Our Quiverfull - Eventful Days!

Feb. 28, 2008

Eventful Days!

We have had a couple of VERY busy days here. They've been fuller than usual with "daily disasters" like spills and messes and discipline issues and leaky diapoers and constantly ringing phones and just all of the little things that throw a day off track. We also had a big event on Tuesday.

Tuesday AM Hannah woke up feeling much worse so we had to rush out the door in the pouring rain to the doctor (their only appt. was 20 minutes after I called, and we live 15 minutes away!). Noah was beside himself thinking that HE was going to see the doctor, so I was having fits keeping him relatively calm. Hannah was wheezing and having trouble breathing and it was all kind of hectic. Matthew was holding Mary Faith for me. He had to move to get out of the doctor's way, lost his balance, and dropped Mary Faith on her head on the concrete (!) floor. She didn't pass out but turned extremely pale and had a goose egg on her head and an abrasion on her temple. The doctor wanted her to go straight to the hospital for a CT scan, so I quickly took Hannah home to go back to bed then spent the afternoon in the hospital. The CT was fine, praise God. Hannah has a touch of bronchitis but is feeling better now.

Poor little Mary Faith has been incredibly fussy and has been spitting up constantly. She saw the doctor again yesterday and is still fine otherwise. Today it hit me that she should probably see the chiropractor - I know I would be out if I feel like that! Sure enough, she needed an adjustment and is doing much better now.

Noah saw his Early Interventionist yesterday and did very well for her. He saw his nurse today and when she weighed him she realized that he has gained a LOT of weight in the last week - almost a pound. He is looking pretty puffy and is retaining enough fluid that his liver is being pushed out of place. This has only happened in the hospital before and they have treated it with Lasix. She is calling some of his doctors to see how they want to handle it this time.

It's important to realize that these past couple of days have been as "good" as my extra-happy day Monday. I used to get really stressed when disasters great or small would derail my plans. I had to learn that the idea of "my plans" is a flawed idea. (I still forget LOL) It's OK for me to make plans as long as I hold them loosely and am totally willing to peacefully accept that God may have different plans for my day. They aren't always fun plans :-) but they are always good plans allowed by a loving God.

We did have a bit of laughter in the midst of all of this (in our family, how could we NOT find laughter?). I made playdough with Sarah yesterday while holding poor sweet fussy Mary Faith. She sat playing with it for the longest time. She was silent most of the time, but every few minutes she would just blurt something out. I have NO idea how these thoughts related to each other LOL.

(Said to James, our office manager) "I am NOT a meatloaf, so please don't eat me."

"The Tooth Fairy eats basanya (lasagna), clam chowder, and Coke."

"You need to know I am very ticklish."

"I LOVE Frosty. He is the nicest talking snowman I ever knowed in my whole life."

"God is SO kind. He gave us lots of babies."

(This last was said in reference to a chocolate cake on the table that was mysteriously missing a tiny corner) "See these fingers?" (holding up thumb and forefinger) "Sometimes they do this" (making pinching motion) "Maybe they pinched that cake and eated it." Mind you, I hadn't asked about the cake. I think SOMEONE was feeling a wee bit guilty LOL.

You can't get the full effect since you couldn't see her. she was wearing a pink leotard, cowboy vest and chaps pilfered from her brothers, and a toddler-sized Easter bonnet. I wish I had snapped a photo but was working hard to keep Mary Faith comfortable and soothed at that point.

I did take some pictures today that I thought you would enjoy.

Mary Faith - one month old today!! I know I'm wildly prejudiced, but isn't she gorgeous??!!

Noah "Cookie Monster" Estes. He's getting away with murder standing up in his high chair, but I had to take his picture before I made him sit back down. :-)

Sarah dressed like an Indian. This photo is a consolation prize since I didn't get a photo of her outfit yesterday! I wouldn't let her outside in that outfit since it is chilly today, so her playhouse was a substitute teepee. :-)

Jeff and I are having our weekly date night tonight. You can't imagine how much I am looking forward to a video, steak/salad/baked potato/warm cookies, and some QUIET time with Jeff! :-)

Love,
Kate

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Posted by ruby taylor

Sounds like you have definitely had some unusual events happening!! The pictures were beautiful! I hope Hannah feels better soon and that Noah loses some of the fluid soon. I am very glad that Mary Faith's head feels better and that it didn't hurt her worse than it did. Love, Ruby