Spring Break in the Hospital

Our baby girl has been in the hospital since Friday afternoon. This is certainly not how I expected to spend the beginning of our Spring Break, but here's how it all went down...

Friday morning around 4:30 Lucy woke up crying and she wasn't interested in eating. I held her for a while and realized that she was getting warmer and warmer so I took her temperature - 104.3. I knew that was extremely high for a baby her age but I gave her medicine and took it again about 45 minutes later - 102.2. I ended up rocking her for about 2 hours and then around 6:30 she finally ate and then went to sleep. I called the doctor as soon as they opened and of course they wanted to see us. After 2 1/2 hours there, they took blood and urine and the doctor said he would call me that afternoon with the results. We both agreed that she probably just had the same virus that Anna and Sam had earlier in the week but because of her age it was better just to run the tests to verify that.

That afternoon our pediatrician called and told us to head to the hospital, her white cell count was high and she would need to spend the night in order to figure out what was going on. He had already called ahead to tell them we were coming - lovely. It was a huge shock since I really expected him to say it was viral and there's nothing to do but wait it out. Thankfully Jack and Anna were already en route to the Upstate with Ninny and Grandy to get their spring break started. Marshall left work and the four of us packed bags and headed to the Children's Hospital in Augusta.

They were ready for us in the ER triage room where Lucy had her blood pressure, oxygen levels, and temperature taken.

The ER doctor checked her out and then we headed upstairs to a room where she got her huge blue hospital gown.

We answered lots of questions while Sam entertained himself by playing peek-a-boo in the closet.

Marshall and Sam eventually went home and I stayed the night with Lucy in the hospital. The next day we got a diagnosis of UTI and started Rocephin shots, which are taken every 24 hours for 3 days. We did a lot of hanging around all day Saturday.

Sam insisted on covering her up with the hospital blankets.

And then he jerked them right off her!

Lucy did not want to be put down, but I finally figured out that putting her in the boppy still cuddled her enough for me to put her down briefly.

She's been a trooper throughout this whole process and has shown many different emotions:

happy

astonished

perplexed

excited

Saturday evening Sam ate dinner in the room with us and then snuggled up on the couch/bed to take over the remote.

Sunday (today) has consisted of even more hanging around and we were starting to get a little bored, so I decided we needed an activity - bath time!

She loved it!

After that she had a little tummy time.
Sam wanted to see what was going on up there in the big ol' crib!

This boy finds trouble everywhere he goes!

Cheese!

I even got some snuggle time in with both of my babies at the same time.

At this point we are waiting for Lucy to get her third shot tomorrow morning. Hopefully by that time, they will know exactly what bacteria caused the UTI and which antibiotic to prescribe for it. She hasn't had any more fevers since yesterday morning, although the Rocephin is giving her tummy troubles. She's still being our tough baby girl and other then really wanting to be held a lot more than normal, she's been in pretty good spirits. We certainly appreciate all the prayers and keep them up so we can come home tomorrow!

Big Buzz, Little Buzz

Someone sure does look up to his big brother. Today Sam brought me the Buzz Lightyear costume and asked for help. I put it on him and he loved it! As soon as Jack saw him, he had to put his own costume on. My boys sure do make a cute Buzz!

I just showed Sam this picture and asked him who it was. His answer... "Buzz!"

Do they look like sisters?

Here is a picture I took of Lucy today.

And here's one of Anna at about the same age.

Two Months

It's hard to believe that our baby girl is two months old today. She is such a great little person! She continues to roll with the chaos of our everyday lives and she's usually able to go with the flow. She has three siblings who absolutely adore her and there's constantly someone in her face, but she really doesn't seem to mind. She still eats about every three hours during the day but really hasn't settled into a consistent pattern at night yet. I try to wake her up around 10:30 for one last feeding (so she will sleep longer) but sometimes I'm just too tired so I let her sleep until she wakes up. She goes anywhere from 3-6 (usually 5) hours at night, but I'm hoping we hit a better pattern with that soon. She's smiling on occasion, especially when her belly is full, and I love that. I just can't get enough of my red headed little baby!

Thanks Pop & Grammy

We had a great time visiting with Pop & Grammy this weekend. Thanks so much for all that you did to help out with everything. We love you!

Just a few more pictures.....

Ready

Lucy has learned at an early age that you must never let your guard down in this family and you should always be ready to sucker punch anyone who gets in your face!

Jack's First Soccer Game

This is Jack's first year playing on a soccer team and it's certainly going to be interesting! They had a jamboree for all the teams today and boy was it crazy! There were tons of kids in soccer jerseys from every color of the rainbow and lots of parents and siblings. Despite the chaos it was fun to see Jack out there having a good time. Thankfully Pop and Grammy were visiting and gave me an extra few hands to keep the other kids entertained - I could not have emerged from this morning with my sanity still intact if it weren't for them!

Jack and Gracie warming up together.

Coach Scott helping everyone get ready for the team pictures.

At 10:00 (our scheduled starting time) the 9:30 game hadn't even started yet, so Grammy got to do a lot of entertaining.

Anna and her buddy Finley from school.

Jack's in the middle of the field apparently doing some sort of warm up stretch.

Lucy didn't have the best view of the field but I don't think she cared too much.

Halftime water break.

Jack came in as goalie for a bit after halftime.

Sam had a great time playing on the sidelines with Pop - check out his pink cheeks.

Jack's team, Galaxy, ended up winning the game 2-1 but I don't even think he cared about the score. He told me he had fun "running super fast!"

Bath Time

This is how the littles take a bath when the bigs are away.....

The Artists

Anna and Sam had a little painting fun today while Jack was at school. I think Sam liked playing in the water more than painting, but he had a good time and that's all that really matters!

Just a Little Preview

We received soccer uniforms and dance costumes all in one week and had to try them on to make sure they fit (some better than others). This is just a preview as I'm sure we will take many more pictures at these events in the coming months.

Cloth Cuties

Now that Lucy's starting to get a little chunkier, I've been trying the cloth diapers on her (babies usually don't fit into one-sized cloth diapers until they've filled out a bit). Oh my goodness - she just looks so cute in them! They actually seem to fit her just fine, but I'm only using them during the day when we're at home until I'm confident that we have them on the right settings and they won't leak. Plus, I still don't have enough to cloth diaper her full-time yet. Here are a few pics I've taken over the past week or so. You can tell her face is definitely filling out and she's getting a double chin. LOVE IT!

Not to be left out here's the most recent picture I have of my other chunker in his diaper. No idea why he's downstairs with nothing but a diaper on and why I happened to take a picture of it, but sometimes when things don't make sense around here I try not to question them!

Officer Jack

Floor Time

The moment I put Lucy on the floor to hang out for a bit, she's immediately surrounded by various admirers who want to get right in her face and love on her. So far she doesn't really seem to mind all these crazy people in her face, but I'm sure the time will come when she's had enough. Thankfully that hasn't happened yet.

Flexible Anna

This is how I found Anna watching tv this afternoon. I guess when you're three this is a comfortable position.

TROUBLE

How do you spell "trouble?"

S. A. M.

At least that's how we spell it in our house! This boy is such a little stinker. He gets into everything! One night recently, Marshall had a snack after the kids went to bed. Apparently he forgot to put the cookies away. The next morning Sam and I headed downstairs together; he went into the den while I went into the kitchen to start breakfast for everyone. As I was getting things ready, I realized Sam hadn't come into the kitchen and he was awfully quiet. I peeked around the corner and this is what I found. As soon as I said his name, he grabbed one more cookie for the road!

Check out the piece of cookie stuck to his pajama shirt.

Sam is also known to find Jack's Leapster Explorer and play with it. He knows he's not supposed to have it and Jack knows he's supposed to keep it up high where Sam can't reach, but sometimes this is what happens.

Busted and he knows it!