What a week!

This past week was one of those weeks where you want to just cry, scream, pull your hair out, jump off the closest bridge, lock yourself in your room, run away kinda weeks. I think I posted way too soon last week about hoping I was done with seeing doctors for anything other than well checks.
My week went something like this...
Sunday Avery started to get a runny nose and low grade fever. I thought it was from running around outside all day Saturday and possible allergies since everything is starting to bloom.
Monday she was running fever still and of course my paranoid self kept up with the Tylenol and Ibuprofen around the clock in fear of another febrile seizure. She wasn't complaining of anything in particular, but I could just tell she wasn't feeling well. She ate really well that morning but as the day went on didn't really eat much except her fruit snacks. Monday night was horrible, really fussy and wouldn't sleep in her crib. All 16 arms and legs of her ended up in bed with daddy.
Tuesday she was a bear! She did not want to eat or drink and was super fussy and wanted me to hold her all day long. Hard to do when you have a milk-aholic who wants to nurse all day. I noticed A had a canker sore on the end of her tongue that morning so I went ahead and made an appt with her pediatrician for that afternoon. When Brian got home I sent her off to the pedi with daddy. Well of all things she could be diagnosed with: Hand, foot, and mouth disease! Yep, sounds wonderful doesn't it!! We have been pushing Popsicles and fluids and lots of love. Poor thing has blisters all in her mouth and on her lips, she is now a drooling bear! If you want to know more read this :

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hand,_foot_and_mouth_disease

We were just so scared that Delaney would end up getting it because Avery smothers her with kisses, but so far Delaney has been disease free. The pedi assured me that since most likely I am immuned to it and I am nursing Delaney that she would have some of those antibodies to fight it, lets pray that is true.

Delaney had her 2 month check up (I know can you believe she is already 2 months!) on Wed. I knew I should of cancelled when I looked outside and saw it raining! But no, me trying to be supermom got both girls ready and got to the peds office, same doctor Avery saw the day before. I get Delaney out of the car, packing her in her car seat, go to Aves side of the car and of course she wants to carry her blankie with her (left in the car from her appt the day before). I thought since she wasn't feeling good that I would let her but she immediately dropped it on the rain soaked ground, so I put it in the car. I should of known then to turn around, pack them up and go back home. Avery then in a tantrum, because blanket got put back, throws herself to the ground.. right IN A PUDDLE!! I don't have the time to sweetly and calmly talk her into walking, as we are getting rained on, I pick her up and carry her along with Delaney and the diaper bag. We walk into the clinic and Avery starts having flashbacks to the day before and realizes that we are at the doctors office and starts panicking. I try to get her to listen that we aren't there for her, finally it sinks in and we finish Delaney's well check.
Delaney's two month stats: 11 lbs 7 oz (60%) and 24 1/2 inches (100%) She is going to be a tall one like her sister!! Dr. C said she is perfect in every way..we of course knew that!

We walk out of the Dr's and Avery wants to walk up the stairs, we aren't going up the stairs, of course she doesn't like that answer and immediately throws herself to the ground, while I had hold of her wrist. Of course I had hold of her arm that she had sprained the week before and I feel it pop. she starts crying owie, owie and I don't know if I should just turn around and walk back into the office and have her ped look at it or hope that its just re sprained and go home. I decide to go home. I am carrying the car seat and Avery back to the car in the rain and my pants are starting to fall down, I don't know if I should put Avery down to pull up my pants and have her run off or just pray that they don't fall down to my ankles, I kept walking. Luckily I didn't moon anyone:)
I get home and Avery is still complaining about her arm, so I pack the girls back up and go the clinic. Its her elbow again, nursemaids elbow is what they call it, put her back in a splint and ace bandage. It's pretty sad when they ask if you still have the snoopy sling they gave us last week, which of course we did.
Thursday evening Brian took her back and had her elbow put back in place after the radiologist made sure she didn't have a fracture!
Avery is still really fussy and she is pretty miserable, wants to eat but her mouth hurts her way too bad to do so. There really isn't much to do for it. I really feel for her, its no fun having sick kiddos!
I keep reminding myself how blessed we are and that this too shall pass and that what doesn't kill ya makes you stronger!