On The Mend

The snot has dried up, the coughs have quieted, the sleeping is sound, the crying has subsided. I can sit for a few minutes now. It has been a rough month. January is usually excruciatingly long. This January has been no exception. Last year it was because of the inversion. This year is was the sickness. The baby got a stuffy nose about Christmas. It kept up until she caught this latest sick that turned into an ear infection. So she is on day 5 of her antibiotics, which caused a yeast infection. But she feels good, she can breathe and a happy baby makes for a happy rested mom. 5 of 6 got it bad too. She has tubes in her ear so I didn;'t worry. Even when she started having accidents a week ago I thought, she just doesn't feel well. Well, last night either her ear drum burst, or her ear drained, but it was gross. The problem with her, we're used to 4 of 6 just laying down and taking medicine, letting us put drops in her ears and eyes. 5 of 6.... no. It's full blown screaming wailing, pinning down, tourture. She also got pink eye last week so were putting drops in her eyes, ears, and medicine in her mouth. So on to 4 of 6. Yes, once again we are on antibiotics. The surgery didn't happen because she got the sick too and the anithesiologist wouldn't touch her. She actually tried to send us to the emergency room. The ENT sent us home, and even after he told her that, the nurse still tried to send us. He was so mad. then they argued in front of us. I'm glad the ENT won. In this state, it's not really up to the parents. They have taken kids away from their parents to treat them if the parents refuse medical treatment.
So he sent us home with antibiotics. This time it was a 2 week supply to get us through to her next surgery date. She had just finished a dose 5 days earlier. I will be so happy to get her off antibiotics and not have to do this again for awhile. That is the expected outcome of the surgery. We have also decided to do a diagnostic kindergarten with her. I think that will help us decide what the best place for her is for her school career.
I am looking forward to Feb. 5 of 6 will turn 2, and 3 of 6 will be 7. 3 of 6 was tested for the accelerated program this month, and I have no doubt he will pass. He is reading at a 2nd grade level, and can sound out any of the words when we read scriptures together at night. He's one of those kids that just gets it. He loves his piano lessons, and has almost gotten the song memorized that he is playing for his recital. 1 of 6 is also bright, but she has an 'imagination brain' she spends a lot of time in la la land. Therefore we are failing a few subjects in school. Not because she doesn't know how. She just doesn't turn her assignments in after she does them. So we will be putting her on a different on a different track. It'll be a pain in the butt for the family. But, if it helps her succeed in school, I will do it. I don't know what else to do. Plus, when 4 of 6 starts school there she won't be able to be on D track. That's the track with the accelerated program. So the girls can be on 1, the boys on the other. And it's only for 2 more years. Then she'll be in JH.
I was reading a friends blog this morning. It put into words my gaols for being a mom. So far it has been working. We have a happier better run home. It's still not as clean as I would like. But that won't happen until we're done remodeling. I did however go pick out paint colors for the entry living room and kitchen last night. I am so excited. Anyway. I feel content Trent and I are happier and the kids listen better. it's amazing what a difference a mom's change in attitude makes in the home.