Prayers Please

We would appreciate prayers for Hannah. She has viral pneumonia and is just not a very comfortable baby. She has had a cold for a few weeks, but it just keeps getting worse, so I took her in yesterday. Her oxygen was low (range was 91-93) and she was just miserable. She is home with nebulizer treatments four times a day until Monday when we go back in. Because it's viral, antibiotics won't help. So far, she's had five treatments and it just doesn't seem to be helping her much. She didn't sleep last night, just tossed and turned.

Prayers for quick healing would be very much appreciated!

sick, sick, and more sick

Noah started the sickies in the house last week. I took him in on Friday because he was just miserable. High temp, nasty cough, runny nose - the works. And with him, I always worry about RSV. Dr. B didn't think he had RSV, ran a strep test (negative), and we were sent home to do fever management and see if he got better. If he didn't get better by Monday, we were supposed to take him back in. His fever was down a touch on Monday, so Steve opted to wait until Tuesday. He's gradually gotten better and now seems to be back almost 100%. The biggest sign he was sick? He likes me...he cuddled with me, he loved on me, he wanted me. Pretty good indication he wasn't well. It was nice and he's still actually cuddly with me.

Enter Ethan. Tuesday night, he starts with the nasties. I decided since nothing was different, I wasn't going to take him in. Then, yesterday, his nose had the green nasties. Not cool. Biggest sign he was sick? He was being good.

And now, Hannah. Wednesday, she didn't seem to be doing very well. Then she spiked a fever and was just miserable. Same symptoms, except her nose is clear. She just sleeps and sleeps and isn't nursing well at all.

So, I took them in yesterday. I figured Ethan probably had a sinus infection with the greenies and all and Hannah I was again concerned about RSV. Ethan more than likely has a sinus infection, but we are seeing if his body will fight it on it's own without the introduction of antibiotics. I have a prescription on hold at the pharmacy that I can fill if I need to, but I don't think I will need it.

Hannah has all the symptoms of RSV, so she ran the test. It came back negative. Today Hannah is even worse than she has been - except she has a pretty low grade fever, not real high. But she's wheezing, having massive coughing spells, can't nurse because she can't breath, her nose is so runny - she's just miserable. I feel horrible because there is nothing I can do for her. I keep doing the Tylenol/Motrin thing and she is slathered with Vick's Baby Rub, but she's still very uncomfortable. I guess as long as the test was negative, I'll wait until Monday to call again - but that's rough because I want more than anything to take her in again today.

Nathanial is now also starting to show symptoms - he has a little cough and clear runny nose, plus a low grade fever. Ahh, the joys of having lots of kids!

Please pray everyone gets better, quickly!

Sick, Sick, Sick

Aidan started the week with whatever this illness is and now the triplets and I have it. It is very icky and we feel just crappy. I even called Steve home early today and I know he has auditors there Monday morning, but I just have no choice.

I called Dr. Bell to see if I should reschedule the babies' tubes, but she said to wait it out. If they do not have poopies, fevers, and aren't throwing up on Monday, then they can still get the tubes. So now we wait, see, and pray.

Physicals for the Big Day

Today I took, all by myself, four of the boys to the doctor. I was very proud of myself for managing it! Nathanial, Ethan, and Noah had their physicals for Monday's tube surgery.

Everyone was great. I thought Noah was starting to look more slender and Ethan more hefty and I was correct. Nathanial weighed in at 21.6 lbs, Noah was 21.8 lbs, and Ethan a whopping 22.4 lbs. He is a very slow eater and he will sit long after everyone else is finished until he is really done, whereas Nathanial hates taking time to eat at all and as soon as Nathanial is finished, so is Noah. I think that's helping him pack on and maintain his weight. All three are so busy, busy, busy it's really no wonder they don't gain very fast.

Aidan was very good and made the visit much easier for me by remaining good.

Aidan has been sick for the last few days. I don't know what is going on with him. He started throwing up Sunday night and Monday, then did OK yesterday for the most part. Today he has had terrible, extremely loose stools. He's sleeping a lot more than usual and isn't really eating, either. Whatever it is, I hope it gets out of his system fast. He isn't really running a fever with it, either. Poor little guy.

Sick boys

(Aidan on the couch last night, out cold, before I moved him to laying down.)

Noah and Aidan have had terrible colds for the last few days. I finally took Noah to the doctor because he is so whiny. Nothing major with him. Both his ears were a little red and had minor viral infections, but nothing needing an antibiotic (hallelujah!). He is also teething. She thinks that the teething is the major factor for him, because he's just miserable. But he has a high fever that wasn't being helped by Tylenol. That brought it down to 101.5, so still a miserable baby. So he is to have alternate Motrin/Tylenol every four hours and his ear-numbing drops.

I sent Aidan to school yesterday and when I went to pick him up, his teacher said that he had been coughing the entire day. I felt so horrible! He wasn't that bad in the morning. He had a cough and runny nose and I thought about keeping him home, but staying home for a cough? He had no fever, so I sent him.

When Megan came to watch the kids so I could go work out, I took Noah to the doctor instead. I came home about 5, then went to work out. By the time I got back at 6, Aidan was sound asleep on the couch. She said he had been that way for a while. I left him be. I finally woke him up at 8:45 to take him temp, he was starting to feel really warm, and get him to bed. His temp was 102.8, so I gave him motrin and took him to bed. He was out cold within two minutes. He woke up at midnight, but we were still awake with a very whiny Noah, so it wasn't a big deal, to go potty, then back to bed. I figured he'd be up by 4 (his normal wake up time is 6, and that's when he goes to bed at 7:30), and he was up again at 2 to go potty, then 4. He told us it was "morning dark" (which is what he calls 6) and time for cartoons. We told him they were not on yet and go back to bed. He slept until 4:30, then Steve went downstairs with him. He turned on cartoons and was sitting up, but 15 minutes later, he was out again. He came back upstairs and got in bed with Noah and me (Noah slept with us because he was miserable in his crib) at 8 and right now, at 11:50, Noah and Aidan are still sound asleep. I am not waking them. I keep going in every 15 minutes to check them, but clearly, they need to sleep whatever this is out.

I will say that my reality is now warped. Austin is at school and Nathanial and Ethan are the only ones up with me. This is so easy! To have only two children to care for! It's odd because two years ago, I thought only Aidan was a challenge some days...and now two infants is nothing!

Everyone better be better by Sunday!!!

Aidan and Noah sound asleep on Mommy and Daddy's bed at 11:50 a.m. --->

Up All Night

Ethan kept waking up during the night. It did not make for a very happy mommy. I gave him Tylenol every time he woke up, but it still took him a good 2 hours to get back to sleep each time. Then he'd sleep two hours, and be awake again.

Halfway through the night, I realized how far we have come in a year. Two solid hours of sleep in a row five months ago would have been heaven!!

He's starting to get a little better today...hopefully it keeps up!

Sick Baby....Again!

Ethan woke up this afternoon from his nap burning up. I have a feeling if I hadn't gone up for the other two, he would have slept right through.

I had some warnings that he wasn't feeling well, but I just thought he was tired. He fell sound asleep in his moon chair, after I got done taking a picture of all the boys together. Then he didn't eat much of his lunch, which I also thought was because he was tired. I guess not.

Hopefully, the Tylenol will kick in soon. He's still pretty sleepy and just laying on my lap. Terrible that I don't mind them being sick when it means I get some serious snuggle time in...

Noah's Turn

It appears it was not the eggs that made Ethan sick, as today Noah is not so well. He hasn't actually gotten sick, his is the other end. I am not sure which is worse...he's already had three baths today. Ugh!

He's also pale and looking a little under the weather. Good thing we got lots of Pedialyte yesterday...today it's Noah's turn for it!

Now I just hope I don't wake up tomorrow and Nathanial has it!

Sick Baby

I woke up at 1:30 am to hear Ethan coughing, so I went in to check on him. Just as I opened the door, I heard him gag and then throw up. Poor little guy. So, we got in the shower and got on fresh jammies, then he came to bed with Steve and I. He decided that meant party time and he just grinned at me. Then, he got more and more excited until he was sitting up, chatting and laughing. Yeah, I don't think so. I took him back to his room and rocked him until he was sufficiently drowsy, then laid him down and rubbed his back until he was really drowsy. All in all, it was 3:45 by the time I got back to bed and I was beat.

Steve woke up with him around 7 and discovered he had gotten sick again, so we decided no church or Sunday School for the triplets today. I needed sleep and Steve needed to take care of babies, so I could sleep. I took Austin and Aidan, then came home to rest for an hour, then Steve went to the traditional service and I took Austin and Aidan to our regular (contemporary) service tonight. It works well for us to do it that way when someone can't go.

We gave them scrambled eggs for supper last night, so I am hoping it wasn't the eggs that made Ethan sick. But he has had them once before and did OK with them. Plus he was running a low-grade fever and just looked very icky all day. I don't think it was the eggs, but he isn't getting any again for a while, just to be sure!