You cant post about all the great things going on, without posting about the bad. I really try to post honestly about my life. This post is one of the bad ones. When we went to Maltby cafe for lunch I went to change Audrey's diaper and noticed that she had a fever and a rash over her entire body. After calling the doctors they told me to take her to Urgent Care right away. Since she was so young and had a rash they were very concerned for her. So Sue, Chelsea and Brianna took Quentin with them and I went to Urgent Care.

AUDREY

They coudn't find anything wrong with her. (No ear infection, no red throat) So they thought it was just a virus or something. That is until the doctor hear her cough. Now she has had this cough since she was a month old. Seriously. I have taken her to the doctor but they keep telling me it is just reflux or a cold draining down her throat. This doctor however immediately ordered a test for Whooping Cough (Both of my kids have been vaccinated). She is young enough that she hasn't recieved all the vaccines yet, so if someone had it and was around her, she could still get a mild case of it. The Mama Bear in me was furious! But that is another story. So she took the test and we went home praying the test came back negative.

Quentin

Quentin has had Ezcema since he was 3 months old. When he was that young it was so bad that it became infected with staph. We went to the hospital and given steriods and medicines galore to try and fight this. The staph infection went away, but the fight to control his eczema is an on going battle. It seems to always be worst at night, while he is relaxed. So every night around 12am he wakes up screaming and itching his entire body. The same night Audrey went to Urgent Care Q woke up screaming. I started treating him the same way I do every other night. Lotion, cuddling, then if that doesn't work he gets a bath/shower, (yes we take showers at 2 am) more lotion and cuddling. This night was different though. His skin was so red and swollen, and he kept screaming at me that he hurt. Usually he just says it itches. He kept crying asking for me to help me. It was breaking my heart and nothing was working. So I woke Eric up to tell him I was taking Q to the ER. (Urgent Care was closed) I prayed the entire way there. I was tired of being angry about his skin situation and I needed help. We got to the hospital and the doctor was amazing. He said he was have one of the worst flare ups the doctor had seen on a 3 year old. (Poor Q) He gave us some medicine and something to help Q not be in pain and we were on our way. LOVED OUR DOCTOR.
 

 Needless to say the next day, after 2 trips to Urgent Cares and ER's and getting a total of 3 hours of sleep I was drained. I was praying all day, every time it ended in tears. I was trying to find out what I was supposed to be learning. I was heart broken that my children were in pain and I couldn't do anything about it. Serious tears people. After I picked up the Sugar Free Cookies for Q. (Gluten Free and Vegan) from a bakery in Redmond I was needing a food pick me up. I went to the Starbucks drive thru and ordered a Hot Chocolate. When I got to the pay window the barista told me that the lady in front of me had paid for my drink. I instantly burst into a new set of tears. I'm sure the barista didn't know what to do or say. I said thank you and drove away.

I knew at that moment that even though I was going through this trial with my kids that God was still mindful of me and trying to help me through this. God is good,  the church is true.  Since then I have made more of an effort to prayer continually throughout the day. Even though we still have trips to Urgent care (Audrey went on Monday with a high fever) and Q still has eczema, I know that God is behind the scenes prompting me and giving me strength to continue on.