Sunday, November 23, 2008

Happy? Birthday to me!

Well, yesterday was my birthday and I turned the bit 3-0!!  That's right folks.  I'm 30.  And not a minute sad about it.  However, yesterday wasn't my best day ever.  Let me explain....

Zander came to me probably Monday morning and told me his hands hurt.  He had a few small bumps on them, but I didn't think much about it.  Then they got worse. On Tuesday night at dinner he complained of his throat hurting so much he cried when he tried to eat.  On Wednesday, Michael took him to the doctor, and he has hand-foot-mouth disease.  We just learned about this in my pediatrics class, how could I miss it?!  I feel like a horrible mom and like I'm not on track to be a great PA either.  That same night I noticed Keagan wouldn't eat and looked in his mouth, and sure enough, he has it too.  Keagan doesn't have any sores on his hands or feet, but his mouth is bad.  The last few nights have been horrible.  Zander is getting better, and his sores are all healing, but Keagan is a few days behind.  He wakes up about every hour crying that it hurts.  Yesterday, he cried almost all day long except when he would crash on the floor somewhere.  He won't eat, he won't sleep...Michael and I feel like we're going crazy.  Anyway, I felt bad dumping them on my parents when Keagan was so unhappy, but we needed some sanity time, so we took advantage and went out for my birthday last night.  

We had dinner at Famous Dave's and it was delicious!  After dinner we went to Gardner Village.  We went on a carriage ride and just shopped around.  I've never been there before and it was really fun.  I even got an apple cider to keep me warm as we walked around.  I got a few fun pictures, too.


Here's us in taking our carriage ride. The pictures were taken with my phone, so there's no flash. Sorry they're so dark.

Then here's a couple pictures of the trees with their lights.  That's probably my favorite part of Christmas, the lights.  They are so pretty!
So, what started out to be a rough day ended up to be a great birthday!
Thanks Michael and Mom and Dad!

6 comments:

Rach said...

Oh no, poor kids! Happy birthday, though! I'm glad you got some time away. I love Famous Dave's!

The Fergy Bunch said...

As soon as I read he had bumps on his hands I knew what your diagnoses was going to be, Phoebe got Hand, Foot and Mouth diease over general conf. Luckily it only lasts about a week. Good Luck intil then!

Anonymous said...

Poor babies! And I do mean all of you. Happy belated birthday! Glad you were able to enjoy some of it.

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Rach! Hope you found my card on your door! I hope the boys are feeling better!

Jessica said...

Hey, glad the day ended on a good note. Hope the boys are doing better! Love you all.

Peyton and Jayce said...

Hey Rachel! I am feeling like a stalker- I hope you dont mind me finding you! Its good to hear that you are all doing well! Your family looks great! Happy late birthday!
Shelli FOwlks