Sniffles

I thoroughly enjoyed the wonderful weather of the last few days. Unfortunately it brought an early bloom to our allergies. Poor Maggie's eyes were watering and itching this morning. We learned last year that she has allergies to trees and some grasses. Of course her worst tree allergy is to maple which surround us. The allergies, I think, was made worse by her sinus infection or was it vice a versa. Either way, it was a long spring full of doctor visits and asthma flares.

I also have spring allergies. Today the sneezing was in full swing and I had that allergy fatigue. I am not sure exactly what I am allergic to but I know that as I get older the allergies get worse. So today I took the first Claritin of the season.

I love opening the windows and the house smelling like fresh spring air. That will not be happening again this year. I opened them up the past few days and I think that made the allergies worse. So we are starting allergy protocol to try and hold off its annoyances. Plus, I say a prayer that the allergies don't irritate the sinuses to much and create an infection. And then there is the asthma. I pray that we have it stabilized enough that we have no flares or concerns.

Finally, I gave Maggie a dose of 24 antihistamine this morning. It helped her eyes and sneezes but it also made her groggy and a bit whiney. She actually fell asleep at quiet time. That is an odd happening here unless she is sick. I can't remember the last time she slept during quiet time. I just hope the hour nap doesn't push bedtime until late. Actually, I hope she doesn't need it everyday to cope.

So I guess my dream is spring hurries by and we settle into a nice, warm and relaxing summer. Our allergies should have diminished and hopefully the kids are healthy. Then we can focus on lazy days in the backyard : )