Hi. I think I'm going a little stir crazy. The girls have been sick, so we've been staying home as much as possible, and my adult time has been pretty much non-existent. Plus, Kevin has been working some doubles and studying for finals and preparing his talk for the Men's Retreat this weekend. I was looking forward to going to HEB this morning JUST so I could walk by some people and smile at a few :)
We went to the doctor yesterday. Keira just has a cold. Mikaela probably has one too, but that's the least of our concerns right now. Her breathing problems have come back. This time the doctor thinks it's asthma revealing its ugly head. She's back on breathing treatments (the inhaler with the face mask thingy) four times a day until her cough loosens up. She's also on prednisone and amoxicilion (not sure about the spelling, sorry).
Honestly, I'm not sure how I feel about all of this. Ultimately I trust God. I really do. I know nothing can happen to her without His okay. I also know what symptoms to look out for and how to somewhat treat them. Yet, I fear things getting out of my control and not knowing what to do, especially when Kevin's not home. I'm also wondering what else... if there's anything else... is wrong with her little body. And how bad are things going to get for her? How severe will the asthma be? What else will she have to stay away from? She already has to stay away from eggs (and anything made with them, like cookies, cake, etc.), peanuts, dogs and cats. How difficult is life going to be for her? Is all of this a result of something I did or didn't do while pregnant with her? How am I going to be okay/not freak out when we send her off to school or a friends house by herself... without being there to watch EVERYTHING she eats and listen to her breathing?! I guess I'll get stronger when that time comes. In the mean time I should probably pray for the type of mindset that can readily let go and trust, trust, trust God all the time! I don't want to be anxious. Please pray for me. Pray for Mikaela.
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6 years ago
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sweet laura- i will pray for you right now. i can't imagine dealing with those kinds of allergies...but i do know that God will give you the grace to hand her over to the care of others right when you need it. :-) i hope you get some adult time very soon too! love you!!!!!!!!!!!
I didn't know Mikaela had allergies like that! That is so scary, especially when she is so young to know the difference in foods and what she can and can't eat. I have another friend who's daughter has the same issues and the mom has the same worries; she's about a month or two younger than Mikaela. As for now, I am so thankful you can have some control over her environment.
Merry Christmas, by the way! I do hope you guys have a good one!
It's so hard being a mom! Worry can rear it's ugly head in the blink of an eye. You already know everything you need to do concerning that...now that I've had my own baby I understand that mommy-worry-thing even more. So I'll do what you asked & simply pray. No advice, I'll just pray.
Hey sweetie, just read your post. i'm sorry you have to deal with this. you will get betterat it. and you know what else? Mikaela will be better at letting you know before things get out of hand. my nephew has a bunch of alergies and had asthma REALLY bad for three years. he is now 7, understands his limitations with food, not needing any asthma treatments anymore, and fo you want to know the best part? The whole family is now living down in Guatemala up in the mountains far away from any doctors and they are making it work fine!! Hang in there, this time will pass, time with the kids flies by.
Hey we are going to be driving through your area this wednesday. is there a chance that we can meet up?!?
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