Notice how my last post was in November, and it was about the "Creeping Death"? Well -- it's mid-March and The McLaughlin Creeping Death is still creeping. Since the new year I've had the girls in to see their pediatrician 5 or 6 times (total, not each). ON the 10th I took them in to see the on-call ped. because the girls had been sick and not sleeping well, Friday night being the last straw. After check-ups, chest x-rays for pneumonia and asthma, and an RSV swab the results are ..... RSV, for both. Ellie was sent home with an antibiotic for some swollen bronchioli and off we went. A few days later Claire ended up with a fever, Motrin seemed to do the trick so we didn't think much else of it. Saturday night (17th) after spending Friday night punching herself in the side of the head in her sleep, Nana took her into the walk-in clinic and she came home with antibiotics for a double ear infection. On top of it all Daddy and I both have been battling a sinus infection. Awesome. I'm really hoping that these antibiotics kick the funks' butt and send it all packing for good. I'm ready for sunshine, warm weather, and no sickies!
We are gearing up for Miss Ellie's 4th birthday party (sniff-sniff, tear)! Some friends of ours opened an indoor jumping house downtown so we booked her party there, complete with pizza and cupcakes! She can hardly wait! =)
She is loving preschool, she knows all her letters and their sounds and is starting to sound words out and write them! she blows me away!
Claire is feisty and I love it! She's got her sister's sense of humor and temper. She's finally starting to say words, but only on command LOL! She's so stubborn! hahaha! She's finally calling me "mama" which melts my heart!!! And she knows "more", "please", "thank you" in sign language! She's such a smart baby!
So that's us in a nutshell as of now ....
