Sickness

The sickness began with Ashley, then Nolan and Deacon can't be left out so he needed a pillow and ice pack too. They are smiling but they were not happy. I(Will) must have brought home strep from the office because it started with me and then Ashley and then Nolan got it. We started them on some antibiotics and things seemed to improve...but we should have realized that something was amiss when Ashley got an abcess on her right ear lobe next to ner new pierced ear. We took the earing out and I drained all the pus and had to switch antibiotics to get better coverage.

Then one week ago on Sunday Nolan woke up and said that something had bitten him in the middle of the night. As I looked closer I recognized that these were not bug bites but he had hives...probably from his antibiotics. By Sunday night his knees were swollen, his legs hurt and he could not stop itching. I recognized that this was not a case of your everyday "hives" but a rare reaction called Erythema Multiformae. The next two days were miserable for Nolan, and I must say I was getting worried. Kim was a basket case. She kept asking me "Is this normal?" and "When is this going to go away?" Tuesday night I called my dad and he hepled me administer a blessing. By Wednesday morning he was 80% better. Nolan asked me the next day "Why don't you give me and Ashley a blessing every time we are sick because that totally worked." From the mouth of babes. In answer to his question I don't often think about giving blessings when they have a cold or a cough but I will from now on. If you click on the pictures of Nolan you can see how the rash looked close up. (From a medical standpoint it was a very cool rash). Now one week later he is almost 100% better. Tonight is the first night that he has not complained that his knees, shoulders or elbows hurt him although he did have a couple of spots appear and bother him for a couple of minutes. All in all it has made Kim and I appreciate what a real trooper this little man is. He is quite brave, very strong willed, and most of all a really happy boy, things which are hard to see when he is his "normal 5 year old self". We love him and are glad to have him healthy.

I got tagged by my sister Lindsay...


A-attached or single? attached and love it
B-best friend? Will
C-cake or pie? pie, any kind
D-day of choice? Saturday
E-essential item? debit card and pacifier for Deacon
F-favorite color? blue
G-gummy bears or worms? both
H-hometown? Queen Creek,Az
I-indulgence? coffee ice-cream (sh.. don't tell)
J-January or July? January (the weather) July is too hot
K-kids? 4
L-Life is incomplete without...my family!
M-marriage date? May 29, 1998
N-# of siblings? 4-Krista, Lindsay, Jaime, and Tiffany
O-oranges or apples? oranges
P-phobias or fears? fear of going to bed with the doors unlocked(I'm paranoid)
Q-quote? "Get a load of this"
R-reason to smile? When my house is clean
S-Season of choice? Spring- the reason I live in Az.
T-tag 3 people- nobody
U-unknown fact about me? I stress about money even when I don't need too.
V-very favorite store? Scrapbooks etc.
W-worst habit? I bite my nails
X-x-ray or ultrasound? ultrasound
Y-Your favorite food? tacos
Z-zodiac sign? Taurus

Recent pics

So we needed some more pictures of Sedona on the site so we took a few quick shots. She really is a cutie and I am so excited that she is part of our family. She has a bit of baby acne but hey, who didn't. I try to get Kim to dress her in other colors but all the clothes that our good friends and family gave are pink so...she stays in pink. Kim and Ashley do not seem to mind all the pink. She is really quite a calm child, very much like Deacon was...only makes a noise when she needs to eat.



Deacon is still dealing with a bit of jealosy. He takes her "binkies", he still tries to get as much Mom time as he can get and when he finds a pen he writes on her head. He is quite taken by her though, he likes to hold her, and is getting used to the idea that she is going to be around for a while. The key now is to give the other three kids a good deal of individual time. Everybody is asking me about Kim. She is still alive, she has doing well and getting sleep where she can. She has not yet decided when to go out with the baby into public but i'm sure it will be soon. This is just a quick post while we try to get the kids to bed. Oh!! if they only made a pill for that...

Just one more

Taking some pictures

I have been wanting to take a picture of Sedona's feet since she was born becuase they so long and wrinkled. This was my favorite with her on Ashely's lap. My two girls. Thought I would put it out there. My favorite picture of the week.

Will