In all, it was a busy week. Aunt Debbie's Baby Party went well. The games, food, and hostesses--awesome! We LOVED having the cousins come to visit, and Sheila especially appreciated visiting with her sisters and parents. We enjoyed celebrating Riley's birthday on Saturday!
We are now cable free. Took the help of two tech savvy friends. And, the installation of an antennae in our attic and some new technology (bye, bye 1996 TV)--we are cancelling cable this week. We've actually not used it for over a month now. And, we need it no more. And, I can record the beloved Dinosaur Train for whenever we want to watch it. "Waahooo-we love to chew!"
Merritt has added the word "ball" to his list that includes: hi, bye-bye, night-night, dada, sorry (oowwyy), momma, baby, Evy (ewwyy), and no (nununu). He is great at playing ball and is the best dancer in the house.
Evy, thankfully, has been able to take his new medication with relative ease! This was quite a worry because it is an acid . . . not very tasty (and no one in our town carried the medication . . . less than 1% of his peer population has the type of problem that he has). And, the pharmacy promised to keep the medication in stock for him.
We've had our share of medical bills lately, and they continue to stack up. Merritt went to an acute care facility on Sunday and the ER on Monday. He is finally pulling out of the fever from his ear infection, upper respiratory infection, and wheezing. We are back on the nebulizer every four hours, and he will not tolerate his steroid. (In fact, Erik is cleaning up the vomit from tonight's medicine right now.) Not sure what we will do 'cause none of our usual tricks worked. But, at least tonight his breathing wasn't as labored as the previous two nights.
(Grandma Albritton---We LOVE the new stethoscope!)
Erik is braving a back injury and a touch of some cold. We (insert "Sheila") are looking forward to cheerful Erik making a comeback. We (insert "Sheila") may not laugh at every joke, but he always lifts our spirits.
Sheila is busy with her calling and the boys. They had some great playdates last week with boys the same age as Everett. With Merritt's recent sickness, Sheila is trying to not fall into a desperate hysteria at the end of each day---and is doing so with marginal (ah-hem) success.
