Kohlden 18.1
Madelyn 17.0
In this case, sharing is not caring. I'm talking about colds and sickness here. The Isidro household has not had all members 100% well since before November, and I wonder when it will ever end. I also feel like we're living in an infirmary. Constantly hearing sniffles and coughing, you would think that you were in one. And with all the doctor visits and prescriptions, you'd also think we were a pharmacy. I think I might be working in the wrong industry! Here's the play by play:
Just before busy season started for me at work the whole family received flu shots. This was my first flu shot in a couple of years; I normally have a good immune system, but I wasn't going to take any chances this year. Go figure. The week before Christmas I was hit by a bug. I blame it on my staff and the thousands of people that came in to shop. It wasn't so bad as I immediately took Zycam to lessen the symptoms and duration of the cold, but it still set me back a bit, including canceling a round of golf with Adam who had come down for a long weekend and had planned on playing. After a few days of still not feeling better a visit to Solantic urgent care confirmed upper respiratory infection and was prescribed antibiotic Ciprofloaxin. 5 days & 10 pills later, and still no improvement, a second visit to Solantic gave me a different antibiotic Z-pak along with Nasonex for sinus inflammation and another prescription for cough. I prefer going to Solantic (my apologies to friends who work for AHS and Fl Hospital here) because they never have a wait, and can get me the prescriptions filled right there and they check up on you a couple days later just to follow up and see how you're doing. I really like that! Anyway, Z-pak did it's thing but still not 100% because...
Christmas Eve brought us to Avon Park, and before we even left the house Braelyn started to feel a little warm. It also didn't help that she didn't go down for a nap that day, but I had the sneaking suspicion that eventually the children would get what I had due to the fact that it's hard not to be in contact with them since they are in the needful state: food, changing diapers, baths, putting them down for bed ~ there's always close contact. Just can't get away from it.
In any case, Braelyn did have a fever that evening and Christmas, but luckily was distracted by all the activities going on around the house for the weekend festivities. And of course Braelyn, runny nose and all, loves to give her brother and sister lot of hugs and kisses so....
Both Madelyn and Kohlden seemed fussy the Sunday after Christmas. Both seemed a little warm too. We wondered if it could be teething, hoping and praying they wouldn't get sick...yeah right. On Tuesday Papa and Nana arrived from Denver to celebrate the holidays and New Year's with us. Papa was just getting over his cold, so he still sounded stopped up and coughing. He was on the Z-pak as well, and we thought he would be fine. After all, there were 2 rounds of golf to be played that week! Wednesday came and the twins continued to be fussy and warm, so Tangie took them to the doctor on Thursday, who prescribed them Albuterol though a nebulizer to clear the mucous and gunk in their lungs. Kohlden had a little eye infection so he was given an antibiotic for that as well (Maddy had the same thing a couple weeks ago). But they still continued being fussy and warm...
Saturday morning Nana announced she had a sore throat and wasn't feeling well either. Great. They're dropping like flies! We did manage to go to church and then came back to host lunch with the Z's, Johnsons, and Fuentes families. It was nice to catch up and celebrate the new year with them (we missed the Grodacks but they too were having their own battles with sickness) and it was such a beautiful day the kids had a great time running and playing in the backyard. Saturday night the grandparents opted to stay in and offered to watch the children if we wanted to go out. So I went to Blockbuster and got us a couple of movies to watch ~ at home!
Sunday Papa and I played a round of golf with some friends. It was a nice overcast day and we both played decent, however he kept complaining of pain in his ears and a constant ringing. He looked tired and worn out. After dinner at Kobe's which we all just went through the motions, Papa and Nana went to Health Central Hospital in Ocoee around midnight to figure out what was going on. I guess they were really busy because they didn't get back home until 6:30 AM Monday morning! Turned out he had 2 full blown ear infections. The doctor gave him more antibiotics and told him he could not fly out back to Denver because the pressure could damage his hearing, so we had to change his flight to this Friday. To date he is still recovering but not 100% with still muffled hearing. Poor guy. So much for his vacation to Florida...
Tangie took Madelyn to the doctor Tuesday morning because she had hit a temp of 103.6 the night before. She was warm all day Tuesday-Thurs so she stayed home with Mommy while Brae and Kohl went to school. Turned out she has a little fluid in her right lung and the start of an ear infection. SERIOUSLY?!?! So she's on antibiotics for that and nebulizing treatments every 4 hours to clear her lungs. The twins keep throwing up their food after the treatments as it's their bodies' way of getting rid of the mucous. Oh, and the reason Kohl was warm? His first tooth broke out! Bottom gum, so he's a little uncomfortable at the moment...
Ahh, the joys of parenthood! But wait, it gets better!
Remember that leak at the other house? Yeah, we have to end up getting the entire house re-piped. So much for the holiday bonus....we're getting quotes from different plumbing companies to get the best deal and quality job. So that will begin next week or so. Oh, and Tangie's Infiniti had a pair of busted tubes with an oil and radiator fluid leak that had to be fixed. Amazing how quickly $600 can disappear!
So, this is how we are starting the new year. Very tiring and a little more dramatic than usual, but nonetheless just happy to have the love and support of family and friends to help us power through! Thanks to Papa and Nana, even though sick, who are able to help us with the children and laundry while we continue to work. Let's hope things settle down next week. But then again, it wouldn't make for great story telling in this blog!
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