Sickness all around

I'm sure you've all been wondering we're I've been (that was sarcasm). Well, let me tell you that it's been so much fun at my house lately. We've been dealing with a lot this year with Abby being sick. She's had pneumonia and various other ailments, including some pretty nasty allergy issues. Allergy testing showed that she's allergic to our cats. She finally ended up getting diagnosed with asthma last month. Baby Ava is just as cute as a button, but she's been sick as well. I think we're on our 4th set of ear infections.

Let me just give you a play by play of the last 6 days. Last Thursday I notice I'm starting to feel a little sickly. I'm also noticing that Ava is whiny and not drinking as well as she normally does. She started to run a fever and I was suspicious of ear infections because it was a similar presentation the last time. The doctor fit her in on Thursday and sure enough she ends up on antibiotics. By the end of Thursday I was definitely sick. Friday morning I felt like crap and called my doc to see if he would call me in something to the pharmacy but he wanted to see me. He said it was a sinus infection and ear infection and put me on antibiotics and a steroid. By the end of Friday I was feeling really bad. Saturday, Abby went to grandma's house. An hour later she's calling and bringing her home because she was crying about her ear hurting. I end up staying up until 4am with her. I spoke with the doc on call Saturday night and he had a nurse follow-up on Sunday. We took her into the office on Sunday. He said she had perforated her eardrum overnight and the other ear wasn't looking great. So, she ended up on antibiotics. I swear my kitchen counter looks like it could be in a pharmacy. Monday morning I woke up with HIVES from the antibiotic and scratched like a dog with fleas all day. The doc said stop the antibiotics. Also on Monday, Abby began crying with the other ear. Tuesday Ava woke up with a snotty nose and cough. So, for each of the past 6 days there's been a new and exciting ailment to address. Good times at my house!

I'm trying to get back into the swing of things so you'll see a few posts in the next several days. Please check back!