Tonsillitis...

Just when we thought we had turned a corner in the health department, Gracie comes down with tonsillitis! Her teacher said that she had a low grade temp Thursday afternoon @ daycare and was given Tylenol. She woke up on Friday morning burning up. She didn't have any other symptoms, so I thought she was getting more teeth. Walt stayed home with her, and her fever never really "broke". We took her temperature around 6pm and it was over 104!!!!

I immediately took her to the walk-in clinic to see what was going on. The doctor looked at her ears- clear, than looked in her throat- fire red!!! He even let me take a look. He sent a nurse in to take a swab for a strep test. It came back negative. The only other thing he said it could be was tonsillitis. We got an antibiotic and he also said that we needed to keep giving her fever-reducing medicine. (Extra tip: he said that you can alternate Tylenol and Ibuprofen every 2-3 hours if needed.) So much for taking out the adenoids, I guess they should have taken out the tonsils while they were in there!

She has been pretty miserable up until earlier this afternoon. I think we finally have the fever taken care of- "knock on wood"! She has been extremely sensitive- anytime Lily comes near her or looks at her the wrong way she starts screaming. She also gets frustrated more easily and starts a "little tantrum". As long as Lily is not around or she is getting her way, she's fine.

Hopefully my next post will be about something other than our illnesses! Have a great week!

15-month check-up

We went to the pediatrician this AM for the girls' 15-month check-up. I don't have the exact numbers in front of me, so here is a general run-down:

Lily: 25 lbs, 32.5 inches tall, really big head!! (>97th%)
Gracie: 25 lbs, 31 inches tall, not so big head (60th%)

So, as you can see, Lily is a bit taller and still has the bigger head. They got 1 vaccine and the flu shot- so brave!! She said that she could see all 4 tubes and that their ears were clear! We haven't heard that phrase in a VERY long time!!!They are pretty much on target developmentally, except for their speech. They don't have 4-5 words yet. She said not to worry just yet- it could be because of their ear problems or sometimes twins have slower speech development. She said we'll see at 18 months.

The girls are still doing well since surgery. Gracie ended up being sick about 1 week. She got a stomach virus and was teething too. Lily did great- couldn't even tell. The past few have been pretty normal with work and all. Hope everyone has a great week!

Happy Homecoming

GRACIE IS HOME- YIPPEE!!!! When Lily and I got home for the day we were welcomed by the sweetest smile. Gracie was in the playroom, behind the gate, and when Lily saw her she ran over to her squealing with joy. I was starting to wonder if they even missed the 'other one'- I thought they were each liking being an only child. Everyone seems to be doing well. Hopefully the weekend will be the same.

We're home

We got home about an hour ago from the surgery center- I'll tell you, the kid doesn't even act like she had surgery. We got to the center at 7:15 and back to the pre-op area by 7:30. They gave her some medicine to keep her calm- she was feeling good about 15 minutes later. They took her back about 8:10 and the doctor came out to the lobby about 8:20. I didn't even get to finish reading through 1 copy of People- how will I ever know about Jessica Simpson finding true love?!! We went back to the post-op room and stayed there for 30 minutes. She was very restless and not happy with us. When we were able to leave, she was completely content- she was just bored in the small room. Since we have been home she has had part of a waffle and some milk. Right now she is taking a nap. Thanks for your prayers.

Tomorrow is the Day

Lily is scheduled for her tubes tomorrow. We stopped by the doctor this AM for a final listen to her lungs. He said it was a go! We check in at 7:20 in the AM- we would appreciate your thoughts and prayers. I will update as I can.

Update on Gracie

Gracie is recovery like a pro! She had a great day today- little fussiness and good appetite. We were even able to travel up to Plainview to celebrate cousin Anna's 1st birthday. Thanks for all your prayers. We will find out Tuesday about Lily's schedule. Have a good Labor Day!

Gracie has tubes & is missing some adenoids!

We arrived at the SurgiCenter at 7 am this morning to get both girls tubes in their ears and Gracie to get her adenoids taken out. They called us back to the pre-op area for initial vitals. Gracie had a snotty nose, but her lungs sounded clear to the anesthesiologist said she was good to go. Lily, on the other hand, was quite upset from not being able to eat and he said that she had "ronchi" (sounds like snoring) in her lungs. He said that proceeding would be dangerous and that he was cancelling her surgery. My parents had come up, so Lily waited with them in the waiting room (with milk) while Walt and I stayed with Gracie.
Funny side note: When we got back to the pre-op room, the couple next to us also had twins and they actually are in the girls' class at daycare! They were also there to get tubes. One of the boys also had to pospone his surgery because of chest congestion.
They came and got Gracie and Walt & I went to wait in the lobby. We waited about 20 minutes and then the doctor came out and let us know everything went very well. He said that her ears looked bad, the left worse than the right. He definitely thought the tubes were needed. He said that he suctions the ears while placing the tubes, and her left ear was like "suctioning out laffy taffy"! He tols us that we would be able to go back and see her in about 15-20 minutes.
When they called us back, Gracie was still out of it and very agitated. She had an IV secured to one of her wrists and was NOT liking that at all! We were able to give her some juice and the nurse gave her some Tyelenol with codeine to help the pain. We stayed in the post-op room 30-45 minutes and then got to come home. We dropped Lily off at daycare so she could play with her friends, and so that Gracie would have our full attention.
We got home and Gracie rested off & on for awhile. We watched some Praise Baby and VeggieTales. She ate some yogurt and jello throughout the afternoon, while also having plenty of fluids. She still is fussy, but doing very well considering. We will call on Tuesday to schedule Lily's surgery- I think it will be on Friday. I'll keep everyone posted on the recovery. Thank you for all of your prayers.