This has been an insane week! Saturday, My mom, MIL and I took the kids out to go see the new Wal-Mart....pretty sad when our source of entertainment is seeing a newly constructed retail store...BUT ANYWAYS....
After Wal-Mart, we went to CiCis for pizza...love pizza. All was well with the world! We took the kiddos home for nap time....a much needed nap time! Xander woke up after a couple of hours and said, "Mommy, I don't feel so good." Now, earlier in the week, he had a sore throat... the Dr. gave us a prescription & said to see if it would pass in a few days, and if not, go get the antibiotics filled. So, when he said he didn't feel good, I took his temp...102.4... we left to go get the Rx filled.
I went to work Saturday night, not thinking anything was amiss- Xander's temp had gone down and all seemed well with the world. Then at 1230 a.m., Tim called me at work and said that Xander's temp was 107.7!! No, that's not a mis-print, it was really that high! So, right away, Tim took his jammies off and gave him Tylenol. Within a few minutes, the temp was down to 104.... it's a crazy moment when you rejoice over a temp of 104!!! So.... every 15 minutes, Tim called me with an update... each time it kept going down...PRAISE GOD!!
Sunday morning came...Xander had no fever!!! Yea...we thought it must have just been a fluke, right?? WRONG!! Sunday afternoon, the fever came back...not as high, but it was constant at 102-103 degrees. So, Monday morning, I called the Dr. & we took him in. He was pretty concerned b/c he heard a lot of congestion in his chest. So, we did a chest X-ray (which came back clear), a RSV test (which came back normal) and a flu test (which came back NOT so normal). Xander tested positive for H1N1...otherwise known as Swine Flu!!! OMG...really? So, the Dr. called in a Rx for everyone in the family for Tamiflu...in an attempt to keep it from spreading outside of our home!! By Monday night, my MIL was feeling miserable! Xander was so miserable...maintaining about a 103 temp pretty much all day & night.... even after lukewarm baths and Tylenol/Ibuprofen! He was delirious...I've never seen him so bad! I wanted to cry with him every time he'd start coughing & crying! :( I felt so helpless!!
Tim looked up online what to do to care for your child with H1N1.... it said, "Do not kiss your child. Show them you care about them by taking good care of them!" WHATEVER! I was appalled! I am not going to NOT kiss my little man when he's sick...that's when he needs lovin most... So, immediately, after reading that, I leaned over and gave him a GREAT BIG KISS!
Tuesday morning was awesome.... Xander woke up with NO fever!!! Yea...the worst was over! Then, Asher woke up....with a fever. Grrrrrr! So, we spent all of Tuesday with Asher crying and coughing and completely out of it! His fever peaked at 106.8....not quite as high as Xander's, but OMG...still way too high! By Tuesday afternoon, Jonathan started running a fever! WOW....so tired of this crazy illness! I think the Tamiflu is really working quick though....
My MIL is feeling better, just a little residual coughing left, but no fever! Xander is still hacking and sounds like he's coughing up a lung, but NO FEVER!!! Asher still has a fever (low-grade) and is still coughing, but at least it's not 106 degrees!! Jonathan seems OK... Bella hasn't seemed to get any of it!! Tim is doing fine. I have had a horrible headache, but I am guessing it's just from sheer exhaustion from dealing with everyone's issues this week!
Then, on top of ALL OF THIS....in my "spare" time, I am working on getting stuff together for the TMOM garage sale....two more days & I am not quite sure if I'll get it all done! Oh well, I suppose whatever I can get done & out of my house will be great...whatever I miss this time around, will be here waiting for the next sale in the Spring!!!
If you stuck it out for this ENTIRE long post, thanks for reading! Please keep my family in your prayers for health & wellness.... and me for SANITY!!! LOL!! Be blessed!
After Wal-Mart, we went to CiCis for pizza...love pizza. All was well with the world! We took the kiddos home for nap time....a much needed nap time! Xander woke up after a couple of hours and said, "Mommy, I don't feel so good." Now, earlier in the week, he had a sore throat... the Dr. gave us a prescription & said to see if it would pass in a few days, and if not, go get the antibiotics filled. So, when he said he didn't feel good, I took his temp...102.4... we left to go get the Rx filled.
I went to work Saturday night, not thinking anything was amiss- Xander's temp had gone down and all seemed well with the world. Then at 1230 a.m., Tim called me at work and said that Xander's temp was 107.7!! No, that's not a mis-print, it was really that high! So, right away, Tim took his jammies off and gave him Tylenol. Within a few minutes, the temp was down to 104.... it's a crazy moment when you rejoice over a temp of 104!!! So.... every 15 minutes, Tim called me with an update... each time it kept going down...PRAISE GOD!!
Sunday morning came...Xander had no fever!!! Yea...we thought it must have just been a fluke, right?? WRONG!! Sunday afternoon, the fever came back...not as high, but it was constant at 102-103 degrees. So, Monday morning, I called the Dr. & we took him in. He was pretty concerned b/c he heard a lot of congestion in his chest. So, we did a chest X-ray (which came back clear), a RSV test (which came back normal) and a flu test (which came back NOT so normal). Xander tested positive for H1N1...otherwise known as Swine Flu!!! OMG...really? So, the Dr. called in a Rx for everyone in the family for Tamiflu...in an attempt to keep it from spreading outside of our home!! By Monday night, my MIL was feeling miserable! Xander was so miserable...maintaining about a 103 temp pretty much all day & night.... even after lukewarm baths and Tylenol/Ibuprofen! He was delirious...I've never seen him so bad! I wanted to cry with him every time he'd start coughing & crying! :( I felt so helpless!!
Tim looked up online what to do to care for your child with H1N1.... it said, "Do not kiss your child. Show them you care about them by taking good care of them!" WHATEVER! I was appalled! I am not going to NOT kiss my little man when he's sick...that's when he needs lovin most... So, immediately, after reading that, I leaned over and gave him a GREAT BIG KISS!
Tuesday morning was awesome.... Xander woke up with NO fever!!! Yea...the worst was over! Then, Asher woke up....with a fever. Grrrrrr! So, we spent all of Tuesday with Asher crying and coughing and completely out of it! His fever peaked at 106.8....not quite as high as Xander's, but OMG...still way too high! By Tuesday afternoon, Jonathan started running a fever! WOW....so tired of this crazy illness! I think the Tamiflu is really working quick though....
My MIL is feeling better, just a little residual coughing left, but no fever! Xander is still hacking and sounds like he's coughing up a lung, but NO FEVER!!! Asher still has a fever (low-grade) and is still coughing, but at least it's not 106 degrees!! Jonathan seems OK... Bella hasn't seemed to get any of it!! Tim is doing fine. I have had a horrible headache, but I am guessing it's just from sheer exhaustion from dealing with everyone's issues this week!
Then, on top of ALL OF THIS....in my "spare" time, I am working on getting stuff together for the TMOM garage sale....two more days & I am not quite sure if I'll get it all done! Oh well, I suppose whatever I can get done & out of my house will be great...whatever I miss this time around, will be here waiting for the next sale in the Spring!!!
If you stuck it out for this ENTIRE long post, thanks for reading! Please keep my family in your prayers for health & wellness.... and me for SANITY!!! LOL!! Be blessed!
Oh Rachel, I hope and pray that your babies get well soon! There is nothing worse than seeing your child ill. xoxo
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