The Past Week 12-9-08

The Past Week

EDIT: fever is not gone. 101.5. This is ridiculous. Thanks for your encouragement and prayers my friends. I need them...we need them...

Last post I told you how Landon had pink eye and an ear infection...well, that was just the beginning my friends. Hundreds of dollars later and a week of...well, you know what...and this is what we ended up with ~

Sunday-Tuesday ~ Landon has a junky nasty gross cough. No big deal though.

Tuesday night, Landon won't eat dinner (usually I make him, I could tell something was up though)

Wednesday around noon ~ Landon gets a 101 temp. Gear up for a few days of a virus, not too worried about it.

Thursday afternoon around lunch time ~ Landon takes a big turn for the worse. Fever up to 104, can't get it down even with motrin. Cough, cough, coughing. Hasn't eaten anything. Throwing up from coughing so much.

Thursday night ~ Landon and I sleep a combined total of 1.5 hours. I have never had such a horrible night as a parent...ever. His fever hovered around 105. Could not get it down. He was delirious. Coughing all night. Throwing up from the cough. Noah was up a few times with...surprise...a junky sounding cough.

~Friday ~ Landon fever of 105. Noah sick, but two days behind Landon. Landon to the doctor. Ear infection and bad virus. Landon lays delirious on the couch all day, night. Cough Cough Cough. Hasn't eaten in days. Can't get the fever down. Constant running for tissues, the puke bowl, a drink, a cold cloth. You name it.

~Friday night, more of the same...both kids up. Fever still around 105

~Saturday ~ Jon wakes up sick. Noah sick. Landon fever of 104. I am exhausted, physically and mentally. Don't feel like I can handle it anymore. My mom surprised me (and risked her life on the terrible roads) and showed up from 11 till 2:30. I love her, and God will bless her for her sacrifice, I am sure. It meant the entire world to me. I keep trying to give Landon his antibiotic...he keeps throwing up from coughing. Fever still there.

Sunday ~ more of the same. Although around 5pm, Landons' fever dipped to 101...YEAH!!!!!!!!! He actually got off the couch for a few hours, albeit to sit on the floor, but still. Noah...absoltuely miserable.

Monday ~ Jon home from work, again. Landon still looks horrible, low energy, fever around 102. Back to the doctor. Noah has an ear infection (surprise!), Landon needs two shots of antibiotic and a chest x-ray. Results...pnemonia. Both kids on ANOTHER antibiotic. Me wanting to dig a hole and bury myself in it.

Tuesday ~ Landon's fever is gone! Praise the Lord! Noah...absolutely positively miserable.

You know, by Sunday I really missed Landon. His random toys were scattered around, un-played with. I had not seen a smile in days...or a light in his eyes. He looked worse than I had ever seen him...and he has been very sick in the past. The kid gets hit HARD with sickness. His immmunity must be lower than other kids...I don't know. All I know is that the past week has taken it out of me. Big time. As soon as these kids are healthy, they are getting the flu shot. I was on the fence before, but five days of 105 fever that presented just like the flu but wasn't pushed me over the edge. I never, ever want to deal with this again...and if a little poke will help with that. Bring it on.

Praying Landon is going to continue towards health, and praying for grace as Noah has a few more days to go (and hopefully no pnemonia in him!). I am run ragged, friends. I really am.