Sick AGAIN

The Shaw Family is sick again! Nick fell first, and Charlie and Jack were soon to follow. Even Mimi picked up some of our germs. I mean, really? Apparently the germs did not get the memo that it is NOT winter anymore.


Nick never felt horrible, but I made him go back to the doctor because he has been sick so many times since his bout with pneumonia last December. He is on a strong antibiotic and some other meds, but Dr. Mommy wants him to have another chest X-ray to see if the pneumonia is still lingering. Charlie had a runny nose and cough, but he is feeling much better. Jack, on the other hand, is pathetic. There is nothing worse than a stuffed up baby. He is generally happy during the day and just wants to be held more. As with any sickness, the nights are horrible. He has had three nights of waking up screaming because of congestion. The only way that I can get him to sleep is in my arms. So, last night (his worst) I kicked Nick and Samson out of bed so that Jack and I would have a more comfortable night. He was grumbling and thrashing around most of the night and even started running a fever around 2 a.m. Fortunately, he has been taking extra long naps to make up for the lack of sleep at night. I wish I could say the same for myself. At least I am not sick, right?


So, all of my boys are sick again, and I am over it! Not that we would be spending a lot of time outside considering it is up around 100 degrees, but we are missing out on a lot of fun play dates with friends. We have got to get better by next week, because Pooh and the girls will be getting back from Hilton Head, and we really want to spend as much time with them before they head back to LA in a couple of weeks.

It goes without saying that we NEED to get healthy around here. I am pretty sure my pediatrician's office suspects that I enjoy visiting them on a weekly basis. Pretty soon, I will be having girls' night out with the office staff, be planning shopping trips with the nurse practitioners, and will be inviting the docs over for dinner parties. I certainly spend enough time with them to make them my new besties!