HOSPITAL VISIT AGAIN, THIS TIME: TWO KIDS

WHEN WILL JANUARY END--I'M VERY SICK (TRULY) AND TIRED.

I have never thought of January as being a particularly remarkable month, but this January has got to end. Two more days--ANYTHING can happen in that amount of time!!!!!!!

Austin (the 4 year old) has been really good today, helping my mom and me a lot. I have been so sick--in bed--with the flu and the respiratory gunk and the three kiddoes have been sick too, but Austin is feeling much better.

Ashlynne (2 1/2) has the bug with a 103.4 temperature and horrible chesty cough and a flaming earache. This child who is generally bouncing off one wall to the other, sat around in her pj's all day and wanted me to hold her all day.
Andrew (6 wks) has a respiratory cough, and lo grade fever. Great is it RSV? No! Thank goodness. "But keep and eye on him, he's not out of the woods yet." Says Urgent Care Doctor.
(one day old)

He is doing well otherwise. Born 6 wks ago at 6.4 lbs is weighing in at a whopping 9.10 lbs. tonight at urgent care. He certainly isn't starving. He is getting "pinchable cheeks" as his mother says. And finally getting little rolls on his little spindly legs. He's a handsome little guy, and he is loved by his big brother and sister and all of us.

(6 weeks/Jan 27, 2009)
Before you say--Where is' their mother while this is all going on: She had surgery on Tuesday and can't lift anything or anyone. And their dad is out of town in St. George for 3 weeks for work.
Hopefully this all will pass soon--I have a week and a half worth of laundry that needs to be folded and sheets changed and they aren't getting done by sitting here being sick or posting this blog note.