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Tuesday, March 3, 2009

All moved in...


Annabel's health is better. She is eating well and her energy level is almost back to normal. We have resumed most of our therapy and she is going to school much of the week. This past weekend we moved back into our home that was damaged from the storm. The work was due to be finished on Thursday of this past week, but they are running a little behind. Her room is almost done and we were able to move in. We are still living out of boxes but at this point I am just glad to be all together again. I do believe Annabel thrives on all the excitement (or dysfunction) of a busy home! She is always in someones arms or being entertained.
Tonight my 21 year old called and asked me to bring a thermometer and Tylenol over to his house. He said he felt he had fever and and hurt everywhere. So I sent Mel to pick him up. Sure enough, his fever was in excess of 102. In my book you always need your mommy when sick no matter what the age, right?
Annabel is sleeping through the night again and I am grateful. Thanks to everyone for their prayers and well wishes on our behalf.

Sunday, February 22, 2009

Do I see a smile...




Back home...

Connie made a visit about Annabel's little visit yesterday evening to the ER. She had been getting better day by day and yesterday just wasn't a great day with her breathing and her energy level. She has been struggling a little more at night with her oxygen levels and notice they were not normal yesterday during most of the day. Last night when she fell asleep the alarms began going off quickly. I don't like ER trips as to expose her to unnecessary germs. But the reality of another night being up all night and second guessing myself didn't sound good either. So I went...
They found no pneumonia, no RSV and no flu! What the doctor did find was an "exorbitant amount of gas"! No duh! Her tummy is distended and has been this week several times. He says with her tiny chest cavity that this is placing so much pressure on her trying to get oxygen and that is why her levels are lower than normal. Just darned oh pooh again! We were home by 3 a.m. and she is resting well now. Thank you for the words of encouragement and I do feel better that I know we are not having bigger respiratory issues.