Wednesday, May 9, 2007

Gloria's had a very slight cold/allergy thing going on for a couple of weeks. Nothing major- just a clear drippy nose, a dry cough and lots of sneezing. I've mostly chalked it up to spring allergies. The last two nights, however, she was awake for a good portion of the night with a very stuffy nose. Children's Benedryl, motrin and Vics Vapo Rub didn't even touch it. When she got up this morning she said that when she coughs it feels like someone is ripping the skin off of her throat. Ouch! She also complained that her ears were plugged up so I decided to call the doctor. We already had an orthodontist appointment scheduled so we barely made it to that (way too early- 11:00 a.m.!!) After two sleepless nights it was difficult getting around this morning. Both kids did fine at the orthodontist and Zach got a pretty good report on taking care of his teeth. Not a great report, but Dr. Gold is very picky (think Simon on AI) so when he says "You're doing better" it's a great compliment. From there we went to Walmart for popsicles because it's a given at our house that you get to choose your favorite frozen treat when you're sick. We splurged and had Blimpies for lunch and headed home. I was hoping to have a really productive day working on the garage but we were lucky we got some school work and some paper work done before heading out to see Dr. Mike. I had a feeling he would say it was just a viral infection rather than bacterial, but I was hoping he would have a cure so we could all get some sleep tonight. He did placate us with some decongenstant chewable tablets and some nose spray, so I have hope that sleep will come quicker and will last longer tonight. The afternoon and evening disappeared somehow and suddlenly it's 11:00 p.m. I did manage to play a game with the kids after dinner so at least I have that to prove I accomplished something today!!