Sick of SICK!!!

Why are my kids always sick? I don't get it. They were sick for a whole month before Cooper was born and afterwards Gracie broke her leg. I was sick of sick then, but now we've started all over again.

We've only been in California for three and a half weeks and we've been to the doctor's office several times. Lindsey started out with double ear infections, Cooper and Gracie got raw throats, all three kids got rashes, Gracie had a fever up to 104, and today waiting in the doctor's office because Gracie is still coughing, my throat is sore, and Lindsey has been fussy all day, so I think she still has the ear infections, Lindsey puked all over herself and me. I tried to rush her to the bathroom so puke trailed the whole way and she started batting her arms trying to get the puke away and almost splattered some other people waiting in the office.

I rushed into the bathroom with Lindsey and realized I shouldn't leave Gracie in the waiting room so I rushed back to get her and of course she's asking me a million questions about the puke while I'm trying to clean it up. AAaaaaaaaHHHhhhhhh!!!!

Poor little Lindsey was trying to grab some paper towels to clean off too while I was. Her shirt was too covered to clean so she just went topless the rest of the visit. The doctor said we all had it and went to fill the prescriptions. Say what??? Why do doctors never communicate and why do I always feel like they're just trying to move on to the next patient before they've finished with me?

I tried to stop him and asked if it was ears or throat or what. He said it was our throats and kept walking down the hall. Trying to get more out of him I asked if it was a virus or what and he said yep, and walked into another room. AAaaaaaHHHhhhhh!!!! He was friendly with the girls and brought them stickers and coloring pages before he checked them, but why won't he tell me what's going on?

I'm going crazy! So now Lindsey, Gracie, and me are starting up a prescription for who knows what. I feel so bad for my babies and I just hope Cooper doesn't get it too and that Lindsey feels better for her birthday and Gracie stops coughing at night so she can sleep and that I have the energy to take care of them while Tim's at work.