matt and i don't really celebrate valentine's day so we didn't do anything romantic today. and it is hard anyway when you don't have any babysitters in the state and your kids are sick.
mason joined us in bed at 5:30am (third day in a row) with a burning fever. a long cool drink of water and some motrin helps him to settle down for another hour or so and matt got up with him at that point.
we had put out a book and candy gift for each of the older kids and madelyn couldn't wait to tell me all about them. she was so pumped for valentine's day! we had picked out her heart outfit (blue), painted her nails with glittery pink polish and red hearts, written her name on all her cards, and packed up a bag with treats for her friends at school. she could not wait for the school's party today.
(the heart is what she brought home from school last week. it's nice to know that she loves her brother.)
so since mason was still a mess, i decided that i would go ahead and call the doctor's office after dropping madelyn off. today was day four of giving him motrin for his fever and he just looked so pitiful. they weren't able to see us until the afternoon. so home with a clingy and crying boy to try and get something done while we waited to see the doctor. it turns out that he has a double ear infection! poor boy. i had a feeling that was going to be the diagnosis; i actually thought that it was just going to be his right ear though.
besides mason looking so poorly, he has been super clingy. he really wishes that i wasn't nursing maddux; that much has been made very clear. since we don't currently have a couch to cuddle on, i made up 'beds' on the floor for the kids when we got back from the doctor's while they watched a veggietales movie. and mason fell asleep for his second nap of the day.
(the heart is what she brought home from school last week. it's nice to know that she loves her brother.)
so since mason was still a mess, i decided that i would go ahead and call the doctor's office after dropping madelyn off. today was day four of giving him motrin for his fever and he just looked so pitiful. they weren't able to see us until the afternoon. so home with a clingy and crying boy to try and get something done while we waited to see the doctor. it turns out that he has a double ear infection! poor boy. i had a feeling that was going to be the diagnosis; i actually thought that it was just going to be his right ear though.
besides mason looking so poorly, he has been super clingy. he really wishes that i wasn't nursing maddux; that much has been made very clear. since we don't currently have a couch to cuddle on, i made up 'beds' on the floor for the kids when we got back from the doctor's while they watched a veggietales movie. and mason fell asleep for his second nap of the day.
i don't know why this always happens, but i was dealing with non-stop screaming, crying boys who just wanted to be held until about 5 minutes before daddy got home. daddy gets their best, mommy gets their worst. that was in mason's most recent dose of motrin kicked in and maddux finally found madelyn entertaining. i was running late with dinner (imagine that - given my day) and mason was in a pleasant, helpful mood. in fact, he got right to baking the cookies for me. wasn't that sweet?
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Aw, rough day. But I can tell there was lots of LOVE! :)
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