One of Those Days

Actually, it has been one of those weeks.  I have learned that on Mondays, nothing will get done in the house.  I have a chiropractor appt, then there is gymnastics, and then there is feeding therapy.  We get home and it is nap time....for everyone!  I try to get things done the other days.  But this week, this week has been bad.  We have had so many appointments this week and errands, that it just completely wears me out.  I had a mini breakdown in the bathtub last night because I felt horrible that things weren't done.  I loaded the dishwasher and ran that, but come on!  I was so exhausted, I could have gone to bed at 6!  Tonight, I have Fireflies, so I'm not doing much right now.  My goal is to get this house clean before Thanksgiving!  I am actually making my first Thanksgiving dinner this year!  I bought a 10 pound turkey today for only $5.77!  Our local grocery store has this card for their store that you can earn points from and get special deals on things.  So, my turkey was only .58 a pound!  I'm even going to attempt homemade stuffing.  My dad makes it every year and I love it.  It was my grandma's recipe.  I'm getting excited for this meal, but my house can't be a mess!  We are still dealing with Oliver's cough.  He was given a prescription last week that was suppose to take care of the cough but it didn't help.  I called on Monday and now he is on Zantac.  I was confused about this, but did some research and found the reflux can trigger asthma symptoms.  Oliver had reflux as a baby and was on medicine for a while.  I was told to wait at least 2 weeks for the Zantac to really kick in and get things under control.  I called back today and asked if there is something else we can do for the cough in the mean time.  His cough seems to be a bit worse at times.  He has been getting breathing treatments for 3 weeks now and I don't think the medicine in that is meant to be taken for that long.  He had a treatment before bed last night, woke up twice, and needed another treatment.  He has been so tired for about a week now because he hasn't been sleeping well.  I understand that the medicine needs time to work, but this cough is just crazy.  They did say that if this medicine doesn't help, then he needs to see a specialist.  There are 3 different ones he could see, so I'm not sure which it would be.  I'm kind of wondering though that if he is having reflux again, if that could be related to him being such a picky eater.  This raises so many more questions now.  I'm thinking I would like him to see a GI specialist to see if these are related.  I'm still waiting to hear back from the office.  I feel like the annoying mom who calls over every little thing.  I just think about all the possible appointments we could have now, all the tests he may need.  This little man has already been through so much.  Maybe cleaning my house will get my mind off of things....ha!  I also called the ENT today to get Jamie in to have his hearing tested and they got him in tomorrow morning!  He will have a hearing test and then see the doctor.  If his ears are fine, then he may have a sensory thing going on with his ears!