Still sick...

So Joshua woke up in pretty good spirits this morning...I thought maybe, just maybe, that meant that his sore throat was on the mend. I guess I thought too quickly. Steve called me this afternoon to report that Josh was still feeling really bad and is refusing to eat. He normally doesn't eat much anyway and when he is refusing to eat it gives this Momma even more cause to worry. So now I am in the middle of trying to call his Dr. it's 1 in the afternoon, what are the chances I can get them to squeeze him in? What are the chances I can even get through?

Leaving a message on their machine is hopeless, they probably wouldn't return my call until Monday, if even then. I guess I should take that as a good sign that they are so busy, it means they do a good job right? I really do love our Dr. I hate watching my kids suffer, every mother does. My "big" boy suddenly melts back into my baby boy. And watching him suffer? Well you might as well rip out my heart, stomp on it, and then kick it across the room for good measure. I need him to be healthy, not only for my heart's sake ;) but also for the fact that we'll be doing so much traveling in the next few weeks.

Well they are going to squeeze him in at 2:30...SUCCESS! I'm so glad I won't have to drag him over to the weekend clinic. Hopefully they'll get him feeling better quickly. I will keep you updated :)

Teething sucks! And so do sore throats...

There is no nice way to say it...nothing less crude to convey how I feel about it, really. Grace spent a couple of days this week in pain. I felt so sorry for the little sweetie girl. When I came home from work the other night at 11 I woke her up accidentally and she immediately put her hand up to her mouth and started crying "ouuuuchie" ugh...I think I was in almost as much pain just watching her. So I took the rare opportunity to cuddle her and rock her in the chair and she fell asleep in my arms :)

Josh woke up yesterday not feeling well and he was running a temp of 101 when Jennifer called me, she has taken such good care of them both! He slept most of the day, had a fever on and off and a stomach ache on and off, and then started complaining of a sore throat, we need prayers that this doesn't last long! We have a family reunion in IA this weekend, that is if we can get there around all the flooding! And only 9 days until we leave for NY!!! I can't even begin to tell you how excited I am! All of us are really but I will get to hug my Mom again :) Even grown-ups still need their Mommies sometimes ;)

Oh and on a side note we're working on almost a week of being diaper free! She's even going to bed without one now :) How exciting is that?! I even found a package of "big girl panties" at walmart that she can wear! Only one brand fits her, their size 2 fits "20-27 lbs", all of the others were "27-32 lbs" I'm so glad someone out there recognizes that peanut girls need panties too ;)