It has been quite the eventful month at the Miller house! I unfortunately have not had my mind on jotting anything down for the blog. I haven't seemed to find the time. We survived being exposed to whooping cough, influenza, and hand foot and mouth with just a few minor hiccups along the way. We got through a few ear infections in the 2 youngest of the bunch and survived high fevers for a few days in Jackson and Jordan. Wow! We sound really unhealthy don't we?!? I am really not good with sick kids (Matt probably wanted the kids to get better sooner just so I would stop complaining-as I am a HUGE hypocondriac and HATE sickness!!!) but we made it. I was really freaked out at one point when Jackson got sick because if you know him you know he doesn't stop (for anything) EVER and when he spiked the fever all he wanted to do was lay on the couch and close his eyes and cuddle with his momma. Don't get me wrong-I love when he wants to cuddle but for him to want to actually lay on the couch and not do anything...that is totally unlike him. I knew something was wrong and I got super worried and emotional. To top it off that morning he was riding his scooter and fell off and bumped his head. I of course was thinking the worst and thought he had a concussion and that is why he was all lathargic and wanted to lay around. We had also already been at the doctor that morning to run the test for whooping cough to make sure that they didn't have that and found out he had the startings of an ear infection. It was quite the day to say the least! So when he spiked his fever he got a bad headache and I rushed him to the urgent care clinic up the road. It ended up that he just had a virus which he then shared with his older brother 1 day later. The doctor in urgent care thought I was a nut job at how concerned and a little bit dramatic I was being but we had a lot going on with the whooping cough, ear infection and possible concussion on our hands and I had sick kids and it was taking its toll on me mentally! I will admit I did shed a few tears when Jackson came to me crying and said "Mommy my head really hurts-please make it stop!" As a mom I felt helpless-I wish I could always heal his pains and take the hurt away but I can't. All I can do is love him through it! So we had 3 days of fevers up and down for both of them (fortunately or unfortunately not at the same time) some "ginormic" throw up (as Jackson would describe it when he got sick) but we made it through it. I guess it could have been a LOT worse!
Onto Mother's Day...we went to church in the morning (Matt and Jackson went to get breakfast and came back with some pretty flowers and a card that Jackson had picked out) and then went over by my sister's house to see her family, and my parents and have lunch. The kids got to play and we just hung outside because it was such a nice day! It was really nice but short as we had to get the kids home to take a nap so we could visit Matt's mom later. I actually got to take a nap myself which I don't do very often! Then we went to my Mother-in-laws and had dinner. The kids love seeing their cousins and were pretty wiped out by the end of the day with all the running around with both sets of cousins. It is nice to get the families together and we are very fortunate that we can do that even though at times it can seem a bit overwhelming! Overall it was a nice Mother's Day and Matt did an awesome job of letting me sit back to enjoy it!
There is probably more that I am missing since my last update but it is escaping me now. Onto hopefully more healthy posts in the future.
