"Whip It"

Devo's newest band member

Pot Belly

I told Scott to stop putting beer in Isaac's bottles...

laundry day

I have a new little helper.

Really?

hmmmm, what's with the hat?

love the wig

okay, lawn gnome: this is really funny!!!

creepy monkey

I have nothing for this

my favorite smile is back!

Isaac has made a very speedy recovery. His fever has been gone for 24 hours and his appetite is back! His smile and laughter returned late Monday evening and he's been playing like crazy ever since then. He's still pretty tired, as you can see from the photo, but he's definitely a little trooper.

What an experience this was. Unfortunately we will probably go through it many more times. Our pedi said that more than likely Isaac will have febrile seizures a couple times a year. Anytime he has a fever he is at risk to have another. 5% of babies are affected by these seizures, that's 1 in 20 children! I had no idea. I hope that no one has to ever go through this with their child. Isaac is fine now and these seizures have no long term effects but it is the scariest 2-5 minutes you'll ever go through.

Send your good thoughts please...

So I've experienced the scariest moment of my life. Isaac had a high fever Saturday after waking from his nap. We gave him some medicine and it went down for a while but spiked up again over 103 that afternoon. I called the doctor and followed his advice and hope for the best. About 20 minutes later Isaac became unresponsive and then stopped breathing. His little lips turned blue and his skin turned gray. I thought I was loosing him. I called 911 after giving him a couple of breaths mouth to mouth . He started gasping for air and by the time the ambulance arrived his color was back and he was responsive. THANK GOD!

The last 24 hours were spent in the ER where Isaac had to endure IVs, swabs, pokes, and prods. We learned that Isaac had a febrile seizure which is somewhat common in infants with high fevers. He is still battling the fever and we are on a strict regimen of motrin and tylenol for the next 24 hours as well as an antibiotic for a throat infection (no flu). The nurses and doctor at the hospital were great and really helped keep Isaac comfortable and calm.

We came home this afternoon and he seems to be doing well. We are all exhausted. Isaac is asleep with his Hammy in the glider, Daddy's in bed resting. I have to write, blog and talk about this to help me cope. I keep seeing Isaac lying there on the floor as we waited for the paramedics to arrive. He just looked at me with empty eyes until his breathing returned to normal. I've never been so terrified in my life. How precious our children are. How easily it can all be taken away. I don't ask for this often but please pray for Isaac to make a speedy recovery. I miss his sweet little smile.

Hammy

Isaac ♥'s his Hammy

Sweet Rewards

Friday morning Scott was holding Isaac while I was doing my hair. Isaac looked over at me and said, "Mama." My heart just melted right there.

Party Animals

Isaac helped celebrate Owen's first birthday over the weekend. He had a blast playing with Owen, Maggie and Mac. Maggie's going to have her hands full when she gets older with all these boys around. We had a great time. Happy Birthday Owen!!!

Just some new pics