Tis the Season for Sickness...

Where do I even start! In the Past two months, it started with boy both having pink eye (Parker first), then Austin had bronchitis and Parker had an ear infection at the same time. Parker got well but only days after finishing antibiotic Austin had an ear infection. Days after finishing the antibiotic again, Austin really took a turn for the worse. He spiked a 103.4 fever on a Thursday afternoon and even with alternating tylenol and motrin it never dropped below 100 for 8 days. We had a visit to the on call Dr that weekend who tested him for strep, flu and RSV. They were very concerned so we were sent to the hospital where we spent 4 1/2 hours between waiting and getting blood work and x-rays. Blood work showed low WBC count so that's why they had us do x-rays. EVERYTHING came back negative. The consensus was he had the flu after yet another dr visit. What an exhausting week that was. Austin missed a lot of school. I am so thankful for my mom who was able to watch him so I could go to work. It was so good to finally conquer that illness because when his fever would be at it's highest (as high as 104.4 sometimes) he was very achy and miserable. Once Austin was feeling good again, Parker was back at the Dr with a high fever. His never got as high as Austin's and ended up being a sore throat virus. My Dr visits were not complete yet because only 3 days later, I returned to the Dr with Austin with another ear infection. I am exhausted to even think about all this sickness. They are both finishing up their antibiotics so hopefully they can stay well for a while.