November 30, 2008
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Recovering at home...
Well, my prayer for the kids to get better while we were gone did not get answered in the way I wanted. Both of them ended up being quite sick while we were in Virginia at Josh's brother's house.
It was hard to be away from home and trying to take care of sick little ones. It was tiring, too. We were all sleeping in the same room, so all the coughing, getting up for drinks, tossing and turning kept me up a lot.
Ainsley ended up with an ear infection. She started screaming and crying on Wednesday saying her ear hurt. Ainsley is not much of a complainer about such things, so when she starts acting like that, you know something is wrong. We took her to an urgent care place and got her some antibiotics.
I just knew that Lorelei would wake up sick on Thanksgiving and there would be nowhere to take her. And that's just what happened. She woke up burning up with a fever. Poor thing. We gave her ibuprofen and tried to get her to eat and drink. She would have nothing of it. She was cuddling with her daddy and then wanted to be with her mommy. Josh brought her to me and she promptly barfed... all over me... and her. Nice. The rest of the day she slept, cried and cuddled. By that evening her fever was up to 104. Lorelei has been a pretty healthy kid. This was the sickest she had ever been.
She woke up on Friday better, but then the fever and crying returned. We took her to the urgent care place, too. The doctor couldn't figure out what was wrong with her. She didn't have an ear infection, or strep throat, her lungs were clear, the flu test was negative. He wanted me to get a urine sample to see if she had a bladder or urinary tract infection. Do you know how hard it is to get a urine sample from a 2-year-old????? Even one who is pretty much potty trained... We even bribed her that we would go buy her a new My Little Pony if she would just go potty in the cup. We thought the cup was freaking her out, so we tried tricking her. Nothing. Anyway, he ended up just writing a prescription for amoxicillin with the hope it would just kill whatever it was that she had.
We left Saturday morning with two children who were feeling better for the most part. The New Jersey Turnpike was completely closed in one spot and our 7 hour trip turned into 9 and a half hours. I was so happy to finally get home.
Today we are staying home, recovering and trying to get everyone the rest of the way better. Right now, everyone except for me is taking a nap. I am looking forward to having a normal week and hopefully getting our house decorated for Christmas.
Comments (13)
ugh...that is no fun! we had a Christmas like that with Wyatt, but thankfully we were home. I hope they both get better fast--and that you get some rest!!
Oh my...that's a rough one. I have to say, it's such a relief once your kiddos are old enough to feel that throw-up coming on and can get to the toilet/bucket/trash can. To not be vomitted on...or clean it out of bedding, carpet or furniture...is one of life's small victories.
I pray that things gets back to normal for you too!
I'm so sorry to hear about the sickness while you were away for the holiday. I pray everyone gets well very soon.
oh you poor poor thing. That is just crummy! I am praying God gives you extra peace this week, and that you don't get sick. You have all my sympathy.
oh dear my friend.... sorry to hear your vacation holiday didn't go so well after we saw you.... I am tired for you after hearing your story.... glad you are home in one piece.
Oh dear. I'm so sorry about that, you must be so very glad to be home! ((HUGS))
Cathi you guys better stay home all week and rest! You are pushing yourself to hard!!
Listen Monday all three of mine ended up with strep throat yes.... the girls tested positive again! So just saying from experience if the kiddos are sick and have the meds but not the rest then they will just get sick again! Sorry your trip sounded like no fun at all. Miss you
I hope everyone starts feeling better soon.
Oh my goodness! Well, I'm glad that things are on the upswing now. I'm looking forward to decorating for Christmas too! I hope everyone is up to par very very soon.
Are the kids feeling better now? I hope so.
As for throwing up...it's very important that only mommy gets thrown up on. It a way to show you they love you. HA!
Sorry to hear you had such a rough trip. I hope you guys get better soon. Get some rest!
I'm sorry to hear about your trip. I hope everyone is feeling better & well rested. On facebook you will have to message me, my name is under Melissa Frye Rippeon and then you can see some pictures.
oh man...that sounds like my week. The day we got home from thanksgiving both my kids got sick and my husband went out of town for work. My son spent one whole day throwing up on me and him. So sorry...I know how hard it is to have sick kids.
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