A good friend of mine suggested that I blog about our winter because I'll be able to look back at it in a couple years and laugh or not be able to believe it actually happened. So here goes.....
Our winter from hell began on Nov. 9th (the day before my 40th birthday). Our oldest came down with the stomach flu. Everything spiraled downhill from there. In the next 6 weeks, both our oldest boys had the flu 3 times, my husband got it once, and I got it twice. Jace (the youngest) had it a couple times in a smaller way - Thank God! But he also had rotovirus during that time. The last "bout" was mine on Christmas Eve/Christmas. However, we had found out on the 22nd that Jace would more than likely be needing another surgery. So, Jan. 31st we underwent another surgery to release his tethered spinal cord. He came through GREAT and is healed very quickly! Bad luck finally behind us?!?! NOPE!! This week the boys all came down with coughs. No big deal - just a winter cold. With Drew's birthday here in a couple of days I decided to take him and Jace in today to get checked out. I planned to go after school but a text from daycare telling me Jace was throwing up, cut my school day short. So Jace threw up all day along with coughing. Drew coughed and coughed. And Jax played. Took the boys to the Dr. Jace has RSV and Drew has bronchitis. Got home about 5. Jax started complaining about his tummy hurting about 6 and he was throwing up by 7. YEP! This is a true story! So 3 boys - all sick - with 3 different illnesses. And bless his heart -- Jax is asking as he is throwing up how many nights he'll be sick this time. Talk about breaking your heart!
So - my daily prayer book today told me that I would need God to get me through the day ahead. Boy, was that an understatement! It's been a rough winter to say the least. But tomorrow is a new day, God is by our side, and we'll make it through all this with His help.
Come on, Spring! That groundhog better be right or I will be hunting him down :)
Love it!! I promise someday when the kids are gone we will look back and laugh and probably actually miss these days!! God will bring you through it!!!
ReplyDeleteOh Jenn; this reminds me of the winter all three of mine had a flu that had them puking and pooping at the same time. I honestly had never seen anything like it! And none of them could get to the bathroom in time, didn't know which end it would come out of, so the washer and dryer didn't stop running for days, full of sheets, blankets, and pj's.
ReplyDeleteYou'll get through this, and Amanda is right; you'll look back on this and laugh. See? I can laugh over a horrible winter; so can you! Of course, it may take a few years before it's really funny...