Wednesday, October 21, 2009

The flu hits...


So Aimee was sick in bed with influenza the last few days. Not fun at all. The first two days were mostly high fevers (104's), runny nose, cough and lots of trouble breathing especially when she was sleeping. We quarantined her to Dad and Mom's room so we could get her better and not spread the fun to the rest of the fam.

She felt a little better after her bath, though her fever was still in the 103's but that didn't stop her from smiling and being her sweet self.

A few minutes later she was coloring a picture to give to Jocelyn.

The next day though she had viral pink eye in both eyes. This picture doesn't show how swollen and puffy her face was and how bad her eyes looked. I mean really bad. They really looked like she'd been in a fight! Even today they look like they'd been bruised. Poor girl!

But alas, rest is the magic cure, oh and Tamiflu, and she is definately on the mend. We've washed, washed, and re washed lots of laundry to keep things clean and so far Jocey and Benny seem to be fine. Let's hope our little visitor is on the way out!

Thursday, October 15, 2009

Update on Benny...


Everything is AWESOME!!! So we went to clinic today and it was a way short visit- only like two and 1/2 hours so not too bad. And yeah!, everything is great. I always worry now that we're only going every 4 weeks that something is going to happen. I see so many kiddos struggling with their new hearts and wonder why Ben just seems to be sailing through. Is it the calm before the storm? I guess you never stop worrying about your kids, especially those that have a history like Ben's. That's why it's so reassuring to hear that things are going well. I haven't heard about all of his lab tests yet but I assume they're fine and his echo was okay, no worse on the tricuspid regurgitation than last month so that's great! I also ran into a few friends today: Paul (who had his transplant a few weeks ago) and his sweetie Lynette (it's always nice to see them), and Dr. Kouretas (one of the amazing cardio-thorasic surgeons) who remembered us (which made me feel good since I'm terrifed that Ben will be forgotten in a place that always has someone to fill your bed when you leave) and he gave me a quick update on Dr. Hawkins and said that he's hanging in there. Please pray for Dr. Hawkins and all of the little ones at Primary's. And remember to wash your hands A LOT. I don't know why that last bit bears repeating so much, but it sure does this time of year especially.

Sunday, October 11, 2009

Gratitude

Someone like me has so much to be thankful for. Today, what is on my mind most is the love we feel for each other in our family. Nothing makes me happier than watching our kids interact with each other when they don't know we're watching. They are so good to each other and really enjoy being together. They look out for each other and cherish one another. I am so proud of them. They bring so much joy to my heart everyday. I thought it would be nice to see some of those moments I've captured in the last few months.