It has been a long month

Behind again.  I haven't even posted about Halloween, the pumpkin patch, Hadley starting to crawl, and our wonderful Thanksgiving trip to NM and CO.  I will, someday, not today.  Today, I vent. 

It has been a LONG month.  I shouldn't be sitting here right now, there is a lot of sanitizing and cleaning of this house and toys that must be done soon.  There are dishes, Christmas cards to address, church work to be done, a baby shower to prepare for,  and all the other daily tasks and things to prepare for Christmas.  (It took me 4 days to decorate me tree)  But that is all pushed aside because my babies are sick.  It has been 24 days since it all started and it hasn't let up much.  24 days ago it started with our first round of croup for the winter.  In 24 days we have not had a good night sleep, 1 trip to urgent care and 4 trips to the pediatrician. Each child has started with a cold that turned into a sinus infections and ear infection for B, bronchitis and and ear infection for Hadley.  Both kids are now on antibiotics 2x a day for 10-12 days B is 3 days ahead, H with her bronchitis must have breathing treatments 3x a day for 4 days then 2x for 3 days and 1x until the cough is gone.  B has to have a breathing treatment at night until his cough is gone.  Getting medicine in B is torture for both of us and he is scared of the breathing machine so that doesn't go well.  Hadley is almost  7 months old and hates me trying to get the mask near her and just tries to eat it.

 I am exhausted, tired, and trying to survive.  I have great family willing to come help out and give me a break and hold a child that doesn't feel well and just wants to cuddle.  Jason is amazing and really helps out when he gets home.  The 4 of us haven't been to church together is a month. Have I mentioned that it has been a long 24 days? I just hope they are better by Christmas.  I might lay on the couch for the few minutes I have left until someone is bound to wake up coughing!