Sharing everything . . . including cooties

We've had a loooong battle with the cruddies, cooties, whatever you want to call them. It's been awful. They BOTH went to the pediatrician on Tuesday and got matching prescriptions for antibiotics for their chronic runny noses and coughing. I am usually not a fan of antibiotics, but this time, I believe it is really helping them, because they weren't getting better on their own. Both had sinus infections, poor dears.



After two days on the medicine, I think (hope) they are turning the corner. Last night was the first night that Albert slept well. For the last week, he's been waking up frequently because he couldn't breathe, and I've had to suction his nose and give him Sudafed. It's nice that he's feeling better. He continues to be Mr. Mighty with his standing!



I don't know about Stella though. She hasn't quite bounced back!



We are so lucky that we have found good pediatricians in our area. We go out of town to a clinic northeast of Kalamazoo, and the doctors are so great. In fact, when we went on Tuesday, the doctor herself, not the nurse, took us back to the exam room and also helped me get both kiddos to the car. How nice is that?

Big News
Stella has been using the potty with some consistency for about two weeks. Fortunately for me, they started the potty training at school, and we've continued it at home. I hope I don't jinx anything by saying this, but we are very proud of Stella! She has both peed and pooped on the potty pretty regularly. We take her about every hour.

It's not 100% foolproof. She isn't telling us when she has to go, but we're working on that. And she needs lots of help in the bathroom, but it sure is nice to have one less kid's diapers to change. God knows that Albert fills up enough of them for me. I'll take any blessings that come my way, and for now, we are happy for and celebrating for our sweet little Stella. She tries so hard and we love her so much!