What else?!?!?

To begin, one of my main reasons for having this blog is a personal journal to remember the daily activities in our lives as my boys are little - for those days when they are teenagers and I want to scream. Of course, I always like to use it to help family and friends keep up to date too, but this entry is more to help me remember the past week before it becomes a blur.

When I start to think, "This is about all I can handle," something else happens. Saturday night Aiden started with a fever. He went to sleep okay, but woke up Sunday with a fever. He kept it on and off during the morning, but that afternoon, you could tell he was not feeling well at all. He only wanted to be held. Daniel said he had not sat on him that long for 2 months. He slept in my room and was tossing and turning all night. So I stayed home with him Monday. By lunch, his personality started to change, and he was happier after his afternoon nap.

Monday afternoon I took Wes for his 5 yr check up. Wes is still walking on his toes and after his exam, the dr thinks he may have shortened achilles tendens. We will have to go to Children's Hospital to meet with a prediatric orthepedic doctor to see if this is what he has and what to do about it - surgery? braces? casts? physical therapy?

Tuesday - election day - no school. I told Daniel that after I was on the phone all day with Children's Hospital setting up Wesley's appointment, and Thibodaux Regional setting up Alex's surgery, I really don't think I could handle much more. We have had to have had our share - right?

Wednesday morning - 3:35am. I wake up a little nausiated. The boys woke up very early talking with each other in bed, but pretty quiet, and then started to go back to sleep. At 4:30 I finally pushed myself out of bed to shower and start feeling better. After standing about 5 minutes in the shower, it hit me - the stomach virus - or so I thought. I called mom to come get the boys as I was too sick to do much, and Daniel - well you know. I started calling for dr appts about 8am, but no one could see me until the afternoon. I could not wait. I know that sounds crazy, but I had a horrible pain in my back and was so sick. Mom was at an eye doctor appt. When she ccame in I had her bring me to ER. I could not get over how fast we were seen. I was already starting to think there was more to this back pain, but still unsure. When I checked in I told the nurse I had a history of kidney stones, but it did not feel like this and my history was 10 years ago, but then again, I know the pain could be causing me to be so sick as well. I was truly hunched over in pain. I was taken to the back very quickly. Right away the doctor said it looked like kidny stones. He put me on an IV and gave me pain meds. WOW. 10-15 minutes later, I was feeling much better. I needed to stay for test results. Of course, my first test was a pregancy test. I passed that test with flying colors (NOT pregnant). Blood work did not show low blood count indicating a virus, but the culture showed possible small infection. No true sign of stones in the culture, but he thought that it was totally obstructing my kidney. So off to CT scan. I do have a stone in my left kidney (not the one giving me extreme pain), but he thinks I passed the one on my right. Often when pain meds are given, the muscles can relax and let the stone pass. I also have a 2 1/2 inch cyst on my right overy -another reason I may have had some pain. That will be checked out soon as well. They pumped me up with fluids to help the stone continue to pass through without pain. And home.

After I got home I pain meds started wearing off and I realized how tense I was all morning. My legs hurt, my back hurt, I hurt everywhere. I took Tylenol and went to bed.

I went to school today cause I have been missing so much with everything going on. By lunch, I was definitely feeling better. So I've had my share, right?

Wrong!

I got home to find that Alex started with the stomach virus. He has been throwing up all afternoon. I am almost out of clothes - it seems. He is finally sleeping by my bed with a small garbage can next to him cause I am sure he will wake up.

So I am making a plea - can tomorrow be Jan. 1, 2009? Maybe just starting a new year will help out.

Again this entry is to go back and one day laugh at - one day - We are all relatively healthy and all very much alive and happy. We could not ask for much more.