Flu Season Continued

In case any of you were wondering I decide to get the flumist for my three year old son this year. I continued to do research and found that the flumist is more effective for children. I was so close to getting the flu shot as it has been around longer so more is known about it, but in the end I choose the flumist. A friend of mine child got the flumist a week before my son, so with the research I did and the comfort I had from my friends’ child experience I decided to go with the flumist.

I wish I could say that I skipped the tears since no shot was involved, but sadly that was not the case. My son cried for an hour before they let him do it. Thank god for the very understanding nurse we had! Once my son let the nurse administer the flumist he said it did hurt a little. By the time we got home the pain was gone and I am happy to report that there were no tears shed from pain only from fear. I am also happy to report that he did not have any kind of reaction/symptoms. So all in all I am happy with the flumist at this time!

Flu Season

Well it is here again..flu season. So the question becomes do I get my son the flu shot or the nasal spray? I am looking for any and all advice on the subject!

I got him the shot last year and it hurt him for a few days and right after he had it done for the whole day he couldn't walk because of how bad it hurt. It was not the typical shot..hurts for a minute and then is better. I hate the idea of going through this again!

Then there is the nose spray. I have heard that it stings and is less effective. If this is true I think I will have to go with the shot because when he gets sick this winter I will have to do saline spray which he will never let me do if he has the nasal flu spray and it stings. I would love to try the nasal spray so I would know how it feels and could judge better what I should get for my son, but I am not able to get it as I am in the "high risk" group that can't get it. Which makes me think the shot is safer and makes me nervous about the nasal spray.

So please help me! Let me know what you and your children have had and how it went! Please and thank you!

The New Disability: Laziness

Nothing makes me madder than watching someone who is just plan lazy living off the system. I see so many people who actually have a disability working! These people are hard workers that don’t let a disability get in there way. I mean no disrespect to people that do have a disability and are unable to work because of it. However for all of you people who are just lazy living off the system…get a JOB because it is not our job to support you! It seems far too easy to get on disability today. I have seen this to many times. You apply for disability, get turned down, hire a lawyer and you have disability; especially if you went to see a counselor a few time. Honestly how hard is it to play crazy? A doctor can only go on what you tell them. So if you look up a mental disorder and tell the doctor that is how you are feeling…well I am sure you can see where I am going with this. Today we have a generation who thinks they are entitled to everything. They don’t know the true meaning how hard work. So instead of getting a job they are taking from people who really need the system by pretending to have a disability. It makes me sick!

One Tired Mama

Do any of you have a child that doesn't like to nap like mine? I honestly don't know if it is worth it some days. I need the time to get my cleaning done and more importantly he needs his rest. He only sleeps nine hours at night and when he does finally fall asleep for a nap he sleeps for two hours, so I know he is tired. It's just getting him to sleep. He never wants to stop playing! And don't even get me started on bedtime because that is usually ten times worse than nap time. Getting him to sleep is such an exhausting process that these days I find my self wondering if it is worth it.

YUCK

So my husband took my car today; of course I had just cleaned it; and left me with his. When I opened the door to get in I could not believe it. How could any drive in this mess. Honestly it was so disgusting that they was no way I was putting my son or self into before I cleaned it. It took me two and half hours to clean it and sadly it still could be better. So I want to know is it only my husband or are there a lot of other husbands that drive around in a trash can?

Am I The Only One?

Am I the only one who can’t remember their last thought? Just today I had an idea enter my brain to post, but as I set down to post it I could no longer remember it. I know I had one, but what it was I don’t know. This seems to happen to be all too often. I will think I need to get peanut butter at the store and by the time I go to write it down or get to the store I can not remember what I needed. Which let’s face it that is the worse when you know you have forgotten something, but can’t remember what. UGH! I use to be so organized. I’m not really sure what happened, but I feel like my organization has decreased and that I need to carry paper and a pen with me at all times to write down every thought, but that will never happen. What I really need is a better memory!

This brings me to my next thought. Maybe my memory isn’t all that bad because I can remember everything about my son. So maybe my brain is just so filled with Nicholas information that it can’t remember anything else?! Well that sounds better than old age is setting in early.