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I kept Tucker home from school again today.  Not only did he puke in my hands last night, but he was massively sleeping when it was time to get up.  I didn’t have the heart to wake him.  Upon waking, he seemed fine, but I didn’t want to risk going to our usual haunts as […]

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by Kristi Campbell

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  • Susan - What superb points you make about feeling lucky about your son and also about how you’re happy that Ty Campbell’s family has another son. Not that that takes away from grief they’re feeling but it does help me too to know another boy will be laughing in their home. You are brave to say that and I am happy they have another child too. As a mother with only one daughter, I really feel what you are saying. We probably won’t have any more kids and the bleakness in thinking about we could lose her to cancer or anything else is overwhelming. Thank you for your blog, and for taking the time to write about these sometimes important sometimes funny things in your family life. You are my favorite blogger now. Thankyou. Are you thinking of having more kids? Or maybe you are posting about that later so if you don’t want to answer that’s ok. October 19, 2012 – 2:50 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Hi Susan, thank you so much for visiting Finding Ninee. I really appreciate you taking the time to comment. To answer your question, yes, the sibling issue for Tucker is on the list for post ideas. To be honest, I think we’ve missed the boat on giving him a little brother or sister biologically at this point. I’d love to be able to just clone him! Thanks again for visiting and commenting.October 19, 2012 – 6:33 pmReplyCancel

      • Sara - Y’know, there was a time when I totally would have carried your baby for you. I used to think I’d make a great pregnant lady, but I didn’t want to keep the result. ….but now, alas, I fear that option has passed us by. If I ever steal a baby though, you are first in line.

        Great post, btw. Heartbreaking story.October 19, 2012 – 9:53 pmReplyCancel

        • admin - Awww Sara!!! You can still carry one for me 😉
          thanks for an awesome comment and thanks for visiting the site so much 🙂 YOU ROCKOctober 19, 2012 – 11:20 pmReplyCancel

  • Em - omg, I found your story by a frien on Facebook and reading your post made me cry lots. you’re right that having your son here even with speech, smeech is so lucky. I am pregnant with my first darling and already know what almost being a mum has done to my worry. this is very insightful.October 19, 2012 – 9:15 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Thank you so much Em! I wish you the very best of luck with your first amazing life. You will never believe how much you can love until you hold your new one in your arms. And don’t worry – usually, everything is just perfect. One way or another. Thanks again for finding Finding Ninee!October 19, 2012 – 11:43 pmReplyCancel

  • Joy - Ty’s story is still breaking my heart, too. I have been a long-time reader to Cindy’s blog and the worst was to experience the hopes they had for a cure and all those exhausting therapies that Ty endured. And in the end, he was taken from them nevertheless. I am still so, so sad about that and I try to spread awareness for childhood cancer whenever I can.
    And I also get your thoughts on the second child. My viewpoint is exactly the same, Sunny being my only child. I don’t think I would survive that.December 31, 2012 – 4:20 amReplyCancel

Being a mother seriously changes us. I’m not talking about the “ooh and ahh” moments. I’m talking about what I did last night without even thinking about it. If you read Tuesday’s post, you know that Tucker is sick. He seemed better last night. He wanted to play, run a bit and helped me set […]

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  • Henriette - Yup been there when O got a bronco pneumonia followed by an acute gastritis two weeks later. Safe to say there wasn’t one surface of the house that hadn’t been puked down… Including me! The hand action came into play when I was trying to save what was left of the couch. I left that couch behind when we moved from China althou it was two years old. Sick kid pluss dog = gross and beyond salvation!October 18, 2012 – 10:42 amReplyCancel

    • admin - Ouch that she got pneumonia and then acute gastritis! Your poor couch 🙁October 18, 2012 – 10:52 amReplyCancel

  • Sara - I don’t have kids, but there have been things I’ve done for my dog that have surprised me (and disgusted my pre-dog self). So yeah, I kinda get it.
    😀October 19, 2012 – 9:57 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Life is sort of disgusting and gross in general. And thank you for your comments I SOOO appreciate them.October 19, 2012 – 11:36 pmReplyCancel

  • Joy - Yes, same here with the puke and all that gross stuff. My husband always gags and almost pukes along when Sunny is sick so it is my job to take care of it… and I just don’t mind and that surprises me the most! 😉December 31, 2012 – 4:12 amReplyCancel

    • admin - It always surprises me that I don’t mind, too! You’re rocking the comments! <3December 31, 2012 – 8:26 amReplyCancel

…that there may be nothing cuter than a little kid with a big backpack, I forgot about how freaking adorable a little boy in a mis-matched outfit carrying a dorky umbrella might be!   Tucker’s still sick, and it’s been a long day so I swear you’ll get a more up-to-date post tomorrow.   In […]

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  • Henriette - So stinking cute!!!!October 17, 2012 – 10:15 pmReplyCancel

  • Joy - EEEEP!! <3 <3December 31, 2012 – 4:10 amReplyCancel

I should have known something was wrong when Tucker hadn’t begun to stir at 8:00 this morning.  When I went in to wake him up for school, he was hot-hot-hot.  The thermometer* confirmed that he does indeed have a temperature.  So, we’ve been lying around today snuggling (I get the best snuggles ever when my […]

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  • Susan - I just found your blog today and have to say you are a beautiful writer sharing your son’s story in such a nice way. He is very adorable too. I will bookmark you because I really enjoyed reading everything you write. Thank you Finding Ninee.October 16, 2012 – 4:31 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Thank you Susan, I’m glad you found us! And I appreciate the nice words. 🙂October 16, 2012 – 4:40 pmReplyCancel

  • Love&Giggles - Feel better Tucker!!! I’m not sure what thermometer we use but it was purchased at walmart for 20 bucks. We have been through several as well but this one is the best. You take the temp on the forehead temple. So easy!!October 16, 2012 – 6:32 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Aw Nichol, thank you! If you get the brand, please shoot it over. Ours have been focused on the ear temp, which I think is only, at best, semi-accurate! Argh…October 16, 2012 – 10:31 pmReplyCancel

  • Yucky | Finding Ninee - […] moments. I’m talking about what I did last night without even thinking about it. If you read Tuesday’s post, you know that Tucker is sick. He seemed better last night. He wanted to play, run a bit and helped […]October 18, 2012 – 9:53 amReplyCancel

  • Sara - Have you tried the big plastic syringe approach for dispensing medicine? You can try giving him juice or some yummy treat with the syringe first, to get him used to it. Then he can either use the syringe himself with the medicine OR you have the option of shooting it right down his throat. (They sell the wide mouth syringes in pharmacies).October 19, 2012 – 10:00 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - I’m not sure if we’ve tried the “big plastic syringe” – what is that exactly? We’ve tried the little plastic syringe, which he just spits out on us. We’ve tried pretty much everything and have the best success disolving it in his juice. But, if he’s not drinking juice, that fails too. I will have to Google the big plastic syringe. Thank you so MUCH Sara!! And thank you for so consistently commenting. I appreciate it more than I know how to say.October 19, 2012 – 11:16 pmReplyCancel

  • Sara - Oh, and even sick, he’s a cutie…October 19, 2012 – 10:01 pmReplyCancel

  • MomboMombo - feel better, baby boy xoxoxoOctober 31, 2012 – 6:56 amReplyCancel

Remember when I told you about Tucker’s really bizarre habit of biting inflatable toys?  I’m sad to report that yet another bit the dust. While at a fall festival yesterday, Tucker tested his strength by whacking a gong thing. He won (everybody wins, but he doesn’t realize this and I’m not about to burst his […]

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  • Sara - I understand that the biting thing could be an OCD behavior. Apparently it’s not that uncommon in the OCD world. It might be another spectrum behavior. Maybe.

    Or not.

    …but then, what kid hasn’t wanted to pop a balloon just to see what would happen?October 19, 2012 – 10:04 pmReplyCancel

    • admin - Exactly, who knows. And Sara, you rock.October 19, 2012 – 11:07 pmReplyCancel

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