Big SMILE

Drew's baseball team sent the following today...MADE his day.  We haven't seen this big smile for quite a few days...

Thank you Coach Jeff and Mariners.

Loose Tooth at 2 am

It was 2 am and Jack was crying last night, or this morning, however you want to look at it.  Crying because its his first loose tooth and he is scared.  For some reason he just now realized it was loose at 2 am.  He really wants Daddy to be home because his tooth is loose.  (not sure what Daddy could do to help but when the boys are scared Daddy trumps all)  So I reassured him that it would be okay.  That losing a tooth isn't so scary.

His concern..."but Mommy will I bleed all over when it falls out?"  

As much as I wanted to sleep and not discuss loose teeth at 2 am I realized, that probably is a scary feeling.  To lose part of you and not understand why?  And how that happens....he finally went back to sleep after we prayed for his loose tooth, at his request.  Of course back to sleep on Daddy's pillow now, right next to me.

This morning was filled with 101 more questions about loose teeth and grown up teeth and all that goes with it...

Autographs?

There is always something to ponder at this house.  Tonight after prayers and tucking in Drew, who is still quite sick, prayers and snuggling Jack and on my way to Tommy's room I find that Tommy is NOT in his room but in Drew's asking for his autograph?   Drew is supposed to be in bed by 7:30-8:00 right now with his Mono....had done his nebulizer treatment for his bronchitis, taken his cough medicine with codeine and had been in bed for a good 20 minutes.  Probably NOT asleep yet but SO close.  And yet Tommy, for some reason, needed to ask Drew for an autograph and turn on all of Drew's lights?  Hmmmm....why??  Not sure.  I asked Tommy why he would go in and wake up his very sick brother for this and he really didn't know why....so I ponder.

In the meantime Jack just came back downstairs to ask me if we had prayed before I layed with him and I assured him we had.  He couldn't remember.  And he was also wondering if he could sleep on "Daddy's pillow" tonight since he is in California and I might be lonely.  I assured him I was okay without Daddy there and he could just stay in his bed all night long.

Hmmm....

It was beautiful here today.  We had the windows all opened in the hopes that the germs would fly right on out with the breeze.  I even got Drew to sit out on the deck for 30 minutes and he even walked out to the playset and sat on a swing and watched Tommy and I play a game of HORSE on the Sportcourt.  You may wonder who won that game?  Well Tommy did but I will have you know I led H to HORS for Tommy for quite awhile. My best score yet with him.  He then decided to go for the 3 pointers knowing all to well those are NOT my strength.  I did make ONE which shocked him and got a big smile out of Drew.

Other than that outing Drew and I were inside ALL day.  I caught up on ironing, laundry, cleaning out my desk, Sunday School Curriculum and snuggled with Drew inbetween when he was up for it.

Thanks for the prayers for Drew and for me. :)  We are hanging in there.  I think tomorrow will look a whole lot like today did.

Blessings,

Sweet Boy

Here he is...taken tonight around 7:00 pm.

So, so sweet, and so, so tired.

Prayers....

Something I learned today about mono...

Drew was STILL not himself this morning and still feeling terrible.  So we took him BACK to the Dr. at 11:30.  This time he showed signs of mono.  The meds we had been giving him from Monday were having NO affect on him.  So they suspected Mono, large glands, red yucky throat still, dehydrated, spleen sore etc.  Did a blood draw...and we went home.  They would call with the results.  

I was fully expecting the standard phone call, "Your sons tests are negative. It is viral.   There are so many viruses going around.  This must just be a bad one".  But NO when the nurse called me back I could tell by the sound of her voice I wasn't going to get that answer she said "Drew has tested positive on both different blood tests we ran, it is official.  He has mono."

Wow, I certainly didn't know you could get "mono" at age 9 but evidently you can....

So we cancelled our weekend plans of going to Minnesota.  boo hoo But there are more important things we have to worry about and take care of and that is Drew.  No PE or Recess for 2 weeks.  No school until Tuesday then half days for awhile.  No playing ball or running around outside...lay low.  Well that should be easy considering right now he has no desire or energy to do anything but lay on the couch.

Something I learned today about mono...it is NOT a kissing disease.  It can be spread through saliva but also through respiratory stuff.  So hence why he is highly contagious right now through Monday.   He probably got it through an airborne path.  Bummer I know but interesting.  And to all of his classmates he has spent the mornings with this week...I apologize.  We had him at the Dr. last Thursday, then Monday again..had I known this is what we were dealing with I wouldn't have sent him.  

Please pray for healing for Drew.  Protection of his spleen in particular.  That he would stay hydrated, he has seen the hospital twice before due to his lack of hydration.  That he would be able to sleep and rest and his cough would get under control.  Please pray for protection for the rest of us home too.  We have been kissing him all week...:)

Scott leaves tomorrow for a long weekend to San Diego to see his dear friend Pete Dumiak, and the Dumiak girls.  It was his birthday gift from me.  So pray for safety and protection for him.  And also pray that he is able to enjoy his time there and not think about us here so often.  That he would have peace of mind that God has us covered.

Thank you for the prayers...

My eyes

This morning snuggling in our bed with me...

Jack: "I just can't take my eyes off of you Mommy, you are so beautiful"

Me: "Jack you are so sweet"

Jack: "I know that"

Three boys-Three scripts

I took all 3 boys into the Dr. yesterday afternoon.  Drew has been sick off and on since last Wednesday,   Jack not feeling great since Sunday and Tommy woke up Monday with a terrible headache and sinus mess.   Even though I did take Drew in on Thursday to see the nurse practitioner, our Dr. takes Thursdays off which I told him I was NOT in favor of, thought I had better run him in again.

Well came out of there with Zithromax for everyone.  Bronchitis, sinus infections, ear infections and possibly strep or a random combination for some.  So NOW I am hopeful that after today, we will be on the mend.  It is not fun having boys' sick.  Please continue to pray for healing in this house.  The older boys have their ITBS (Iowa Test of Basic Skills) at school every morning this week, so it's just not an easy time to miss school.  So I keep on sending them.  

Scott had a business dinner last night and when he came home at 9- he found a very tired Mommy already in bed, with a terrible headache of her own and  with a whole bunch of laundry that never did get folded and a house that wasn't all picked up.  Oh well, he never complains about any of that.  Just snuggled up to make sure I wasn't sick too.  Said prayers with me and back downstairs he went to pick up our mess and catch up on his work.   As my Mom always has said he should get the , "What a guy award" and I agree.

Need to Save up by Jack

7:10 am

Jack : "Look, I found a dollar bill under my bed.  Can we go somewhere after school and spend it?"

Mom:  "Why don't you just save it in your room."

Jack: "Yeah that's right I need to save up to buy a house, a wedding and a ring."

Mom: :)

P.S. Verification of WHY I am doing this blog,  to remember moments like these

Boston Creme Pie

Tonight we had the "Official Birthday Cake" of Scott's birthdays...the famous Boston Creme Pie he loves so much.  Made it yesterday but didn't get the chance to eat it.  :)  So tonight we had another quick birthday song and cake to eat.  Lucky for Scott...Jack and I are not big fans of the cake so more for him.  Sadly for Scott...Drew loves it as much as he does, and Tommy is starting to as well.  If Scott's little brother Doug were here, we would be in BIG trouble as they would fight over who could have more of it and it would be gone by now.  Sorry Doug can't ship the cake to you in VA, we'll have to eat it without you.

Happy Birthday, once again, to my Love.