Its Been Too Long!

Sorry all readers, life at our house has been full. I haven’t had time to sit down and catch up the blog. So while I sit in the ER with Morgan at St. V's I'm going to try.

To start off, I guess I will tell you all what is going on now and work back to what has happened in past weeks. Last night Morgan started to throw-up and she never stopped.

Luke and I took turns with her, but let’s just say a 3 year old with the stomach flu is one of the worst things ever. After a very long night Luke left for work and I was on my own for the morning shift. She was not getting better. Its been almost 12 hours since Morgan has been able to keep fluids in her body. After a call to the pediatrician, we ended up at the ER. I think that biggest concern at this point is that she is dehydrated, I'm sure that something is wrong because she fell asleep with daddy holding her which doesn’t ever happen. Yes, Morgan is too sick to talk, move or fight sleep.

The first weekend in June is Rose festival. Morgan really wanted to go see the pirate ships, so we all went as a family. It was a very fun day. As we walked around the pirate ships (tall sail ships) Morgan was very excited. I think Olivia liked it too. There was a lot to look at. I think that we went everywhere you could on those ships. Morgan would have been happy playing there all day. After the ships we walked around inside Waterfront Village (it's were most of the activities are). Morgan quickly zoomed in on a face painting both and asked very nicely if she could have a turn. After face painting, it was off to the rock climbing/bungee jump booth. It was very fun to watch her fly into the air. She laughed and giggled. The first thing that she told us when she done was that it was a lot fun to fly into the air. After the bungee jumping, she was so excited to find something else to do. She found ponies to ride. She told the people putting her on the horse that she needed to have the black pony, because it was her favorite. After the pony ride, we went and did some of the normal carnival rides. I even did a small tiger roller coaster with her. It was a very fun family day, even though Morgan was the one running around all crazy. Olivia fell asleep in the back pack.

Over Memorial Day weekend, we were able to spend time with family. It was so much fun to meet baby Ava for the first time. It was also really nice to spend time with Kathy and Allen. Over the weekend, we were also able to spend some time with the Backer family. It was great to see all five of them. Morgan had so much fun playing with her cousins. I wish that they lived closer, but Idaho has been a wonderful place for their family. Maybe they don't need to be closer, we just need to be better about visiting. Over the weekend, we also spent some time with Grandma Sexton to celebrate her birthday. Everyone thought that it was going be a surprise, nut she had it all figured out before she got to the party. We also were able to spend time with friends from our care group. It’s also fun to get together with all of those families.

What other updates do I have to add, I think that the biggest change is that Olivia is now crawling! She has also started to pull her self up on the furniture, and saying Mama, Dada, and buba (bottle). I'm so glad that Luke is going to be home this summer to get to see some of the fun mile stones that Olivia is making. We are counting down the days until our trip. We are leaving in 13 days! I have started to make lists of things that I need to do in the next 3 weeks. I always try to be organized when we travel as a family. I'm not one for over packing. On this trip, I really have to be on my game to have everything that we will need for 8 weeks. I have already had to make some hard choices like Pack and Play VS. Stroller (the stroller was victorious). I figure that I can bring Morgan’s sleeping bag. It’s much smaller and she thinks its lots of fun to sleep on the floor (Oh to be 3 again). The next big thing battle that we are battling out is will Luke let me drive. Luke is under the impression that he should be the only one driving. I think that it would be better if we took turns, 4 days across county is a long time for one person to drive. I think that, if we each did 4 hours a day, life would be much better. Feel free to add your comments on this subject.

Well I think that is all Morgan is starting to perk up now that she has an IV, and her fever is down. I hope that this is the worst of it and that she is feeling much better by this weekend. Luke and I could really use a week with both of our children healthy.

Katie