And Alex makes seven

Alex came into our bed early this morning, hot with fever. So now everyone has caught the bug, all seven of us.

We knew with Alex sick that it would be another low-key, stay at home day. So we stayed in bed as long as possible. Alex slept almost all day. His fever never got high enough to warrant medicine, but it was enough to keep him tired and snoozy.

Isabella tends to her sick big brother

At 4 pm, Cristina and Maritza went to a pre-screening exam for lasik eye surgery (for Cristina). Normally, it takes a long time to get an appointment, but Maritza was able to pull some strings and get an appointment today. If she opts for the procedure, it could be done next Tuesday. We hadn’t come here with the intention of getting lasik surgery done, but it is something that we were planning to do within the next few years. Here it is much cheaper, but still with a board-certified doctor using the latest technology.

I made spaghetti for dinner. Cristina and Maritza got home around 6:30. Cristina was impressed with how fancy the equipment was at the doctor’s office. The doctor was very knowledgeable and upfront: he didn’t sugarcoat anything. Our only concerns are how we would handle any complications down the line, since we’d be leaving in two weeks. However, there is only a very small percentage chance of complications.

Throughout the day, Alex only ate half a banana and drank two Emergen-Cs. When we put the other two in bed, Alex’s fever was 101.

I worked on my journal for a while and we did some more research on lasik. Cristina called her mom to let her know what we were thinking about and get her two-cents.