Whew! What a week!

The last 8-10 days have been absolutely miserable for us! Early of last week Olivia started coughing at night and she would cry when she coughed. We looked in her throat and her tonsils were MASSIVE with white puss pockets all over them. I'm not even sure how she could swallow because they were engulfing her entire throat. So I took her to the doctor last Thursday and they confirmed her for strep. The doc peeked in Gray's ears (this seems like a weekly occurrence) and he had a double ear infection. Again. Time for tubes! We have an appointment with the ENT on March 1.

So, they both started on antibiotics on Thursday and by Saturday, Olivia took a turn for the worse and started running a high fever. Sunday Grayson also started running a fever. At 3:30 Monday morning, Olivia's fever spiked to 106.2! I've never seen a fever that high. I took her in first thing Monday morning and the doc said her throat looked worse, even after being on the antibiotic for 4 days. So she tested her for mono which came back negative. She gave her a shot of antibiotic and sent us home with another one.

On Monday we realized that a lot of the kids we are normally around have had RSV and Grayson's symptoms were matching up perfectly. Since RSV is viral, I wasn't going to take him in, I was just going to let it run its course. Then yesterday his hands started turning blue and he was still running fever so a rushed him back to the doctor. She said his body was shunting blood and taking the blood away from his hands to his chest. Poor guy is very ill. She confirmed the RSV and did a chest x-ray to check for Pneumonia which was normal. Then she said the wanted to check him for strep (which should have been killed by the other antibiotic he had just finished) but of course it was positive! Because they are both allergic to penicillin and he had recently taken the other 2 they normally prescribe, she put him on a REALLY strong one that causes horrible diarrhea. Time to fight the diaper rash!

4 doctors appointments and a grand total of 5 antibiotics later, we are hopefully on the road to recovery!

Oh the drama! After getting her shot on Monday, Olivia would not walk all day. All we would hear is "can you carry me to the couch?" "can you carry me to the potty?" "can you carry me to the playroom?"
Tuesday morning she woke up and called from her bed "mommy, come get me!"
I told her I was not carrying her around anymore and she was going to have to learn to walk again. Eventually she came out of her room dragging her foot behind her walking at a very slow pace. Michael and I laughed so hard at how dramatic she was being. By the end of the day, she decided she could walk normally again. For whatever reason, she is calling the scab where her shot was a nipple!

Which brings me to my next list....

Things My 3 year has said lately:

"Mommy, you are wearing me out!"

"What in the world?"

"Daddy, what's your favorite animal?" M: a turkey. "That's not an animal, that's food!"

"When I'm 5, I'm going to college" (In a very sassy voice)

And lately her thing is..EVERY DAY she comes out of her room wearing a summer dress and flip flops and tried to convince us that she is wearing that today. When I tell her it too cold for that attire, she throws a huge fit and cries all the way back to her room.

With all of this said, I have never been more ready for summer! Not only because my kids are never sick in the summer, but also because we can have drama free mornings when it's time to get dressed!