Catching up

I know, its been ages since I've updated the blog and to top it off, I don't have any new pictures to put up. I just thought I'd fill everyone in on whats up with us.

Ben: He is actually the only one with out any major drama happening right now. His biggest issue is he doesn't want to move his bedroom into the play room when the baby comes. How can a kid not want his room to be in the same room with 1,001 toys and a tv......and video games??? I don't get it. I've been preparing for a huge battle to get him to go to bed and not play. Apparently I've been worried about the wrong battle!

Sam: You might have heard that Sam had croup last week. He had a couple days where he had a high fever, a barking cough and was just not himself. He was on antibiotics and steroids and is pretty much back to normal.

Ellie: Its now been a month and a week since her herpes outbreak. She is 99% cleared up, but you can still see some spots. It should have been gone by now so I'm not sure what is up with her immune system. She also got a cold. It moved through pretty quick. We have a little bit of left over snot, but she is getting better each day. Her reflux is a constant source of stress. She will have a couple great days and we think the medications are working, then the next day she is practically vomiting her food ALL DAY LONG! We scheduled an appointment with a gastroenterologist, but that isn't until October. She also has an appointment with an allergist to see if she might have a milk and/or soy allergy. I almost hope thats what it is. At least she can outgrow that and wont have to endure being scoped. In the mean time, she has helped to make the Giant Eagle pharmacy our second home. In the past 2 months, we have had to fill 13 prescriptions. 9 of those have been for Ellie! On the plus side, she is sitting up like a pro. She can get herself up and down and sits straight up for longer than I would have thought she could last.

Jon: My hubby is kicking bank butt and just got a raise! We still wont be paying off our medical bills any time soon, but its nice to know they value him. Jon has a consultation with a surgeon coming up to look at his hernia. Its slowly been getting worse over the last few months so I'd like him to have it taken care of before I need to rush him to the hospital with our 4 kids!

Me: We had a small scare yesterday. I've been feeling awful for a few months now so my doctor ordered extra blood work for me. I found out yesterday that I tested positive for a virus that can harm the baby. The only problem is that only half of the 2 part test was done so we don't know if this is something I was exposed to in the past or something that is happening now. I had an ultrasound this morning with the head of the fetal care department for the Clinic. So far the baby looks great. He ordered a ton more blood work and now we have to wait to see what it says. If part two of this test is positive, I'll be considered high risk and will have a bunch more ultrasounds for the next 9.5 weeks to make sure he is ok. If it comes back negative, I will probably be referred to an endocrinologist for possible adrenal issues. The only good thing in all of this is we got a 3D shot of the baby this morning. He looks exactly like Sam in the picture and you can even see some hair. I'll see if Jon can scan it next week and post it.

On top of all the illnesses, we spent the past week saying good bye to some great friends, who headed out of state yesterday. The boys don't quite understand the moving away process, but for everyone else, it absolutely sucks! Daily texts/chats just wont make up for the runs, picnics, ice cream dates and Chick Fil A play time!

We miss you guys already!