King Luther Day

Yesterday, Chase had the day off from school. According to her, it was "King Luther Day". It was also, according to Chase, January 15th [And she is right that is MLK's actual birth date] She did not want to hear that it was actually the 18th and that it was actually "Martin Luther King Jr. Day."

"Martin Looter?? Martin Luker?? Martin Loofa?? I think it sounds much nicer as King Luther Day."

Okay, Chase.

So how did we spend this holiday?

We started the day by high tailing it to the dentist. Momma needed to have the filling replaced. I had made it through the weekend by using orthodontic wax [a great tip if you ever need it!] Here's to hoping that the dentist got it right this time. She says that there must have been a little ledge on the filling near my gum and that flossing eventually dislodged it. That's what I get for actually flossing...

This was an early morning run. The dentist saw me before she had opened for the day. I guess that she was jam packed - since some people were off of work for the day. It was a good thing that the place was empty, because I had all three girls with me and Chase and Ellis happen to be sick. Ellis is the sicker of the 2.

Before even pulling out of the dentist, I had called and made an appointment at the pediatricians. Chase just has a cold, but Ellis has progressed to a sinus infection and the doctor thought that she might have heard a small rattle in one lung. Ellis passed the oxygen test at 95% so the doctor said we won't worry about the lung, but she did prescribe Augmentin. Ellis' first Antibiotic. We are lucky to have gone 4 years without! Now I have the task of bribing her to take the medicine 2 times a day for 10 days. Not easy. But even after only one dose, her coughing and congestion are already improved. She still has a fever, but it is only around 100 instead of 103. Looks like things are headed in the right direction.

The doctor gave Chase and Ellis a stern talking to before we left the office. She told them not to breath on the baby, kiss the baby, lick the baby [that is my favorite warning!] or touch the baby. Apparently any fever the baby might get over 100.5 would necessitate a trip to the hospital and some very scary and invasive tests. At her tender age they worry about bacterial sepsis, which is pretty rare, but so dangerous that they don't take any chances with fevers in this small of baby. Oh goody. Hoping that this is the same bug that I fought recently and that Avery is getting all my antibodies.

But we finished the day on somewhat of a high note. We had a delicious beef stew dropped off by my Mom. Yum. Only one lonely bowl is leftover [Which Chase has claimed for tonight's dinner!] And Ellis made it through the night with only one coughing fit at 3am [A vast improvement over the night before where she was up every hour on the hour.]

How was your "King Luther Day?"