Sorry for the absence - whole family down

Sorry for the absence. Jon was ill last week, caught a chill and had a sore throat. So we stayed home last weekend and also from Mon to Wed (don't want him spreading his germs to the kids at nursery).

Then Simon got the flu, he says it's Jon who passed to him. And last Wed, Jon decided to kiss me on my cheeks and lips, then went to kiss Simon (more than an assault!), and came back to me again. This time, I got the sniffles....and I don't know if the germs came from Simon or Jon, haha!
But coz I take care of Jillian, I must have spread the germs to her and she had a horrible inflamed throat last Thu night. She cried coz her throat hurt so bad. It hurt when she drank, it hurt when she cried, and when she coughed. poor baby!

We brought her to the doc last Fri and it was confirmed inflammation of the throat. Because there was lots of phlegm at her voice box, she was made to inhale the Pulmicort turbohaler on the Nebuliser for 20mins. The medicine went straight to her voice box to reduce the inflammation and to soften the mucus. The relief will last for 12hrs, which will help buy time for the meds (antibiotic and med for phlegm) to do their job.

But after she took her meds and her nap, she woke up without a voice! I knew it was serious trouble and I had to nurse her very carefully. It was difficult coz Jillian couldn't cry to communicate her needs. Only airy sounds came out from her. And when I put her in the cot and she got stuck flipping over, she couldn't make any sounds to get our attention. So I watched her like a hawk.

After three days without a voice, we got worried and I called the doc on Mon. He said to monitor her. If by Mon night she didn't get her voice back, we were to bring her to see him on Tue. We prayed and asked God for healing. Like an answered prayer, Jillian cried sometime past midnight. Never have I been so relieved to hear a baby cry!

We still brought her to see doc on Tue....just for a check up and for our own assurance. Jillian's throat/voice box was so inflamed that she couldn't produce any sounds. Doc said recovery will take time. Her voice is still not up to her usual yet....so I miss her giggles and laughs. But I am thankful that she's recovering. She's smiling so much today coz she's finally hearing her own voice!

check out her long eyelashes...follows her daddy