Our Kids

So today we are just moving along decorating for the holidays, moving things around and just getting the house sorted out after our busy weekend. Lela tells me she is cold, so I get her a sweatshirt. Then she tells me that she is still cold, oh no! I check her temp and alas she has a fever AGAIN! I wrap her in a blanket and put her on the couch. After about an hour her temp is up to 101.5. Gah!

Now we were just at the doctor on Monday and got a clean bill of health for her and her ears. But now it is Wednesday, which is too close to Friday for this to happen. I am not sure what to do, should I make a preemptive sick child appt like I did with the last fever knowing it would turn in to an ear infection or should I just wait. So far her ear is not hurting but she has absolutely no other symptoms so what else could it be and the last one went from ear pain to exploding ear drum in less than 12 hours.

This child cannot catch a break with these ear infections. I think I am going to go and buy some stock in Children’s Motrin and maybe something stronger for myself, lol!

We started off Friday with hope for a wonderful 3 day weekend but alas it was not meant to be. First thing Friday morning a strange sequence of events occurred which ended up with an 80lb footboard falling across Landis’ legs, yeouch. We called BCBS nurse on call and got the word that we needed to take her to Urgent Care. So I packed her up and took her. She was fine not crying but we did not want to take any chances. We spent some time there and after seeing the doctor got sent to AZ Radiology for xrays. By this time it had been about 3+ hours and the fun of being out and about with just mommy had lost its luster.

We waited some more and then finally got in for our xray. By the time we got it all set up she was so sleepy that she was falling asleep in my arms. The staff was short that day so there was no one to help with xrays and I was (and am) 7+ months pregnant and darn it all if I forgot my lead suit, lol. So I called Jason and he loaded up the girls and car seats in his car and came our way. By the time he arrived we had found someone to help and the xrays were done. Landis was super, very calm, very cooperative and no tears. We went on our way and got some lunch with the entire fam before heading home.

Then I started to get sick, it is the same thing that Jason had a week or so ago so we know what it is, how it acts and how long it lasts. But no one has a good time when mamma is sick:)

We made it through the weekend just a little worse for wear. We did get to celebrate Uncle JJs birthday on Sunday and that was fun. I am feeling better today, hoping this is the tail end of the sickies at least for me.