Monday, March 9, 2009

March, in like a lion or lamb?

I think I'll lay her and pretend to be a Jedi. Maybe that will fix this cold and cough...

Illness update - It has been a whirlwind since the boys' birthdays. Illness has been our Achilles heal. We are mostly past it although, unfortunately, not 100%. Gavin saw the ENT on Friday. Persistent ear infection along with external ear infection due to the tube rubbing on his ear. He prescribed drops for 2 weeks and nasal spray to see if inflammation could be reduced in his nasal passages (what, to prevent snoring I ask? Yes, says the Dr.! - um - insane - OK). He is feeling LOTS better. He finished oral antibiotic yesterday. He was dragging a little this weekend but the poor boy had to get immunizations Friday morning. That seems to have passed this morning based on appetite. :) Dylan is another story. He has basically been the same for a week. Fever is gone (thank goodness), cough is minimal except laying down and cough and wheezing is a wet yucky thing. No fluid in his lungs and still on oral antibiotic. Just can't kick it. The five day yucky fever going around these days has lead to viral bronchitic and/or sinus infections. We are working on a plan for little man. Both boys had x-rays on Friday too. Gavin was a discovery look (how big are the adenoids? - "Wow" says the tech) and Dylan was actually for the same but to look for inflammation. In case you didn't catch on, Friday resulted in four doctor office visits. I was exhausted, they slept in the car. Thanks to a patient and kind (my) father and husband, we went out to dinner Friday night.