So-so day
We did end up in the hospital although it wasn’t pneumonia. We took him to the Dr. in the morning who said he had the beginning of an ear infection and placed him on an antibiotic. He also said, though, that we always have to err on the side of caution with Kyle so if we felt that he was starting to get worse to bring him back in. Friday night we took him back in (thank God our office has appts. until 8:30 on weeknights) and that doctor decided to admit him just to keep an eye on him. They tested him for pneumonia, influenza and RSV; thankfully all were negative.
While we were in the hospital I was able to make healthy choices. When my hubby went home to pack a bag for me he threw in some low-carb bars and apples/oranges, those got me through. Our son took a nap around lunchtime so we were able to hit the cafeteria and I had a salad. We were discharged earlier this afternoon and my parents came up to give us a break. At first the plan had been that I was going to take a nap but we were released too late in the day for that to happen. Instead, my parents watched the boys and my hubby and I were able to go out and celebrate my birthday. We tried a Japanese restaurant that we had never gone to. I consider this a success because my first instinct when thinking of restaurants was our favorite Mexican place. But I realized that I would not be able to make good choices there so we tried this Japanese place. We both had filet mignon and shrimp and it was EXCELLENT!!! I’m not sure how everything was prepared but it had to have been quite healthy. I know for sure it was better for us than Mexican.
But I haven’t been an angel all day. My in-laws had our older son while we were in the hospital and when they brought him home they brought cake and ice cream with them. It wasn’t even a decision, I wanted a piece. Plus, my older son was so upset that we weren’t able to celebrate my birthday last night that it was more important to me to make him feel better than worry about eating some delicious, sugary food. I have now had some more ice cream but now I’m done, tomorrow it’s time to get back on plan.
As we were leaving the restaurant I twisted my ankle so I’m hoping this doesn’t slow down my exercise. I just had to wear these killer boots which wasn’t the best choice because we got about 14 inches of snow earlier in the week. So my left ankle is sore and my right knee is skinned. So we’ll see what tomorrow brings but I don’t think it’s so bad that I won’t be able to workout. I finally got my Turbo Jam DVD’s so I’m excited to try them out.
Thank you so much to everyone who has left supportive comments. It’s funny how supportive words from virtual strangers can mean so much. This is the one place that I feel I can be completely honest and focus on myself and knowing that others out there are reading about me and care about my life means more than you know. I’m hoping when our life calms down (will it ever????) I will have more time to be able to read others’ blogs.