Catching Up

So, I haven't posted in a while because the sickness most certainly did NOT go away. It escalated and escalated until one of us finally had to go to the emergency room! I ended up going to the doctor twice, getting a shot of steroids, and starting a second round of antibiotics... I am finally better. My children on the other hand are another story... Cadence already had one round of illness and had gotten better by the time that I was getting round two. Then Tatum started getting congested. I immediately took her to the doctor, and she has the same virus that the rest of us have had. But she didn't get any better either and finally got so conjested that she was having trouble breathing. She would just stop, mid-breath, then start again. I was getting really concerned about it so I finally gave in Sunday night and told Dave to get it in gear we were carrying her to the ER. We usually go to Summit, and haven't had any problems there, but the new pediatrician's office prefers Vanderbilt Children's Hospital - so we decided to carry her there. It was only 15 more miles than Summit, and from our house it only took 45mins to get there, so we will probably just go there again if the need ever arises. So, the reason that Tatum was having so much difficulty breathing is because there is a flap that covers your airway (such as when you eat to keep food debris from entering the windpipe) that was getting shut because of the mucus buildup. To help her get her airways cleared out they just stuck a tube down both of her nostrils, down into her windpipe, and suctioned out all the mucus. It wasn't a pleasant experience, but she could breathe much better afterwards.

Both of the girls are still sickly. Both of them have coughs and runny noses, and just generally don't feel good - but we are trying to make a recovery... Hopefully Cadence will at least be feeling good enough to go to Disney Live this Sunday. We will be seeing Tigger and Pooh, Little Einsteins, Handy Manny, and most importantly, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse!

In other news, Tatum got her first tooth on Monday... it makes me happy and sad at the same time. Where have the past 5 months gone that my sweet Tater already has a tooth (and another one beside it will quickly be through too)? She now has a sweet little laugh too, and she is really ticklish. :) Both my baby girls still melt my heart every day.

Haven't posted any pics in a while, so here are a few random ones...