The sick house

Well that was a fun long weekend! Owen got sick with a stomach virus Thursday night and that started all the fun & games. The poor little guy had the tummy thing until yesterday (Monday), although the good news is that he only threw up that first night, so it could have been worse. I got sick Saturday night, but mine only lasted about 10 hours and then I was pretty much back to normal. Then of course, Dada got it Sunday and was still feeeling pretty icky yesterday. We took Owen to the doctor yesterday because he has also been running a fever since Friday night so I figured he probably had another ear infection. It turns out I was right. He's also got this nasty congestion and wheezy cough and she said he has a sore throat. So, in other words, the poor little guy has got almost everything wrong with him all at once. Since I started doing ear drops and antibiotics he seems to be coming alive a little bit. He's not just laying around all day anymore, which is good to see. He even ate 2 pieces of pizza last night for dinner which is the first substanative food he's eaten in 4 days. I think he's slowly starting to feel better. With all of this going on, we've had to postpone his surgery for his tubes. We've also decided we're gonna go see a pediatric ENT for a second opinion. We're pretty certain he needs tubes but we want to make sure nothing else needs to be done like adnoid or tonsil removal so he doesnt end up needing 2 separate procedures. We'll report back after we see the new guy. He comes with high recommendations from a friend, so hopefully he will pay more attention to us while we're there. The other guy didnt seem to care all that much about what I was telling him about Owen's various issues. He just seemed to be in a hurry to get out of there which irritated me.

I hope your weekend was better than ours! I'm just so very thankful that my sickness only lasted a short bit and we all seem to be on the road to getting better. Keep your fingers crossed that sister makes it through!