Goodbye Swine...

Swine Flu has been one of the worst experiences. It was stressful for us all. Luckily the flu isn't as bad as the regular flu (no puking thank goodness) but the stress of keeping the kids away from Jaxon was exhausting. Today it looks like all the kids and Paul are healthy. We are still keeping them out of church today just to be on the safe side but as of now it looks like we are in the clear... Tomorrow I have a big day planned in which we are gone from the house all day! None of us have left the house in almost two weeks (besides Paul going to work) and I think we are all ready. I know I am. Good bye swine flu and good riddance.

Update 4

Thankfully another day has come and gone with both Jaxon and I feeling fine. No symptoms. The medicine is working miracles. It was worth every penny! Kade's fever is already gone, Pauls sore throat is gone. Kylie and Bailey still have the gross cough but feel fine. We may just survive this awful swine business. So for day 10 of this, we are still staying at home (until the coughs are gone) but at least the baby isn't sick. ( That has been our motto this whole time. )

Update 3

So the medicine is working! Hallelujah! Kade's not near as bad as the girls were. He's still not well but definitely not as bad. Paul's sore throat seems to have disappeared and Jax and I still have no symtoms, knock on wood. 

HOpefully this is the beginning of the end.  

Side effects of swine flu (this is Kaden after j/k)

Don't let this happen to you 

Wash your hands!!!!!!

(I got this in an email this morning and thought it was pretty funny)

Update 2

Its so much easier to update on here rather than calling people or bugging people with emails. This way whoever wants the updates can look here. Last night when I was feeding Jaxon, Kade came into my room telling me he wasn't feeling well. I took his temperature and it was 101.5. We had really been hoping the boy would be spared but it was not to be. He has the swine too. To make matters worse, Paul woke up with a scratchy throat. Lovely I know. I called the pediatrician, this morning and she was able to prescribe the anti viral medication that if you get within the first 24 hours you can take to reduce the illness. Then I called Paul's doctor then mine (I'm taking it to be safe and supposedly some of the antibodies could go through my milk to Jaxon who cannot take it because he's too young.) Oh lets hope this works. I don't think I can go through with 10 more days of this! 

Swine Flu... Seriously

This week has been a little awful. First, my family all left at once... that means no more help and I was on my own with the 4 kids for the first time. I really appreciate all the help they gave, especially my aunt Carol and my mom. Being on my own, I must have done something wrong because, the girls went to a friends house for a sleepover on Tuesday and I got a call to pick them up because they had  these awful fevers, coughs, etc. I joke because they were at a doctors house. On Thursday evening, we took their temperatures and they had risen to 103.8. I have never seen them so miserable. It was awful. After a call to Paul's mom, and our pediatrician, Paul was took them to insta-care. Our pediatrician told us to make sure they tested them for the type a influenza (yes swine flu) since we have a 3 week old baby at home. The insta-care doctor was sure it was just an upper respiratory infection and didn't want to test but after some insisting by my wonderful husband, they did it and told us they would call with the results.

We honestly did not think it could possibly be Swine Flu. Swine Flu is what you see on TV not in real life, unfortunately, not for us. We got a call Friday night that the girls tested positive. Apparently they had been contagious for 3 days before they ever even showed a symptom. They also let us know that Jaxon had probably already been exposed but if he got a fever of 100.4 or higher we were to take him directly to Primary Children's Hospital. Scary!

In those three days they were contagious with no symptoms, I don't know how many times they held Jaxon, or put his binkie in his mouth. They are really careful about washing their hands before they touch him so hopefully that is enough. Kade so far has not shown any symptoms but had a hard time keeping away from his favorite brother.  So for the weekend, to limit Jaxon's exposure, he and I stayed with Paul's brother and sister in law. Scott and Jenny have been awesome letting us stay with them considering we have been exposed. HOpefully Kade doesn't get it, and especially not Jaxon.