The last seven days has been very busy.........Phil's mom arrived last Thursday and is staying with us for a while, his dad had a route down here and brought her down. It has been nice having a few extra hands. As some days are very hectic.
Last Friday, as Phil calls it he got neutered. Before Maddie was born we were using multiple forms of birth control and still got pregnant anyway. So we decided once we got a handle on Maddie's medical bills he would get "fixed". He really has been a trooper about everything and a sense of humor. We have joked about it a lot the last week or so...what else can you do.
I had Phil sleep in the recliner Friday night as it was the most comfortable place to be at the time. Feeling so bad for him I slept on the couch next to him just in case. So neither one of us got much sleep this weekend. Every chance I got I took a nap since we had extra hands with the kids. Phil is doing much better now and will go back to work Thursday. He is getting cabin fever and wanted to go back Wednesday but his boss called and checked on him and told him to come in Thursday.
Sunday we went to a surprise birthday party for my friend and Katie's god-mother Linda. She was very excited and we had a good time. A mutual friend had it at her house and she has a pool so the kids were able to go swimming too. Sunday night the kids were so exhausted, they passed out pretty quickly.
Poor Katie she woke up Monday morning and her right eye was swollen closed. We didn't know it at the time but could only assume she was having an allergic reaction to something. Since Phil was home I went to work and he took her to the doctor. The best thing they could tell us was to continue to give her the allergy medicine and once the swelling goes down we will probably see some type of puncture mark.
Well it took till Tuesday morning to finally see the puncture mark right below he eyebrow but she had an allergic reaction to a bug bite. She has always had a problem with this. When she gets mosquito bites they swell up to welts bigger than a quarter. The worse part about it was Monday morning..................
Maddie work up early Monday Phil fed her while I got in the shower and she fell back asleep in our bed. I got Katie out of bed and realized that there was something wrong with her eye. I took her in to our bedroom and turned on the ceiling like so I could get a good look at Katie's eye. Phil looks at Katie and starts making pirate sounds. I held back laughter and told him to cut it out. The next thing I know Maddie wakes up and sits up in our bed and it looks like the back of her head was styled with a grenade. I started laughing at that point and Phil made more pirate sounds and I lost control of the room. I gave up and when to go get Jack dressed.
Later that morning Phil took Katie to the doctor. He called me to tell me what we already knew, the allergic reaction. The doctor actually told Phil he could get a patch to go over her eye so she would not irritate it more. I thought Phil as going to fallout in the doctor's office. He said he almost made more pirate sounds but refrained. I am so glad I was not in the room with him. My laughter would not have been contained. Tonight Katie told Phil he was not allowed to sound like a pirate anymore because her eye was better.
Maddie also had her nutritionist visit last week and Maddie was 17lbs 2oz which was thrilling. She really is doing superb and we are very happy. I really do hope we are at the bottom of the hill and that this is all a memory. Due to a vacation schedule Maddie's PT had to do her therapy at the daycare Friday. She was really excited to see how quick and mobile Maddie was. She expects Maddie to walking in a few weeks. She is working a little bit on her speech therapy too.
Maddie qualifies for this assistance until she is three. However, I believe we will stop the therapy at the end of the year. Maddie really is doing so well. I believe all of this additional assistance is giving her a great start back on track. I believe that her spot should be filled by a child more in need. I just want to make sure she has no set backs before we stop it.
As you can tell on the go is an understatement. We will get back to a more normal schedule by the end of the week. But we will also be getting ready for Jack's birthday party. We will be celebrating Jack's birthday Saturday but he will not be four until Monday. I am really excited that he will be four. With all the difficulty he has been having, it will be fun just to have a day for him. Maybe it will help him.
Hoping your life has been a little less crazy and demanding...........TTFN
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