In case anyone wondered, having three sick little kids for a week is pretty miserable-for everyone. And hell for the mommy. Our six week stretch of good health ended on Monday morning when Laney woke up with a fever and nasty cough and Elliot and Louisa quickly followed. I'm thankful that Grandma Mimi and Gramps were here to help out until Wednesday. But then things got really ugly. Laney got more and more sick and no one was sleeping well. The kids were cranky and sick and miserable. Mommy was really cranky and exhausted. Dave and I took all three kids to the doctor on Thursday afternoon (during 'naptime'!) and Laney was diagnosed with pneumonia. Great. I sat in the van for 45 minutes at the pharmacy's drive-in, waiting for Laney's antibiotic--her first antibiotic ever--(which had been dropped off hours before) with three screaming sick kids.
But---Laney and Elliot are definitely on the mend now. I'm still a little worried about Louisa's cough. And oh yes, Dave and I are both getting colds--I'm hoping that it's some version of whatever the kids have-and not a new germ!
We've been sick a lot since Laney started preschool. Like nearly every month. Having three little kids is not easy but it's really, really hard when anyone is sick-and when everyone is sick, it's really hard to make it through the day. I start to go a little crazy after being housebound for a couple of days with sick kids--it's so intense, exhausting and isolating. I find that I really need to remind myself how lucky we are to have three kids with working immune systems-who get better easily and without major complications.
Saturday, February 6, 2010
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I feel you pain girl. Its almost as if im looking back in time and hearing myself talk through your words. I remember how trying it was for us as well. The year that Tyler started preschool he was 3 and i had an 1 year old and a newborn. We also lived in sickness after sickness. I remember the tears I shed and the pain my heart felt asI was loosing my sanity and the kids could never get better. Im sorry you had to go through that. It will only be this winter that it seems this hard. the next year for me at least seemed to run a little smoother im not sure we were any healthier but i had a better grip on things. this is just a trying year for you. I know we havnt gotten together in ages but you and your family still remains steady in my prayers. you'll get through this and look back and only see the good and remember all that you learned from the bad. dont hesitate to call if you need my help at all okay.
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