Aquino Acquainted: Tylenol days

Can we ever have enough of Tylenol? Since Tuesday, we have finished at least 2 bottles of Tylenol already with my 3 kiddos' cough, colds and fever. We tried the chewable tablet ones too but they like taking syrup form better.

We usually get this bad cough/cold in January, and with all the previous VERY cold days here in Canada, it's no wonder we are dealing with these right now. Thankfully Jakob did not miss a day in school, and Jethro is feeling better.

But...our little princess is sick. Cough, cold and fever all through the night. Not to mention the lovely(?) cast on her right arm. Apparently, she and her little brother were holding hands while seating on the couch when Jethro suddenly jumped off the couch, still holding Beata's hand, and OUCH! He accidentally pulled it and it's the start of Beata's pain and our long wait at the emerg yesterday. It happened Wednesday night. We went to a walk-in clinic thinking it was just another popped elbow just like what she had before. But when we woke up Thursday, she is still complaining about it so I decided to take her to the emerg right after dropping off Jakob to school. X-ray was done (me and Beata in the x-ray room, Jethro outside peeking though the hole, crying while still holding on to mommy's purse) and it showed normal but doctors want to make sure so she was put in a cast until Monday when we go back to see the doctor again. She felt much better after the cast. And since Raymond took the afternoon off from work, we decided to go on with the Chuck E. Cheese's plan. The boys had fun but Beata just sat most of the time (though she was really trying and forcing herself to have fun coz she was looking forward to this too!). Poor Beata. She was so frustrated asking me what else can she do with just one hand. I know she'll get used to it but with a toddler, 2 arms and 2 hands help when they are playing (especially with those small dresses that come with the Polly Pocket dolls).