It's been a rough week. For me, it's been an emotionally challenging one too. I hope the weekend allows for all of us to rejuvenate and be stronger for the next week.
Rudy must think he's in the "dog house" these past couple days. Well, considering he's "sick as a dog" and very grumpy toward the kids lately...THAT could put him there. He must have taken notice of my inability to keep up with things around the house and my constant evening battles with the kids, that I've got my hands full and center of gravity is shifting, thus pulling me down! I'm going CRAZY!!!
After an 8:30 AM appointment for myself this morning with a Prenatal Nurse (just to go over PAPERWORK - you know, the "who to send the bill to for cost of Labor and Delivery" paperwork OR the "who's responsible for this pregnant woman and her child" paperwork) I surprisingly got an appointment for Donovan to be seen at 9:00!!! Rudy had to hustle his butt to meet me there with the poor little sick one. We've been battling temperatures of 101 to 104 since Monday afternoon, then came the constant runny nose and bark-like cough. His appetite had diminished, he's been drinking fluids like a horse and he just was feeling crummy - just not himself. After spending his sick days with Dad, Donovan would have a bad case of "Mommy-itis" when I returned home from work and getting Dominic. At the appointment, we learned of the influenza that is spreading like wild fire throughout schools and daycare facilities. Apparently, this "flu" that is going around is a strain that is NOT covered within the influenza vaccination that most of our kids got (and me too!). This is most likely his "diagnosis", although we opted for them to do a swab test (80% accuracy) to determine if that is what was going on with the little man. RESULTS = Negative! So, either this strain he has isn't covered within the testing parameters, or could he be on the mend? Or maybe he falls within that 10 percent? What does that 10 percent mean? I don't think I get it. Statistics aren't my thing. All I know is I've got one sick kiddo who wants attention like no other.
In an effort to "get out of the dog house", or because he found an awesome deal he couldn't pass up, or simply "just because", or perhaps, it's Valentine's Day and it's just the thing you're supposed to do, today I was "forced" to go to work (while Rudy stayed home with Donovan) because I needed to be there for a "delivery". This, after having just received on Wednesday, a small floral arrangement of light pink roses and some other flowers that I know starts with an "A". Interesting. So, the small arrangement was just a teaser to what was to arrive today?
Rudy must think he's in the "dog house" these past couple days. Well, considering he's "sick as a dog" and very grumpy toward the kids lately...THAT could put him there. He must have taken notice of my inability to keep up with things around the house and my constant evening battles with the kids, that I've got my hands full and center of gravity is shifting, thus pulling me down! I'm going CRAZY!!!
After an 8:30 AM appointment for myself this morning with a Prenatal Nurse (just to go over PAPERWORK - you know, the "who to send the bill to for cost of Labor and Delivery" paperwork OR the "who's responsible for this pregnant woman and her child" paperwork) I surprisingly got an appointment for Donovan to be seen at 9:00!!! Rudy had to hustle his butt to meet me there with the poor little sick one. We've been battling temperatures of 101 to 104 since Monday afternoon, then came the constant runny nose and bark-like cough. His appetite had diminished, he's been drinking fluids like a horse and he just was feeling crummy - just not himself. After spending his sick days with Dad, Donovan would have a bad case of "Mommy-itis" when I returned home from work and getting Dominic. At the appointment, we learned of the influenza that is spreading like wild fire throughout schools and daycare facilities. Apparently, this "flu" that is going around is a strain that is NOT covered within the influenza vaccination that most of our kids got (and me too!). This is most likely his "diagnosis", although we opted for them to do a swab test (80% accuracy) to determine if that is what was going on with the little man. RESULTS = Negative! So, either this strain he has isn't covered within the testing parameters, or could he be on the mend? Or maybe he falls within that 10 percent? What does that 10 percent mean? I don't think I get it. Statistics aren't my thing. All I know is I've got one sick kiddo who wants attention like no other.
In an effort to "get out of the dog house", or because he found an awesome deal he couldn't pass up, or simply "just because", or perhaps, it's Valentine's Day and it's just the thing you're supposed to do, today I was "forced" to go to work (while Rudy stayed home with Donovan) because I needed to be there for a "delivery". This, after having just received on Wednesday, a small floral arrangement of light pink roses and some other flowers that I know starts with an "A". Interesting. So, the small arrangement was just a teaser to what was to arrive today?
Today's "delivery" arrived at 4:20 P.M.(Mom, what's wrong with my camera settings now?)
He may not be out of the dog house just yet, but I DID make a special trip to the store at lunchtime today to purchase items for tonight's dinner. Little does he know that he's got to man the grill!
2 comments:
Sorry you guys are sick too! We have been fighting it for a week on our side. Ending "IT" with me having it - feel better soon!!
Sounds like a good valentines. Sure hope you guys get well soon, We are still trying to make sure the girls don't get it. They are starting to cough a bit at night... Yikes...
They miss DJ at school, they always tell me Donovan sick... when he's not there...
at least we have another day off tomorrow. - I actually leave for San Jose tomorrow after lunch.... Wish me luck
oh, I got a text message from you.. dated on thursday.... but i got it today... how strange is that.. Congrats on the good news.
Talk to you soon - being gone I'm so outta the blog zone, I need to catch up this week while I'm gone.. but I hate that I don't have any pictures to post while I'm gone... we're going to SJSU, a JC there and then Stanford....
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