Life is Boring? HA!

--I would give anything for a boring life right now, even if just for a day. Things have been so crazy around here, I need a vacation!! --Yesterday, Tori and Xan went to the doctor for their 6-year check-up and 15-month check-up, respectively. With all the struggles Xan has had to endure over the last 15 months, I figured she would be the one that would come with the news, but instead, it was Tori! -----Sidebar: When Xan was born, she was given a clean bill of health. Then at her 2-month check-up, her doctor noticed that she was not holding her head up like she was supposed to be. They told me to wait a month, and if it didn't approve, to call Early Childhood Intervention (ECI). Well, a month later we were scheduling an evaluation with ECI. They determined that Xan was developmentally delayed and qualified for their services. She began working with an Occupational Therapist twice a month. They labeled the issue that she has low muscle tone and it was causing her delays. She was not able to hold her head up on her own. She was delayed in rolling over. When she would crawl, it was not a normal crawl. She did an army crawl. So since May 2008, the ECI OT and the ECI Coordinator have been coming out twice a month each to work with her. Last week, ECI came out and did a re-evaluation to see where Xan was developmentally. I am proud to say that she is now on target and is even exceeding expectations in some areas (socially she is basically a 2-year-old). Xan has also suffered from Acid Reflux and been on medication for most of her first year of life. She was also weighing in under-weight so we had to get some weight on her because it her weight was too low. --So when Eric called after the doctor's appointment, Xan was in the 50% for weight, we got to take her off of the Prevacid, and the doctor was thrilled that she was being dismissed from ECI!! Her appointment was excellent. --Tori, on the other hand, leaves me worried and stressed (can't help it, I'm a mom). The doctor stated that she POSSIBLY has "exercise induced asthma." Now those of you who are asthmatics are saying "what's the big deal? She can live with it." But for a mom who does not have asthma, it can be very scary. -----Sidebar: When Tori was 3, we were at my mom's for the weekend. Eric, Tori and I were sleeping in the living room. We woke in the middle of the night to Tori crying. I told her to come get in bed with me. When she got up there, she was wheezing. My mom came in there and we realized that she was having an asthma attack. I had never heard her breath like that and her chest and stomach were tight! It was incredibly scary. We had to rush her to the ER and after a breathing treatment, she was good as new. We followed-up with her doctor the next week and he said that we didn't need to do anything unless she had another asthma attack. That was the scariest part of all!!! As a mother, it is very nerve-racking to have to worry if tonight will be the night we have to rush to the ER again. I didn't really like that answer, but I went with it because he's the doctor. -----Sidebar: We have a new pediatrician now that we absolutely LOVE! He is AWESOME! --So now Tori has an inhaler and a spacer. I have been reading the instructions and we have been practicing using them, without actually dispensing the medicine. She now has to take 2 puffs 15 minutes before exercise. So we have to get in the habit of giving it to her before soccer practice and soccer games. We also have to listen to her at night to see if she is coughing while sleeping. If she does that, then we have to call the doctor and may have to do something different. I know it could be worse. I know we could be in this situation after the second asthma attack instead of after a check-up, but it is kind of stressful. She also now has to be on allergy medicine EVERYDAY instead of as needed. Her sinuses were very swollen. There is also another POTENTIAL issue that the doctor brought to our attention. It is very personal, so I won't go into details. We have to keep an eye on her and if symptoms persist then we may have to take action. I think this is the thing that has me most concerned. --Then, on top of all my mommy worries, our day just got even better! (sarcasm) Eric received a call that his dad was being taken to the ER with a 103 temperature. Eric's dad is not in good health. He has Parkinsons Disease, does not walk, does not talk much, and when he does eat, has to be fed by someone else. He has been on hospice for the last month and just is not doing well over-all. So a high temperature for him is serious. We found out that he has a blood infection and he was admitted to the hospital. After Eric went to visit him today, he was told that his dad will stay in the hospital at least 4-6 weeks. Eric has been trying to build a relationship with his father over the last few months, so this has been extremely difficult for him. At this point we have to wait and see what the prognosis will be. --To add to the stress, Eric has been trying to find a job and potentially has a supervisor position with a new call center in town. We are waiting to hear from that company if he gets that position or not. That is good stress, but stress none-the-less. --Tori is also involved in Girl Scouts and soccer. For Girl Scouts, I am an assistant troop leader and member of the service unit team. For soccer, believe it or not, I am one of the coaches. Although these are fun activities, both for me and Tori, they entail a lot of planning and time. --So with our fun activities and regular daily activities and all the excitement added yesterday, it has been a long and stressful week, and it's only Wednesday!!!!! Maybe things will calm down before the weekend.