ER

So I spent a few hours in the ER very early this morning. Lewlew had croup and couldn't breathe. The doc gave her a steroid and a breathing treatment. Then he wanted to see how she could breathe after the treatment wore off - about 3 hours! Because the treatment has epinephrine and of course because of the steroid, Lewlew didn't go back to sleep. And I, of course, hadn't yet been to sleep. It was quite eventful. The only magazines were "Popular Mechanics" and "Sports Illustrated" - can we say BORING!!! So Lewlew and I played like we were driving, we sang LOTS of songs, we had a pretend picnic, we tried to sleep (no success). It was quite interesting. Finally at 5:30 a.m. we got to come home. She's doing better today, but I just noticed her cough is sounding rough. But hopefully with the steroid last night, we'll have a better night. I think a scout should do an Eagle project and collect things to do for people in the ER. Like games, pictures to color, puzzles, etc. That sure would have made our stay easier. Not that Lewlew was difficult, but it would have been nicer to have other things to do. Of course, I'm sure at bigger hospitals, they do - but not at the little one we went to. I'm glad she's doing better but the humidifier will be on 'high' in her room all night.

Happy Birthday

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, Noodle!!!

Today Noodl turns 7. Noodle loves school and is doing very well in 1st grade. She is so much fun to be around. She has such a random personality. She's cute and she's a great friend. I love to go shopping with just her and I. It's like I'm shopping with myself at her age. And at the same time, she seems so much older. We love you Noodle and are SO glad you're apart of our family!!

Yesterday I took donuts for her class and last night she had a pajama party with the girls in her Primary class. Can we say DRAMA??? Any way - it was still fun. We played games and then they had their nails painted. Then they decorated pillowcases that I made. I took their picture when they first got here and then ironed the pictures onto the pillowcases. Then they ate pizza and cake. And at last they watched the "Hannah Montana Movie." That's when the drama began. Someone hurt someone else's feelings, someone isn't being nice to someone else and on and on. Nothing major, but annoying. I just left them alone and let them work it out - which they did very effectively. At about 9:00 I took the girls home.

Today we just hung out and played. This afternoon we went to a baptism and then went out to dinner at "McDonalds with the slide" with our extended family. She loves the play place. It was fun. She got lots of fun things and had a GREAT couple of days!

Happy March

And since I missed February, Happy belated February!