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Happy birthday, J. :)

Well, we're all doing okay here, meaning we're all alive and happy, so that's a good start.

I finally went to a doctor on Saturday for my sinus infection that wouldn't go away. I read a little on sinus infections and was seeing things like "chronic symptoms" and "could last for months to years," and I was inspired to go get an antibiotic. Lo and behold, the doc agreed that I was sick and gave me 2 drugs: an antibiotic and a decongestant-type. I feel much better and on Sunday, for the first time in a week, my ears didn't ring and I wasn't feeling a ton of pressure in them. So I'm well on my way to getting better (I hope). There's still some congestion, but it's so much better than it was, and my head is no longer throbbing when I get tired.

Elijah started getting a fever on Friday night. I didn't think much of it because he wasn't acting really cranky or anything. He was sleeping a lot and acting a little lethargic. I just assumed he was teething. Anyways, he had his 12 month visit yesterday, and by the time we got to the doctor's office his eyes were goopy and swollen and red and his nose was just gross. He still had the same low fever from 3 days ago (we hadn't given him any medicine). The doctor checked his ears and he not only has a double ear infection, but the doctor said it's one of the worst ear infections he's seen this year. So, how about that, my kid is a stand out. :) Luckily we had a doctor's appointment anyways, cause I probably would not have brought him in. ... Last night he woke up screaming in pain, and I felt really bad for him. It's brought back memories of an ear infection I had when I was young. I remember waking up in the middle of the night thinking I was going to die and being really mad at Mom for not taking me to the doctor RIGHT THEN. :) And I remember the pink medicine that I took religiously on time because I didn't want to be in any more pain. ... Elijah also picked up a hacking cough last night, so we set up a humidifier to try to help, again taking me back to my childhood. A humidifier is still a comfort object for me. :) ... After the doctor told us about the ear infection, I started thinking about what Elijah was doing to show us he had an infection. He hasn't been tugging on his ear, but he's been giving us and other people this weird sideways look where he scrunches up his ear down by his shoulder. He's also been occasionally grabbing his head with both hands in some sort of frustrated something (obviously, now, pain). I feel like a bad mom. But at least he's only been really sick since Friday.

As a side note, I called Rob's mom to tell her about how we were sick down here and she told me about Rob's sister and her family. They have 2 cases of strep, 2 kids with upper respiratory infections, and 1 kid (the baby) with an ear infection. So I guess our family is behind. :)

Anyways, the rest of us (meaning Rob and Miciah) are just fine. Rob is anxious for the surgery coming up, and we're semi-battling the insurance company to make sure they'll cover it. They sent him a form asking about pre-existing condition stuff. Everyone we've talked to in person says it should be covered because it doesn't qualify as a pre-existing condition, but they won't give us any guarantee. Well, we're going to make sure we have a guarantee before the surgery.

My friend that had the same surgery Rob is going to have is now in her 5th week since the surgery of being on crutches. She still can not bear weight on the leg. Let us hope Rob is not the same way. Her injury (though the same injury) was worse, and she was on crutches even before the surgery. She has 4 kids, including a 5 month-old. The ward has been helping her out a lot.

That's us. Hopefully next time I write, Elijah and I will be all better.

Tamra