well, since you asked, we have been back and forth from the dr.s. i know, i know, we are soooo full of surprises...lol. so, lets see. we left off on tuesday. I can't remember much about wendsday, so it must have been fairly uneventful. on thursday we had to go to portland to see the specialist about kaylee's tb. she was actually quit nice this time, probably because she had her charts!!! she still thinks it is probably more of a cousin of TB than actual tb, but still wants her on the medication to be sure. the girls were fine during the day, but come supper time, they were done. neither of them ate supper and screamed the rest of the night. kaylee is still on medication for her ears and kelsey had finished hers. kaylee did not want to swallow at all. i don't think she was being stubborn, i think it actually hurt too much to swallow. so, i had to fight with her to get it down, but we managed. kaylee woke up at 10:00 and was up for about a half hour, i then decided that it was probably going to be a long night so i went to bed. kelsey then woke up at midnight. daddy let me sleep and went in and held her for a while and then put her back down. kelsey was then back up at 1:00 so i took her downstairs, gave her some ear drops and motrin cold (they really do have colds). she went back to sleep around 1:30. at 5:00, kaylee was awake again. i gave her more ear drops and motrin and then she went back to sleep. i never did get back to sleep. they woke up around 7:30 screaming. i called the dr.s office and they made them an appt. for 10:30. we went down and sure enough, kelsey has another ear infection and kaylee's is only a tiny bit better. they also both have conjunctivitis. so, we left there with a prescription for ear drops, eye drops, and meds for kelsey (we decided to keep kaylee on hers and not change it again). so, our ritual for meds for the day goes like this. wake up ~ jordan gets singulair, kelsey and kaylee get ceftin (ear meds.), ear drops, and eye drops. at supper they get more ceftin, and then at bed time they get ear drops and eye drops plus kaylee gets INH for tb. they also get motrin and more ear drops when needed for the pain. i feel like such a bad parent that they are on soo many meds. part of me just wants to say forget it, but i know they will be in sooo much pain. when we were at the dr.s today, i was talking to one of them and i was saying how sick i was of coming down every other day and another one jokingly says "we're sick of seeing you". i said "i know, like i have nothing better to do". he said "well, we have to be here every day", and i said "yeah, but you get paid for it." he just laughed. i really do love the girls dr. office. they never make me feel like a nuisance. of course, every time i go down, they definitely have something going on, so they know i am not just the kind to cry wolf. i still feel like a frequent flyer though and i hate it. anyway, please pray that the girls start getting better. i am soooo tired. you had to ask where i've been didn't you???? lol. on to other news:
we have a ladies conference at the church tomorrow. i was looking forward to it, but if the girls are up all night again, i am not going. latoya is excited as she will be dressed as a princess and will be greeting people. even if i don't go, grammy will come and pick her up so she doesn't miss it. i am really hoping that they have a better night. it's not looking too good as they went to bed at around 8:30 and i have already heard them twice. they have gone right back to sleep both times, but that will only happen for so long.
here is a update on my cousin. the baby, whose name is haley, died of sids. visiting hours were yesterday and the funeral was today. my hubby had to work, but even if he didn't, i wouldn't have gone because i wouldn't be able to see a little baby in a casket like that. my mom went and said when they got to the visiting hours, that she noticed that the casket was empty and then she saw the mother holding her. she said she was rocking her and playing with her hair and hands. i would have lost it right there. at first, i thought that was kinda strange, but then i thought it seemed natural. as mothers, that is what we do. we rock them and cuddle them and comfort them. i think she is in shock, and who wouldn't be.
here is a link to the obituary:
http://www.sunjournal.com/story/184451-3/Obituaries/Haley_Elizabeth_Johnson/.
she is definitely a beautiful baby. sorry to end on such a sad note, it just goes to show that when you think you have it bad, someone has it worse. a couple of prayer requests is for the girls health and also for this family. have a good night!
Kaylee
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