Tola and Tor to help us fight the Devil." He said, "yesh, (yes) Tor." When I heard him say "Tor" I was so happy, and once again proud of my little guy.
Oh, and another biggie was he learned 30 new words this past month! Okay, so these things may not mean much to some, but it means a LOT to me and I just had to brag about it. :D It may seem normal, or even a bit late, for a 1 & 10 month old tot to talk so much. But I think he's doing pretty well, seeing as he is learning 2 languages.
Usually when kids are subject to this they are late talkers, but Kenji has been saying many words in both Spanish and English since 1 1/2 years old! Actually his first word was ball at 6 months old. (I'll have to count up all the words he's collectively learned since he started talking). His latest new thing has been putting together small phrases with his words. And in no time he will really take off talking!
I can't wait till that moment, it's going to be too cute and precious! Hopefully by then I'll have a means to record it on camera. Okay, I'll stop talking/bragging about Kenji now and leave you all with some pics. Some are recent ones and others are a bit older. Enjoy!
Sunday, July 13, 2008
Special outing!
Sunday (Parent Day) has come once again, YAY!, and seeing as the past 2 Sundays' we've stayed home I thought it might be nice to get out of the house for a bit and enjoy some AC, :D, so I decided to take Kenji to Carl Junior's play-place.
At first he was a bit hesitant to get in and play, as it was his first time at a play-place, but after some prodding and Angel's help he warmed up and realized it was a wonderful place to be in. The boys had a blast and after 2 + hours of play they didn't want to get out. But alas it was time to go home, but not before buying a delicious Sundae ice-cream.
Here are some pics of our outing. Enjoy!
At first he was a bit hesitant to get in and play, as it was his first time at a play-place, but after some prodding and Angel's help he warmed up and realized it was a wonderful place to be in. The boys had a blast and after 2 + hours of play they didn't want to get out. But alas it was time to go home, but not before buying a delicious Sundae ice-cream.
Here are some pics of our outing. Enjoy!
Wednesday, July 2, 2008
My valiant fighter!
The past 3 days Kenji hasn't been feeling all that well :(. It all started last Sunday afternoon when he began acting whiney and fussy for no apparent reason. I realized then that his temperature was a bit elevated so I got him to wind-down a bit to see if perhaps all his running around was the reason for the increase of his body temperature. But by nightfall his temperature had slowly made its way to a low fever.
Since his fever was not very high, nor was he complaining about it, I opted to just let his body fight it off for a bit. He went down for bed fairly easy that night in spite of being sick. (The wonders of story time and cuddles!) But around 5:00 am when he finally made a peep his temperature had risen to 38.9 and his little body was burning so I gave him some Tempra to bring it down and help him continue sleeping.
The next morning he awoke with a temperature and kept it all morning then by naptime it had gone up a bit again. I gave him some Tempra and it helped to keep it within a "safe" bound for the afternoon, but around dinner time his fever had escalated to 40.0 degrees. He also refused to eat much that day.
This is when I began to worry a bit as so far the Tempra had only served to contain his temperature/fever for short periods, but had not entirely knocked it out of his system. Again he took Tempra and thankfully it helped him sleep most of the night without any further inconveniences.
In the morning he awoke, again, with a slight temperature. Seeing as his fever wasn't going away entirely on it's own or with the help of Tempra I called our sweet Pediatrician friend to get his advice. After giving him the whole spiel of Kenji's well being/symptoms and my concern that the fever wasn't "breaking" he prescribed some medicine for the throat as he said that most likely he had a slight throat infection.
The day transpired much the same as the day before with him hardly touching his food, his temperature going up and down, but surprisingly enough he wasn't acting sickly or being whiney and instead insisted on being up and about his daily activities, minus outdoor play time, just at a "lower" pace, something he also did the day before.
Sadly though, that night his fever went up to 40.5! Not good at all! So he took Tempra again and we all desperately prayed for the Lord to heal Kenji up completely and not have his fever go up any higher, as by what I'd seen every day/night, his fever would increase a little bit.
Thank the Lord he answered our prayers and he slept real well that night and the next morning he only had a 38.4 temperature, the lowest temperature he'd had since it all began! It slowly kept on decreasing as the day progressed and further more it didn't go up at night!
I'm so happy that his fever finally "broke" after battling with it on and off for 2 and a half days. I think this is his first time to battle with such high fevers as well as a throat infection, but he did real well. He was such a fighter and for the most part was still his funny and odd little self that he is.
I'm sure the Lord had a good purpose behind this "sickness" but one thing that comes to mind that I'm thankful for in this situation is that it caused me "pull up my socks" in my prayer life, and it also made way to impart on Kenji the importance of prayer and fighting in spirit and introduce him to more spirit helpers and how to call/use them in our every day life.
Thank you all for your prayers for Kenji's healing. Lord willing this infection will be gone soon and he will be restored to full health. I'm just so happy and thankful that he doesn't have a fever any more. TYJ! :) And pray I don't get sick ... I feel a bit funny, maybe I'm just overly tired. Better get to bed now. :D Thank you!
Since his fever was not very high, nor was he complaining about it, I opted to just let his body fight it off for a bit. He went down for bed fairly easy that night in spite of being sick. (The wonders of story time and cuddles!) But around 5:00 am when he finally made a peep his temperature had risen to 38.9 and his little body was burning so I gave him some Tempra to bring it down and help him continue sleeping.
The next morning he awoke with a temperature and kept it all morning then by naptime it had gone up a bit again. I gave him some Tempra and it helped to keep it within a "safe" bound for the afternoon, but around dinner time his fever had escalated to 40.0 degrees. He also refused to eat much that day.
This is when I began to worry a bit as so far the Tempra had only served to contain his temperature/fever for short periods, but had not entirely knocked it out of his system. Again he took Tempra and thankfully it helped him sleep most of the night without any further inconveniences.
In the morning he awoke, again, with a slight temperature. Seeing as his fever wasn't going away entirely on it's own or with the help of Tempra I called our sweet Pediatrician friend to get his advice. After giving him the whole spiel of Kenji's well being/symptoms and my concern that the fever wasn't "breaking" he prescribed some medicine for the throat as he said that most likely he had a slight throat infection.
The day transpired much the same as the day before with him hardly touching his food, his temperature going up and down, but surprisingly enough he wasn't acting sickly or being whiney and instead insisted on being up and about his daily activities, minus outdoor play time, just at a "lower" pace, something he also did the day before.
Sadly though, that night his fever went up to 40.5! Not good at all! So he took Tempra again and we all desperately prayed for the Lord to heal Kenji up completely and not have his fever go up any higher, as by what I'd seen every day/night, his fever would increase a little bit.
Thank the Lord he answered our prayers and he slept real well that night and the next morning he only had a 38.4 temperature, the lowest temperature he'd had since it all began! It slowly kept on decreasing as the day progressed and further more it didn't go up at night!
I'm so happy that his fever finally "broke" after battling with it on and off for 2 and a half days. I think this is his first time to battle with such high fevers as well as a throat infection, but he did real well. He was such a fighter and for the most part was still his funny and odd little self that he is.
I'm sure the Lord had a good purpose behind this "sickness" but one thing that comes to mind that I'm thankful for in this situation is that it caused me "pull up my socks" in my prayer life, and it also made way to impart on Kenji the importance of prayer and fighting in spirit and introduce him to more spirit helpers and how to call/use them in our every day life.
Thank you all for your prayers for Kenji's healing. Lord willing this infection will be gone soon and he will be restored to full health. I'm just so happy and thankful that he doesn't have a fever any more. TYJ! :) And pray I don't get sick ... I feel a bit funny, maybe I'm just overly tired. Better get to bed now. :D Thank you!
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