Wow. This winter season has been FULL of ups and downs...but it feels like mostly downs. I have missed so many days of work due to my sick kiddos that I think my co-teacher is just about ready to sack me! Love you Linds. ;) All 4 of us girls have had strep, 2 of the 3 girls had a stomach bug, baby girl had a horrible ear infection which led to her ear drum rupturing and then had a horrible allergic reaction to her antibiotic, and now my oldest is going on day 5 of fever with a horrific barking cough. Taking her to the doctor, again, tomorrow. I'm starting to know everyone at the doctor's office pretty well now. ;)
Here's my poor LuLu when she had strep. LK had it just the week before her. We had to leave school early on this day due to her fever and she was so bummed because it was 'super hero day' and she had dressed up like bat-girl ballerina princess. Don't ask. I felt so bad for her but of course I did not mind her falling asleep on my chest as we watched tinker bell. This little lady hadn't done that since she was about 4 months old!
The little trooper, feeling a bit better after a bubble bath. Love that face!
Then of course the red headed stinker decided it was her turn to be sick. I call her a stinker because she had a triple, well, almost quadruple sickness going on. She started with the stomach bug then continued to be so fussy for days after her bug was gone and woke up one morning with an ear full of puss! Gross, I know. Sorry. We took her to the Dr to find out she had a horrible ear infection, the eardrum had ruptured and had what appeared to be strep! Whew! No wonder the poor girl was so cranky!
Thankfully Lucy and Chloe were feeling better and our household was starting to brighten up. The girls LOVE to help me cook and especially love to bake so we made daddy some "skinny" chocolate chip cookies for an after work treat. Recipe here.
I just love their little chefs hats and aprons. They kept referring to themselves as "makers" rather than bakers. ;)
Oh, Luc. I could just kiss that face all over!
Well, just a couple days later, Lucy got "the throw ups", as we call them, and Chloe had a horrible allergic reaction to the antibiotic she was taking. This pic was taken the first day we noticed her rash but the 2nd day was even worse. Her face was puffy and the rash was raised and all over her body! She was so miserable and just cried all day.
Here's a pic of her poor little legs. ;(
Thank goodness for loving husband who appreciated my new title of nurse/ Dr Mom and brought me breakfast in bed. I <3 breakfast in bed and he knows that. Part of the reason as to why I adore him so much is because of how well he knows me. .....and yes, that's an elephant shaped waffle. ;)
Due to Chloe not feeling so hot, we stayed home from school/ work to take care of her. The big girls LOVE school and were so bummed to miss so while Chloe was napping, I turned our living room into a spa to give the girls a special day and we had SO much fun! We turned on relaxing music, lit candles, had them put on my robes and gave them pedicures using a roasting pan full of soapy water. I called them "ma'm" and "miss" and they just thought it was hilarious. Then, later that day, LK started feeling sick and sure enough she had a fever of 102 and has had a fever every day since. Oy!
We've all developed a yucky cough and cold but so far only LK has the fever. This is how we've been spending most of days lately. Staying in our jammies until noon and watching waaay too much tv.
Oh, and of course taking naps at the table is also a new thing we've started doing. Poor little thing.
So, anyways, we've had good days, then bad days, little sleep, doctor visits, school, no school, husband on business trip, dance, church...and the list goes on.
Luckily my sweet hubby let me have some time away from the sick cave yesterday and I got to have a nice lunch with my mom and sister and even saw a movie! It was a nice treat.
I must say, I'm not a fan of winter. My husband and I have tossed around the idea of moving to a warmer location before, only being half serious. I'm sure we'll stay put but for now, I'm dreaming of spring, baby! Give me warmth! We need that vitamin D!
For now, we're just going to give the girls an extra dose of vitamin c as well as their normal daily vitamins, give them all a round of probiotics, and be even more picky about hand washing and drink sharing.
One quick confession before I end this novel. I. am. a. stress. eater. whew! There, I said it. Feels good to admit it. ;) With my recent situation and having my hubby gone on business for a bit, i have been FRAZZLED and I haven't been able to get to the gym much so this girl is packing on the pounds!!! Yes, I like to eat healthy but this queen of all things sweet doesn't say no to a cupcake, cookie, cakepop (Christina and Lindsay can attest to that one.) So, all that to say, I'm sorry I haven't had the time to post another meal plan but I haven't even planned my own meals. This lady is getting back on track THIS WEEK so be watching for my week of meals and work outs that I'll be doing this week and we'll see where I'm at next Monday.=)
Love,
Melinda
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