Is two kids too much? Especially so close in age? 18 months apart to be exact. I wonder how my parents did it. My sister and I are 2 years apart. It’s almost like going one on one, parents to kids, but not quite. It really is more like the kids over power us.

My newborn baby boy has a chronic stuffy nose. It started about 3 weeks of age. Then it went away for a week and now it’s back. Most of the time is just sounds nasty, and he feeds okay and as long as you prop him up, he sleeps okay too. Other times, it’s very frustrating. It’s a lot of bulb suctioning and nasal drips. And those vaporizers. I made an appointment to see one of my professors and for some OMT and I can’t wait.

My older one recently has been very pukey. Three times today she’s puked up formula. Yes she’s still on it. She was down to one bottle a day. But today, she was calling for it, and not too long after she has it, she pukes.

It’s stressful. What’s more stressful for me, is the other adults in the room freaking out. Gotta maintain control. And not scare the kids.

I guess it’s from my ER rotation I get this from, but I ask right away to myself – “Sick or healthy?” She’s well-hydrated, not feverish –> she’s healthy. Okay, let’s not go to the ER. What would one of my preceptors say if they saw a patient like this. “Keep her hydrated, it’s okay if she doesn’t eat for a couple of days. Use a syringe to feed little bits of gatorade at a time if you have to.” So maybe a trip to the clinic is not necessary as well?

But I’ve decided a long time ago that I don’t want to be the doctor of the family – too much responsibility mixed in one. I just want to be mom.

So we’ll still call the doctor tomorrow just to be safe.

Of course, just to be safe, I threw away the newly opened formula can, just in case there’s preformed toxin sitting in there. And we opened another can. It would really suck though is those cans were packaged together.