We are home

Ashton got to come home yesterday afternoon from the hospital. But he still needs a lot of meds and watching. Dr. Connor suggested we put a PICC line in his arm. It goes in the forearm and threads all the way to the heart. He needs IV antibiotics for the next six days. I guess the hospital life flighted a baby yesterday for pneumonia. They are saying there are many cases this year for some reason. And the snow is not helping my mood!!!

Back at the Hospital

So just kiddin, Ashton is not better. Sunday night he still had a fever of 102 after a whole week of not feeling good. I was feeling desperate and wanted something done to get him better. Well, I got just that. He has pneumonia and we spent the night in the hospital. Poor little guy. The only thing he likes is the endless assortment of movies and the cool bag of goodies that the ER gave him. He is such a little trooper. Not even a peep when they put in the IV.
My heart was breaking today because he just kept saying " I want to go home." That sounds so familiar. His lungs sound like rice krispies and he has lost about 3 pounds. It's just so weird because he is never sick. Hopefully this doesn't sound bad, but I am just glad it's him and not Mesa or Greyson in the hospital.

Good times

1. Thursday taking a baby gift over to a friends house, I slipped on some ice and fell down a
whole flight of stairs and twisted my ankle.

2. Get picked up by a cop, not for speeding, but because my registration is expired by a month.
And I have to say it does work to cry really hard so that you won't get a ticket.

3. Mesa gets RSV and doesn't sleep for about four days. Poor little sweetheart!

4. Get sick and up all night after eating way too much of my sister's really good popcorn.

5. And to top it all off, Ashton has a fever of 104 in the night and now I find out he has strep
throat ( he got a shot and will be fine soon)

Just waiting for the next child to get sick.......... ( I am being realistic, not pessimistic)
Good thing the sun comes up and I get to start over again tomorrow.

new office in Rexburg

Last weekend Prosper moved to a new office in Rexburg, quite bigger, so that it has room to grow. We took all the kids and stayed for a few days. I am sure my sister just loves when I come because with her six girls and our four there are ten kids in the house. But she is always welcoming! We made the rounds visiting and Aarons mom made a nice dinner. It was the first time we ate a turkey bought off QVC. Marin has a bit of a sweet spot for her Grandpa Ralph. He was out of comission after taking a tumble off the back of the tractor. It was sad to see that it was snowing in Rexburg too but what the heck did I expect, sunshine and rainbows?

Thirty somethingish

It's my birthday today and it was a great day. I have wonderful friends, neighbors and family. I got a package of cinnamon bears, a big sugar cookie, a coupon book from my kids and husband. A big tin full of mints (all my favorites), lotion, some babysitting from a friend and lots of phone calls. Then we all went to Tepanyaki's for dinner soooo good!!!! My brother made a calendar for our whole family with birthdays on it so we all would remember each others birthdays. He called me today about some weekend plans and I don't think it dawned on him that it was my birthday. But at least he made me a calendar and I love it. Thanks everyone.

packing on the pounds

This is what I give Greyson for meals:

Malt o meal with half a stick of butter and lots of brown sugar

Soy cheese, an avacado, whole milk and a cookie

Spaghettios (with the meatballs) and some toast with the other half of stick of butter

There are slight variations here and there but................

WE HAVE FINALLY MANAGED TO GET HIM TO 20 POUNDS! GOOD JOB GREYSON!!!!

Although we did cheat a little with turning the car seat around before we should. The kid is almost 18 months for heaven's sakes.

just passin the time

I love how my kids are so inventive. The good olde laundry basket can be anything. A ship, a bathtub for the imaginary dog we have and a cage to keep in the little destroyer so he doesn't smash the blaster 3000 that Ashton made with the kinex. (yes, Greyson is in the laundry basket that Ashton is proudly sitting on). The other pictures are a real moment when I think maybe Ashton was bonding with Mesa as he was spinning her in the wheelchair.