Wordful Wednesday

We are sick and tired of being sick around here. Mommy included. The germs seem to really like me this year.

Lissy and I made a trip to the doctor this afternoon because she was running a fever at preschool and was complaining that her ear hurt. One of the best things about the girls getting older is that they can actually tell me what hurts and the doctor visit takes about 2 minutes....just enough time to check the ear and write a prescription for antibiotics.

On the way home after picking her sisters up from preschool, Lissy officially won the award for best barfer, upchucker, puker aim while sitting in her carseat and needing to empty her stomach. Good thing I had a spare plastic bag from Safeway in the car that she was able to use while her sisters stared at her in horror. Nothing like hearing screams of "Ewwwwwww" from the cheerleaders sitting next to you. And this was all happening while I was driving and unable to safely pull over to the side of the road. Good times.

Keeping my fingers crossed for a restful night of sleep.

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My poor Riley-girl woke up on Tuesday morning with a fever and upset tummy which kept her home from preschool and mommy home from work. The "barf bowl" was never too far away and she was able to tell me more than once that she needed it. Hooray for small victories!

Poor Riley just couldn't understand why she felt so rotten.

She asked me, "Mama, why I don't feel good?"

And I told her that she had a flu bug in her tummy.

I saw the little squeaky wheels in her head turning and then she says,

"Mama, I want to get the bug out of my tummy right now!"

Although, she wanted to lay in my lap most of the day she didn't want me to touch her, which made laying all over me a little difficult. So at one point, she laid down at my feet and munched on her saltines while I participated in the SITS girls Spring Fling!

By this evening, my girl was feeling much better so I am hoping the other two aren't next in line!

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The anatomy of a migraine

Occasionally, I get migraines. Maybe four times a year. I have had a doozy of a migraine for the last 48 hours. It's still lingering. Thank God for my in-laws who came to the rescue last night since my husband is working out of town. And thank God for expired pain medication that was still in the cabinet from my c-section. The pain meds still work.

I've been asking myself why this migraine was so bad. Why it's lasting so much longer than others I've had in the past. I think it is a combination of things:

A) hormones (gotta love em')

B) My sinuses have been bothering me for a about 2 weeks

C) Car rides like this one

Sibling Rivalry

In an attempt to not be outdone by Riley who barfed up her dinner while getting out of her high chair tonight, Alyssa tried to compete by letting a floater loose in the bathtub. Atleast she was nice enough to wait until her sisters were out of the water. It could have looked something like this.

I know the blog has hit a new low with all this talk of snot, barf, and poop. Let's hope we are back to clean and pretty topics soon!

Snotapalooza

We're pretty much covered in snot over here. Riley and Makena have been at it for four days and Alyssa's snot factory nose just kicked in today. You know your kids have hit rock bottom when the highlight of their day is to watch the snot bubbles pop after they sneeze. They think it is hysterical. Me, not so much.

I'm off to go do some disinfecting and change into a new shirt that is bound to be covered in snot by dinnertime. Fun times!

Easter hopefuls

Keeping our fingers crossed that all 3 of my girls will see the Easter bunny this year and give a couple of egg hunts their best shot. All of us have battled a cold over the last week and poor Riley has had a fever for the last 3 days. She hasn't been herself and wants to be held all day long. We have a community Easter egg hunt tomorrow afternoon in our neighborhood, which just happens to be right in the middle of our usual nap time, but we still might try to swing it if Riley is feeling better. On Sunday, we are headed out to Semas ranch for more Easter fun.

I'll leave you with a picture of Riley showing her "cheese" face.

One feeling better and one goofy as ever

Makena is on the mend. The lab results came back negative for RSV....woo-hoo! She still needs breathing treatments and has 2 days left of the oral steroids, but she was acting more like her normal self today. However, she did fall asleep on the couch tonight while the girls were waiting for me to make dinner. This has NEVER happened, so I had to take a picture. My girls have never been the kind of kids who fall asleep anywhere.

And as usual, Riley is acting as our comic relief in the house. She loves to act silly and make us laugh! Makena gets ahold of her in the end though...don't forget who the big sister is.

Sicky update

It was a long night. We were up every 2-3 hours giving Makena albuterol treatments. They really seem to improve how hard she is working to breath, although she is still breathing fast. We are watching her closely in case we need to take her back in to the pediatrician or head to the E.R. Her pediatrician did a swab for RSV, but we don't have the results yet. The doctor also prescribed prednisolone which has got to be one of the most foul tasting medicines I've ever tasted. We have to give it to her once a day for five days and we are trying to come up with inventive ways to mask the taste. Poor baby just wants to run around with her sisters but she doesn't have the energy.