Catching up

I've gotten so far behind in posting. With the kids being sick, VBS and me dealing with my own morning sickness, blogging hasn't really been a top priority for me. Here's the rest of the pictures from our vacation last month.

This little humming bird got stuck in the skylight. Thanks to dad, he (or she) was able to get out and fly away.

Nice sunny day which means great fun with bubbles.

He loved chasing them.

Diesel also loved chasing them which brought a lot of giggles from the kids.

Aunt Cris, Aunt Rhonda, Grampa, Mom and Aunt Bonnie (missing Aunt Kay)

Four generations.

Me and my Grampa

All the grandkids enjoying a tractor ride with Papa.

The whole family.

Mr. Cooper

BJ teaching Dayson how to drive the tractor.

Daddy and his kids.

He loved playing with these things.

Such a sweetie.

Having a race across the lawn.

Papa's little helper.

She loved the gloves.

And getting her picture taken in various places

Papa and Grammy Niki with the kids.

Sick...

Sorry for the lack of blog posting. This past week has been one of the roughest we've had in a while. Last Sunday started off like any other Sunday. Everyone was feeling fine, we got ready and went to church. After church was lunch and then the normal naps squeezed in between the busyness of the day. Half way through his nap, Dayson started crying...a lot. Since that's not normal for him, I went and checked on him. Poor guy had gotten sick while he was trying to sleep. That started the course for the next five days. I won't gross you out with all the details, but lets just say it wasn't pretty (ok, I will say one detail to help explain things). Dayson was throwing up every 15 to 40 minutes (there's the detail for you) which eventually ended us up in the E.R. that night. They didn't think he was dehydrated enough for an IV, so they gave him some anti-nausea meds and a popsicle and told us to come back or go to his doctors office if he didn't improve. He didn't improve. We ended up in his doctor's office that Tuesday for another check. By this point, he was so worn out and wouldn't take any fluids. I was having to give it to him through an oral syringe which of course he wasn't always happy about. At the doctor's office, he cried and screamed almost the whole time...it was miserable. Again they didn't think he was dehydrated enough for IV's but said if he continued with the vomiting through the next day, he would be admitted to the children's hospital for fluids. Thankfully he went 24 hours with no vomiting and we we're finally able to get some fluids into him. He did end up getting sick again, but thankfully it was only one or two more times, not the every half hour like we had dealt with before. Needless to say, this past week has been EXHAUSTING. Our poor little guy lost at least three pounds. Friday was the first day he finally started eating again. Not much and he was very picky but at least we got a little bit down him. By Saturday he was almost back to his normal self though with a lot more temper tantrums as he still wasn't feeling the best. I'm so thankful that we've made it through this, it was a very long week indeed.

In between everything, he did a lot of this.

Our little sleeping arrangement for the week.

When he was awake, this is the expression we saw most of the time.

This was taken on Friday when he was finally starting to feel better. Not a great picture with the shadows and he definitely wasn't in the mood for me taking this (he was mad because he couldn't get the screen door open), but you can see how much weight he lost here. 

This young lady was a great help when I needed her. (picture courtesy of Tonya L.)

As much as she thinks she can't handle vomiting or anything like that, when I needed something, she was there helping me out. Some friends of ours took her out on Wednesday to give her a break which was much needed. On Friday, she got to have a sleep over at grammy Sheba's house which was another bonus. Unfortunately, Saturday morning bright and early, she woke up with a stomach ache and ended up getting sick several times herself. The good thing is it didn't last very long and she is on the mend right now. I can tell she's feeling much better as she has been talking almost non-stop for the past few hours. Now we're just hoping that BJ and I can stay as healthy as possible. Though for me, I'm wondering if I would know for sure if I had the bug or just plain morning sickness (by the way, have we mentioned that baby #3 is on the way?? ☺).

Thank you Lord for helping us get through this week and giving us the needed strength. I don't know how otherwise we would have made it.

Vacation

Over the past couple of weeks, we've had the opportunity to spend time and relax with my family in WA. It was so nice to get away for a while and not worry about all the daily rushing around that we normally do. Here's a bunch of pictures to sum up our time. Dad and Mom, thanks for having us. We had such a great time. We love you very much!!

Running around with his new best friend and protector.

Lots and lots of wagon rides, mainly for Dayson.

Action shot! This is right after the ball was thrown.

 

He practiced so much on these steps until he had them mastered.

 

Lots of scooter riding.

 

One of our favorite things to do...sitting on the front porch swing, enjoying all the sights and sounds.

Wonderful time spent with cousins.

Fun tractor rides while Diesel followed along watching closely.

Sweet nephew Levi.

Seriously thinking about getting one of these. Dayson burned a lot of energy on it.

Nephew Jasper who Dayson is so much like.

Cousin Olivia and Dayson. They had so much fun this time around. Lots of laughs and giggles and showing each other new tricks.

Saying goodbye.

Iyana loves her so much!

Another new favorite...crawling under the saw horses.

Trying to launch the ball for Diesel.

I love the expressions on the dogs faces as they go after the ball.

Dayson thought Diesel was so funny.

Another skill mastered...jumping off the front porch.

Sweet Iyana

Perched on her favorite rock.

Well, I have plenty more pictures to share but think I'll stop for now. Besides that, I got a message from google saying that I had used up all of my picture space and would either have to buy more storage or get rid of some pictures. They did say that if I shrunk the pictures down to a certain size, it wouldn't count against my space and I could upload as many as I wanted. A little more work but worth it in being able to share more pictures.