Sick Sick Sick

The last two weeks have been a roller coaster at our house... it started out last Monday when Tanner started crying about not feeling well. I automatically assumed that Tanner was feeling fine but just didn't want to go to school... I pressured him to get ready and eat breakfast and we headed out the door. The entire way to preschool Tanner sat in the backseat and cried... I realized when I got to preschool that he really wasn't feeling well. I took Peyton in and had Tanner "pretend" that he went into his room so that Peyton wouldn't be upset. We left daycare and I called Grandma Jane to see if she would spend the day with her oldest grandson. Ofcourse she said yes and we met at Starbucks to make the exchange. I felt as though he was probably a little sick but more than than I thought he just didn't want to go to school. Well.... I was wrong. He ended up spiking a fever that day and was very lethargic.

About half way through the day my phone rang and I got a call from Discovery that Peyton had a fever and was complaining of not feeling well. Cole went and picked her up and took her home for some Tylenol and a long nap. By the time I got Tanner picked up from Grandma's and got home we had two really miserable kids. Daddy was able to stay home with them on Tuesday and half day Wednesday... I spent the other half of Wednesday with them and then Grandpa Frank and I split Thursday. Grandma Jane volunteered for Friday and spent the day with them again. It took the entire week for them to get better... break their fevers and get re-energized. We were on the mend.... WRONG! Saturday when I went to Glenwood Peyton got another fever with Grandma Jane... this had been a week of off and on low grade fevers....

Sunday morning I took her to docs on call and sure enough she had an ear infection and a very red throat. I felt so bad.... I should have never have waited as long as I did. A few prescriptions later and a few more days of rest and we are finally on the mend.... I THINK. Tanner still has a really nasty cough and I probably should take him in too....

On top of all this Cole and I both ended up fighting off the same thing. It has been a long and exhausting two weeks! However I am very thankful that colds are all we are fighting off.. I know that our trials and tribulations could be much more difficult than a cold.... so I will take those coldsand be happy!