A Long Two Weeks

The last two weeks have been rough at the Rhodehouse residence! Brock started getting sick on Thursday, Dec. 6 and by Sunday he was doing really bad, and Jett was starting to get sick. They both got much worse over the next few days and would cough so hard they would throw up. (I can't tell you how many times I have cleaned up someone elses throw up in just the last month. The three of us only got dressed on Monday and Thursday for our trips to the doctors office, the rest of the week we stayed in our jammies.

Both boys had to be on a nebulizer, which they both hated and screamed through the entire thing. Having to hold them tightly and keep the mask on their face, regardless of them crying gave me a new perspective on trials in life. As Brock was crying in my arms, I was tearing up at the same time and I asked myself, why am I torturing my children by doing this to them? The answer came to me immediately...because I know it will help them in the long run. That thought led me to remember why we are given trials. I'm sure Heavenly Father hates seeing his children struggling through hard times, but He knows things that we don't. He knows that the trials we face now will somehow be good for us in the future. These thoughts helped me to continue to put my trust in the Lord and remember that He knows things that I don't. Why did I have to experience both my boys being really sick at the same time? While they were sick I didn't think it was ever going to end. But now that they are better, I am enjoying them more and grateful for how simple and almost easy it is to be home with them during the day...the beauty of hindsight.

Back to my boys...
By Thursday last week, Jett had gotten much worse so I took him back to the doctor. His lungs sounded terrible and every breath he took was more of a wheeze. The doctor said if he gets any worse we would have to take him into the emergency room. Scary! A mom never wants to hear that, especially about a little 6 week old baby.

Luckily the boys are both doing better now. Brock is 100% over it and Jett is almost there, still coughing a little but not much.Of course, when both boys gets really sick, I get a cold, and Blair was in the middle of finals and has to study as much as possible. I am just relieved that they are feeling better and those weeks are over!

Here are some pictures of my sick babies: