Well, that was my Christmas and I guess I just need to vent a little. My oldest DS, Alex (5 yrs old) spiked a fever on Thursday night, had it all day off and on Friday and ended up passing out on the couch before we were able to do any of the Christmas Eve traditions our family has. Saturday morning wasn't any better. The poor kid wasn't even excited about opening presents!

While all of this was going on, my other DS, Connor (2 yrs old) started wheezing on Friday night. Well, I had forgotten to give him his allergy med sample before I took him to my parents' house (they have three long haired cats). I gave him the medicine, but he still wheezed a little. By the time we finished opening presents the next morning, he was having a REALLY hard time. My Mom took him in her room for a nap and he was okay until about an hour after he woke up. He started wheezing again and didn't eat hardly any dinner. He was miserable. So right after eating, him and I had to run home. As soon as I got him home and changed, he was fine!

Well, we ended up taking Alex to the ER Saturday night with a temp of 102.5 and they told us that he probably has strep throat (rapid test came back negative but they sent it out for a culture anyways). Had him back to the doctors yesterday with a fever of 103.2 and the doctor said he thinks there's something viral going on too. Said his throat was nasty looking. He gave him a super antibiotic shot in his leg to bring his fever down, yet this morning, he STILL had one of 103. Took him back to the ER and 98.6 (which I chalk up to being in 40 degree weather)!

And to top everything off, our heating system died on Christmas day! Finally got it fixed last night (spent one night at my parents, which resulted in Connor getting sick again, and the next night the landlord put us up in a hotel).

So basically, we had a rotten Christmas, plenty of presents but health was down the drain, and I just needed to vent!