Fevers and headaches

Cheyanne and Tiana have been passing back and forth the same cold for a week. When does this stop? This last weekend Tiana was so sick and didn't want to talk to anybody, but all Cheyanne wanted to do was hold her hand and be with her. It is very hard to keep those two apart. For the last couple of days Cheyanne has had a fever of 102 at night, but during the day the fever goes down and she just seems really congested. We went to the doctor, and he gave us some antibiotics but they didnt really work so we are off to the doctor again tomorrow. Today Cheyanne and Tiana are sick together. Both of them in the same room. They slept all day and surprisingly enough, it is night time and they are still sleeping.

Cheyanne's eating problem took a break since they have been sick. This really puts everything on hold because I can understand when you feel that way you don't really want to eat. I'm hoping though that it was a temporary thing.

When cheyanne was little and she got sick, we were very nervous. She had a tracheostomy at the time and my husband and I were experts at changing that trach out and cleaning it and such. Now thinking about it, I can't imagine carrying around the suction machine any more and carrying all of the supplies that we had to order monthly. It all seems so far away. I am grateful for everything God has put into our hands, even though they were extremely hard, He has made us better parents in return..

We have progressed!

After talking to the Therapist today, it looks like, after talking about the journal activities and such, that she will not eat on an off day. Which means, if she is having a bad day....she will not eat. This may be a problem for us because she can have 5 straight bad days in a row before she has a good day. So far, she has been helping me cook dinners and when she seems to have some part in it- she wants to eat and of course she wants everyone else to eat.
With that in mind, now the mission is to keep her a happy little girl.

Cheyanne Goes to see a Behavior Therapist

I picked up from Cheyanne from school today to take her to her behavior therapist appt. Mainly, we were concerned about her eating habits, and I wasn't sure if it was normal or not. I also picked up my son, Nathan, Cheyanne's older brother, so she wouldnt cry with the doctor, because she would feel more comfortable with him.

We met the doctor and I believe cheyanne felt like this was Nathan's appt, so she was very calm about the whole thing. The doctor made her feel very welcome and at ease with the situation so when the doc started asking her questions about food she did not feel pressured to answer them.
After all the question asking, the therapist asked us to keep a journal for the week. To write down how she wakes up in the morning, see if she eats her breakfast and how much she eats for dinner.
We are to journal that for a week to see if there are any relations to her mood and if she wants to eat or not. So far, so good- Hopefully this doc can give us some ideas, because sometimes, Cheyanne scars me when she doesn't want to eat.