Week in Review ~ 10/15

Sickness took over in the life of the Lankfords this week yet again. We thought Avery was bouncing right back from her ear infection, so on Sunday we met my parents and my mom's three cousins from out of town for lunch. Avery did really well, probably because she ate the entire time.

Avery had a good day at the sitter's Monday but didn't nap well. Those days happen, and I really thought teeth were to blame. She seemed to feel well at home that night and did lots of walking, but she talked out in her sleep at night. When Ned got her up Tuesday morning I knew something wasn't right, and her temperature was already up. The pediatrician advised us to wait it out when I talked to her on Tuesday in the hopes that her antibiotic would start to improve things. On Tuesday night her temperature was 104.2, and I made another call to the pediatrician since I knew she was on call. Ned took her back to the doctor Wednesday. Her ear infection had not cleared and she had some type of viral throat infection. No medicine can be given for that, but she did give her a stronger antibiotic for her ears. Her temperature remained above 103 degrees for most of the time between Tuesday and Thursday. Our normally talkative, active baby didn't play, crawl, or even eat or drink much. It was a long three days filled with a lot of worry. We pumped her full of Motrin, and even set our clocks to give it to her in the middle of the night. Every time we would see a little Avery return, the fever would return also. We had lots of wonderful Facebook friends checking on her and wishing her well. It's always nice to know others are thinking of you. Ned stayed home again Thursday and I stayed Friday. We finally woke up Friday morning fever-free! Avery seemed much more like herself with just a very limited appetite.

The germs must have been prevalent because Ned lost his voice and felt horrible on Tuesday, and by Thursday my voice was going. We were holding our breath about our trip to Williamsburg. I was so looking forward to it but I just wanted my baby to be well. Even though she was staying with my parents, I didn't want to leave her sick. It was hard enough to leave her during the day. By Friday I knew we would be able to go. Then it was a mad dash to get everyone packed up and ready, but we did it. Avery was happy to see Lolli and Poppa when we dropped her off, and we headed for a late dinner in Williamsburg.

I'll blog about our weekend and Avery's weekend when I don't have grocery shopping, lesson plans, and laundry calling my name. I hope we all work and attend the babysitter's for a full five days this week (a very unusual thought for me). I haven't worked a full week in three weeks due to weather and sickness. We all need to get well/stay well because we're looking forward to Homecoming at Southampton Academy Friday night.

**Avery said no thanks to pictures this week while she was sick. We do have some of her weekend to include in that post.