Brady

I just got back from taking Brady to Urgent Care, yesterday afternoon he started getting really sick with a fever, headache, and some chest/breathing problems. He spiked a fever last night of 103+. So the Dr said, that he definately has at least an ear infection in the right ear, possibly getting one in the left and he heard some tightness in one side of his chest.
He put him on some antibiotics and also a strong expectorant to try to break up what's in his chest and then I should continue to give him tylenol or ibprofen for the fever and check it continuously to make sure it stays down. If he can keep his fever down to under 101 then he can go to school on Monday but if not then it's a no go. :(

Please keep him in your prayers, he is not a boy that likes to stay put and this is totally wiping him out! He also has a special field trip on Tuesday that he has been talking about all month. He's having trouble talking just with all the junk in his throat/chest too.

Update

The last two weeks have been super busy. Brady's first week of riding the bus was last week. He did great! It was really hard last Monday for me, I think it was harder seeing him leave on the bus then leaving him on the first day of school. The bus driver was very nice, I was able to talk to him for a couple minutes. His friend Christian that he also went to preschool with rides the same bus as Brady so that was very exciting for him. I couldn't believe how hard it was, I cried a lot that morning. Bethany was so concerned! :)
I have had a killer cold/allergies for over a week now. The cold his knocking me out!! We'll see how I am at the end of the week, I may take a trip to the Dr.?
I started babysitting Macie, my neice, last week too. Her mommy Amber, is going to LPN school so I will be watching her until the end of Spring. Macie has done so good! I know it's been an adjustment for Bethany, last week was pretty hard for her to share mommy but this week is better. The girls enjoy their time together, I know this is going to be a good year for them.
We are in full force in home remodeling on our new house. My parents came this past weekend and helped out a lot. There was a lot accomplished. Kirk's tackling the plumbing now so we can have some bathrooms. After he gets that done things will start to move pretty fast.
I have a lot of the house packed, the downstairs is pretty much done, just the kitchen and bathroom but that will be done closer to moving. I've started the upstairs, I'm hoping to finish that this weekend.
Ok, well better get back to work. Time for baths & bed!
Love you all!

The weekend

Friday, Kirk took a comp day and we were able to go to IN and visit Bonnie for a couple of hours. It was so nice. We hadn't seen her since Christmas. Robin and Liz got there later and Brady had a fun time with them, it was pretty funny when he told them that their rooms were messy and they needed to clean them. It was a really good visit.

Well, once we got home things took a turn for the worse with little Bethany. She had been acting a little off the whole day, but I knew she was teething and one of her 2yr molars was starting to pop through. As I was getting dinner ready, she was crying a lot and Kirk was trying to soothe her and hold her. Just as I was getting ready to sit down with my food and Oops! Up it all comes out of Bethany. She never got sick again after that but the whole weekend she was battling a 104 temp off and on. So I stayed home with Bethany on Saturday while Brady and Kirk went to soccer and T-ball. Saturday night was hard, Kirk ended up sleeping with her in the rocking chair. I decided to stay home with her Sunday morning too. She still had a high temp and the Motrin hadn't kicked in by the time we needed to go. She slept a lot yesterday, which I think helped. She finally ate some applesauce last night and also some crackers. This morning she was doing a lot better. No more temp. PTL!!

Other than a sick child, my Mother's Day was relaxing. I got two pots of flowers that Brady planted himself from Brady and Bethany. They are very pretty. Since we were unable to go out to eat like what Kirk had planned, Kirk ordered some Chinese food which I had been wanting. It was SOOO yummy!

In like a Lion...

So March definately came in like a lion(and Bethany would say, "Raaaar!")! As stated in my last post we had a rough start with Bethany, well the 2nd week of March didn't get better it got worse! Brady ended up getting sick, VERY sick, a lot worse than Bethany. He missed preschool all of last week. To make things worse, ol' mama got sick too starting Tuesday afternoon. I seriously do not know how I was able to watch the kids Tuesday and Wednesday. Super Mommy Mode kicked in and I did it! I just slept everytime the kids took a nap. Kirk was able to come home early both nights so that helped a lot!! I think the flu shot helped too, because I never got extremely puky sick, I'm happy I got it(the shot). By Thursday I was better, just a little weak. Brady was getting better too. Friday we could see a BIG improvement. I started to thoroughly disinfect the house. I finished Saturday-Whew!
The weekend was good. We needed it!!! Brady had his last basketball game and did well. It's so hard being the only lefty on the team, his right just doesn't work the same! ;) We were able to get some things done at home that we had been waiting for nice weather to do. Brady and Kirk were able to work and play outside some. Mommy & Bethany were able to get some good nappin' in! Sunday we went to church, Bethany always has the ladies in the nursery in a tickle. She dances like crazy, and knows were the music comes out of the speaker. They say she always points at it when it stops(it's hooked up so you can hear the church service). Next Sunday our new pastor will finally be here. I'm excited to see what he has to bring to the church.
Sunday afternoon, we went for a drive and then went to the park so the kids could play and enjoy the weather. We had a lot of fun, there are some pictures below.
Overall just a teriffic weekend, hopefully our March lamb is coming into the picture so we can totally be rid of the yucky lion!
Love.