It seems there is nothing really relaxing about Christmas vacation---especially with three kids. Any plans we seem to make get blown out of the water on a daily basis. We have to take it minute by minute around here.
Tubbs was out of bed first this morning and came crawling into our bed with a headache. (He has a lot of these it seems). He said he wasn't feeling good so he burrowed into the covers and tried to go back to sleep.
Minutes later Bubba came dashing into our bedroom (in his usual "Kramer-style") and right away I noticed his right eye. It was very swollen and red. I took a look, then Luke put on his glasses on and took a peek. Probably pink eye, but since none of us have ever had it, we weren't sure.
Tubbs posted up on the couch with a blankey and refused to eat breakfast, saying he was queasy. I called the doctor at 8am and they said they could see Bubba at 11:30am. 10 minutes later they called back and said 9:30am. I ran to the gym real quick, squeezed in my 5K run and hurried home in time for Luke to take Bubba to the doc. All morning I kept thinking to myself, "I am so glad we are both off work for two weeks!" With all three of the kids being sick, its been a relief to know they aren't missing school and we don't have to worry about work. What a great blessing.
Luke sent me an email around 10am saying that Bubba had pink eye AND ear infections in both ears. When the doctor asked him if his ears hurt he said, "No...not anymore." Apparently the kid is used to it....which makes me sad. He gets ear infections a lot every winter, but he NEVER complains about them. So, they often go untreated unless he is seen for something else. Hopefully the kid doesn't go deaf at an early age from all the damage to his ear drums!
(There I go again...getting all paranoid and extreme!)
After leaving the doctor, Luke took Bubba to Panera for muffies. Bubba was all excited because they have free wi-fi and he could play Words with Friends on his ITouch while he ate. (After only 24 hours he is addicted to the game like the rest of us.)
Yesterday, Tubbs and I had made plans for some "private time" today and were planning to go see "Gulliver's Travels." I didn't think we were going to end up going, but by the time Luke and Bubba were home from the pharmacy at 11am, he said he wanted to go. I combed his hair and we headed out to the mall. Unfortunately, we had to cut our date short because Tubbs had a fever and starting shaking 45 minutes into the movie. (See future blog post!) Needless to say, the remainder of the day was not good for Tubbs. At dinner time, Tubbs was as queasy as ever and anyone saying the word "cheese" sent him into convulsions. Petunia loves slices of American cheese, so I had to turn her high chair around so he wouldn't throw up. By 8pm Tubbs was leaning over the toilet (again) crying when he looked at me and asked, "Mommy...can we say a prayer together?"
It melted my heart and I of course held him close to say a prayer.
Poor Tubbs.
He had taken 2 showers today and one bath! He is a very clean, sick boy. Hopefully whatever he has passes and tomorrow is a better day! He seems to get a lot of headaches...so we probably need to get it all checked out.
(I should have taken a picture of Bubba before his eye drops. This pic was taken in the afternoon.)
1 comment:
So ethan has words with friends on his touch. Now he can play with someone on his level! He will be so excited! text me his user name
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