Stir Crazy

Since we got home last Sunday I have only stepped out of the house a couple of times. Thanks to Mom I was able to get my hair cut last Tuesday and got out for one hour. The girls have been so yucky I haven't dared step out for fear of contaminating some other poor soul! When we woke up yesterday they were both pretty chipper so we decided to go to lunch with my parents and sister. My parents are leaving today for a month long job my dad has in AZ so I really wanted to see them before they left. The girls still had a bit of a runny nose (though nothing like the faucets they had earlier this week) and a cough that I suspect will last for days more to come! So I figured it would be safe to venture out for a few hours. All was well until lunch was wrapping up and Kayla started to get cold and really whiny again. I told my sister that I thought she was stuck on whine mode from being sick for so long and that it was time to whip her back into shape (not literally of course!) I was so annoyed by her mood thinking she was just tired for her nap and still a little weak until we got home and I felt her. She was burning up with a fever so I took her temperature. It was 103.5 so the mother in me started to panic a bit. It was 3:30 pm on a Friday and after trying to get ahold of any doctor I could I finally gave up and got an appointment at the after hours urgent care clinic.

But then a new panic set in when I started to think about taking little Lilah to that germ infested place. Jer is out of town, my parents were on their way out of town, and Jer's parents were at the lot. Thankfully Nikki came to the rescue. I dropped Lilah off at her house and we were off to the doctor. By the time we got there Kayla was miserable. When they took her temperature it said 105.7 and I really started to panic. The nurse said since it was a rectal temp that you can subtract about one degree off of that, but still panic set it! The doctor checked her out and really couldn't find anything wrong. He said she had a tiny bit of red around the edge of her eardrum but not enough of anything to be causing such a high temp. He said it may be from a bladder infection (Kayla had said once that her bum hurt) so he gave her an antibiotic that would take care of any ear or bladder issue and sent us home.

So off we were to the pharmacy and to pick up Lilah Cougar. Thankfully, Lilah had slept in her car seat the whole time so Nik and Clint didn't have a screaming hungry new born on their hands. Thanks Nik!! Then we came home. By then it was about 8 pm and Neeley was crying, Kayla was crying and Lilah was ready to eat. I was in break down mode (why is it that every time stuff like this happens Jer is out of town?) and Jer calls on the phone. He is the guest speaker at an event in Las Vegas today but was ready to hop on the next plane home he was so worried. I assured him that we would be fine once I got everyone settled in for the night and not to make any decisions when all 4 of his girls were crying on the other line.

Dad and Clint came and gave Kayla a blessing which was a great comfort! Then I quickly got the girls in bed and settled down to feed Lilah. Then it was straight to bed for me because I wasn't sure how much sleep I was going to get. I got up at midnight to check on Kayla and she was fever free! Not just fever down but temp all the way back to normal. I checked it four times before I actually believed the thermometer.

Talk about being thankful! Thankful for family, doctors, medicine, the priesthood and a little sleep! Kayla slept through the night. I was so tired though, I woke up out of a dead sleep and tried to think of the last time I fed Lilah was. I figured it had been over 3 hours so I better wake her up to feed her. AFTER I woke her up I realized it had only been a little over an hour since she ate last, but since she was awake I was stuck feeding her again. I think I must be going crazy!

So that brings us to today. Home all day again with the girls. I figure it is a waste to even get dressed. But now I am going crazy. I keep thinking I can just keep myself busy and the day will go fast but I am too tired to do much. I have tried watching the food channel (seems like it is the only good thing on Saturdays) but every show is making some version of chili for the superbowl parties. (If you want to know what special ingredient they all add, just ask me!)

They are both doing well right now so I am glad for that. We'll see how the day progresses. I am thinking maybe I will make some of my mom's rolls for a first time. I usually stay away with anything that has yeast in it, but why not add to the frustration!