This long weekend has been a stay at home one. Not because we had a huge to do list around the house --which of course we have. Not because the weather was bad, because it never is here. No, sick little girls have kept us home.
Laurelei is battling some lovely diarrhea. So the BRAT diet for her. Each day it seems to be getting better, then the morning comes and it is back. I did notice 2 teeth working their way in, so that may be the culprit since she is not having any other symptoms, yet. However, her poor little hieny is sore again due to the diarrhea and I feel so bad for her.
CJ has the flu. High fever all weekend, at one point it reached 105.1 --SCARY!! and has been pretty lethargic, no I take that back, extremely lethargic if you know her. Today when she woke up it was 103, so I called in to the doc's. It is a holiday Monday so no one called me back and I called back this afternoon when she began to complain of a sore throat. I got her into urgent care, the rapid strep came back neg...THANKFULLY, however she does have the flu type B or something and they acutally have medication for it now. Besides no appetite and the high fever, she doesn't have any stomach symptoms which is nice. I have held her more this weekend than she would let me as an infant on a normal day. My poor little girl.
However, the girls have been real troopers and Laurelei has been a sweetie. Over the past week, Laurelei will cry and alert us when they are in bed, and when we get there, all she wants us to do is to cover CJ back up. It makes my heart go awww every time. CJ the other night heard me coughing (all it was, was a small tickle I got at 2am) and came in and asked if I was okay --all while she is battling the flu. I love their concern and compassion for each other and those all around them. I pray they continue to be sweethearts to each other and compassionate for others their whole lives.
Eric and I did get the garage cleaned up...okay he did the actual garage, but we both sorted through many boxes and have loaded the van for a trip to the thrift shop --it feels good to shed that weight! Between blankets, sick kids, and sorting boxes, our living room is missing, but I'm sure we'll find it again soon.
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Oh dear. We are battling colds and fevers too. Thankfully Ben hasn't developed anything since his bout with croup a few weeks ago...knock on wood. So that has made it a bit easier. Ashley and I have a nasty cold and now Ashley developed a bladder infection. No fun in general, but especially for a 3 year old. They tested her for strep today and that came back negative but they did say that her throat looked quite questionable. But since they were treating her for a bladder infection they picked a med that would do both.
Good luck getting those little girls healthy again.
Sickness is no fun. Matthias finally has gotten over a cold that lasted three weeks. I hope the girls get better soon and you guys stay healthy. Oh for a bit of the midwest for you the temperature right now is 40 degrees and it's only supposed to get to the low 50's today.
Ugh...not looking good for a visit this weekend, but we will find a time, I PROMISE. I will see you before that baby comes!!! Love you all.
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