Day 41

Our feet hit the floor at 6:00. The girls slept all night but they're still sick. Hannah and Hailey have croup and Emily is still down and out with a bad cold. But they've been sleeping which is good.

Yesterday was just not a good day for me. The morning started off really bad - I was having a pity party for myself...all day. Lol - but I got over it and lucky for me I have a husband that's very understanding.

Today - we had to be out of the house by 8:00 so we could bring the girls to the doctor by 9:00. We were out by 8:15 (we always give ourselves some extra time) so we got there just before 9:00. We took all 3 of them even though only 2 had appts.

The appt went really well. They both do in fact need surgery but not immediately. We have a follow up in one year for both of them to see how they're progressing - and we'll make a decision at that point when to schedule the surgeries. What we have thought was a skin tag on Hailey's neck is actually a piece of cartilage that has been growing. They'll remove that along with the nevus sebaceous on the back of her head at the same time. The down fall to waiting is that the bigger they get - the bigger the insicion has to be. But Pete and I both feel that waiting is the best thing for them.

After the appt we went to the cafeteria and the girls chowed down on some french toast sticks and juice before we headed home for naps. Nap time was not a total bust but Hailey couldn't really breath that well so she only slept for about an hour. The other two slept for about 2 hours. Pete went out to get some things done while the girls were sleeping and I did some laundry(which is still not done...but I know that it never will be!).

Once the girls woke up we just hung out for a while and then Little Brother (aka: Uncle Joey) and I took the girls to the park so Pete could redo the closet in our room. He was adding shelving and making it pretty! The park was cold so we headed to Walmart (lol...yeah we did) and let the girls watch all the fish in the tanks, play with some toys, walk around and get some energy out and then we bought some napkins and batteries.

Got home in time to play some more before eating dinner, pj's, brushing teeth, read books and in bed. They're sleeping although Hailey has been coughing so much in her sleep. I so wish we could give them something! I have a feeling it's going to be a long night.

We already cancelled their session at MyGym tomorrow...the other parents wouldn't appreciate it if we brought them with croup I'm sure.

Today was actually a really good day for all of us. There were no major meltdowns, the doctors appt went really well, the girls were in great moods (and full of kisses) all day. I love days like today. As hard as it is to be a parent and especially a 1st time parent to 3 of them...these are the days that make it all worth it.

Tidbit: we keep stickers, crayons and paper in the backpack(our version of a diaper bag). This way no matter where we are...I have something to keep the girls busy. Today the stickers were perfect while we waited for the doctor to come into the exam room. They had a blast covering Pete in all their heart, butterfly and happy face stickers!