Sick and Tired of being Sick and Tired

Since Daniel has been in daycare, he has literally come home each week with some new life-draining mutation that gets him sick. Then it's only a matter of time before Tary and I succumb to its chilling vice grip and get sick ourselves. I'm so sick and tired of being sick and tired.

Daniel had the flu two weeks ago. I thought it was way too early for flu season. However, little did I know that it’s never too early for the flu when your kid is in daycare. Our poor baby had nearly a 101 degree fever.

While taking care of Daniel, Tary started showing signs of being ill. On Friday, Tary came down with a 103 degree fever. She then developed a nasty cough. After coughing up some blood, Tary had to go to the ER (#5 if you're still counting). She was diagnosed with bronchitis and was prescribed some antibiotics.

By Sunday, the flu had gotten the best of me and I came down with a 102 degree fever. What's kind of ironic was that I normally would get a flu shot by this time of year but I was too sick (from daycare) on the day they were giving flu shots at work. Anyways, the next few days were brutal. Tary and I were both sick and we both had to miss a few days of work. It was hard taking care of Daniel and getting an adequate amount of rest.

On Tuesday afternoon we received a phone call from daycare. They needed us to come and pick up Daniel because he had conjunctivitis in his right eye. When we got there, he had a mucous-like discharge coming from his right eye. We rushed him to the pediatrician's office. The doctor confirmed the diagnosis and also informed us that Daniel had bronchiolitis and possibly an ear infection. Daniel was prescribed some ointment for his eyes.

The next day we were saddened to see that Daniel's conjunctivitis had spread to his other eye. We brought him back to the pediatrician for a second look. The doctor confirmed Daniel had an ear infection and was prescribed some antibiotics and a nebulizer to help with his cough.

Fast forward to today and the Trinh family is doing much better. Daniel's conjunctivitis has cleared up. His ear infection is improving. His chest sounds clear enough to stop using the nebulizer. Tary and I have pretty much recovered from our bouts with the flu but we both have coughs to show for it.

Daycare is killing us. I'm sure there are plenty of good reasons for sending Daniel to daycare but I can't think of any positives right now. Maybe when we're ready for Baby #2, we'll strongly consider having Tary stay at home with the kids. Hopefully we can survive until then.