Lets Play Catch Up

Goodness where do I even start?! Things have been absolutely nuts around here. But like that is anything new, something always happens as soon as Billy leaves for any period of time. So why mess up the trend now?

Before he had even left Makenna had started breaking out in these horrible rashes. Where they covered her entire body. We took her into the doctor 3 different times to be told something different each time. She was put on an antihistamine as well as a steroid cream to help with the rash. They did blood work to check for allergies and we have gone around in circles about this and the doctors are absolutely clueless and I am beyond over them. We came to our own conclusion that it was the dogs causing the problem. She would only break out when she would go into their kennel, used a blanket they had laid on, or when she was touched by them. So jumping ahead to a few days ago I made the decision to re home Grover and Sheldon. They both went to great homes. And as of now Makenna hasn't had any breakouts and her skin is looking so much better.

Now back to 3 weeks ago. McKinzie the little girl I babysit for started getting sick in the beginning of the week. She wasn't eating and threw up a few times. Well by Wednesday the 1st..Makenna had caught whatever stomach bug she had. She woke up around 3am and thrown up her dinner all over in her crib and all over herself. Hot dogs are definitely not something that you want to smell for a second time! So I had two girls sick on Thursday. Then in the middle of the night going into Friday Nevaeh woke up crying and saying "mommy" I went down and checked on her and she had thrown up all over herself as well. So she got to stay in mommy's room like Makenna had Wednesday night. She threw up one more time at 7am we rushed into the bathroom and thankfully we made it except for a little miss right in front of the toilet. So Friday I had 3 sick girls who just laid around all day extremely miserable. On Saturday I called the ER pediatrician and asked if they needed to be brought in, he said no as long as they were getting fluids and having wet diapers and to just keep trying to get some type of food in them. By then both had also had diarrhea..so much fun let me tell you. Both girls had to be cleaned in the shower a couple times. So by Thursday Nevaeh was 100% and Makenna still wasn't eating, drinking, and had awful diarrhea (sorry if its to much info)...I called the nurses line and was told that I needed to bring her into the ER because she needed to be looked at. Well we went in and just waited and waited! We were there for 5 1/2 hours for them to poke her 4 times unsuccessfully for an IV and blood. And what little blood they did get told us she had low blood sugar. (Obviously since she hadn't been eating or drinking) Since they couldn't get an IV to give her fluids instead they gave me a popsicle for her. Riiight she had 1/2 and then they said give her a bottle. Um HELLO thats what I've been doing for over a week. She did end up drinking some of it. But she left with a diaper that was as dry as when we left and were told nothing. It was pointless and it still makes me mad and she still has bruises from it all!! Thank goodness she is better now but it really did take until Sunday for her to be "normal" again.

So like I said on Thursday and Friday both of the dogs new owners came and got them. It was absolutely horrible to do. Nevaeh screamed and bawled as Grover was leaving and asked about him all night long. Even while she was in bed going to sleep she kept talking about Grover. :/ She is still asking about him and wanting to go in the cool car to get him. She was upset as Sheldon left as well. I keep telling her that they make Makenna sick and she seems to accept that answer so we will see.

I think that is it about the problems I have been having since Billy left. Thank goodness everyone is healthy finally, and we are slowly getting into a regular routine. Now if time would just start going by faster, things would be great, considering its just the 3 of us.