Two more children added a lot more toys all over the floor, a lot more food to cook and spills to clean up. By the end of the first evening, I was very eager to tell Rod that I definitely don’t want 5 children! I am still getting used to having 3! I think that the hardest part both days was nap time. I didn’t have any good place to lay 5 kids down for a nap and nap time is a very important time of day for my sanity.
Rachel and Nathaniel hanging out at the Windle's
To makes things even more difficult, Alissa has been sick since Monday. She has been trying to convince Rod and I that due to her sickness she needs to be held all the time! She does this by screaming! She has been refusing to sleep by herself at night or for naps. She has been running a terrible fever. At first I figured that it was just a viral thing, but today I decided to take Alissa to the doctor. The appointment was over an hour and not very fun. Alissa had to have multiple tests. The doctor thinks that she might have a UTI. They put her on antibiotics and are sending her urine out for a culture. I guess that if it is a UTI that she will have to give another urine sample which was not an enjoyable experience for her and then she’ll have to have an ultrasound to make sure that her kidney’s aren’t infected. They said it would take 24-48 hours to determine the results and let us know what’s next.
Tomorrow I hope that the craziness level will be lower since I will not have any extra children nor will I be running to the doctor and the store. I am very happy about this, however, not everyone in our family is happy about it. Leah has been asking for Rachel and asking why she had to leave multiple times since she left and now Leah is ready to go to Rachel's house.
