It looks like the Fergusons are headed to Texas! Danny had an interview today with Texas State University and was offered the job on the spot. He gave me a call right after and I didn't pick up because I had taken the four kids to a friend's house until it was time to pick up Addie from theater. I was so surprised when we finally talked and he was able to share the news with me. This is such a stress reliever! Moving on the other hand will be a stress producer for sure, but for right now we are happy. Danny has had so many different interviews so far and just in the last five days he's had three - Minnesota, New Hampshire and Texas. Out of those three I was rooting for Texas so this feels awesome. It also feels completely terrifying. I'm nervous and I'm trying to figure out all the logistics of moving but also feel good about this huge life change. We are heading towards a huge adventure. Texas - we'll be seeing you in just a few short months.
We had been outside playing in the yard when Hudson started complaining of his eye bugging him. We assumed he had gotten dirt in it from playing in the garden but in the middle of the night we were woken up to Hudson screaming from his bed that he couldn't open his eye. Pink eye. Dang it. We helped wiped his eye so that he could open it. While we were in their room trying to help him Grant had woken up and started complaining of his ears hurting. We told him to go back to sleep and that he'd be okay. I was still half asleep during all this and didn't think much about his ear comment until later. Hudson and Grant went back to sleep but by morning time Hudson's eye was glued shut again. When the girls woke up for the day I could see that we had another pink eye victim, Rylee. I made an appointment to get both of them seen so they could get on antibiotics for their eyes. While at the appointment the doctor said she wanted to check Hudson's ears and said that often times kids who have pink eye also get ear infections. That's when I remembered Grant's comment from the middle of the night. I mentioned it to the doctor and she decided to check his ears as well. Turns out Grant has a full blown ear infection. Hudson and Rylee both have ear infections as well on top of their pink eye. Luckily their ear infections weren't as bad as Grant's. Poor kids. Quinn had also been acting fussy so we suspected an ear infection with her. She was checked and her ears looked fine. She just has a cold. She sure looked cute on the doctor's table though.
The only way Rylee will take medicine.
This all started on the 7th with those three. Three days later on the 10th I got hit with some intense ear pain. I thought I could muster through it however by the evening I knew I had to get it checked out. I went to urgent care knowing I had an ear infection. It's crazy because I have never had one before as an adult. I'm sure as a kid I had but I have no memory of that. I will never think an ear infection is no big deal ever again. It's a big deal. By the time I got there I could barely hear out of one ear and it hurt so bad. After spending hours at urgent care it turns out I learned that there is no medication for adults as far as prescribed pain management. You just have to power through it with suggested extra vitamins. Crazy. I could barely drive for school pick up and drop off and probably should have stayed off the road. Luckily it only lasted a few days before I was feeling like myself again. Moms shouldn't get sick but especially when said mom is already taking care of three sick kids who are also experiencing their own ear pain.
A week passed with those three all being on antibiotics and Addie luckily was able to avoid getting sick at all. She never caught pink eye and her ears stayed fine. Grant also got lucky with avoiding pink eye as well as Danny and I. Quinn however got pink eye at the end of the week on the 15th when we thought everyone was getting better and we could leave the house again. Not the case. Quinn did avoid an ear infection though so that was good.
Today is the 18h with Quinn starting to feel better and look more like herself. It's only been ten days but it feels like it's been a month.
I woke up this morning to Addie, Hudson and Grant climbing into my bed. They were all so excited to start the day. Before searching for the easter baskets Addie had some little gifts to hand out to all four of her siblings. She loves holidays more than anyone I know which is saying something because I super love holidays.
The kids had asked that the hiding spots be super hard so Danny and I tried our best. However, Hudson found his within thirty seconds. It was the first and only place he looked. Luckily he didn't care. He was so excited to look through his basket. Addie and Grant couldn't find theirs and finally asked us for help. The clue given to Grant was "it's in the room you sleep in" and the clue given to Addie was "poop". Of course that's the clue they would get from their daddy haha. I would have said something way more pleasant. 😄The kids were surprised one was in their room all night. I had snuck that one in before I went to bed last night.
After easter baskets and breakfast the kids quickly got dressed for the first day of swim lessons. That will be a separate post but they all did so well. They're signed up for swim every Saturday for the next five weeks. As we left the rec center Addie shouted how this was the best day ever. It was only 11am at that point. I decided to treat everyone and we got lunch on the way home. Danny was pretty happy because the food was from his favorite hamburger place. He had been home with the twins so they could nap. Quinn also has pink eye and couldn't leave home anyway.
After lunch we went outside for the easter egg hunt. It was such a beautiful day that we spent the rest of the day enjoying outside. Danny had to go to the store to buy food for our easter dinner and I brought the twins back inside, but the other three played outside until dinnertime. When dinner ended they went right back outside until it was dark. I love it when they play so well together. Watching them have fun together will always be my favorite.
4/17/22
Today for actual Easter Sunday I took the older three to church while Danny stayed with the girls at home. Quinn is very contagious still and can't go right now. I couldn't miss it because it was Sunday School week or Danny and I probably would have switched places so that he could go.
Right after church Addie led us in a scavenger hunt that she had been planning all week. It was really cute. She had clues on the stairs, in Quinn's crib, in the junk drawer and seven other places. She had ten clues total with a little toy prize for each one we found. We then dyed eggs while the girls tried to nap. The kids had so much fun coloring eggs. Addie, Hudson and Grant did seven each and then Danny and I did what was left.
We all went outside to once again take advantage of the weather. It's supposed to rain this week so we're definitely soaking up the sun this weekend. The three were invited to play with our back yard neighbors so they headed there until dinner was ready. Danny and I stayed outside with Rylee and Quinn. They love being outside and probably wish we did this more often.
Our plan was to go have dinner with my side of the family this year but because of pink eye we needed to stay home and figure out our own plan for easter dinner. It turned out delicious. Danny had picked up a roast from the store yesterday and he smoked that along with baked asparagus while I made mashed potatoes and gravy. After dinner was cleaned up everyone went outside again to fly kites. We told the kids it wouldn't work tonight due to no wind but they insisted. Turned out we actually did manage to get one kite in the air - Hudson's. He was so excited and Grant was just as happy that at least one worked.
We ended the day with ice cream even though the kids already ate so much easter candy the last two days. When the kids were getting ready for bed Addie told me "I love these days but they always end". I told her I was glad she had so much fun and then she asked "can we celebrate easter every Sunday?" I said yes and that we do by going to church every week. She rolled her eyes 😂. I'm so thankful that I get to keep my family forever. Even though our initial plans changed a little it still ended being great, maybe even better.
