At least I didn't have to cook. My gift is a clothesline, which hasn't come yet. I asked for one last year but got scrapbook stuff instead. Don't get me wrong, I loved the scrapbook stuff and am using it but it doesn't help me save money or energy.
I took the girls to the doctor on Monday morning and they confirmed what I was suspicious of: strep throat. I love that Wegmans has free antibiotics! Renee does AWESOME with her medicine. It usually takes her less than 10 seconds to drink it. Kaitlyn showed great progress with her chewable tablets but required saltines to do them. She could do it within minutes.
7 days into the amoxicillan, Kaitlyn started having an allergic reaction. It started with hives on her neck and then spread to the groin. She also complained that her hands hurt and she couldn't make a fist. So it was back to the doctor. Diagnosis: serum sickness. No more amoxicillan for her! The doctor prescribed a steriod to help dry up the hives. The other night her back was raw and she was covered with hives. Poor kid!
Did I mention that she is HORRIBLE at taking medicine? It usually takes her 20-30 MINUTES to take 2 tsp. The steriod is horrible tasting so I called the office in the morning and got it switched to tablets. When she took it that night with chocolate pudding, she didn't do a whole lot better. She gets so worked up about it and instead of just eating it, she cries and dilly-dallies and drags it out. I have NO patience left after 10 minutes of this nonsense!! Today she mixed it with yogurt and was CHEWING it like it was a steak. I had even chopped the tablet in my food chopper so there was nothing to chew!!
I decided last night that it's times like this that I really hate being a mom. I hate that my daughter is miserable with itching but yet won't take Benadryl to make it get better. I hate that this new steroid has a side effect of "difficulty sleeping" so my daughter is awake in the middle of the night and crying because she wants to sleep. I hate that she can't take medicine without tears and I don't have the patience to endure it.
Here's another story to add to my dislike of motherhood. I needed to go to Target and Renee wanted to tag along. Not my plan but I said OK. She needs a new umbrella so while we were there, we looked at some. We tried opening and closing them and the one she wanted was just too difficult for her to operate. I told her we would try another store on another day. Well, that was NOt acceptable to her. So she proceeded to push me, hit me and pout. She kept muttering, "I want to get an umbrella." Our next stop was Wegmans and the behavior continued. On the way out she saw some umbrellas and had a fit that I wouldn't stop to look at them. Here's our conversation on the way to the car:
R: I don't like you very much right now.
M: I don't really like you right now either.
R: I wish you weren't my mother.
R: I hate you. You're mean to me.
Blah, blah blah. She did apologize when we got home and all was forgiven but she did tell me one more time, in case I forgot, that she wants an umbrella. That child is relentless!
Kaitlyn is looking better but will still not be going to school tomorrow.
On a postive note, I started babysitting Nicole this week. She is such a good little girl: she only cries when she's tired or hungry. She's only 3 months old so is tiny, especially next to Alex. I had both girls today and they were great. I also watched Makaela for around 6 wks. every Tues. and Thurs. morning. Her last morning was this past Tues. She's 4 months old so was a little more work than Alex. At one point they were both crying and hungry. Luckily, it only lasted for 30 minutes. I'll keep Nicole until the school year ends. Makaela is a sweetie, too so I enjoyed watching her.
Renee got glasses on April 1. She looks absolutely adorable in them.
