POOR SPENCER

I noticed Sat., Sun. and Mon. Spencer was warm but was shivering. Saturday I was trying to get everything ready for Spencer's blessing so I was busy and Chad had him almost all day except for feedings. My Mother came to me on Sunday and told me that he was hot and need to to change into some cooler clothes.....UMMMM. Monday he was still hot and we had a rough night so in the morning while I was changing his diaper I decided that I would check his temperature and sure enough he had a fever. His temperature was 100 degrees even (I thought I knew I had a perfect child). I waited a little bit to check his temp. again and it was still 100 degrees even. I called NURSE PAM she told me that I needed to bring him in since he was so young. He was also whimpering all day. POOR SPENCER, I felt so bad. I could not give him any Tylenol since they recalled it. So, I had to call Chad to get the go ahead to take him in and be seen. The doctors office was closed for lunch so I had to wait to schedule and appoint. We get put on the 5:00 list since all of the appointments had been taken and nurse Pam told me to get there early so I can be seen before the mad rush comes in at 5pm. We get there and the doctor comes in and checks him over, he has an ear infection (OH MY). Since he is so young he had to go through some other test has well. They had to put a Catheter in him and check his Urine, then he had to have a CBC test by pricking his heel and get blood. OH POOR SPENCER he screamed the whole time and I do not blame him the whole thing looked like it hurt. The CBC test and the Urine all check out fine, so he is now on Antibiotics for 10 days for his ears. OH MY this has already started. At two weeks we Both had THRUSH this affected me much more than it affected him, but he still had to be on antibiotics, and now at 4 almost 5 weeks he has to be on them again. One good thing out of the doctors visit was we were able to see how much he weighed. Spencer weighed in at a whopping 10lbs. 14 oz. They did comment on how big and healthy he was other than his ears.
Chad's Mom called me today and mentioned something that I had never heard of before and thought I would bring it to others attention and that is the Whooping Cough Vaccination for the MOTHERS. You are supposed to get it either before you have the baby or right after so it can sustain the baby until he/she gets his/her vaccines when they are 2 months old. So, if you are pregnant or plan on having a baby ask your doctor about this. I am going to ask mine when I go for my 6 weeks check up. Chad's Mom said a lady in her ward (church) had it before she left the hospital. But, no one said anything to me about it and maybe Spencer would not have an ear infection right now. Who knows.
Anyone who has infant or Child Tylenol or Motrin should discontinue using it right away. They have found traces of Mold as well as incorrect dosage (the medicine is to strong), not good. You can go to this website for more info. http://www.mcneilproductrecall.com/.
Thanks to my friend Cathy who sent this info to me.

Days before Spencer was born

Chad pushing Sada on the swing

Kipling playing on the pelican

Chad and Sada playing on the slide. You can never be to old to play at the park

Kipling is not sure about the Easter Bunny

Sada scouting for eggs, she decided she was going to get a head start

Kipling trying to figure out his next strategy for the Garner Easter Egg Hunt

Kipling playing on one of the inflatables

Kipling loved sliding

Sada and Jessica-Kipling is in the background

Sada trying to get to the rabbit (Farm Days #2)

Kipling holding the chicks

These turkeys were much better than day #1

Don't get me wrong I love my little boy but, things were much easier when there was just two!!!
Here is what we did a couple days before Spencer arrived.
Friday morning we went to my last doctors appointment. After the appointment and the okay to be induced on Tues. Kipling begged me to go to Farm Days. Since we had to wait for my Sister to get home for our next even I decided I would take them. They had so much fun. they did not get to pet the pigs, however the pigs were much more active on day 2 than day 1. The turkeys were much more fun to watch as well. After visiting the animals one more time and eating some more ice cream, we got a call from my sister saying she was on her way home from work. Off we were to go and get lunch. I had to get Mexican one more time since I had an excuse and then I stopped off at Wendys for the kids. We got to my sisters house and off we were to make Frozen Meals for when I have Spencer. I was at my sisters house til after 11pm making meals. We made 34 meals. 12 for me, 12 for my sister and 10 for my sister in law who is on bedrest. After making the meals we had to clean the house since the kids destroyed it. Saturday we went to Garners Annual Easter Egg Hunt. The kids played on the inflatables, had balloons made, gathered goodies and then off to the park to wait for the traffic to die down. We then headed to the Simpson's homestead and spent some time with Grandmother. Sunday was a day of rest.
Monday cleaned and then took the kids to Grandmothers at 8pm. We had a lot of fun in the days right before Spencer, but would not trade Spencer for anything.

Please be Careful

I have felt that I needed to share this with everyone......Please keep your children close to you at all times. This past weekend Chad, the kids and myself all went to Dairy Queen for the Blizzard special, while we were there we saw one of Chad's co-workers that works in the Raleigh office and started talking to him. As we were talking to him an old man came and asked if the kids could go and see his dogs in his car-Oh the kids were so excited!! I said sure and off the kids went with this old man I did not know. As I thought about it Chad was already off to be with the kids, the dogs and the old man. I turned to his co-worker and said, "That man could have gone off with my children." He then told me his wife works for a housing community in Clayton where they have had a man driving around asking children and teenagers to get in his car (This has happened on several occasions). How scary is that. The community is not very far from where I live and can happen in any community.
I know it is so easy to let your children just run at the park, especially when you have more than one child you are trying to keep an eye on and they all want to do different things.
As I have been reflecting on this conversation with Chads co-worker it reminded me of an e-mail I received a couple months ago from one of Chad's sisters who lives in the area. Her and her family were shopping at a near by store and the children went and played in the play area they had in the store. She kept an eye on them and did not wander to far off. One time she went to check on the children she noticed a Man watching his children play (and particularly one of her children), she watched them closer as any mother or parent would do. They checked out and left the store when a man approached them in the Parking Lot and asked, "how old is your daughter" I think the man guessed. The held hands tightly got in the car and drove to the next store they needed to go to in the shopping center. They then saw the man at that store and in the parking lot. Everyone was safe, However this could have ended not so good if my Sister-in-law had not been intune and watching what was going on.
I know that this is not an up beat post but please be careful with those around us and we especially need to talk to our children. It is sad that we can not let our children play like we were able to or be out of sight for something might happen it only takes a second.
I know a lot of people have asked me if I needed help(I guess I look like I need it and I am struggling with three children. I often say no thanks for if I really do I let them carry the grocery's the diaper bag or something I can always replace. I cannot replace my children.
Not everyone is bad, but we do need to be careful with the most precious gift our Heavenly Father has given to us.

Hospital Craziness

Kipling is enjoying himself singing wheels on the bus with the TV

Sada, Chad and Kip

Spencer sleeping through it all

Kipling glued to the TV since we do not have one at home

Kipling climbing up to see Spencer in his bassinet

Kipling and Sada checking on Spencer

The crazy duo

Sada figured out the climbing thing firstShe is a mess!!

Kipling after drinking Sprite and having a couple of oranges

Mommy cleaning up one Kip and Sada's messes

Chad taking over my bed

Kip and Sada eating Breakfast at the Hospital

Kip checking out the rocking chair

Chad and Sada taking a nap

Sada cheesing for the camera

Kipling acting crazy

Chad, Sada and Spencer

I just LOVE Western Wake in Cary. The Women's Pavilion is amazing. I really liked all of the nurses and the staff was extremely nice. Chad had to go and pick Kip and Sada up Weds. morning and bring them to the hospital and they stayed until about 8pm. WOW!!! that was a long day. They tore that hospital room up. It did not matter how dirty it was the nurses did not care they would sent someone to clean it up or Chad would just ask the cleaning lady for a broom and a couple times he cleaned up. As you can tell in the pictures I was kicked out of my bed pretty much the whole day on Weds. and when Chad and the kids came on Thurs. that was not nice. Since you were able to order as much food as you wanted I was able to get food for the kids as well as have the lunch/dinner Coach boxes, which had a hogie sandwich, macaroni salad and a cookie, so there was enough food for us all and when we needed a snack we just had to go down the hall and there was fresh fruit, sodas, crackers, and muffins pretty much all day. SO, you can guess Kip and Sada learned where this room was real fast, they love POP! They did not want to leave the hospital, this was a treat for them...yet it was very stressful to me. Chad left that night and I was by myself Spencer was Crying and would not stop and a CNA came in and I just broke down in tears. She said what is wrong. She said the wrong words. I told her my husband left me....okay not really left me (you should have seen her face) so I rephrased it to my husband left me here and went home with the kids, my child is crying I think I am starving him, I need sleep I do not know what to do, he lost his bands everything was wrong. The CNA says do you want me to take the baby to the Nursery? NO, I reply I cannot sleep when he is away because then I will just lie in be waiting for someone to bring him back to nurse so I do not get any sleep. The CNA calmed me down and reassured me I was doing okay and then we talked about Kip and Sada. The next morning Chad comes with the Kids we eat Breakfast and I am ready to check out so I do not have to deal with kids screaming up and down the hall of the hospital and just going crazy. They finally let us leave right before lunch was served. I think they do that purposely so you go home hungry. I was glad when we finally got home!!
Next baby hopefully my Mother will be retired and will be able to stay with them the whole time!!

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Jessica

Spencer Harold Alexander Simpson

My Dad and Spencer

Kipling and Spencer

Chad and Spencer

Uncle Dave and Aunt Camillia and Spencer

Here I am

Aunt Karen and Spencer

Spencer

Spencer and Jessica

Here I am getting ready to have Spencer Thanks Chad for taking my picture

I know everyone has been waiting to see pictures of Spencer, but I have been to sleep deprived to get on the computer and blog about him. Spencer was born March 30th at 3:33pm and weighed 6lb. 130z. measuring in at 20 1/4 in. long. We got to Western Wake a little after 6:00am checked in got back to the room. They started the potocin a little before 8:00am doctor broke my water about 8:30am had to have 2 epidurals about 10:30am (the first one would not thread) and then we were off. The doctor came in about noon and told me when I was ready to give him 6 min. and he would be there, at about 3:15 I told the nurse I was ready she checked and there was Spencer. She called Dr. Siedel and he was on his way. It took him 7 min. and then decided he was going to stop and talk to the nurses. Lindsey (the nurse ran out to get him) as I was yelling Dr. Siedel you better get in here NOW!!!
I pushed 3 times and Spencer was out. He came out screaming with the cord wrapped around his neck and body he can scream through anything I guess. After they gave him back to me and everyone was out of the room and he was still screaming I decided I was going to try to nurse him and of course like most boys latched on right away and has not wanted to stop since....this is why I am sleep deprived. He is so sweet and just adorable....I think I am a little bias one because he is mine and the other because he looks like Chad. We are so glad that he is here and is a wonderful addition to our Family.
WELCOME SPENCER WE LOVE YOU!!