To Vaccinate or Not to Vaccinate

My four-year-old woke up this morning with a fever and stomach pain.  That led to vomiting a short time later.  Poor thing.  I thought flu season was over with!  I don't think it's anything that needs to be seen by a pediatrician unless she gets worse thankfully. 

I do need to think about whether to get my four-year-old all the vaccines due before kindergarten.  Our state requires chicken pox vaccine now.  I don't think that should be a requirement - it should be optional.  I had chicken pox as a kid as did all my siblings.  Other than a few small scars from itching, it was just an annoyance more than anything. 

I'll have to talk to the pediatrician for all their well-checks this summer.  For the last two years, they've been pushing the Gardasil vaccine every time I am there for my oldest.  I am totally against that vaccine after doing much research (my Healthy Me blog has some information on that).  They have me craning my neck for the exit signs when they get going on that one. I tell them no every time and they bring it up again at each appointment. 

They'll want me to sign a form on my kindergartener's vaccines (my refusal for some of them) but I've already seen their form.  No way will I sign that one.  If you haven't seen it, you should look it up.  My sister sent me a different one to use.

Reminder: Check Out Weight Loss Reviews First

This is just a reminder to moms out there.  I know after each baby, I wanted to lose the weight and after the fourth, it just became impossible to take off.  Just make sure that before you take any weight loss supplements, you check out the reviews, side effects, etc. online.  For example, google adipo-x version 2.0 side effects if you're interested in Adipo-X. Remember to check for interactions between medications (even over-the counter medications) and any weight loss supplements you consider.  If not for yourself, then for your child or children. 

Teens Are a Whole Different Species

By the time all six of our kids are adults, I am going to be in some serious need for some intervention to remove wrinkles. Teenagers are like a whole other species!!  I remember being a teenager and the things I went through so it's not like I've lost touch with what they go through.  They just seem different nowadays.  So are they really that different or is my level of patience anc ompassion just lacking? 

Three of our kids are teenagers right now.  Three more to go! 

Though my baby turns five in a few weeks.  That makes me a little sad.  Kindergarten is around the corner and then it's all over.

Mommy Weight Around the Middle

Today was my four-year-old daughter's mommy/daughter lunch.  Before we left, she put on a skirt and wanted me to put a skirt on too.  I told her no so she asked me why.  I told her I wanted to lose a few pounds first and then I'd wear a skirt again.  She innocently said, "You mean around here?" and she pointed to her waistline. 

Yes, sweetie, around there. 

Even a four-year-old can see what just doesn't look healthy and that I carry extra weight around my middle - where my four kids used to be. 

I've been looking up about diet pills reviewed since I wouldn't know where to start. It's hard to go from a size 2/4 all your life to a size 10 with a lot of the weight around the middle like a lump.  My husband excuses it all with, "Well, you've had four kids." 

Yeah but still.  I don't want to look like I'm still pregnant!  I'm thankful he doesn't care about the added weight, but I do.