Enough Already!

I am so over this winter! We have had non stop illness for a month!


1. Nate had the flu. It lasted a good week. He was miserable and just laid on the couch with no energy for days.

2. A week after he pretty much got over the flu, Nate came down with a stomach bug that landed him in the emergency room and needed IV fluids. Nate really hates IVs.

3. Georgia caught the bug. Threw up a couple times and was over it.

4. Blake caught the bug. He was sick, sick, sick and had to miss a day of work.

5. I'm not going to catch it, I'm not going to catch it ... I caught it. :( Thankfully I didn't get sick and just had a fever and felt bad for about a day.

6. Georgia was crying a lot and had major crusty eyes and a fever. Turns out she had an ear infection and needed an antibiotic.

7. A week later, Georgia had a TERRIBLE fever. I took her to the doctor, and she still had an ear infection and got a different antibiotic (seriously, this girl is on the verge of ear tubes), but she suspected she also had a virus causing the fever. That night, even after tylenol, she was shivering uncontrollably and her lips were BLUE. I wrapped her up and cuddled her until she stopped shivering, and then she was on fire. I took her temperature with a digital head scan thermometer, and the first two swipes it just said, "High." Like it was too high to even measure it?! The third swipe, Georgia pushed it away and it didn't get as good of a read. It read: 106.1. Ack!!!!! Blake said, "Take her to the hospital!" So I did. Of course there was nothing they could do for her other than what we were already doing, and that's probably the most expensive dose of motrin we'll ever pay for.

8. Nate started coughing. I kept saying it's probably just allergies, because I had a little nagging cough too. But I get very nervous when Nate coughs. He has chronic lung disease of prematurity/asthma, and he's landed in the hospital for less than this. So I gave him cough syrup, called the doctor to check with her about it, and just waited. And then it got worse. So this morning I took him in to the pediatrician's office, and he thought he might hear just a little something in his chest. Of course the worry is pneumonia. So he put him on an antibiotic for a potential sinus infection (which means both kids are now on an antibiotic) and said to give him breathing treatments. Ahhh, time to pull out the old nebulizer. I think he sounded better already tonight.

So, it has been a stressful month, as we have tried to juggle a really busy month at work for both me and Blake, and trying to keep the kids alive. Today was a beautiful sunny day, and I see hope of spring! Come on, spring! Go away, sickies!