Worries of a Mother

When we came back from Orlando, I was ready to take care of things that I needed to do before school starts. Such tasks as buying school supplies, new school uniforms, paying bills, cleaning house and all that entails after a week long vacation. However, I couldn't have expected what I was going to find out in the coming days about my Charlie Brown.

About five days ago, I noticed that Charlie was coming down with something. It started with a regular cough and then he couldn't stop coughing at night. He began complaining about his throat and some chest pains. I gave him over the counter medicine but nothing seemed to cure his long acting cough. As any Mother would, I took him to the doctor so that he could tell me what Charlie had. What I thought was a normal cough turned out to be something else. In the end, the doctor said his chest was congested and his airways were blocked. He said he had symptoms of Asthma and most probably developed these symptoms from the recent changes in the weather(from Orlando and Laredo). He is currently on the Nebulizer (Xopanex) and two other medications.

I have to admit that news like these tend to scare me. The doctor informed me that kids are easily suceptable to these types of illnesses. He assured me that he would outgrow this overtime. I certainly hope so.

Since Charlie has been taking his medications, he has been doing very well. He has a doctor's appointment on Friday for a check-up.

Return from Orlando

Well, after a long week of driving, eating, walking, sleeping and tireless nights- we are back from Florida. We went to five parks! Even if we would have had an itinerary nothing could have prepared us for what was to come while in Orlando. We woke up early every day (we tried anyway)to get to our planned destinations as early as we could. Our goal: to go through every crook and crany of all the parks. After the third day, I have to admit we were exhausted already. There was just so much to do and so little time. The parks were overwhelming with tourists trying to do the same things we and thousands of people wanted to do. At times, the kids got restless and they would take a nap in their strollers. Because we went during hurricane season, we got much of the water while at the parks. It rained everyday of the week while we were there. We had to carry our umbrellas and raincoats daily to prepare for unexpected drizzles and showers. No matter the weather the show went on and we continued as planned. After the third day, we decided to take it slow and just enjoy our time at the parks and the city. Over all, we accomplished the impossible and got to take advantage of all the attractions, rides, and shows.
One thing is certain, we will never forget the good times we had in DisneyWorld.

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