TGIF

This week has been one for the books.  Last Friday I came down with a head cold.  It started with a scratchy throat and went down hill from there (rapidly).  By Friday night I was in a complete fog and had no voice.  Carly developed a runny nose Friday evening, but seemed a lot better off than I did.  On Sunday afternoon I was desperate enough to take cough medicine and Dave started to complain about a tickle in his throat.  He woke up Monday morning fulling congested and coughing.  I was able to rally through Monday and Tuesday; however, by Tuesday I was warning him that I wouldn't be able to pull off Wednesday and all of its neighborhood festivities alone.  He woke up Wednesday feeling much better and was up for participating with Carly in the neighborhood parade and then swam with her for about 2 hours during the neighborhood's picnic.  Thinking he was on the mend he even headed off for a short evening bike ride.  Thursday was quite a different day.  Dave felt horrible and was achy.  I woke up covered in hikes, and David Jr had a bright red rash that wasn't hives.  So off to the doctor we went with him.  We came home with some cream and an elimination plan to help figure out what could be causing his rash.  We also had orders to call if he developed a fever or had blood in his diaper - meaning we would need a new plan of action.  So as the doctor was closing at 5:00pm for the day, David Jr relieved himself requiring a new diaper and a phone call to the nurse's call line due to blood in his stool.  So with orders to give him a bath with baking soda added to the water and to call the office first thing in the morning we were settling in for the night.  My hives from the morning began to return and Dave began complaining about his right year (in addition to the elephant sitting on his chest).  By 9pm it was decided that Dave, David Jr, and myself would all be visiting doctors during the next day.

As the phone lines opened today I was pressing send on my cell phone.  David's appointment was made first (thankfully with his doctor, unlike Thursday's appointment which was with another doctor in the practice) and Dave and I followed by making our appointments.  Thankfully, the rash had cleared up a great deal by the time David Jr woke up around 8:30 this morning and my hives were present but not overbearing.  At David's appointment I was told to just stay off of dairy (thank goodness - I was having a hard time coming up with a yummy breakfast item that didn't consist of dairy, eggs, and peanut butter).  At my appointment I was told that this was his 6th or 7th case of hives this week and that I had a sinus infection.  Dave (whom I ran into at the checkout station of the office) was informed he had a sinus infection, an ear infection, an ear that was en route to being infected, and may be wheezing - but the doctor couldn't tell due to Dave having to cough during each deep breath.  (Needless to say Dave wins the illness award of the week.)  So, we left there and I headed off to get all of our prescriptions filled, while Dave went off to get a sympathy chocolate milkshake for himself.

Thankfully my mom graciously volunteered to enter our infected home to help with Carly (and a few chores that I've neglected this week), but I would advise you to only enter our home at your own risk.