Getting Through

The last few weeks have been tough. It seemed that it wasn't just croup that affected them. It was all viruses rolled into one. Croup, flu, stomach bug, cold, etc. Kendra, after 2 1/2 weeks finally began to do well while Megan still has green snot. Megan was so congested that I had to suction her nose constantly. She couldn't eat or breathe without this being done. I hated doing this in the middle of the night. Well, last week I suctioned one to many times and she got a bloody nose! Scared me half to death. So it was just saline solution from then on out.

This was Kendra. She laid on the couch for three days and didn't want to eat or drink anything. This is very unlike Kendra. I know she's REALLY sick when all she wants to do is lay on the couch.


Here's Kendra when she felt better! She wanted to put makeup on. I really missed her.

Neither child has slept well since. Kendra woke up crying one night and Mark went in there to take care of her. She cried so loud and hard that she woke Megan up. So I went in with Megan. Now, when Kendra cries she makes herself vomit. I am always the one who cleans the mess. Well, I didn't think she actually threw up this time so when I was done with Megan I checked on Kendra and went back to bed. The next morning Mark called me from work...

"Kendra threw up last night."

"Oh she did? Did you get it in the bucket?"

"Yeah (pause) I didn't clean it though."

Gross. The bucket had dried up chodes in it. So Gross!!

Yesterday the weinermobile came to Smiths just a few miles from our house. Kendra wanted to see the giant hot dog car so we went. Then she cried when we got up to it because her shoe fell off. Then she wouldn't go inside although she had begged me to be able to on the car ride there.

I took a picture with our phone, but don't know how to download it. This picture is from the last time it came when Kendra was 3-4 months old.

Kendra did get a weinee whistle and sticker which made the trip worthwhile for her.