march. that was the last time i remember when everyone was well in the house. since then it's been strep, throat abcess, congestion, diarrhea, fever, rash/chicken pox?, cough, etc. either one or both kids, me, or all of us. SO much strep for a little while that i almost considered one of these at home rapid tests, so i wouldn't have to take the kids in to see the doctor for every issue
but after seeing how hard they have to swab the back of a sensitive throat, i thought better of it. i'd rather have my kids hate the nurses for it than me. (besides, these kits are freakin' expensive and you have to buy them in bulk. and they have a SHORT self life so not likely they'd all be used up in time.)
but i took it all in stride. it was annoying, but i think i handled it without going nutso. or at least i like to think i did. not sure what it looked like from rob's perspective! the only time i started to lose it was a couple of days ago when ozzy spiked a fever of 102.5 and i find out that i had no fever reducers at home because i threw away all the children's motrin and tylenol after the recall. and when i went to the local drug store, the shelves were sadly barren due to the recall. there was one lone children's advil on the shelves, with "EIGHT HOURS OF RELIEF" screaming off the front of the box. i called the pediatrician to make sure i could use it for a 21 month old and if so, to get the proper dosage.
came home and gave it to ozzy. the fever went down to 99 within the half hour. but then not even four hours later, it was quickly climbing back up. and i still had another 4 hours to go before i could give another dose. that was crappy. i had no acetaminophen to switch to. so i just kept wiping his head down with a washcloth and plying him with cool drinks until i could give him another dose. he kept crying and fussing. it's so hard to see your child miserable. standing by and feeling helpless while your child is hurting is one of the worst feelings in the world. luckily his fever broke that evening.
and then it was on to diarrhea.
but i took it all in stride. it was annoying, but i think i handled it without going nutso. or at least i like to think i did. not sure what it looked like from rob's perspective! the only time i started to lose it was a couple of days ago when ozzy spiked a fever of 102.5 and i find out that i had no fever reducers at home because i threw away all the children's motrin and tylenol after the recall. and when i went to the local drug store, the shelves were sadly barren due to the recall. there was one lone children's advil on the shelves, with "EIGHT HOURS OF RELIEF" screaming off the front of the box. i called the pediatrician to make sure i could use it for a 21 month old and if so, to get the proper dosage.
came home and gave it to ozzy. the fever went down to 99 within the half hour. but then not even four hours later, it was quickly climbing back up. and i still had another 4 hours to go before i could give another dose. that was crappy. i had no acetaminophen to switch to. so i just kept wiping his head down with a washcloth and plying him with cool drinks until i could give him another dose. he kept crying and fussing. it's so hard to see your child miserable. standing by and feeling helpless while your child is hurting is one of the worst feelings in the world. luckily his fever broke that evening.
and then it was on to diarrhea.
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