Rosie and I came home on Friday. On Saturday Toby wasn't feeling well. On Sunday night Tobes started vomiting and J eventually had to take him to the emergency room. At one point they suspected meningitis and he was fitted for an IV. He was sent home three hours later and we were told that he just had a very bad virus. On Monday night J took Tobes back to the emergency room with a scary high fever that we couldn't get down. They prescribed antibiotics. On Monday Tobes was much better. On Tuesday night Tobes started itching and came up in a rash and we discovered that he's allergic to penicillin. On Wednesday I took Tobes to the doctor (even though I'm not supposed to be driving. J had to go to work so there weren't many options.) They said Tobes had a virus, made a note about his penicillin allergy and sent us home with no more antibiotics much to my frustration. Wednesday night Tobes was up all night with fever which jumped to 102 degrees this morning. Today I took him back to the doctor's and I was in an even worse mood than yesterday. They prescribed a different antibiotic. Poor little thing is exhausted. Hopefully this medicine will be the answer.
Of course, while all of this has been going on we've been adjusting to life with Rosie and I've been trying to recover from surgery. J has picked up Toby's bug and been trying to do some work this week. Thank God Mom and Dad have been here. They've been doing a lot of Rosie's care and feeding (not sure the child will recognise me after they leave), keeping the house tidy, doing tons of laundry and making sure we all eat. I really can't imagine the state we'd be in without them.
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crikey - sounds like you guys have really been through it. please let me know if there's anything i can do. when do your parents leave?
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as we say in the south, bless yo'horts! sorry i am too far away to be of help to my girls when they need an extra hand. glad your mom & pop are still there. don't catch the bug or wear yourself out. and don't worrry. wosie way will know her mama when she gets hungry enough! better days ahead for all. nana
kathy, who is signing Nana when eveyone knows I am the only Nana!!!!
That's Mary Catherine's Nana in Georgia. We should get you guys together sometime. I'm sure you've got a lot in common!
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