Ear infection and Asthma???

well, go figure, we ended up in the dr.s office this afternoon. since the last time jordan had the croup, his cough has hung around. the dr. we saw today said that looking back at his records over the past couple of years, that what he seems to have is asthma. croup is a sign of asthma is they get it alot, which jordan does. he gets croup every time he gets a cold. he sent us home with some samples for allergys/asthma and said he will see us back on moday for a consult. i had been wondering about that for a while as he seems to cough whenever he runs or is really active which is all the time...lol. that's the update on him.
kelsey was up last night from 2:30-5:30 a.m. i had a feeling she had an ear infection because she refused to lay down. sure enough, she has an ear infection. after i got to the dr.s office, i felt that just for the heck of it i should have had kaylee checked as well just to make sure she didn't have one too. the dr. was nice and said he would check her just to be sure. kaylee doesn't have one. he said he will send a referral again for tubes tomorrow for both of them. this is the 4th ear infection for the season so far so he said they definitely should have them. so it looks like they will both have the surgery. i don't know what exactly to feel about this. for those who remember, the e.n.t. (the one who will do the tubes) said that if he did do the tubes that he might as well take the lymph nodes out of kaylee's cheek while she is under. this is going to require alot of that, because you will also remember that there is a chance of her face becoming partially paralyzed. i'm too tired to think about it right now. i will keep everyone updated though.
anyway, tonight was halloween. last year we went to a nursing home and trick or treated there. we liked it so much that we did it again this year. it is two fold as the kids love to get candy and the older people love to see the kids. i like that it also gets the kids used to going into a nursing home. i remember when my grandfather was in one and even though we were older, it was still kinda scary for me. i really hope this helps my kids. we invited a couple more parents from the church to come with us and the kids had alot of fun. there was a guy in the lobby, which was dark by the way, and he wears camouflage and stands really still. he has a pumpkin on his head. i remember last year how long it took us to realize that he was real. whenever a kid gets close enough, he jumps them. it really is funny, i guess you have to see it. jordan kept walking by but was smart enough not to get too close, then the pumpkin man scared another kid and jordan stayed away. it was funny. well, that is all for tonight, sorry there are no pics. i will make up for it eventually. have a great evening, and happy halloween!! :)