Sam's Super Fun Week

Spring break this year got off to a bit of a rocky start with Lucy in the hospital for three nights, so once we were settled in back at home I tried to do lots of extra fun things with Sam. Jack and Anna were with the grandparents for the week so Sam enjoyed some special activities, while Lucy did a lot of sleeping.

One thing Sam did was sleep wherever he wanted. Each night he chose a different bed and he obviously thought he was big stuff sleeping in his his siblings' beds.

On Tuesday we visited the Equine rescue (aka the horse farm) and Sam had a good time running around neighing at the horses, despite the fierce winds.

Wednesday brought a puppet show to the gardens and while I knew he wouldn't sit through the whole puppet show, I figured he would enjoy the picnic and feeding the ducks. I guess the ducks were taking cover from all the people because they were no where to be found - despite all the quacking Sam did to entice them to come out. He still enjoyed walking the gardens and seeing the fish. He did NOT enjoy the Easter Bunny! Poor boy stopped dead in his tracks when he saw the giant bunny passing out Easter treats. He didn't cry, but he certainly didn't want any part of that bunny!

Here he is checking him out from a distance. He would not let go of my hand.

This is what Lucy did most of the time.

Thursday we hit up the local gymnastics place and had a great time bouncing and balancing with the MOMS Club kids.

Thursday afternoon consisted of making a trip to Lowe's to pick up pine straw and when all you have is a minivan, this is how you transport it!

We had a fun week, but I think big boy sure was excited when his brother and sister got home!

Happy 5th Birthday to my first baby!

Oh how I love this kid!

Dress Up

This was cowboy day at school.

This was Anna's own concoction!

This was the day Sam brought me Jack's shirt, jeans, and shoes and insisted on wearing them. He just adores Jack and was so proud!

Apparently he also like to dress as his big sister, as well!

Some Cuteness While You Wait

We've had an extremely busy few weeks here lately and I have a lot of catching up to do on the blog. Here's a little gem while you wait for my updates.

Lucy-Lu

Look who's feeling better these days!

I forgot to post her stats from her 2 month well check that was a couple weeks ago. At two months she was 12 lbs, 10 oz and 23 1/2 inches - 90th percentile for both. Today at a follow up appointment she was 14 lbs, 3 oz. She did have on clothes when weighed today, but I think she's plumping up rather nicely!

Oh, Sam!

I've said it before and I will say it again, this boy is TROUBLE! He just seems to find it wherever he goes! Tonight we were out taking a look at a new (to us) minivan and we were getting ready to take it for a test drive. Sam was climbing inside the new van and I was in the process of getting his car seat out of ours so we could take a drive in the other one. Before Marshall or I could get to him he tripped and fell right out. Face first into the asphalt. Sam was crying and bleeding everywhere and the poor salesman didn't know what to do! We finally got him calmed down (Sam, not the salesman), but decided that with all the blood, it would be better to come back for a test drive another time. As I sat Sam down in his car seat he caught a glimpse of himself in the mirror and totally freaked out again.

Guess I would freak out too if this is what I looked like! This was as I was getting him out of the car back at the house.

Here's one after he got all cleaned up. I don't think stitches are necessary, but hopefully the Motrin and Neosporin will help a bit. He's definitely going to have a huge goose egg on his noggin, though.

Apparently Sam thought Lucy was getting too much attention lately with her medical needs and decided to shine the spotlight back on himself. Point taken.

Update on Our Girl

First of all, thank you for all the prayers that went up on Lucy's behalf. They were certainly felt and we finally got to come home from the hospital Monday afternoon. Before we were discharged, though, Lucy had an ultrasound on her kidneys and bladder. Everything looks fine there, but she's scheduled to go back for a VCUG in a couple weeks to test and make sure she doesn't have kidney reflux. She's been such a trooper throughout this whole process and we're just praying that everything comes back ok on her upcoming tests.

Here she is during the ultrasound she had while still in the hospital. She fell asleep on the way down to radiology and actually slept through the whole thing!

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!