(I wrote this post before Xmas and forgot to post it-oops)
I haven't undated in over a month. I have started about 3 different updates, but each time something comes up and I am not able to finish. We have had some sickness recently and thankfully I THINK we are on the mend.
I am one of those moms who is very conservative when it comes to getting their infant out in public. I wait at least 6 weeks to take them to church or any other crowded area. I am diligent about having people wash their hands before they pick them up and if anyone is remotely sick I don't let them in the house :) (I may not be that bad, but you get the point) So that being said...we have had the stomach bug for 10 days, pneumonia for a week and RSV that is suppose to last anywhere from 2-3 weeks (today will be a week that Cheyenne has had it).
The stomach bug has literally wiped out about 65% of our church. It is highly contagious and once one person in the family gets it the rest shortly follow. Right after Cheyenne was born I kept Dylan home from services (again, overly cautious) for the first three weeks. Dylan went to ONE Sunday morning and 3 days later he was vomiting. His whole little Sunday school class all got it the same time. So, Dylan had it for 3 days before I got it. I luckily only had it for 24 hours, but poor Dylan had it for a total of 10 days. Once he felt better Trey took him to a Wednesday night service and 2 days later he started getting a cough and he had some wheezing at night. We took him to the Dr and they confirmed he had pneumonia-lovely! After a week of Dylan being on an antibiotic (his first ever) he was feeling better and acting like himself. We thought we were sick-free, but Cheyenne started with a pitiful little cough, which quickly turned into something worse. We took her back to the Dr (we are single-handedly keeping them in business) and they told us she had RSV-not what we wanted to hear, but we are dealing with it and momma is trying not to freak out.
SOOOOO, Dylan is all better and acting like his crazy self. Cheyenne is better than she was, but we still have another week of her croupy cough and runny nose. Luckily she had a mild case of it. Our Dr told us that 95% of formula fed babies who get RSV have to be admitted to the hospital, but 95% of breastfed babies can fight it without having to be admitted. I am suppose to nurse often (basically I am nursing all the time-it's one of the only things that calms her down), give her steam baths once a day and run a humidifier constantly throughout the house. Trey and I both can tell a difference in her and I am hoping by Xmas she is almost all better.
2012 is going to be a "year of health" for the Kellers. I am going to be diligent with the food we eat (healthy and more traditional), supplements and vitamins we take and we are making it a point to be more active than we were in years past. I do not want us to be sick like this again or for a very long time.
Luckily Trey never got sick and he was a HUGE help when I was sick. For the 10 days Dylan was sick with the stomach bug he slept in Dylan's room. About 3 times a night he had to strip Dylan's bed and put new sheets on it AND he would give Dylan a bath if any of the throw up got on Dylan...in the middle of the night. I don't know if I would have been strict about it, but he was and I am thankful. There were a lot of nights Trey did not get much sleep and he would have to wake up and work the next day. He deserves a medal for what he did this past month. He's a great daddy!!!
Aside from us all being puny, Dylan and Cheyenne are doing well. Trey and I were talking the other day and Dylan is adjusting so much better than we thought he would. We catch him kissing Cheyenne and rubbing her head unprompted. Anytime she is crying he will run to us and say, "Shiney crying give hug"...that means he wants us to pick her up and console her. He is very concerned when she is sleeping and we put her in another room. He wants her in the same room and will constantly go and check on her, which usually ends in him waking her up.
I will update soon on our holiday gatherings. We are staying here this year, which is kind of sad, but traveling with 2 sick kids is out of the question. I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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