So, it is pretty awesome to see the girls with Ben, especially when we are in public. They are SO protective of him. Today I picked the girls up at school. One of Klara's friends got a little close to the stroller, but didn't touch it. Klara said, "you can't touch his stroller because there might be germs." I don't think the kid understood, but it was very sweet. Then later, we went to a restaurant because they did so awesome today when I had to be on a work call for 45 minutes. So, first we went to a restaurant and ate our food. I went to get some ketchup for the nuggets. While I went up, the girls stayed with Ben. When I got back, Abby told me, "We didn't let anyone touch him." She was so proud of herself! They are so protective of him and know how bad germs are for him. Well, maybe they don't know exactly how bad germs are. But, they know that if Ben gets sick, he usually ends up in the hospital, or we have a lot of dr appt's.
The girls are also great with his meds. Today at 7 pm, it was time for his meds and Abby asked if she could get them. I said it was ok. She called out from the kitchen, "so, Bactrim, Prograf and Cellcept and what else?" It's amazing that she knows exactly what meds come at each time. And she used to know all his other meds too, before we switched to only 2 times a day. It helps that we have color coded tips on each syringe. So, they know what color to look for. They really do look our for him. Klara is even getting better at covering her cough and sneezes and washing her hand or using hand sanitizer. When we first brought him home from the hospital, and also while he was in the hospital, she was really bad about washing her hands. She would say, "but I just washed them" and "just washed them" meant about an hour ago and she had gone to the bathroom or eaten since then. But now, she almost always washes her hands after going to the bathroom and after coughing or sneezing.
Ben will most likely be going to Montessori starting next August (as long as there are no serious complications *crossing fingers*) . I wonder if Klara will be as protective (or even more so) than she is now. There is a possibility that Abby will still be at Montessori, but at this time, we are unsure. Unless we can get them to help us out for the first couple of months with the tuition, so that I can get a bunch of clients and be able to take care of the tuition, we are unsure if we can afford 3 in Montessori. We would LOVE to have Abby continue on there, and it would be great for her. But, we know we need Ben there. And Abby has been there for almost 4 years. If we have to put her in public school, it wouldn't be the worst thing, though we really would rather have her in Montessori. But, we definitely want Ben there because they know his situation and are willing to make many accommodations. Some examples are, they told us they would do their absolute best to make sure he is not in a classroom with any unvaccinated children (well, if they are unvaccinated due to medical reasons, there is nothing we can do about that, just like he will have a medical exemption against all live vaccines.), they will let us know right away if anyone comes down with anything more serious than a cold. That way we can be sure to go pick him up right away and have him checked out immediately by his pediatrician and possibly get preventative meds. Just as an example, if he were to be exposed to chicken pox, he would need to get immunoglobulins within 72 hours of exposure. So, we need to know right away. This really is going to be the best school for him and I will feel a bit better with him being there. I also love that Klara will be there his first and second year there. I am sure she will protect him. Like i said, they are great with him and you can tell how much they love him! :)
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