LOOONG Week!

Well, all I can really say is thank God for unexpected visits from Grandmas!! Mom was bored at the cabin in NC because it was so cold she couldn't get out much so at the last minute she decided to make a trip back here to see us before returning to FL. I didn't realize at the time how much we would need her. I was sick at the beginning of the week and her being here allowed me to go to the doctor....I would have just had to endure and hope it would pass on it's own. Then on Wedn Blake woke up with over a 103 temp and I was able to get him into the doctor....another story in itself. He had a red ear the week prior at his well visit so I figured this was now an ear infection. They did a lot more to him than I expected and we had to go back on Thursday for a recheck. Once again thankful that I was only having to take Blake with me and not both boys. Thursday night Blake woke up a lot crying and just wasn't settled. We made it through the night but on Friday things got worse. I had to go to my training session at the gym and took Caden with me (thank goodness). Ome had Blake and he cried the entire time we were gone. He was in a lot of discomfort and we discovered that he had ulcers all in his mouth. At first I thought it was thrush from the antibiotics but it was more like ulcers and raw spots on his tongue. He was miserable. He couldn't eat or drink anything without crying. I managed to get Motrin in him and he got to feeling much better. Ome had to leave on Friday and we were just hoping that Blake would be better soon. Friday night was even worse because he was up every hour and only I would do....Jason tried to help and he would go into hysterics. Saturday he did okay as long as he had Motrin in him but still not really eating. Saturday night was a better night with only waking once before 5AM and then it was rough. As of today...Monday, he is feeling better and starting to eat a little bit. Of course now I think he got used to all the extra attention and me trying to give him whatever he would take that we had a lot of meltdowns. I am really hoping that tonight we will sleep all night. It is not a pleasant thing when a toddler is sick....he cannot tell you what hurts and he doesn't understand that a lot of what I am trying to do is to make him feel better. All of our patience has been tested and I am looking forward to whatever sickness this is to be behind us.