I'm bugged...

I found out tonight that the H1N1 nasal swab test is 20-50% accurate. Um...okay?! Why even do the test? Parker, who is 5 and has asthma, "tested" positive for it Wednesday and two days of taking Tamiflu is fine. Why perform a test that is so inaccurate?

I got all this information from a doctor tonight that I went to see because I am sick. He said the only way to get accurate results is to send a sample to the C.D.C. (centers for disease control) and results can take 2 weeks to get back. And that test is only performed on people who are hospitalized for the flu.

I would normally "tough it out" because I'm so tough. (I really am ask my Dad:) But because we have a 4 month old it is a concern. So our primary goal at this point is to keep Mataya healthy (if we can). It is still likely that we have H1N1 present in our home because having the flu in October is unusual.

I'm bugged that there is a lame test that doesn't give good results. And that insurance companies and people without insurance can pay for something so useless....makes a lot of sense, right?!

I promise my next post will be more exciting, less passive aggressive, and include cute kiddo pics!

That is all....thanks for listening.

it was only a matter of time....

Parker has H1N1.
Or as it's known on the streets "Swine Flu".....the last available swine flu vaccines were given on Tuesday in Davis County. 10,000 people showed up, there were 1400 available. I decided not to take me and the kids because I knew our chances would be slim.

The reason there is such a shortage is that there weren't enough vaccines ordered. Who is responsible for the amount ordered? *President Obama......that's change I can't believe it.

Anyway, we've got Parker quarantined in his room. He's on his top bunk with food, movies, and beverages. I worry A LOT about that kid because he has asthma. He had pneumonia and a bronchial infection when he was 9 months old and hospitalized for 3 days. It's scary to see your child so sick and struggle to breath and I know the swine flu can hit people hard that have other medical conditions. We are just hoping and praying that it is mild for him and also hoping that the rest of us don't get sick....especially 4 month old Mataya.

They call me the "Hand Washing Nazi" at my house, but sometimes it's just not enough....he's in school so it was really only a matter of time. We left the doctor this afternoon with a prescription for Tamiflu and Wal-mart didn't have it. Walgreens didn't have it. Thankfully Albertsons did. So all you parents out there....if your child has a fever there is a good chance it's H1N1 and a fever indicates that it's contagious. Get to the doctor and have them tested.

So Parker, I hope you get well soon lil' buddy!

*I swore I would never mention Pres. B.O. on my blog, but it happened. I guess Cory is rubbing off on me:)

more to come

We've had a couple of glorious days and I will post more pics later about all our fun times...but for now I'm off to watch a movie with the hubs.

bananas, marshmallows, chocolate....

Easy and yummy!

2 bananas in a bread pan.... Slice open and fill with chocolate chips....... Them marshmallows....
Put in the oven and melt chocolate and marshmallows. I followed that by broiling it for a bit to get the marshmallows nice and toasted and crunchy and delicious.

f.h.e.

For Family Home Evening on Monday we did a lesson about the watchman on the tower and how he can be up on the tower to see if there is danger up ahead and warn people. I did a demonstration with little army men and one of them was on the tower to warn the others about the bad guys approaching. I had a very captive audience with the army men and marshmallows...pure genius!! After the lesson we each got to build a tower with marshmallows and toothpicks. Spencer's doesn't exactly look like a tower, I think he said they were little machine guns:) Parker's motto: "Go big or go home!" He really got into the tower building.
Mataya's tower. When I was preparing this lesson and I made this little one to demonstrate, it took me back to high school geometry when we had to build different shapes with marshmallows and toothpicks. Afterwards we got to eat our marshmallows and this led to daddy throwing them to see if the boys could catch them in their mouth. Good job Spencer! I think it's going to make it in. He even had his eyes closed!
We didn't want her to feel left out:) It's not mean to throw mini marshmallows at a baby right?! I mean, for all she knows, they are just soft little pillows.

fall fun

We went for a drive and got the little ones up on a huge rock for a picture...Spencer was less than thrilled. I LOVE this pic of the boys. Cory took it while I was feeding the lil' girl in the car. He had Parker put his arm around Spencer. They look like good little buddies, which they are most of the time:) Parker brought his hiking stick from home. He's quite fond of it. And Spencer is determined to wear his dinosaur jacket as long as possible. It's starting to get small on him.Me and my cute kids. Daddy and the kids. Again, Spencer is not sure about all this! "Brothers don't shake hands....brothers gotta hug!" -Tommy Boy

october is here

Mataya wearing her Halloween shirt from Aunt Heather. It says 'Mummy loves me'....and it lights up, it's pretty cool. Thanks Heather! We had a Dinosaur Park adventure with some friends. It felt like we had the whole park to ourselves. Look at all those pumpkins. This was our posse of boys! Nothing says Halloween like a prehistoric crocodile with a pumpkin in it's mouth.
Parker running through the haunted mansion.Parker whatever you do....don't look up! There were several things at the park that made Spencer nervous. Parker is running through enjoying the trail of hanging skeletons and such. Parker made a new friend.......and Spencer kept his eyes peeled for bad guys. Our lil' mop top Spencer finally got a haircut. It was starting to get out of control:)

I LOVE the dinosaur park in October. It is so fun and festive.....and a little bit creepy!