Sunday, January 25, 2009

tummy hurts; ear hurts

So on Wednesday, Ms. Bridgette, Aiden's preschool teacher told me that three kids from her class were in the hospital with pneumonia.   Yikes! Three kids?! Aiden was coughing but nothing that had cause me real concern. Just to be on the safe side, we kept him home on Thursday. By Thursday night, he was coughing regularly. Friday morning rolled around and wouldn't you know it, the cough was drier and more frequent.  Again, we kept him home with Teresa. Well, at 2 pm, Teresa called me at the office suggesting that I take Aiden to the pediatrician because he was not only coughing but starting to wheez.  So, I did. Turns out he has bronchitis.  
I braced myself for a very cranky and sick weekend with Aiden. I stopped by the pharmacy and picked up Tylenol and Motrin. I stopped at the grocery store for Aiden's favorite foods.  When Aiden is sick he refuses to eat for days which makes him weak and dehydrated. The frustration of being sick also makes him act up and get rowdy. That's why I say, I used the phrase braced myself" rather than "prepared myself" for a long sick weekend. 
Turns out, Aiden did fine. He did his breathing treatments four times a day, he sort of ate and didn't get any sicker over the weekend. However, little Sky came down with a vicious stomach flu (or so we think) and a double ear infection.  We roughed it through the weekend but each day she got worse and worse.  Unlike Aiden, Sky doesn't show her sickness in her face or her actions. Despite the non-stop diarrhea and vomiting (sometimes at the same time) she was still all smiles.  I've been giving her water non-stop and sometimes it take me a whole hour to get her to drink half a cup.

Sky: Mommyyyyy.
Laila: Yes, Sky?
Sky: Tummy hurts.
Laila: Do you want some medicine?
Sky: Yeah. M'cine please.

When she's overwhelmed with sickness she begs me to go upstairs with her to sit on the rocking chair and rock. Late last night she took my hand and said "sleep mommy" as she guided me up to her bedroom.

I started Sky on a antibiotic today.  She's still not holding anything down and the mad diarrhea continues. Keeping my fingers crossed and hoping the antibiotics work quickly. 



Our little Sky getting a little comfort.

5 comments:

  1. Sky you will be a wonderful actress. Who would ever guess that you are sick and your tummy hurts from these photos? You come from a long line of women who don't complain, hurt-smurt, you just carry on trying to make people around you happy. You amaze me, you really and truly do.

    I'm praying you are better before I even post this comment.

    xxxooo Nana Beth.

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  2. I agree with Nana Beth, she doesn't look sick and you are always so pleasant. I know one thing for SURE, when I log on line and come to your web site, it truly makes my day! Just to be able to share in the joy and happiness both Aiden and Sky bring into our lives, helps me to tie one more knot and hang on tighter! Precious Children!!

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  3. Whatever this bug is, its vicious! Little Sky has had the worst of it then Adam. Aiden and I have been sharing bronchitis.

    Needless to say, this is not the time to visit us. Our house should be quarantined!

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  5. You can actually see the dark circles under her eyes...she usually doesn't look like that.

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