Shaken and stirred

So, things are still in the process of changing in the Rounds household. The last ditch effort to get Andy’s class date bumped up to allow us to receive the hefty bonus, seems to have failed. So, maybe God has something else in mind for us. For now, Andy has decided to not go to school now and just continue with the job he is currently doing.

Landon has been to the doctor several times lately. They had tested him for type 1 diabetes and thankfully, everything is fine and he does not have it. He has really been struggling with his asthma over the past few months and the doctors here have been switching medications over and over again, trying to find something that will control it, and so far, nothing is working. He is now getting 5 breathing treatments through the nebulizer each day and is on steroids. We took him back for a re-check and they doctors were absolutely stunned, because there is still a significant wheeze on his right side and lots of crackling on the left. They are sending us for some tests on the 14th and one is for cystic fibrosis….we are really praying that it comes back negative. The doctors here feel that they are no longer equipped to deal with his chronic asthma and have referred him to a pulmonoligist at UNC Chapel Hill and we have an appointment scheduled for 8:30 am on April 22nd. We are praying for some answers and for a good report and for the doctors to be able to find a treatment plan that will help him. It’s scary to see your child’s lips turn blue due to his dropping oxygen levels. But God is bigger than an earthly physician and we have put Landon in His hands.

Meanwhile, my day-to-day stress levels have been getting out of hand. I always seem to have too much to do and not enough time to it, because I’m ‘grounded’ to my house taking care of my kids and the child that I babysit. I love the little guy that I watch, but certain situations with his parents and my ‘paycheck’ have forced us into the decision that I am not going to be able to keep for much longer. We have discussed common courtesies with his parents, such as calling when you are going to be late, and don’t write me a check that your bank account will not cover…..and so forth, yet they haven’t quite got the ‘hint.’  So, I have applied for a few part-time jobs, that would allow me to work nights and saturdays, so that I don’t have to put my boys into day care. Andy is home at 4:30 on weekdays and is off on the weekends. I had an interview at Puppetto’s (family-owned Italian restaurant) yesterday that went very well and I also had a great meeting today with the store manager at Hollywood Video today and he asked me to come in for a second interview tomorrow. I think I would really like working at the video store and am hoping that it works out. I’m going to sit down with the parents of the little boy that I watch, this weekend and explain that I am not leaving them “high and dry” and that I will continue to watch him during the day until they find adequate care for him, but I have already compiled a list of daycares in our area that have openings for him. I am actually looking forward to getting out the house and interacting with adults and I think I may actually be a better mother to my boys, if I do get that break. Andy is also looking forward to having alone time with the boys, too, and hopes to build a stronger bond with them. The only thing is that Andy and I will not have as much time together and we will be forced to MAKE time to keep a strong marriage. We are no strangers to “time apart” and it does help that we have his brother here and some good friends to rely on as babysitters when we need that quality time.  So, we’re really praying hard for this situation to work out, if it’s in God’s will for us. I am a little excited and happy about a small disruption in our monotanous lifestyle. Every now and then, you gotta mix it up.

~ by charlotterounds on April 4, 2008.