Sickies, sickies, GO AWAY!!!!!!

This round of the sickies started last Monday. John got sick in the middle of the night and it continued on into Tuesday. The poor little guy pretty much slept the 2 days away. After that he got a runny nose and a cough. For the most part his nose runs clear, but every now and then it has been green. EWWW! YUCK! The cough has gotten progressively worse over the last 2 days. Today he has just coughed and coughed and coughed and coughed. And CRIED!!! Oh my, it has me on the brink of insanity. I felt helpless. He woke up from his nap with a low temp so I gave him some Motrin. While that brought down the temp, it didn't help the crankies. He didn't know what he wanted. I took him to see daddy and daddy tried to listen to his lungs to see if he was wheezing, but he wasn't sure since he was so fussy. Daddy recommended a call to the doc. I dosed him with Tylenol w/ codeine and gave him a breathing treatment. He refused the bath. When I took his clothes off to get him ready for bed, you could see his chest sucking is with each breath. It is so heartbreaking. As of 11 pm, he is finally sleeping peacefully and currently not coughing.

Now in the middle of all of John's crankiness, Brandy complained of a stomach ache. Not 15 minutes later, she started vomiting. NOT AGAIN!!!!! So I kept running between rooms checking on the little ones. Brandy just had another episode and I got out the Phenergran suppositories. I hope they work for her. Last time she was sick, we wound up in the ER for severe dehydration. So right now she is in her bed watching 101 Dalmations and Ash has chosen to sleep on the couch tonight since they usually sleep together.

My plans for tomorrow are now all mixed up. It looks like Mark will take the older 2 and go to my niece's 1st Communion. I will take Ash later and go with her to the mass with the Archbishop in honor of her work on her religious award in girl scouts. Glad Mark is home tomorrow. That way at least one of us is there to participate in the activities.