Well Anthony has been out of town all week and of course right before he leaves the kids get sick and so do I. Needless to say the rooms are a little behind schedule but I am hoping to get them done tomorrow.
Monday Eli would not eat or drink. He would not even talk and all he did was lay around. That is not my child. Of course I could not get him into the Dr. I also was starting to get a crazy sore throat. Lilliana was cranky and obviously not feeling well either. I could not lay her flat on her back or she would start having problems breathing. I was able to make an appointment for Tuesday though.
Tuesday I took them to the Dr. They had strep and so did I. Mind you this was my first outing by myself with both of them!!! It was a little crazy!! I had to go to the grocery store to get antibiotics for all of us and of course it is the Meijer I LOATHE!! Its too crowded for the area and always busy no matter what. There are a ton of stupid college kids from MSU there all the time and they just make it miserable. I also picked up a few groceries in hopes that Eli would eat. After that wonderful adventure that I have to say went pretty well we made it home and slept and relaxed the rest of the day. Eli was throwing up all night though because of a bunch of mucus in his stomach because he wont spit it out. So I was exhausted!!
Yesterday everybody was beginning to feel a little better I was tired but it was ok. We went for a walk and Eli played at the park. He still had a night of the runs from his medicine and was throwing up so it was another long night. It was so nice to see the sun though and have warm weather.
Today everybody is doing great!! Eli was fairly good and is starting to be himself again although the whining is still there so I am hoping that goes away soon!! We decided to get out as it was 70 plus I needed out of the house. I had to get some cloth diaper soap so went to the Cloth Diaper store in Holt and got that and also got an Ergo baby carrier. My moby wrap was just too hot and not cutting it this time. With Eli it was great but I have not been enjoying it as much this time so I got an Ergo thanks to my wonderful husband. Then we went and got groceries and I broke it in. It was so nice and I feel like supermom that I accompolished that!!! All in all it has been a rough week but that is ok. It has taught me a few things and I feel like I am getting more organized and into a better routine! The verse I kept going back to was Phil. 4:13 "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me." It was a very trying week but in the end I MADE IT!!
The longer you are a mom and the more kids you have, the more you will be amazed at what all you can accomplish when you really have to! Sounds like a miserable week, but you made it! I remember my mom leaving when Madelyn was 1 week old. I had a 4 yr. old, a 2 yr. old, a 14 month old, a newborn baby, no family, and a 6 inch incission from a c-section. I was clinging to her for dear life scared to death. She told me then that sometimes you have to decide what is most important and then leave the rest, and that is OK. She also told me sometimes you have to choose which child needs you the most at the moment and leave the rest (you know what I mean by that), and that is OK too. I've thought of that SOOOOOO many times as I've struggled through the long days of parenting. It's so nice to hear a mom who's been through it all say that it's OK if your world isn't perfect! Hope you have a better week next week! :)
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