Tue-1-Jul-2008 - Elijah Update/Response to Comments/pics

First of all, Elijah is doing SO much better! Typically, if he was due for another dose of Motrin at 3 pm, his fever would start to return about 2:45pm. This afternoon, I started missing his medicine by 20-30 minutes and his fever wasn’t back! He is still on medicine and we are watching him super carefully to monitor if and when his fever does come back. We are very excited to see this progress, though!

 [Elijah before he got sick, with his wrinkled-nose smile that I find so adorable. This isn't a great picture - it gets much more wrinkled but it's the best I've captures so far.]

He has also gotten his appetite back! He is very obviously craving different foods than normal, Cherrios rather than fruit or a piece of bread of some kind, but we are happy none-the-less to see our boy eating well again.

 [Also pre-illness.]

Also he has started to drink some goat’s milk with a bit of water. This child is fiercely independent! If we hold the sippy cup in front of him, he will usually decide to drink. But if we try to put it in his mouth, he fights. It sounds like a no-brainer, but it is very easy to brush a bottle nipple or a sippy cup nozzle against your child’s lips!

 [Recovering Elijah stood up in his crib for the first time today. He was not happy I ran for the camera!!!! Where has my little baby gone?]

We laughed some today. It felt so good and “normal”. It’s been pretty tense for the last few days and sleep-deprived nights and to be light-hearted was wonderful.

 [Recovering, he played with his brother for the first time in several days.]

This would have been so much easier if I were not 10+ weeks pregnant. At times, I wasn’t thrilled to be pregnant with Samuel, and with Elijah I thought the timing was rotten. And it has crossed my mind with this pregnancy as well that the timing is just terrible! I have wondered aloud to Jonathan if anything about having children is going to be easy for us. As I told someone in a comment today, we are simply trusting God with each moment and breath, and in the end, I guess we will know what we can and cannot trust Him with!

[Recovering AND eating! Yay!]

Just trying to be honest, here.

Secondly, to all of the thoughtful people that have commented and kept us in your prayers, thank you! I can’t tell you how much it means to me to have your support. You guys are my network of friends. I read each comment, sometimes twice or three times. I wish I had time to respond to each one, to visit old friends and new. Right now I balance between trying to “do it all” and simply maintaining my own blog in this season of life. I am addicted a little bit to comments, and I really enjoy sharing these bits of my life with you. Thank you so much for reaching out to me, old friends and new.

A few of you, I feel like I need to explain a bit more to:

Mamato8: I visit your blog. However, Google hates me. I end up re-configuring my password 95% of the time I try to log in. It’s a dreadful, time-consuming pain, lol. And I’m dreadful at commenting by the time I fight my way into your blog. Also, I just found the comment where you mentioned my midwife – she is a sweetie. J But when the chips are down, she is very direct – and I don’t mind a bit! I haven’t recorded our wonderful conversations, only snippets I remember from the heat of labor and delivery, which as I said, are typically very direct and to-the-point. J

Clare: THANK YOU for your comments. Every time I get an email notification in the mail that says “Clare has left you a comment” I just squeal. Lord willing, one day we will live closer together. Thank you for taking the time to leave me comments.

To Everyone Else:  Thank you. Thank you, thank you! Don’t stop leaving me comments because I appear ungratefully silent in return . . . I’m just busy. God bless!

[Elijah stuffing his face tonight . . . so delightful to have our boy responsive and alert again!]

~Ashley~

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Tue-1-Jul-2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by seventhheaven

Your children will be about the same age apart as my youngest three. They were all three suprises. I know exactly what you mean to be less than thrilled at times. When my youngest was born I also had a 16 month old and a 2 1/2 year old. I really thot I would go insane anymoment during Ethan's (my youngest ) first two years. I also had a 6 year old and a 9 year old. But now things are easier, and sometimes I do miss those days. ( Believe it or not) My children are now 13, 10, 6, 5, and almost 4. No more bottles, no more diapers. Now this I dont miss. But sometimes now I wish I could make them little again. ( Just not at the same time lol )

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Tue-1-Jul-2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by gabbie427

Thank you so much for taking a few moments in your stressful week to give us a wonderful update on baby boy!!! He is just as adorable as ever, and eating again??? Thank goodness. I am so glad you are all home, and everyone is ok!!! This has truly been an answer to prayers!

God's Blessings,
Amy Jo

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Wed-2-Jul-2008 - commnets and sickness

Posted by mamato8

Well I've been kind of silent too!! It's summer and dreadfully busy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
So glad to hear your little one is better. You know what? The same day you posted about him being sick and being out in the sun...my 3 year old came down with fever, threw up and I think it was due to severe heat exhaustion. He is still a bit sick. In fact when I went in to the hospital to get the stress test on the baby done they found from my urine sample that I too was a bit dehydrated!!!!!!!!! I'm trying to be more careful now with my kids as well as myself. Whoi would have thought it could happen so quickly.

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Wed-2-Jul-2008 - Untitled Comment

Posted by morningsunshine

I am so glad he is feeling better. there is nothing like a sick infant to worry a mommy.
I pray he continues t get well.

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