Whew!

It's been a long couple weeks, I'll tell ya what! Bryant escaped the sickies, but Austin, Sydney and I all caught it. Sydney the worst of all. She's had such a tough few days, I feel so bad for her. It started with just a little runny nose one day, and the next day she was all sick. By that evening, she was running a 103.1 fever, so I took her into the Urgent Care right away. She'd been getting Tylenol & Motrin since the night before, so it scared us that her fever was so high, even with that in her system. I'm glad I took her in, because she ended up having a double ear infection. She was given Amoxicillin and the go ahead to continue the Tylenol and Motrin. I guess Amoxicillin and Sydney don't get along very well, because the next couple days were pretty messy.... she got quite a few baths in two days. =) Yay for mommy! She wasn't sleeping, so neither was I. We were both exhausted. Then Tuesday night, she started throwing up all the sudden. I looked at the printout the doctor gave me of side effects of the antibiotic, and that was considered a "serious" side effect. So I called Urgent Care again, and they told me to bring her in. So back we went. They took her off of her Amoxicillin and instead gave her a shot of antibiotic. I felt awful, it was such a thick mixture, they had to mix it with Lidocaine in order to numb her leg so it wouldn't hurt so bad. She wasn't a fan. At all! We waited around for about a half hour to make sure she wouldn't have an allergic reaction to it, and then we were sent home. That night, she slept like a champ. Probably all the crying and throwing up really took it out of her. None the less, she slept from 10pm to 5:30am, and I was very thankful! =) Yesterday she seemed to be doing better, was still a little fussy, but acting significantly better than the previous day, and her "messy" situations were better. Today she's doing great, still not feeling GOOD, but doing so much better. And so much happier. I missed that smiley girl! So hopefully by this weekend, we will be past all this, and back to normal!

On another note, Austin has his annual check-up for his kidney February 5th. Back history for those that've forgotten, he was born with only 1 functioning kidney. They caught it when I was 21 weeks pregnant with him. After he was born, we had to go in monthly, then every three months, and eventually each year for an ultrasound. Early on, he had to get cathaters and dye tests to track the function of his kidney, and the flow of urine. But now, with his yearly check-ups, he only has to have an ultrasound done, and measurments taken. The thought of the doctors was that his non-functioning kidney would eventually involute and dissolve into the body. That should have happened a little over a year ago. His kidney is not getting any smaller, in fact staying the same size; which poses a higher danger for kidney infection. Last year, his Urologist thought it would be a good idea to go ahead and go in and remove his kidney, but wanted to wait at least another year so Austin could get bigger so his organs would be larger, and easier to see, and operate on. Having only one kidney should not really affect him, since he was born with this condition, called Hydronephrosis, his right kidney has grown to almost double it's intended size to compensate for only having one kidney. So anyhow, Austin's Ultrasound and review will be February 5th starting at 8:30am. If his kidney has not changed significantly from last review, it sounds like we will be schedualing surgery to remove his left kidney. PRAYERS will definitely be needed, as this is going to be extremely hard for Bryant and I to go through. Even though it will not be extremely invasive, it's still a very scary thing to think about and have to go through. Strength will definitely be needed. Ok enough of that before I completely turn into a blubbering baby!

THANKFUL THURSDAY!!!!

Today... I am thankful for:

... TODAY!

... my babies getting healthy

... Bryant...'nuff said

... the excitement of tax returns... (Even though we get to pay bills... haha)

... a puppy who is doing FABULOUS at potty training! Been DAYS without an accident!

... medical insurance. We'd be SOL after the couple ER visits with Sydney this week

... Sugar Free coffee creamer so I can still have my coffee while on Weight Watchers

... the ability to cook so we can eat good meals =)

... DVR... I am so spoiled with it! Never have to watch commercials, and records my shows when I can't watch them... heaven!

xoxo

k.