doctor says.......

we're on day 5 of emma not sleeping through the night, but rather coughing all night long and struggling to catch her breath. her inhaler wasn't lasting her 4 hours, none of us are getting any sleep. the allegra worked for a whole week. bah.

after an asthma attack this morning, we rushed to the doctor for a breathing treatment and better diagnosis......i was prepared to not settle for "oh, it's just her allergies."

long story short, one of the tubes they put in her ear is infected, she's got a sinus infection and pneumonia. (same symptoms she had a week ago when she saw a different doctor who did nothing about it. ugh)

so now she's on:
Antibiotic, once a day for 10 days
Liquid Steriod, twice a day for 5 days
Allergy Medicine, twice a day forever
Asthma Medicine, once a day forever
Inhaler, as needed.

and strict orders to rest and not exert herself. hah. do they know how hard it is to keep a 4 year old still and quiet?

so far we've played with sidewalk chalk, built robots with marshmallows and toothpicks, and mixed up a batch of oobleck (lots more photos later). she looooooved the oobleck.

any other quiet activity ideas that are fresh and new and that keep a preschooler's interest (read: not boring) that you can offer to keep us busy through the weekend?

we already have playdoh, movies, puzzles, lacing cards, painting and building a gingerbread house on the list.