Sick

Well it finally hit our family. The creepy, yucky, horrible crud that so many people have had to fight this winter.

I got it first. Last Thursday I fell asleep really early and slept a lot. I still felt really groggy the next day but I felt better throughout the weekend. I woke up Monday morning feeling ok. An hour into work, my chest began to feel like an elephant was sitting on it and I started the cough. By Monday night, I knew I was done for. Tuesday to the doctor to confirm bronchitis. Fevers, chills, body aches, horrible wheezy breath tones. Start the meds. Wed, pretty much felt like I was going to die. Or at least I was wishing I would. Thursday, less chest pressure but still fevers and chills. Awful.

Not as awful as the fact that Wed night brought Genna in to our room with sore ears. By Thursday morning, she was feverish and coughing. Off to the doctor for her. Started her meds. Thursday night she was much like death warmed over. Poor kid has been miserable.That is really the worse feeling in the world. To know that your child is sick and miserable and there just isn't much you can do about it.

Friday morning I finally am up with no fever and only slight dizziness. I am getting ready to go to work and hear a horrible cough sound from the next room. Rythm is now coughing something fierce. This girl doesn't actually enjoy missing school and since she was not feverish, off she went. She did see the doctor on Friday afternoon but only as a routine check-up. Today, she is incrediby tired, slightly feverish and not looking her best.

Also on Friday, I came home to a runny nosed Ariez. No cough as of yet and he seems to be holding in there. Praying God will spare him the horrible cough. He doesn't always have the strongest lungs, being so premature that's forever been a struggle for him.

As of this moment, Steve, Tai, Trey, and Rey seem to be holding their own. No symptoms from any of them and we're just going to keep praying that it stays that way.

Steve has done an amazing job taking care of all of us. He has taken all of us to the doctor's and picked up meds and special foods for each of us. Please God don't let him get this!

So this was our week. Praying that next week does not find us with more kids down with this crud. Will be buying stock in Lysol handy wipes soon.

Oh, and in case anyone was thinking about visiting, don't. It's a pretty dangerous play to be at this time.