Trapeze balancing act of life

Sometimes I feel like my life is a trapeze balancing act, that I was hired for but not quite qualifed for. Like the circus just didn't have enough apllicants for the job so they decided to go with me becasue they saw some potentential and hoped it would all work out. Most of the time I can handle the job well. I learn the tricks, master the act, and I am all good to go. Then out of no where they add a juggling act to my skit and the whole thing is about to crumble to pieces. Well this week was my new juggling act and I just about dropped every ball and fell of the tight rope.

The Cruse house hold didn't manage to get healthy this week. Myla started to get a cough on Friday night while she stayed at her Mawmaws and it was just beging of croup. Over the weekend she seemed fine during the day she just had a cough, no big deal. Then on Sunday night she hada coughing episode that made it hard for her to catch her breath. It was really scary and Justin and I weren't really sure what to do. We got her to calm down and she started to do a little better so I called the on call doctor. They said it was most likely croup and if her breathing wasn't too labored and she stayed calm she would be okay. However we could try getting the bathroom steamy and letting her sit in there to help with the cough. The doctor said that she could go to school the next day if she was feeling fine. The next morning she still had a cough but she seemed fine and ready to go. She went to school and had a good day.

I thought things were going to get better but I was wrong. That night she had 2 coughing episodes and the second time she was wheezing. We decided she needed to go to childrens ER because she was having a hard time so I loaded her up and we were on our way. She coughed all the way to the ER but she wasn't really wheezing to much at that point. We talked to the nurses in triage and they tested her for strep again, it was negative. Once we were back in the waiting room she was doing a lot better and I decieded to take her home and just go to the pediatrician in the morning. She was given a steroid at the pediatricians office and then we took a really long nap to make up for all our lost sleep the night before. At the end of the night she was pretty peppy so I got ready to for work the next day.

I felt like it was going to be a good day when I woke up Wednesday morning but I was still feeling a little stressed. A half hour after I got to work Justin texted me saying Max had croup. The dread washed over me as I thought about how crazy our week had already been so Justin and I came up with a plan. We got Max into the doctor that day for the steriod and I only worked a half day so I could get everyone down for a nap.

Wednessday also happened to be a memorial for a very dear friend of mine. It's always hard to say goodbye and I have really been struggling with her passing so I was pretty emotional when it came to the memorial. She was a very special friend to me and she made up a big part of my childhood, I loved her very much. I cherish all the memories I have with her and I know I am blessed to have had her in my life. Since she had been sick for a long time I am happy that she is not in pain anymore but I am going to miss her a lot.

After all the chaos and the emotional toll this week had on us it was nice to stay home yesterday so everyone could relax and recharge. Today everyone seems on the up and up and we are looking forward to our annual Halloween party. I am really looking forward to seeing all our friends and family tomorrow and just enjoying the day and relaxing.

Next week I'll have pictures from the party and of everyone in their costumes! Here's to hoping I master my trapeze act and survive another week! I hope you all have a great week!!!

Love you all bunches,

Alex

The Whirlwind Mom