So... Micah has pneumonia again. He had it back in November, it took him a good 6 weeks to recover, and after having a healthy boy for Christmas, he came down with some breathing troubles last week. The doctor confirmed pneumonia in a different location. I was puzzled, asked if we should be concerned, and he said maybe. He looked through Micah's chart, said he has previously been a healthy boy, and told me that for now we would consider it a fluke and chalk it up to a bad year. He did say that if this happens again, we would have to consider some possible underlying illnesses that could be present. Needless to say, we are praying for a speedy recovery and hoping to bid this pneumonia goodbye at our follow-up next visit and never to return again. On a happy note, Micah has seemed to be handling the illness much better this time. We are so proud of our little trooper as he sucks down quite possibly the worst tasting medicine known to man. Seriously, it is that bad. We get armed with a coke, a starburst, and a bowl of ice cream every morning and evening to help him get the stuff down. He is counting down to the end-only 11 more doses. And brace yourselves for this one, we are hugely thankful for a video game we got him a few weeks ago. This is something I never thought I would say! But, when he can't even walk down the stairs without getting winded, what else can we offer to keep him busy? I can proudly say that my 3 year old can beat me and Matt at at least a couple of the 65 games. A few other favorites from the sickness:
A house for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle. I think we seriously read it 3 to 4 times a day stopping on each page to thouroughly discuss what is going on. This is not that short of a book, people! I told Micah maybe we can get a hermit crab from the beach this spring. Wishful thinking! Hopefully, the update in a couple of weeks will be of health, happiness, and the return of my energetic little guy. We would love your prayers for his healing!
*this picture is courtesy of
Taylor from our New Year's trip.*
Yes, Micah is healthy again. He is smiling a lot, playing, and just being sweet Micah. We are so thankful that his lungs sounded clear yesterday at the doctor. I am trying not to worry about his stuffy nose as the doctor didn't seem to think it worthy of concern. Have a wonderful weekend!
We curl up in Mama and Dada's warm, big bed and watch movies.
We shamelessly play numerous video games in our pj's.
We attempt to destroy the playroom with all Micah's new Christmas toys (which all have lots of little pieces) all the while pretending we know exactly what we are doing!
We had an extended vacation over New Year's because of the way the date's fell. We decided to use our long weekend to take a trip to see our dear friends, the Brown's. The trip was great. I have officially decided that I have the best travelers ever. They seriously made the 4.5 hour trip with hardly a fuss, and we didn't even have to stop. *side note: the trip home wasn't quite as good, but Owen and I had a little head cold and we had to stop for a meal making it a little longer. Despite my feeling during the last half hour of the trip, I think they still did great considering. We really just spent the New Year visiting with our friends and eating lots of snacks (a wonderful cheese ball with strawberry preserves and some artichoke dip that Taylor made and a buffalo chicken dip that I made per Matt's request.) The kiddos had a blast (I think Dylan has her first crush-on Micah!), and we even got one day pretty enough to play in the grassy spot across from the Brown's house. The rainy day wasn't so bad either as we had a fun day at IKEA and Mellow Mushroom!
*all the grands, and great-grands with "Pa Pa, Bill"*
*opening a new drum set from Nana*
*comparing watches with Uncle Andy (he got a watch that was just like Uncle Andy's!) *
*Owen found a new best friend: Pa, who is my Uncle Phil*
*With Mimi and Pa. Owen seriously sat in this chair with Pa the whole night*
