Doctor Visit

I took the boys to the doctor today. Braxton coughed all night and continued coughing throughout the day. Nash woke up with his fever still going strong at 101.7. I thought it best to nip it in the bud whatever it was! A trip to the doctor is always an adventure....especially when a strep test and a blood test are in the cards. Well, the strep test was negative for both boys although their tonsils are the size of plums and bright red. Braxton has a sore throat and the "croup" which is such a funny and gross sounding word. Nash....not sure what's going on with that little guy. He appears to have a bad sore throat like his brother. Nash also had a CBC today (complete blood test). We have been down that road way too many times with Braxton. (For those that don't know, Braxton has a history of neutropenia....which basically means the blood cells that fight off bacteria infections are missing or few in numbers. He is doing great now and is in the clear...Praise God!) Nash had great neutrophil numbers today, BUT his red blood cells were off....mostly likely he is just low in iron, but we will return next Monday for another CBC to make sure. Looks like the boys will be resting for a few days....maybe mommy will get a little rest too! It's never fun when your babies are sick. I'm praying that my BIG BABY (Steve) won't get what the boys have....now when that happens the world sure falls apart! :)