Happenings...

So last week was probably one of the worst weeks ever...if we're keeping track (and I assume that somewhere in the human subconscious, we do keep track of things like that). Brian had come down with a bad cold. He rarely is ill, so when he's hit with something, it really changes my world. Caleb and I doctored him up pretty well, though, with things like chicken noodle soup, nyquil, vitamin C, and lots of fluid. He was back to feeling well by Tuesday. On Tuesday, Caleb started coughing this horrible little person cough that would break your heart. He also started sort of touching his ear and shaking his head "no." We began praying for him...that God would heal him. We know that we serve a God who can heal and who often does, when we ask according to His will. He tells us to ask and ask we did. I called my experienced-Mom friend, Amanda, for advice, since God also sometimes provides that healing to us through the wisdom that He has given people. She suggested giving him some GSE ear drops (which I ended up not being able to find at Ever'man) and some other things. I ended up going with Wally's Ear (which is a blend of herbs and oils). On Thursday, I went to Ever'man and got my items and returned home, only to realize that I had forgotten a few things. Thankfully, my husband is amazing and suggested that he go out and get the items. While he was gone, I thought that I would give Caleb a nice warm bath (it always makes me feel better having a nice warm bath. Couldn't hurt?) Problem. NO HOT WATER. Okay, what? What is the deal? Well, the deal, friends, is some sort of connector issue is at hand with our hot water heater, we think. It's BRAND new. We just moved in to a new house. It's irritating. We have to get it fixed. Brian manages to get it working each time that it does this, but I don't know how. And I am really not sure that he knows how he manages to fix it, but I am always grateful to the Lord. Well, Brian wasn't home. And we had no hot water. So Caleb was really fussy...and sick. I fed him dinner, gave him some of the things I picked up at Ever'man and he fell asleep. I decided to cook dinner. I was trying to really release my frustration on a good bacon-wrapped filet minon. That is where I went wrong. I should have just had chili or something easy. I ended up setting off the smoke alarm (for the first time in the new house). It does work, so that's nice to know. I was just so...emotionally and physically raw. When Brian got home, we laughed about the smokey smell and the burned steaks. (We did eat them, though. They were expensive!) By Friday, I had seen little turn around with the little man. Praise the Lord that my Mom came to the rescue to take care of both Caleb and I because by Friday even warrior mom had fallen into the hands of the enemy cold. I greeted Mom at the door, who came bearing gifts of juice, a new sippie cup for Caleb, pedialyte, lysol, kleenex, plenty of bottled water, and dinner for that night (I hadn't even mentioned the previous night's events). ::Sigh:: I hope I am half the mom that she is... Anyway, she suggested that I take Caleb to the pediatrician since he wasn't getting any better with the natural route (side note: I am not knocking natural remedies... I just didn't want to fool around with Caleb having an infection in his ear). We did. It was the first time that he had been back there since he was a month old and in the thirteenth percentile with respect to weight gain (another story for another day). We saw Dr. Reese (who is amazing, by the way). He examined Caleb and said that he did, in fact, have an ear infection. He gave us a prescription for Amoxicillan (free at Publix!) and suggested we come back in two weeks. Crazy. On Saturday, I felt worse. Caleb seemed to be feeling better. We had planned on going out to eat for Brian's birthday with my family. Carraba's. Yum. I am sure that it is better to go there when you can actually taste what you order. I couldn't taste a thing because of the state of my physical body. I had it boxed up though, no worries. We are feeling a bit better today...better than yesterday, but not back to full swing. Please pray for us. =) How are you?