Wow What a Week!!!

Last night i realized it has been a week since i have posted on here. Needless to say it has been a very crazy week....where to start?
We went to the doctor end of last week for Caymen's check up prior to his dental surgery which is quickly approaching. Our doctor said that he was considered high risk due to some developemental issues. Nothing major but his fine motor skills and speech are behind for his age and he had alot of health issues the first 2 1/2 years of his life. For this reason they felt he should get some blood work done to confirm we were not going to have any issues when he went for surgery due to the general anesthetic. Primarily they want to confirm his kidneys and liver have developed properly. In order to go for these blood tests I had to fast him for 12 to 16 hours. Nothing but water....I thought this was going to be near impossible. But i started it at bedtime and in the morning we drove Lindsay to school and went right to the lab. A bit of whining about being hungry and wanting juice or milk but we made it. The needle no big deal, not a tear shed. But tell him he needs to pee in a cup.....now that took some convincing. He could not understand why someone would want to see his pee. However, after explaining and convincing we got that done too! Its amazing what children think about the smallest things and here i was worried how he would be with the needle:)
My girls U10 soccer team finished off their end of the season tournament and we came home with the SILVER medal! It was very rewarding and i am so very proud of everyone of them. Actually our last game Lindsay had alot of people turn out to come and watch her play. Her real dad, Grandpa, Grandma and Aunt from Medicine Hat actually drove up just to come and watch the game. Really surprised me as her Dad has maybe seen her play twice before in four years and the rest of that side of the family has never seen her play. We also had her step dad, her little brother and a couple other friends come out. It was very exciting for her!!!! Even though i am not a big fan of her real dads side of the family i was happy for her that they showed up.
Then the morning after the final game, Tuesday, we got up as usual and got ready for work and school. Lindsay said that she had bumps on her hands and proceeded to show me. When i looked at them i thought maybe it was just an allergy reaction, she has bad allergies, and told her i would take her to a walk in after work. So off we went, took them to daycare and i went to work. About 10am i get a phone call from the school saying that the bumps on Lindsay's hands were spreading and appeared to be getting worse and she had told them she had some on her feet as well.
So i packed up some work and off i went to get her and take her to the doctor. When i arrived at the school and looked at her hands it surprised and scared me at how horrible her hands looked only three hours after i had dropped her off. I tried calling our family doctor but they had nothing available for us that day so off to the walk in. Lucky for us it was a quick visit. One look from the doctor at her hands and feet he told us she had 'Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease'! Yeah it sure doesn't sound pretty.
Basically its considered a viral infection and you can not take nothing for it. It cause blisters to grown on your hands, feet and in your mouth. Lucky for us it was only on her hands and feet but still was not an enjoyable week for her. She had up to 20 blisters on one hand and a little less on the other. I didn't count the ones on her feet but one big toe alone had 12 blisters on it, plus they were inbetween and in the creases of her toes as well as along the soles of her feet. They are very painful and she could hardly walk for a couple days when they were at their worst. Oh and did i mention they are contagious. Yeah...that means no school or direct contact for my daughter. Oh and the other side effects.....cold symptoms, ear aches....she found them all and at all the worst times...usually middle of the night!!!
Being that i also have a five year old son in the house. We laid down rules about disinfecting everything and how to ensure he never got this as well. I stayed home from work but worked from home the rest of the week. I felt so sorry for her bored and not being able to do anything for a whole week. But now its almost over....most of the blisters are gone and she should be completely healed up within a couple more days.
So that pretty much gives the short form of my week.....one thing i learnt this week is that i know i could not be a stay at home mom. I love my children with all my heart and all my sole but i know that there is no way i could not be a part of the working world. Sure i would love to work less hours and spend more time with them but i also know my career is important to me and I could never give it up 100%. I look forward to the everyday challenges of dealing with people as much as i look forward to the everyday challenges of raising two beautiful children.