Flashback Friday....

Saturday, January 10, 2009
Only the REAL mother...
Only a real mother can diagnose her kid with strep throat before he even complains of a sore throat. And yes that is exactly what I did. Joshua was complaining of nausea and a severe headache, felt warm and his voice sounded swollen so I called at got him an Urgent Care appointment this morning. On the way out I gave him some motrin because he looked like and was acting like death.

Before we even hit Fredericksburg he was looking and acting fine. I considered canceling thinking maybe I had over reacted. Anyone who knows me know that I am not a run to the doctors office at the first sign of a sniffle kind of mom. I only take them for well child visits, ADHD follow ups, and when they are the kind of sick that requires antibiotics. I am thankful that I decided to listen to my gut and not question myself because I was spot on. Sure enough the culture came up positive for strep. AND I think I even caught it early enough that it is possible that he didn't infect our other kids.
In the mean time, bio mom is still riding the bus to crazy town. She still hasn't seen them since July of 2006.

And just today we got a box full of bizarre junk from her. "Christmas presents" - only a couple things that were appropriate, nothing for Luke as usual, and a ton of stuff for Emelia. How bizarre is it that she keeps sending clothes for Emelia and I?!?!?! I'm pretty sure she's the queen of crazy town.