The Drapela Family: First Day & A Delay

Last Sunday night started like any other night and we were all having sweet dreams until about 1 in the morning when Paislyn began coughing and couldn't stop. She was coughing and screaming (which sure didn't help the coughing situation) and so began another long sleepless night for all of us. She was wheezing so we gave her a treatment. We tried her in our bed, rocking her in her room, everything we could and nothing worked. We finally got her back into a restless sleep and went to sleep ourselves and after a long tiring night we all slept a little late Monday morning.

Breckyn had a cough since her 2 month check-up which was just deemed allergies, but had just started turning into a "wet" cough vs. the dry one she had been having. N decided he was not going to drive into work after our night and he would just work from home. I called the Dr. and got both girls in that morning so he said he would go too to help me out. I "thought" I could tackle it alone so he could work, but boy am I glad he tagged along...don't know how I would have done it by myself.

They confirmed that P was wheezing, did an RSV test (which came back negative thank goodness..been there, done that!) and declared that it was just her allergies again (the poor girl has horrible allergies and every time the wind blows she gets sick from it--ugh!) B, on the other hand, turned out to be the worse off of the two and you never would have known it. I seem to have the happiest sick kids! :) We ended up having to do breathing treatments on both girls right there so they could listen to their chests before and after. It is a battle trying to do the treatments at home, but in a tiny Dr. office room with 2 machines going and tubes to both girls (and somehow I ended up doing P's)....I was about to go a little crazy in there...I left sweating OMG what a wild time that was!! P stopped wheezing but sweet little B did not. I was set to go back to work on Wednesday but the Dr. said Breckyn could not begin day-care with a weakened immune system and her respiratory system not up to par. I was sad my poor baby was sick, but I did not mind being told I had to stay with her for an extra week! And you never would have known she was sick (as I have super happy sick babies) other than her little cough here and there.

After a lot of paper-work and phone calls pushing my maternity leave back another week, I was excited to have one more week. The Dr. wanted to follow up with B on Thursday to see if she was any better and in the meantime we did 1/2 of a treatment every 4 hours during the day.

So....I am now heading back to work this Wednesday and DREADING having to leave my sweet baby in the hands of others. I have only been away from her about 3 times (for approx. an hour each time). She and I have been attached for the past 11 1/2 weeks.

On Tuesday, Paislyn was well enough to go back to school. When I got there they informed me she was no longer in the nursery and was being moved up to her new class that day. I was not prepared for that at all!!!! I thought she would move the day Breckyn started. Talk about tears already for this momma!

I think I already blogged about this but she is only 16 months old and all of the others in this room are over 2 already so I was soo worried about her. I couldn't wait to go get her and I said many prayers for her throughout the day (hoping no one was being mean to her, she wasn't sad, she was adjusting well, etc.) and was excited though that she would get to go on the playground--I knew she would love that part!

I went and picked her up and it seemed like she had already changed (in not so good ways!). She ran from me down the sidewalk, threw herself on the ground, and hit me when we got home (where did my sweet little girl go?!?!). She still has her sweet moments but boy is she learning some things at school that I would rather she not. :(

On Thursday I took Breckyn back to the doctor for her follow-up. SHe sounded about the same but the Dr. said she looked better and with babies her age they usually show symptoms for a week and then take another week to get over it all (since they cannot have any meds or anything to help them), but feels that she is doing better. My little chunky monkey is already weighing in over 12 lbs...WOW!

Which brings us to this week...I head back to work tomorrow (P is not well at all..her eyes look HORRIBLE, puffy and pink with a dripping nose. UGH!). I have loved every minute of my chaotic 11.5 weeks at home with my baby girls and do not want to go back. Life has been crazy enough with me being home, I am stressed imagining what it is going to be like working full time and then having the crazy life in the evenings. UGH! Please send some prayers our way that we all have good days and B adjusts to day-care life and P adjusts to her new room AND that I make it through the days without my baby(ies). I have only been away from my sweet baby like 3 times for an hour each in the past 11.5 weeks. :( Soo sad!