Rough Days

It has been 7 WEEKS, yes S E V E N WEEEEEEKS of sickness in the Noble House.

It started when Ellie caught a cold on our last day in Disneyland, then Jude got sick and we had to take him to the Children's ER, again, because he couldn't breathe because of his 'reactive airway'. Then Drew got sick with bronchitis, then Ellie got sick and had to miss a week of preschool, then Jude got sick again - super sick - with a double ear infection.

We tried to treat it naturopathically but after 5 days we had to succumb to antibiotics. And last week, on day 7 of his 1 week course of drugs, while we were up in Canada, he developed the most horrible rash and once again couldn't breathe.

Thank goodness I took his Albuterol puffer with me, something I will carry with me at all times from now on.

At the Urgent Care clinic, they said he had an allergic reaction to the Amoxicillan and that it would run its course in about a week.

Poor guy can't catch a break. He was so itchy, irritable and swollen. He doesn't even LOOK like himself in this photo. You think this looks bad - this wasn't even at its worst!

Next stop, appointments with pulmonologists and allergists to make plan for his poor lungs.

I haven't slept for more than 45 minutes at a stretch for 5 days, we are all exhausted and now since I've come down with a bug you can add my name to the ongoing list of unwell Nobles.

Here's to hoping for some relief for the little guy and sleep for the rest of us!