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That's how many people in our family are currently on antibiotics! Yes, it has been a rough week. It started out with Carter not feeling well, and being diagnosed with a sinus infection last Thursday. Follow that by another trip to the pediatrician on Valentine's Day, where we were told Ally had a cold and beginning stages of an ear infection. We ended up taking Ally back to the doctor on Tuesday, where they confirmed that she has a severe virus. Tuesday morning I woke up not feeling so hot, and by the end of the day, I was pretty sure I was coming down with the flu. Thankfully, Sam was able to take off work yesterday and take care of me and Ally while Carter was at school. After a brutal trip to the local Urgent Care clinic, they diagnosed me with a sinus infection and upper respiratory infection. I got a shot in the hip, two prescriptions and a note to not return to work until 2/21. I told the doctor I was a stay at home mommy, so I'm not sure if she wasn't listening or just thought it would be a funny joke to give me an excuse from work! Too bad I can't take it!

Although I am thankful that things are not worse, I was really hoping to stay healthy for at least 2 more weeks. You see, I am supposed to run my first 1/2 marathon next Saturday (9 days from now), and although I am very hopeful that I will feel better by then, I know that I will not be at 100%. This has been a long, and sometimes painful, journey for me that started in October, and it is so frustrating that I feel like I am not going to be at my full potential! Until then, I will keep chugging my vitamin C, taking my meds and praying for a miracle!