Comings and goings....

So far the first two months of  2012 have had several comings and goings.  But one coming and going we didn't predict was the coming and going between doctor's office.  Our family rarely goes to the doctors except for the  regular check ups and such. Overall we are all pretty healthy, but so far this year, I have taken either myself or one of my children to the doctor for "not so well" visits 6 times!  At a recent doctor visit for Lydia the doctor even pointed out that she is never seen except for well child appointments and it was unusual to see her in the office with an ear infection at her age with such a great record.  

In January, Jacob was seen for a rash that spread through out his body.  Come to find out it was Pityriasis Rosea.  No cream or medications were prescribed for his condition just the advice to spend lots of time out in the sun.  That was pretty hard, since we were in the middle of January, but he eventually got over it and started to look normal again. 

Mason and I both caught a bad cough.  Other then a coughing attack now and then, we both felt fine and went on through life pretty normal.  Once we got back from our family vacation, it was starting to catch up with both our us.  We both saw our doctors and were both told we had pneumonia!   Thank goodness, it was a walking a pneumonia and we didn't have to be hospitalized.   Mason recovered in a few days, but for me I also had a sinus infection and bronchitis.  I hate taking medication, but found myself on so many different medicines.  One of the worst things for me was that I had a plugged ear.   For 11 days, I was partially deaf.   I came to appreciate what it was really like to hear normally.  There were several times during those days, I couldn't hear what others were saying, I burnt food in the oven because I didn't hear the buzzer, or I had a hard time having a normal conversation, because I sounded so loud to myself and the other person sounded so soft.   But thanks to modern medicine and good doctors Mason and I recovered and we are even more grateful than before our good health.  

To celebrate feeling better Mason and I went on a date to the Auburn Symphony Orchestra.  Mason started playing the violin a year ago and absolutely loves it!  It is surprising how much of a passion this 13 year old boy has for the symphony.  He had gone to a Symphony concert last spring and was anxious to go again.  I love that it's his idea to go!  The music was beautiful, and since my ear had recently popped it was truly heaven.  But even better it was nice to have some one on one time with my tall, not so little boy!