Spring Break 2019

We didn't go anywhere for Spring Break this year.  We usually do something small.  Last year, we went to Colorado.  The year before...St. Louis.  This year, we didn't leave town but I took advantage of the 10 days off with my boys and tried to get out of the house and do some fun things.  We went to Paradise Park in Lee's Summit, Sky Zone, the Prairie Fire Museum, Crown Center, Kaleidoscope, and celebrated St. Patrick's Day at the parade in Brookside.  The best part?  We spent zero dollars on all our activities!  My parents bought us a PogoPass for Christmas this year and it gets us into so many places for free!  Best gift ever!

Tonight the boys asked if they could email their teachers telling them what they did over their Spring Break.  I let them, of course...and it was adorable.  I loved seeing their inventive spelling and just how far they've come with their writing.  Not bad for a bunch of 5-year-olds!  And apparently Ollie is now on a first-name basis with his teacher.

I had several projects I had intended on getting done but wasn't quite as productive as I had hoped.  I did however read THREE books during my time off and got in 11 workouts!  AND I got my hair done.  It was nice to allow myself some "me time".

All in all, it was a very enjoyable time off with my kiddos and made me excited for this summer!

Ollie’s First ER Visit

We should know by now that “a less than 1% chance” doesn’t mean anything when you’re an Asher. We’re all about defying the odds. There was a less than 1% chance that we would have triplets. A less than 1% chance of Nolan and Lucas being mono-mono identicals. So when we heard of the less than 1% chance of severe adverse side effects from Tamiflu, we probably should have paid a little more attention.

Today Ollie gave us quite the scare when he had an episode of being totally confused and incoherent. He stared at me blankly and kept reaching out and touching my face. He couldn’t respond to basic questions I asked him, including his name. He lost bladder control. He was completely out of it for about two minutes. It was terrifying.

I was worried it might be a febrile seizure so I took him to the ER at Children’s Mercy to be checked out. 

Doctor did a neurological exam. He said he looks good. Most likely a severe reaction to the tamiflu...which only happens in less than 1% of cases. The doctor we saw said it’s rare and he had actually never seen anyone have a reaction like this. He said it may or may not have been a seizure...really no way to tell. We just have to keep a close eye on him for the next 24 hours.