Wading...

Ding, ding, ding....Round 3! Yes, here at the Graf house we are currently recovering from our 3rd illness of the winter. This one hit us pretty hard and we are busy wading around in pools of our own snot and self pity for the moment.

Senorita Snot Bucket

Nothing like a little nasal drainage lollipop to help get you through.

The bloody aftermath of Laine's ER nose suctioning.

Forrest's "bedroom eyes"....meaning he's sick and tired and ready for bed.

Our Boo-Hoo Crew

If you remember me mentioning Forrest's fever in the last post (when I locked him and the keys in the van outside the doctor's office), it was all downhill from there. The babies started dropping like flies after that. On Saturday night into the wee hours of Sunday morning, Laine was waking up about every 2 hours and crying because he couldn't breathe. I kept giving him back to back breathing treatments, but still couldn't get his wheezing and retractions to stop. Finally around 4:00 am, I decided he should probably be seen in the ER so they could give him better medicine. I packaged him up and we were off to see my friends and co-workers. After being deep-suctioned, swabbed for respiratory viruses, receiving several rounds of nebulized treatments, some steriods and a chest xray, Laine tested positive for RSV. His x-ray also showed signs of having a right lower lobe pneumonia. He was able to keep his oxygen saturation at or above 92% consistently, so we were able to go home with prescriptions for steriods, antibiotics (1st time EVER taking any) and more Albuterol and Pulmicort. It's pretty safe to assume that ALL the babies have RSV because it's so contagious. Pius and Danna, who have never had wheezing a day in their lives, ended up needing the occasional breathing treatment. It really is a HORRIBLE virus! It's also irritating to me that Laine still got RSV, despite receiving the monthly Synagist shot for it! Maybe if the insurance company would've approved ALL of the babies, I wouldn't be typing this post right now. Oh well....C'est la vie.

"Testing, testing 1-2-3....Is this thing on?"

"Ain't no Rotten, Stinky Virus gonna keep ME down!" (Thanks, Murray Crew, for the leveraged saying)

Laine getting some daddy-lovin'

I think that today, we're FINALLY turning a corner and are well on our way to recovery. Still lots of snot and a little more fussiness than usual....but nothing we can't handle. We're just thankful that no one required hospital stays! Thank you to all our family and helpers, too. We definitely wouldn't have survived without their loving arms, because let's face it....it's hard to give all the cuddles and love that each one of those babies are due when they're ALL sick at the same time. It's so nice when others are available and willing to help us snuggle our sickies!

My parents, Papa and Budda, helping to distract the kiddos.

Grammy Vicki lending her loving legs

"Papa, will you take your teeth out again? Pretty, pretty please?!"

Our Tuesday evening life-saver, Ashlyn, brought toddler crayons over.

Unfortunately, the kids don't quite get the concept yet. Red, blue and green teeth add a nice touch though!

Also gotta give a shout out to all my quad mama friends. They've kept me afloat and helped me keep my sanity (for the most part) with the most hilarious emails, texts and calls. Love you guys!!!

I thought I'd add a few fun one-liners to help lighten this post up a little. I hate being a Debbie Downer. Here goes nothin'....

What's the difference between an oral and a rectal thermometer?

The taste!

Did you hear about the guy that lost his left arm and left leg in a car accident?

He's all right now.

How about the dyslexic satanist.....

He sold his soul to Santa.

What do you call a deer with no eyes?

I have no-eye-deer!

Okay, now it's YOUR turn! Know any little jokes? Help us smile by leaving them in the comments section!

Any other questions on why germs are spread so freely at our house?

Didn't think so.

The kids have been so much more affectionate towards each other lately. Always giving each other hugs and loves.

Yep...It's kind of precious.

Cheers to your health!

Moni