Tag: sick kids
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Day 160
Day 160 and it was a good run. It was good while it lasted but the dreaded sickness is back. I got all of the kids better over Christmas break and it was so nice not to see snot or hear coughing in the house. They go back to school and the following weekend I…
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Day 115
Day 115 and guess who’s back, back again. They’re all sick, including the baby baby. While it makes for a less lively house, which can be appreciated at times, it makes me sad when they all feel like junk and I can’t make it better. The flu and strep are running rampant through our town…
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Day 109
Day 109 and he was calling for his dad The oldest is now sick with strep too. He was up sleep walking, sleep talking, crying, and yelling out for his dad last night. This happens every time he’s sick but since he had his tonsils out 3 years ago he stopped doing it. He hasn’t…
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Day 108
Day 108 and dun dun dun This morning I had to take the youngest to the doctor and he’s doing great! Very happy with his growth and milestones. I rushed home as I was waiting for a new dishwasher to be installed and the school called. I saw the caller ID and was dreading answering.…
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Day 87
Day 87 and of course these kids are sick AGAIN Poor number 4 with the current broken arm now also has strep throat like number 2 did. They were hesitant to test him because he’s 3 but I said look in his mouth, the tonsils are red and angry. At least 70% of his throat…
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Day 82
Day 82 and urgent care here we come. Welp, number 2 is still down with a fever and cough so I called for my in-laws to sit with some of the boys while I take him to be seen. Urgent care took one look inside his mouth and said, that’s strep! So we got antibiotics,…
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Day 81
Day 81 and they brought home 2 rings. My second and third son play on the same flag football team and today was playoffs/ championship games. Number 2 had some dental work done yesterday and he woke up and said he was feeling fine. Off we went to play some football! The team was down…
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Day 62
Day 62 and it’s been 9 weeks, 63 days, 1512 hours since he’s been gone. All 6 are still sick but the school called for me to pick up number 2 because he wouldn’t stop coughing. First let me say I totally get it. No one wants a sick kid in their class however, kids…
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