So Lee finally got sick this past week and he’s done it in kind of a big way, with croup. We went to the doctors Wednesday morning after a nominal cough turned full-fledged into croup. He got dosed with a steroid that wore off in 24-hrs and he seemed okay but by midnight his coughing fits were back. By 5am he was really laboring to breathe, had turned a shade or two sicklier and was throwing up.
So we rushed him to the Akron Children’s Hospital downtown and have been here for treatment and observation since 5:30am yesterday. He’s doing better overall, but still struggling with sleep at night. We might get out tonight but it seems iffy.
The funny thing was how cavalier his pediatrician was over the symptoms he could exhibit and that “we might choose to take him into the ER for treatment”. Well let me tell you, it was a lot more frightening than might’s and if’s expectation we’d been led to. If we hadn’t brought him in it seemed a real possibility his breathing would have stopped. So, despite his and our discomfort from a hospital stay, it’s been for the best.
On at that note, here’s a quick vid of him in his room proving, incidentally, that he isn’t smiles and otherwise angelic all the time. Though truth be told, he’s still managed his winning smile and giggle at times.
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Update 10.4.09: Lee’s mostly recovered, still nursing a little somethin’ as shown when he gets worked up crying or sometimes when waking up at night. Mostly, his teething is really gnarly now. Poor little guy.
As stated on Twitter previously, it’s amazing how many lurkers there are out there. Not sure what the formula would be, but seems an easy 2-3x as many than those who actively comment on blog, Twitter and other posts.
It’s all well and good that people do what they do (or don’t do), I’m just generally curious and eager for some dialogue and feedback from my contacts. In light of this, I’ve begun recently to try and participate more with other people’s content. And even if it doesn’t change much with regards to this, I can enjoy my own output to them as I know what it means to receive it.
It’s amazing how beautiful a sunset can be, no matter its location or vantage point from which seen. I often catch fleeting glimpses of some very pretty sunsets at work. Though admittedly, when inside the company’s gates, the experience feels awfully restrained and oppressive…and as I did yesterday, pause for a minute to consider just who’s in control of my job: me or the job.
So I haven’t posted much in awhile on Lee (let alone anything!), but I’m feeling the need to do so regularly again. Anyway, here’s a recent vid of Lee crawling, not his first time, but certainly not far into his budding ability. It’s on Facebook currently, so mind the jump. Will post directly here soon.
Yesterday I made a reservation with Penske for a 22′ truck, for yet another move to California.
This time however, it’s with the intention of staying in California permanently. After the move out to PA (my home state) with Tristan didn’t work out, and then our move here to Ohio (her home state) not working either, we’ve both decided Cali is our common ground. So we’re slated to pack things up again and make the trek later this year, probably in mid-November.
I’ve gotten approval for a transfer with my current employer to their Hollywood location, which we’ll be central to just about anywhere we could end up settling, while in Los Angeles. Ultimately, I think and hope, we’ll end up somewhere farther north. But initially, we’ll be in and around Hollywood, staying with Tristan’s sister Olivia (where our car registration is assigned to, incidentally and conveniently), with the majority of our belongings in storage around town at our various warehouse locations and/or storage units. We’re hoping to land a place on the west side for the bulk of our time in LA.
Other plans I intend to resume once back include:
Continuing on with my computer science studies back at SMC
Continuing on with my black belt in kung fu at USSD
Catching up on my drawing with life drawing nights at Catalyst
Otherwise picking my life up where I left it before moving
I don’t regret the move out a year ago (nearly today in fact). It was great to revisit with some things from my past and though some of it was painful, most of it was for the best, giving me some helpful perspective. Now in theory, I should be able to move forward in Cali without any lingering doubts over living there.
