for only a moment

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Took Clara back to the doctor today Clint went too, because he was so sick he stayed home today. The pediatrician looked in his ears and throat. He has an ear infection in both ears, and a throat infection. And probably a sinus infection too. He’s on antibiotics now and says he feels better. He slept 6 hours today during the day, so he’ll be able to go to work tomorrow. Hannah still has an ear infection, she’s started antibiotics for it–an antibiotic she’s had before that worked without side effects.

And Clara, little Clara. The pediatrician said she’s doing better. But still wheezing in her lower lungs or something like that. She’s taking breathing treatments of albuterol, a high dose , what an adult would normally take. So a couple more days of that, then we switch to a lower dose of xopenex, which is similar to albuterol, without causing as much jitters. Also MUCH more expensive. Eventually she’ll switch back down to the infant dose of xopenex, but it may be several weeks before she doesn’t need the treatments. We’re going back to the doctor tomorrow and Friday so the doctor can listen to her breathing.

I’m feeling ok. Burned out. Tired. No six hour nap for me. Moms don’t get sick days, even when we are sick. I want to go to bed now. But Clara’s still awake. She’s not been taking bottles very well, so I feel like I should stay awake to feed her until she goes to sleep. I need some space.

I already told Clint that I’m gonna need some time off on Saturday.I hope he’s well enough to manage that by then.

I took Clara to the pediatrician yesterday because she got the cold that Hannah had. Hannah’s went to her ears, but Clara has a lot of chest congestions. I have been giving Clara breathing treatments every four hours. It was helping, but not helping as much as I thought.

Clara’s wheezing was worse today… Took her to her pediatrician again, and she recommended I take her to the ER. I did. They did chest xrays and tested her for Respiratory syncytial virus. She does have RSV. The ER doctor said it will take 4 to 6 weeks for her to get better.

Hannah probably had/has the same thing, but because she’s older, it seems like a cough, runny nose like any other cold. I called the babysitter to let her know that I won’t be bringing Clara. She doesn’t want me to bring Hannah either because she thinks Hannah will carry the germs there. Um… that’s where the germs came from. One of the other kids has a cough and runny nose too. But she is 2 so the dr probably wouldn’t test her for rsv cause symptoms of any other cold look the same.