What a week!

Oh boy, where to begin...

Last week was crazy with school starting. I also was trying to get my things tagged and ready for our Mothers of Mulitples sale last Friday and Saturday. It was crazy!! Both Max and Myles received time-outs at school for biting each other...I was not surprised. So I was so looking forward to the end of the day Saturday when things would be over.

I was wrong. Myles woke up Saturday morning with a fever and the stomach flu. Daddy was home with both boys while I was working our sale. I was lucky enough to get home Saturday afternoon to catch the last round of the flu. Poor thing. We put him to bed to find he still had the fever on Sunday. Luckily Daddy let me sleep in because I was up all night with my sweet boy, Myles. Monday morning came and he still had the fever.

I took both boys to the doctor Monday morning to find out Myles had an ear infection. (Remember, he had tubes put in last fall!) We got the medicine and hoped for a quick recovery. No such luck. On Tuesday morning GJ and Papa arrived while the boys were still in bed and found the fever still there when they woke up. Max went to school and Myles went to GJ's. (Max is such a trooper! He WANTED to go to school which we love.)

Wednesday morning Myles woke up early while I was still home at 6:30. He told me he wanted a drink, so I took him to the kitchen. He pointed to his mouth and said, "Something in there." He opened his mouth and showed me lots of sores in his mouth and on his tongue. So, I quickly grabbed his stuff and drove him to GJ's. (Have I told you how wonderful she is???) GJ and Myles went to the doctor and the practitioner said he had a herpes outbreak---don't panic! It's what causes cold sores. She gave medicine and we hoped the fever would go away with this medicine too.

NO! Last night Myles was up twice. He is such a good sleeper, so I had my motherly instincts kick in. They had told my mom he needed to return to the doctor's office if the fever was there on Friday. As I rocked Myles in the chair I could not help thinking of the worse. The thought of this darn fever hanging on worried me sick.

So, we called my parents' house and Good 'Ol Papa told us he was on his way. It was about 1:30 am. Thank goodness he arrived, and looking so dapper I might add. He had a complete outfit on--belt and all. I was impressed, but then it is my dad, so I should have known! He is so great too!

Sean, Myles and I headed to Children's Mercy. I could not get there fast enough. I did not care if they thought I was crazy! I wanted reassurance things were okay. (Sean did too.)

The doctor came in, looked at Myles and said a few things I won't soon forget. Take note if you are a parent...
1. If you treat your child with Tylenol, Motrin or such and the fever "goes away" and comes back after it wears out, then things are fine. He said they worry when kids are given medicine and have no comfort or change. (I wish I would have been told this earlier!!)
2. If your child runs around and plays fine while the medicine is working, it is a good sign. (While we were at CM Myles thought it was time to play, so he was his cute, darling self...giving knuckles and "blowing them up"!
3. If your child has sores all over his mouth AND in the back of the throat, it is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease. AND it causes FEVERS! The practitioner had said herpes, but herpes is just in the front of the mouth and not in the throat.

So, I have learned a few valuable things. Maybe you have too. :) Myles was home with GJ and once again Papa took Max to school. Both boys did well, and Myles was fever-free from 10:30 am until I put him in bed. Hopefully it will last.

Once again, I have realized how blessed I am to have my boys...all three of them. And I also have more reasons to list, on my very long list of reasons, why I feel I won the Parent Lottery.

Sean and I are looking forward to catching up on some lost sleep this weekend. If we don't, it will be just fine. Hopefully it's because we are chasing two HEALTHY boys!