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May 19, 2003
I must warn you that mythoughts may seem scattered in this entry and a bit boring to others. Thanks in advance for reading. :)
5/17/03
*There is always something*
I was foolishly thinking that all the planning I had done in preparation for this vacation was going to make it go off without a hitch/ Boy, was I sadly mistaken and I am hopeful that nothing else major will arise before we leave. I lost my Atm/credit card and was panicking that we would not have any access to that money while on vacation. I tore the house apart undoing all the cleaning I had worked so hard on the past week to find this little piece of plastic that held my happiness at the moment. I was not successful and called the bank to see what we could do. Luckily, I was greeted by a very nice (THANK GOD) man who assured me he would rush out a card for me and I would get it the next day. The man probably thought I was a nut case because I kept thanking him over and over again and went into the whole story about why I needed this card so badly and how I had tore apart my house. I can just picture the man rolling his eyes at me as I rambled on. Oh well, I will have the card and that is all that matters. Okay, one crisis out of the way, now we will move onto the next. Which, as I type this we are still in the middle of dealing with.
Yesterday afternoon Autumn started to act a little lethargic and wanted to drink non stop. I did not really stop to think anything of it because she did not get much sleep the night before. Last night Autumn starts withering around on our bedroom floor whining and saying “ouch Ouuuuch Ouch” I immediately new what was wrong as she stood up. She had an accident and combined with the lack of energy and drinking a lot that told me she had another UTI. I took her temperature and of course it was 100.3. We have an appointment at 12:30 today and hopefully they will start her up on a course of antibiotics right away and she will be feeling some relief before we go on Tuesday. When we get back from vacation I need to put a call into her urologist and make another appointment with her. Even though she had surgery and I know she is prone to getting infections, I worry about what all these infections are doing to her kidneys. :O( I will write more once we get back from the Dr appointment.
Later on in the day……
Well, we are back from the Dr and the news was of course, not what I wanted to hear right before a vacation. (Excuse me for being graphic here) The Dr said there was a lot of puss and traces of blood in her urine which indicates a bad infection. He told me that if her fever gets a degree higher in the next 48 hours then she will need to go to the hospital for a day, and get a round of stronger antibiotics. I have so many feelings run through my mind then Dr. Z tells me “Better she got this now, then while you were on a ship.” Good save for Dr Z. lol I was just about to go off into a bad mommy episode and get mad at the situation instead of thinking of my sweet little girl who is suffering through yet another dreadful infection. :o( Bad Bad Mommy. After we left the office I went to get Autumn’s prescription filled immediately so we can get these meds into her as soon as possible and I am happy to say she is resting comfortably now. Her fever has not gone down and has not gone up.*fingers crossed* I am feeling so sad because this is a sign that her trouble with infections are not over and she may need yet another procedure done in the near future. UTI’s are no fun at all and to be 5 years old and getting them all the time is terrible. This is approx her 10th one in 3 years. We will probably have to put Autumn on preventative antibiotics again now after this infection clears up until we meet with Dr. N and figure out a plan… AGAIN! :o(
5/18/03
The bags are all packed and sitting by the door and the house has been cleaned from top to bottom. Well almost clean, I have a couple things to tend to tomorrow while the children sleep, all the hard scrubbing is done. Autumn perked up a bit today and I am sure she will be 100% by tomorrow. Joe has to set the vcr to tape American Idol , Extreme Makeovers and a couple other shows that I will be nice to watch when we get back. I receive my atm/credit card and it is securely tucked away in my backpack. I just hope I am not forgetting anything.
5/19/03
The trip is hours away and I must run out for one more thing I forgot.(of course) I will close out this entry and say goodbye for two weeks.
Tanya (Who is looking forward to spending 2 wonderful weeks with the people I love most in this world )
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