For Today...Kristal and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. In all honesty it wasn’t the worst day I’ve ever had. I guess it’s more like: Kristal and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Attitude! I had to make a follow-up appointment for the baby this morning because I had to take him to the ER yesterday for breathing trouble. One of the sisters at church is a Pediatrician I asked her to look at the baby because he seemed to be breathing fast, hard, and having retractions. She confirmed that he was retracting and that his respiratory rate was 75, normal rate HERE. I called by Doc. and she told me to take him to CHKD 45min away. My husband was at work and I had no way of contacting him. My in-laws and my mom took the other kids. I took the baby to CHKD. They did breathing treatments, upped his meds, gave us some inhalers, took x-rays, and sent us home with prescriptions. I went to fill the prescriptions and found out insurance won’t cover it and its $70.00, except they covered the same medicine in a different form just two weeks ago. I was irritated because he needed that medicine in about an hour. By the time I got home, his respiratory rate was back up to 70 or 80 and he was wheezing, and I didn’t have the medicine. I was irritated what did I go to the doctor for again? I check my messages and the ER doc had called and left a message. I called her back and she went over his x-rays and stuff. She called in a new prescription that my insurance would cover and told me to follow up with his primary care doc today.Of course when I went to call the Doc at 7:50, I realized my phone was off.I was more irritated. That’s because we switched to Vonage which connects to your internet and my internet was cut off because they misunderstood what my husband wanted them to do. My neighbor let me use her phone to make an appointment. I attempted to talk to my internet company but you must be in a position to talk to them forever, and I wasn’t. Went to the doc, more meds. Came home, and tried not to cry. I feel overwhelmed and tired and the baby feels 100 times worse than I do, so I feel bad for being so selfish and ungrateful.

Outside my window... It was sunny and hot all day. Not my favorite kind of day.

I am thinking... I’m glad the twins are in bed. I’m glad I can whine online instead of whining to my husband or anyone else.

From the learning rooms... My oldest is still working on independent school work. We were gone all morning and for the sake of my sanity EVERYONE had mandatory naps. So here we are this evening doing school.

I am thankful for... My baby being home, good doctors, health insurance, working car, gas money, food, my husband’s job.

From the kitchen... My kids had hotdogs and chips. Yes, I feel like a bad mom for it.

I am wearing... Clothes

I am reading... I was in bed last night and my husband asked me what I was reading and I told him “Weary Women” a chapter from Passionate Housewives Desperate for God. And he asked Why? I suppressed my desire to roll my eyes.

I am praying... That the baby gains weight. I think a lot of his problems stem from the large hole in his heart and the insufficiency of his heart function. He has too much blood pumping to one side of the heart enlarging the heart and causing fluid buildup in the heart and lungs. This can cause the trouble breathing and asthma like symptoms.

I am creating... In theory more diapers.

I am hearing... Playoffs.

Around the house... Packing and laundry.

One of my favorite things... The feeling of brining home my baby. Amidst my ranting and raving, I am so grateful to have a baby to take home and that he is healthy enough to bring home. I love to cuddle him and hold him and drink in his sweet baby smell. I love being his mom and I would have it no other way.

A few plans for the rest of the week... Nebulizer treatments every 4 hours. Daughter’s hair, diaper making, master schedule.

Here is a picture thought I am sharing with you...


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