Prayers Please

Well, we went back to the doc on Monday. Will now has an ear infection (his first)in the right ear! So now he has nose, eye,and ear drops! Ben is feeling better..thank goodness. Mommy is now sick and went to the doctor on Monday morning also. Daddy took Will to see Dr. Laue and Ben stayed with Gigi. It is now Wednesday and Mommy still feels horrible... this is the first time Mommy has been sick (not counting migraines) in like 2 years! Will is acting much better today so I am hoping he can go to school tomorrow for his Spring Program.

The boys did get a special Easter surprise in the mail from their Aunt Missy and Uncle Jim. They got a BIG chocolate bunny and some LIFE IS GOOD t-shirts. Thank you so much and Happy Belated Birthday Aunt Missy!

Uncle Robby also gave the boys an Easter surprise...Ben got a little orange and blue soccer ball and Will got a Thomas the train bath toy. Pop also brought Will a big boy hoe for his garden (he already had got him a rake and shovel). Will and Daddy planted corn the other day and the carrots have sprouted!

Please pray that our family will return to good health soon and for Pop who is having a myelogram today at HSV Hospital.

Happy Easter!!!

The Easter bunny visited our house and left the boys' baskets in our newly painted green room (formerly the pepto room). They had a great time going through their goodies. Will is still running a fever but had more energy this morning. (He did end up taking a 3 hour nap after lunch.)

Ben wanted everything in Will's basket but Will was quick to point out it was his. We did not go to church so Gigi, Pop, and Uncle Robby came over and we had a very yummy Easter brunch. Gigi made a rabbit cake and some bunny rolls for the boys.

I really hope that the boys are better soon. I am afraid we might be making another trip to the doctor tomorrow.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter... He has RISEN!!!

Still sick...

Well, no Easter church services for us tomorrow. Will has been running a high fever all day but his eyes are already looking so much better. Ben is cranky at times but with some pain drops for his ear he is ready to go!!!

We did make it to our neighborhood Easter egg hunt, thanks to tylenol, with Papa Lee, Gigi and Pop. Will and Ben were in the same age group so we had both cameras out trying to get some pics. Will, mommy and Gigi dyed Easter eggs together after we got home. Mommy had bought a pack and did not realize there were 12 different colors... we had lots of glasses to wash when we were finished. Will then fell asleep on the couch! Poor baby has no energy and HATES getting his eye drops which has to be done 3 times a day. Both boys did get a basket of Easter goodies from Gigi and Pop so that did cheer Will up some after his nap.

I plan to post pics soon.

2 years ago....

Two years ago today we took Will to the doctor to check out his little red spots...thus began our journey with ITP. I am so thankful that we are enjoying many months of normal platelet counts. Our trip to the doctor on Thursday reminded me to be thankful that both boys' sicknesses were treatable. This might be weird to some but Ben is now wearing the same clothing Will wore at the beginning of his ITP journey....I can so easily remember Will wearing the same outfit in the hospital or at a St. Jude visit. So needless to say some old thoughts and feelings are coming to my mind. We continue to be thankful for good health, many platelets and enjoying watching our little boy without being paranoid about his every bump and boo- boo.

Sick guys....

Ben has been running a fever for the past two days so Daddy called the doc at 7 AM and got an appt for both boys at 10AM. Dr. Laue was sick so we saw Dr. Patz today...we really liked him!

Ben weighed 23 lbs. 9 oz. He has an ear infection in his right ear and is cutting his right upper molar. The doc prescribed some antibiotic. I will have them re-check the ear at his 15 month appt in a couple of weeks.

Will weighed 39 pounds. Will has an eye infection in both eyes (doc never mentioned pink eye though). So he is now receiving eye drops 3 times a day and a nasal spray for his congestion. Dr. Patz did not think he had a sinus infection. He said the eye drops will clear up his eyes very quickly...thank goodness!!!

We are looking forward to our neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt tomorrow. Gigi, Pop, and Papa Lee will be coming with us and then a yummy Easter dinner prepared by Daddy!!!

Let's Go Fly a Kite

Will has been asking to fly a kite for a few days now so we finally took him! The Easter bunny was going to bring him one but we got it out a few days early. We took him to park near our house with a lot of open space. The wind was blowing pretty good so the kite stayed up and Will got to run around with it! He had so much fun. Ben enjoyed watching all the fun.

Ben's First Easter Egg Hunt

We went to our first Easter Egg Hunt at our church this past Saturday. It usually conflicts with our neighborhood one but this year they are on different weekends. Ben had a blast at his first egg hunt. He went right to an egg and put it in his mouth. Will walked along with us and showed Ben where the eggs were but Ben was happy with his one egg. Will did a great job with helping Ben and being understanding that it was Ben's turn and not his.

Will went right to work when it was his turn... he got a lot of eggs but we shared some with a little girl from his CDC class. He did not miss them. Will loves the puppet team's performances at our church and they were performing today. He told me he "saw a picture of God" after one of their songs.

We had a first birthday party to attend in the afternoon and both boys had a great time outside, eating cake, and getting very dirty!!! It was a beautiful day that we all enjoyed.