As a wise women has told me (my mother)... we all go through Seasons. There are good and hard seasons, and they can range in length. So, I can officially say we are submerged in a very hard long season.
Everyday I wake up to worries (yes, I am a worry wart) and stress.... Not knowing what is going to come next.... How we are going to make things work? When are we going to hear something? How long is this hard season going to be? Do we...? Should we...? Longing for what our future may hold...
Then, my two girls wake me up and remind me that although things may be hard now, we always get through the tough times. Once again God reminds me to be still and patient. He always gets us through the times we do not see a way out....ALWAYS!
Luckily, I fill my days with beautiful distractions that keep my mind off the many things going on around us. My girls may drive me crazy at times (sometimes more often then not), but I cannot imagine my life without the craziness. There are days when the craziness is much more then the good moments, yet the good moments still make the bad easy to forget.
I will never get enough of:
- Savannah dancing and showing me her "arabesque"
- Savannah kissing and hugging her sister out of the blue
- Savannah telling me "I love you Miss Hannigan"
- Savannah telling me "Jesus lives in my heart mommy!"
- Ella sticking out her tongue (it seems to be out more then it is in)
- Watching Ella crawl with one leg scooting and one leg crawling
- Ella screaming while she plays, not because she is upset, but because that is just her normal volume
- Ella watching her big sister and smiling and laughing
And the list could go on forever. Nothing could distract me from amazing moments with my girls, not even the toughest Seasons!
Friday, March 23, 2012
Wednesday, March 7, 2012
The sick, the sicker and the sickest!
What a month! I cannot remember the last time I have dealt with so much sickness. From fevers to diarrhea, I have seen it all. If I have learned anything after this month, it is Boogie Wipes are my friend!
It all started 3-4 weeks ago when I began to have sinus pain. I thought nothing of it, but 3 days later I could hardly open my eyes. It went from annoying to unbearable within a day. I could not even move without being in a ton of pain. This made it pretty difficult to take care of our two girls, praise the Lord for my hubby saving the day. Not to mention I have a 9 month old who is boycotting sleep, and wakes up every 3 hours at night! Finally, I went to urgent care and found out I had a sinus infection, but due to breastfeeding they recommended I just use Sudafed and IB profin. A week after the visit to urgent care, I was finally feeling like my old self.
As I started getting better, I noticed Savannah acting different. She was acting quiet and very clingy, I knew this might be the start to her getting sick. Several days later she didn't surprise me when she told me she was not feeling good. Later that night she woke up with a fever. This was the first day of a week of fevers and nights sleeping on her floor. Between Savannah and Ella waking up during the night, there was not much sleep happening! During the week she would wake up feeling good, but by half way through the day she would crash, and her fever would come back. Her days consisted of a lot of movies and rest. Her favorite movie was an old favorite I grew up with, Annie, so when she asked for it she would ask for mommy's movie. Her new phrase to say is "I love you Miss Hannigan!" She just cracks me up.
Trying to keep her away from Ella was difficult, especially since her sister just loves everything about her. Not only did she have fevers but she also had a cough that terrified her, and diarrhea that made me wish she was potty trained. By Sunday Savannah was still fighting a fever, but now had stopped eating and drinking. So, on Sunday we made another appearance to Urgent Care where we soon found out that Savannah had strep and a low oxygen level. I felt so horrible as a mother, blaming myself for not bringing her in sooner. Why did I not think about checking her throat? How did I not know? Two prescriptions (Amoxicillin & a nebulizer) later we were on the way to recovery, but not without difficulty of course. The first day of medications consisted of my husband holding Savannah down while we gave her the amoxicillin. Then he had to hold her arms down while I held a face mask (a.k.a. bubbles the fish) on her face to do the nebulizer. It was awful and I hated to see her scream and cry, but I knew it was going to make her better. Luckily, each time got easier and by the end of her meds she was asking for more! The only way we could get her to do her nebulizer was to let her watch Wow Wow Wubzy. It took another week for Savannah to start feeling better, all I could think was praise the Lord we had health insurance.
Poor love bug doing her treatment
The next week I began to feel sick again, and before I knew it I had a cough that would not stop. So, in my normal fashion I waited until I could hardly get out of bed. Finally, my hubby forced me to go to the doctors. Again, I made a visit to Urgent Care. By this time I was feeling like they should have a permanent seat in their waiting room. I left Urgent Care to go pick up yet another prescription, this time for bronchitis.
This all leads me to today.... nope not healthy yet! Now, poor Ella is sick with a nasty cough, diarrhea and a green snot filled nose! One more stop to the doctors for Ella, which ended in breathing treatments for her too! Every time I turn my head Ella sneezes, and when I turn back her nose is blowing snot bubbles or it is dripping into her mouth! Ugghh, if she could only blow her nose. The routine of sucking her nose and listening to her snore with congestion is getting old! Her poor butt (duppa as we call it in our house) is bright red due to having diarrhea all day long. Luckily she is pretty happy even with with all
My husband is also fighting a cold now. I think I am going to start shipping away anyone who is sick, until they get better! Then maybe we can stop this awful cycle! Praying for health!
It all started 3-4 weeks ago when I began to have sinus pain. I thought nothing of it, but 3 days later I could hardly open my eyes. It went from annoying to unbearable within a day. I could not even move without being in a ton of pain. This made it pretty difficult to take care of our two girls, praise the Lord for my hubby saving the day. Not to mention I have a 9 month old who is boycotting sleep, and wakes up every 3 hours at night! Finally, I went to urgent care and found out I had a sinus infection, but due to breastfeeding they recommended I just use Sudafed and IB profin. A week after the visit to urgent care, I was finally feeling like my old self.
As I started getting better, I noticed Savannah acting different. She was acting quiet and very clingy, I knew this might be the start to her getting sick. Several days later she didn't surprise me when she told me she was not feeling good. Later that night she woke up with a fever. This was the first day of a week of fevers and nights sleeping on her floor. Between Savannah and Ella waking up during the night, there was not much sleep happening! During the week she would wake up feeling good, but by half way through the day she would crash, and her fever would come back. Her days consisted of a lot of movies and rest. Her favorite movie was an old favorite I grew up with, Annie, so when she asked for it she would ask for mommy's movie. Her new phrase to say is "I love you Miss Hannigan!" She just cracks me up.
Trying to keep her away from Ella was difficult, especially since her sister just loves everything about her. Not only did she have fevers but she also had a cough that terrified her, and diarrhea that made me wish she was potty trained. By Sunday Savannah was still fighting a fever, but now had stopped eating and drinking. So, on Sunday we made another appearance to Urgent Care where we soon found out that Savannah had strep and a low oxygen level. I felt so horrible as a mother, blaming myself for not bringing her in sooner. Why did I not think about checking her throat? How did I not know? Two prescriptions (Amoxicillin & a nebulizer) later we were on the way to recovery, but not without difficulty of course. The first day of medications consisted of my husband holding Savannah down while we gave her the amoxicillin. Then he had to hold her arms down while I held a face mask (a.k.a. bubbles the fish) on her face to do the nebulizer. It was awful and I hated to see her scream and cry, but I knew it was going to make her better. Luckily, each time got easier and by the end of her meds she was asking for more! The only way we could get her to do her nebulizer was to let her watch Wow Wow Wubzy. It took another week for Savannah to start feeling better, all I could think was praise the Lord we had health insurance.
The next week I began to feel sick again, and before I knew it I had a cough that would not stop. So, in my normal fashion I waited until I could hardly get out of bed. Finally, my hubby forced me to go to the doctors. Again, I made a visit to Urgent Care. By this time I was feeling like they should have a permanent seat in their waiting room. I left Urgent Care to go pick up yet another prescription, this time for bronchitis.
This all leads me to today.... nope not healthy yet! Now, poor Ella is sick with a nasty cough, diarrhea and a green snot filled nose! One more stop to the doctors for Ella, which ended in breathing treatments for her too! Every time I turn my head Ella sneezes, and when I turn back her nose is blowing snot bubbles or it is dripping into her mouth! Ugghh, if she could only blow her nose. The routine of sucking her nose and listening to her snore with congestion is getting old! Her poor butt (duppa as we call it in our house) is bright red due to having diarrhea all day long. Luckily she is pretty happy even with with all
Bath time always makes Ella feel better!
My husband is also fighting a cold now. I think I am going to start shipping away anyone who is sick, until they get better! Then maybe we can stop this awful cycle! Praying for health!
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