Memorial Day Weekend

Well, we've had one busy weekend! Unfortunately, it was not the fun kind of busy. On Friday, we took Matthew to the eye doctor since we had been noticing him squinting the previous two weeks. Turns out he is 20/80 in his left eye and 20/40 in his right eye. It's a good thing we caught some of the early signs because he was on track to develop a lazy eye. So, his glasses are on order and should be in early next week. He does look quite cute in them....I'll have to see if I can get a picutre to post!
Once we were finished with the eye appointment, it was a quick McDonald's dinner (Matthew's choice) and then I was off to graduation. When I got home from graduation, I fed Kaelyn her night bottle and put her back down to sleep. She woke up two hours later, threw up the bottle, and was so hot that I put her in a sponge bath to cool down. She was running a 104.1 temp! So, we called the doctor who said to push fluids and bring her in at 8 Saturday morning. At the doctor's, she tested positive for Influenza A (not the swine flu....but they did send out another sample to the CDC just to be sure...still waiting on that result, but expect it to be negative according to the doctor) and the beginnings of an ear infection. I wasn't sure what I expected to hear next, but I wasn't ready for them to say they were going to admit her to the hospital! We had to wear face masks and were placed in the isolation room. Everyone who came in had to gown up and wear face masks. It was awful. They had a really hard time getting her IV in, the third try finally went. Unfortunately, that IV started leaking into her hand, which swelled up like a balloon, so they had to put in a fourth IV in her foot. That one came out around 8 that night. Finally, the doctor came in and sent us home so they wouldn't have to put in another IV. Good thing her fever was gone by early afternoon and she had gotton most of the first IV, all her antibiotics, and two good bottles of pedialyte down, or we would have been staying there. Sunday morning was back to the doctor's again. They were happy with her progress, gave her another shot of antiboitic for her ear infection and sent us on our way. Everyone in our house is on or has a prescription for tamiflu just in case! Needless to say, we haven't gone anywhere. Kaelyn was playing and acting herself yesterday but has now developed a rash across her entire torso and is spreading onto her arms. Good thing we have another follow-up appt today!
So much for a relaxing three day weekend...it's good that school is out this week, I need a break!