Well I Didn't Expect That

So we trudged off to the Dr. this morning. Abby's rash looked horrible, the people in the waiting room kept looking at her asking if she was having an allergic reaction. All I could say was, "I have no idea." Adam could barely drag himself around, but after the nurse gave him a pedialyte popsicle he seemed to perk along a little better. He even ate a little soup for lunch.

Dx: Adam and Abby both have strep. The rash is caused by the strep (not the Roseola that I had originally thought is was). Benedryl is supposed to help her itching, but it sure is hard to force the medicine in her. Abby has an ear infection in both ears. They were both put on amox. Adam had his ears flushed out, I didn't know wax could look like that. At least there was no infection in his ears.

So that's what is happening around here. I hope you are all staying healthy. I probably won't be at church Sunday which makes me sad, but I have to get my babies well again. And pray some more.

This Week's Mystery Disease- Roseola!

As I said earlier, Adam and Abby are both sick. This pic is of Abby tonight (just ignore the wad of food in her mouth). Her fever was gone this morning, but then this rash started breaking out this afternoon. The poor thing keeps scratching at the back of her neck and inside her ears. The rash isn't supposed to last long. Rachel had it at this same age- I was in the hospital giving birth to Adam- remember, Laurie?
Poor Adam seemed better this morning, but he's not. He's hardly eaten anything all day, barely moved from the couch, and he's still hot and coughing. I should take him to the Dr. tomorrow if he's still this bad, we still have his kidneys to worry about, so lingering sickness is the last thing he needs.

What a surprise, we have another bug floating through the house. This is Abby yesterday morning. She has never slept a minute in our bed, but yesterday she slept for over 2 hours there. I'm thankful her fever is gone today but she is still a little cranky.


Rachel just discovered the bag of clothes that we inherited from Hannah this weekend. Rachel LOVES this shawl (or whatever you call it) and couldn't wait to wear it to school today. Thank you, Hannah, for sharing with us!


Here is Adam just moments ago. He is trying to hide from Tommy I think. Adam seems a little better today, but still just lounging around mostly. This is the corner that the kids always play in, so the wall looks terrible! I'm look forward to a fresh coat of paint in about 5 years.

Thomas

This will be the last potty training entry, I promise. I was just so proud of Tommy yesterday, and I'll tell you why. He got up dry. We went to MOPS, he stayed dry. He went #2 on the toilet- and it was his idea. :) He napped, woke up dry. Every time he used the toilet was because he TOLD me he had to go, not me asking 500 times through the day, "Do you have to go potty?" And this morning he was dry again. I am declaring him trained. Thank you Lord, amen.

A Surprise Package

When I got home from MOPS this morning there was a package sitting in front of the garage door. It was too big to fit into the mail slot, so I was a little excited to see what it was. Jenny and Josh sent me a package for my birthday! Adam and Thomas were very happy to see the contents: a little card for each of them, some candy, kool-aid (one of the southwestern flavors), and a book for me! It was really hard getting Adam to take my picture, but we finally did it.
Thanks Jenny and Josh! Yes, we can read our book together. :)

Fill Me In

I just saw on Yahoo News that Ralph Nader is in the race for president now. The dems. gave a "lukewarm response" to this. Mike Huckabee "welcomes him to the race". I know nothing about the guy. Any thoughts (Phil)?

Temporary Template

I thought this was kind of fun for St. Pattie's Day (even though I don't even wear green on that day)! The only bummer was I lost my friends' links. Sooooo, I'll fix that later.