Anna's Hospital Stay

My sweet little Anna was hospitalized this week with a urinary tract infection that spread to her kidneys. This is her third UTI this year. She started complaining on Friday night that her back hurt. Saturday morning at about 2:30am, she woke up crying. I checked her temp, and it was about 102. On Saturday I took her to the after hours clinic (these things always happen on the weekend).The doctor on call gave her a shot of antibiotics, but expressed concern that she may not respond to them because she has had so much this year. He advised that if she got worse, to take her to the ER. Well, she got worse. We woke up Sunday to 106 temp! I rushed her to the ER and they admitted her for IV antibiotics. After day one in the hospital, she was still running a fever, which concerned the doctor. Day two, still has a fever. Day three, the same. Day four, Dr. Wilcox consulted a infection specialist, who advised him that she may continue to have a fever, even if the antibiotics were working. So, Dr. Wilcox let us go home, on the condition that if she got worse, we brought her back. Well, I'm so happy to report that she is so much better! No fever, no pain. Yay!!

Anna actually LOVED being in the hospital (aside from getting "pokies"). They made it such a positive experience. And she came home with so much loot!! A blanket, stuffed animals, a crown and wand, coloring books, fun pillow cases, ect... They had a playroom loaded with toys to play in and a nurse there who's only job is to play with the kids and make them happy. When it was time to go, Anna was sad. She wanted to stay. I was ready to sleep in my own bed.


Anna with her new blanket and bear


Coloring with her new fun pen


The magic wand the nurses made for her


This was when she was first admitted. She did NOT feel well


Having fun with Daddy

We're so grateful for all the concern and love that everyone showed us during this time. We also want to give a shout out to our awesome doctor, Dr. Wilcox, and all the wonderful nurses that took care of Anna. And one more GIGANTIC thanks to my mom, who took care of my kids, cleaned my house, and did ALL of my laundry. She's amazing and she made things so much easier for us. Thanks Mom!! We love you!!

Cafe' Rio Salad

Tonight I didn't cook. Russ took me to Cafe Rio for a Salad. I LOVE Cafe Rio salad. Especially the dressing. I think if it was possible, I would bathe in it. It's THAT good.

So Yummy!

Magic Hugs

So...I've been a slacker. I haven't posted anything for awhile. Well...that is going to change!! Starting today. I figured that I don't always have to post long, in depth epistles. Sometimes I may only post a couple lines. But, I really want to start keeping up with my blog.

On Monday, Russ had some small, outpatient surgery. Nothing serious. He has, however, been a little sore from it, so he has parked himself on the couch to recover. Anna has been very concerned about it all. She wants to be right by him, to make sure he is ok. Russ told her that her hugs were "magic" and that whenever he is in pain, if he gets a hug from her, it goes away. She has taken this quite seriously. Every ten minutes, Russ gets a "magic hug". If he ever expresses discomfort, Anna is there with her "magic hug". She is so worried about him and his well being. I think it's pretty awesome.



Oh ..and today is my Dad's birthday. HappyBirthday, Dad! I love you!!

Kate's Big Treat

Yesterday Kate, my 11 month old daughter, and I took a shower. I don't usually shower with my baby, but she needed one and so did I so I decided to kill two birds with one stone. When we were through, I got out, dried her off and then proceeded to go through my post shower ritual of eyebrow plucking and lotion slathering. While I was doing that, she crawled off , butt naked, to her bedroom and started playing with Anna's play kitchen, which has fun buttons to push that make fun sounds. I could easily hear her from the bathroom. After a while, I noticed that there wasn't any sound coming from her room anymore. Now, all you moms out there know that silence can be the worst thing you hear from you children, since it usually means they are getting into trouble. So, I poked my head around the corner into her room to see what she was doing. There was my Kate, smearing poop all over herself and the play kitchen. As I approached her she looked up and me and smiled an open mouth grin. I looked closer and saw that inside her mouth was a big blob of POOP!! Of coarse I screamed, which made her scream. I immediately scooped her up and ran for the bathroom. I washed her mouth out and had to give her another bath. It was a BIG mess. So, the moral of this story is : keep and eye on you kids, or you'll be in deep sh*%t!