Admitted

I thought lily had avoided this round of being sick, but it has gotten the best of her. I could feel the heat of her fever radiating off her body during the wee hours on Friday night.

Saturday morning we headed for the ER. I planned on the usual.. Blod cultures, antibiotics, then back home and follow up the next day. Well, her fever has not subsided. We have been admitted and were told that she needs to be 24 hours without a fever to be discharged. If this is the virus my boys had we could be here another week.

I miss running around chasing my boys.  I miss their stories, the sound of their humming and pitter pattering around. I know I will see them soon, I think this is the longest I have been away from them and I miss the closeness. They came by to see lily in the ER and each brought her a book that they had picked out. Her eyes lit up seeing and hearing them. Now we are up in a room and they are not allowed to come visit since its RSV season. And since she has a virus, she cannot leave the room. We are sort of quarantined, At least we have a window that overlooks the mountains. 

Lily did have a high fever during the night, so I am sure that just bought us more time here. She is now resting peacefully asleep in the twin hospital bed we have been sharing. There is a window seat/bed for me but I gravitate to her.  Finding comfort next to her sweet little body. 

She knows I am here for her as new faces pop in and out the door, poking and prodding. Yes, I am the 'still' breast feeding mom who requests a fresh apple for my daughter instead of the canned cocktail fruit they want to give her. I was told they do not give apples to children her age as its a choking hazard...I had to talk to the kitchen manager about that one.  She has a full mouth of teeth and eats at least one a day at home.  She has not eaten much, but it's been healthy. Apples, carrots, the quioa salad my mom brought in. Hopefully these foods will help her to recover quickly. 

Much hoping to be home with the rest of my lovies soon.

princess shows

logan has also been home from school sick for the majority of the week.  poor little guy ended up with an ear infection.

cinderella came on tv and at first logan complained that he did not want to watch a girl show.  but after a few minutes he settled in and was mesmerized by her.  he was talking to the tv telling cinderella to hurry, cheering for the good people.  it was adorable.  

then luke came through the door and started asking him why he was watching girl movies... logan looked at me and said 'mommy, i asked you to change the channel.  why did you let luke see me watching that?'.  he was embarrassed but i am quite sure he will be asking me to turn on more princess shows in the future.

sick as a bug

this little one has been sick for the past few days...

since he has been sick and his nose is stuffed up, he has been chewing on his paci's. i know, he is much to old to still have pacifiers, but he loves them so much.

however, since he has been chewing on them, they are getting holes and obviously he does not like that. in fact, he has a new name for the chewed up ones... the 'sucking up' ones.  during the wee hours of the night all i heard was him calling for me complaining that his paci was a sucking up one.  the words they come up with!  and here i am blogging about it, so i can look back and remember this little expression.

feel better my little landon.  i am ready for this flu bug to leave our house.  i feel like we keep getting it over and over... except for lily.  she is the only one who has avoided it.  normally i am not one to give the flu shot, in fact, i ponder over every shot.  however, this year, given lily's condition i gave her the flu vaccine. i think it is actually working.  she has been the only one not to have gotten the flu this season.  my feelings towards the vaccine are changing...

a bit of new

his newest interest is learning about different cultures and countries.

will he follow my footsteps and join the peace corps?

of course traveling around the world is not an option, so he is involved in a new class 'around the world' at school where they get their passports and off they go.   this week was africa.  he has been inspired.  this little boy usually speeds through art projects as quickly as possible... however, for africa, he took his time, the art was neatly done, he was even the last one out of the room.

it was also a big day because he came in 2nd place for the spelling bee (for his grade). hip hip hooray! and his best friend came in with the gold.  luke's teacher mentioned that she saw his eyes starting to tear, so she quickly went over to congratulate him and remind him that it was his best friend who won.  it was a big step in the right direction for him.  luke is very competitive and not always the best at handling disappointments.  he handled it well.  when i went to pick him up and he told me he was 2nd in his WHOLE grade, not just his class.  he was happy for his best friend... big step!  maybe we can start playing games at home again.  i had put everything away because he would get so emotional about winning.  maybe he is turning over a new leaf.... lets hope!

visit

they could not be separated.  love at first sight.

amazing new year

more snow to ring in the new year.  luke was a bit under the weather, but decided to venture out of the cabin a few times.  logan and landon only came in for hot chocolate and to warm up, then they were back out to play in the fluffy stuff.  lily cried to go out, then cried when i put her in the snow.  she was much better off inside, maybe next year.

a few resolutions...

luke still is not very clear about his...

logan wants to improve his manners (really??)...

i dream of a year of better health.  its been a blessed year, but one of my hardest yet.  it has tested me in ways i never imagined, how did i get through a child being diagnosed with a brain tumor and ongoing chemotherapy.  however, the world keep spinning, i keep smiling, life is amazing.

logan designed and created these puppet santa's.  after the one he made for himself, landon started to cry so he made one for him as well.  landon is one lucky boy having logan for his older brother.

cousins

the moment he saw her, he said 'she's my friend'.  and he never left her side.  holding hands and hugging they would go from place to place.

landon told me he will miss her every day.  his newest friend and even better... cousin.  there is nothing like a cousin to share good times with.