HANDU'S HOME

Yep, Handu's home and he is as cute as ever. Kassie brought him here so we could watch him for a few hours before she took him home. She was seeing her ob/gyn when she got the call he could spring from the hospital. Not only taken home, but taken home without oxygen--whoohooo!
Here are a few pictures of him, post hospital.
Austin and Ashlynne wanted to know where he was because they think mommy threw him away.
Now she gets to take him home to show them that she didn't and that he gets to stay home with all of us now. (for some reason the pictures aren't showing up on the screen to arrange, so they are backwards on the posting, bottom pix is first then go up)





Pictures from bottom to top--1. 1st bath post hospital--real water deep in the sink.
2. a nice warm towel to wrap me up and keep me warm
3. Me and Mommy
4. Checking out everything around me--no wires, beepers, machines---yeah!
5. Me and Grammie

UPDATE ON HANDU AND ME!

Andrew has been sprung from PICU at Primary's. He will be going to a different floor as of tonight. He's doing much better on his Oxygen and breathing better on his own.
As for me--I spent 6 1/2 hours in the ER--yes me.
For the past two days I have had some pain in my calf and thigh. No big deal, except when I took the dog out the a.m. in my nightgown and had to chase her down barefooted, I was coming back into the house when my left leg gave way underneath me.
It didin't feel like anything I had ever had happen to my legs or knees before. And indeed it wasn't.
They ruled out a blood clot--thank goodness.
But I do have a torn hamstring. With some sciatica. The sciatica probably put me off balance enough that the hamstring went. How in the world that happened, I do not know.
I am flat in bed resting and taking drugs for the next two or three days.
So if your bored, you can call me and chat. I won't be doing much!
Wasn't it me that said, just last week, I couldn't wait for February!
I should have kept my big mouth shut.

FUN IN THE SUN!

Well, It's not Las Vegas in February at 70 degrees, but yesterday wasn't too bad for having lunch with Papa at the park across from his work on his lunch hour. The kids have cabin fever( and quite frankly, so do I!) and it was time to get out.
So here is a look at our nice hour out of the house.

UPDATE ON BABY HANDU

Keith and I had date night this evening. . . I know this never happens.

But don't get jealous just yet:

We went to the hospital to see baby Handu and then dined at famous PCMC Cafeteria.

Sounds absolutely scrumptious doesn't it?

He is doing well. He is stable. His Oxygen levels are up being on O2. When he first went in to ICU they put him on 40 ltrs. He is now at 30. Still no C-pap (I guess that's good news) His color is great. And he is so darned cute!!

SHE'S TOTALLY ADDICTED

This little girl is totally addicted to Mamma Mia (as she says: Mommy Mia)

She sings and dances to it ALL DAY LOOOONNNNNGGGGG!

I can't tell you how may times I have replayed it.

Don't get me wrong, I love this show, but 15 times a day is a little much.

Nana, watch Mommy Mia?" What could I say, she just so cute! Mom bought Kung Fu Panda last night and we watched it and as soon as it was over, it's "Nana, watch Mommy Mia 'gin?

Ashlynne's rendition of Super Trouper

This was the 10:00 showing, by the way. We were in our pj's--She done ABBA proud!!!

GOOD ADVICE FROM A FOUR YEAR OLD!

As you can see from below, I have a new hair stylist! He's the barber and knows it all (According to Austin 101)

I asked him what he was doing with and spraying on my hair (it was Downy Fabric Release) and he said point blank--no expression whatsoever, "Don't yell at the barber, he could really mess up your hair!!!" At least I know my hair won't be wrinkled.

UPDATE ON HANDU

Just a little note that Andrew is holding his own. He does have RSV,pneumonia, and a collapsed lung. Last night when I was at the hospital, the doctors talked about putting him on a C-pap, but as of this morning, they hadn't done it.
Ben and one of the High Priests from my our ward (Bro. Stevens) came up and administered a wonderful blessing upon him. However I do have to give Ben a little bit of a hard time on his particular wording.

I was listening very intently to what was said and sort of chuckled to myself when Ben said, "We bless you with the ability to walk out of this hospital." Now this could be taken two ways; either Andrew will be a very quick learner (remember he is only 6 wks old) or he will be in the hospital for some time and will be walking when he leaves.

But as a whole, the blessing was very comforting and helped all of us that are involved with this situation. But seriously, is was perfect. Kassie thought that by Ben giving Andrew the blessing she was going to have to commit to going back to church. Now wouldn't that be nice.

We are ready to have him home and his brother and sister are missing him. And Grammie and Nan need to hold him and love him.