What's new with us....

There's a lot
going on at our house....and we're all busy as usual.

We were all hit hard with the flu about a month ago and it was terrible!

It started with me, but I didn't get that bad right away. Then, it was Mia. She was the worst. I have never been so scared....We took her to urgent care during the day, because she had a high fever and was pretty miserable. They told us she had the flu and to bring her back if anything got worse. We checked on her that night before going to bed and her fever was 105! We looked at each other, debated a minute or two whether to bring her in and decided that we'd better. She's never had a fever that high and she's so tiny, we worried about her getting worse in the middle of the night. So, we all headed to the hospital at midnight! We were there until 5am! She was so dehydrated, her heart rate was really fast and they weren't comfortable with letting her go home so they wanted her to keep drinking apple juice, get re hydrated and see if her heart rate slowed...so after 3 cups of juice and about 4 hours later, they felt like we could go home and watch her.

But, I was scared to do that...what if she got worse? Once they mentioned her heart, I was so nervous and didn't know what to do when they gave us the choice to stay and keep monitoring her or go home and watch her....I was like, "watch her for WHAT?" I asked the dr. what he would do if it were his daughter, he told me he would take her home and told me what to watch her for. It was basically that her fever didn't get higher, that she wasn't acting totally "listless" and anything else that made me feel like she was getting worse.

So, I went home all scared and watched her like a hawk....in the meantime, Helayna started to get sick and then Eric...and I started feeling worse too.
So......we all had the H1N1 at the same time!!!!!!! All I remember from most of those 3 weeks was being quite frustrated that I didn't have the energy I needed to make dinner and take care of my family like I wanted to. AND that nobody could take care of me since they were all sick too! I remember sitting on the floor in between Helayna and Mia who were on the couch, Eric in bed...and not quite knowing who to help first....So, I just tried to lie down with them when I could, keep the dishes and laundry going for the most part and that's about it....
It lasted for 3 weeks, on and off....where one of us would feel better and then get sick again...it was just crazy!

But, praise God that we're all better now....

THEN, to make matters worse...I was out the other morning, walking Logan (our husky) and I get a call from Helayna's school telling me that she fainted while giving a report in science! I was like, "what?!?!?!" I couldn't quite believe what I was hearing and my thoughts went to all the symptoms she's complained of lately...stomach issues, headaches, being really tired, etc...and I started to let my mind wander and think the worst....I called my mom crying...thinking, what if something really was wrong with her???? What would I do? How would I get through it? And then I just prayed, really really hard....

I went to pick her up, she looked fine which made me feel better. (a little, at least) and then I took her right into the dr. They sent her for an EKG and bloodwork, and after all that, they've decided that it was a "vasovagal attack", which is the most common type of fainting, esp. in children and young adults. It's caused when blood pressure drops, reducing circulation to the brain while standing up. It may be due to anxiety, fear, pain, emotional stress or hunger.
Some people are more prone to these attacks and they think that Helayna may be. So, she needs to make sure she eats enough if she starts to feel shaky, she needs to sit down.
It was really really really scary....I told her, while she was lying in the hospital bed, getting her EKG, that her and Mia were going to kill me! I can't keep worrying like that!!!!! To have both my kids in the hospital within a month is just too much!!!
But, thankfully, everyone is fine now....

Halloween was fun...Mia was "Belle", Helayna was a ballerina kitty. They were both very cute...and we celebrated 3 times!

We had our small group Halloween potluck, a church potluck that I organized and then Halloween night. We went trick or treating with Mia's best friend, Faith and her parents. Helayna went with 5 friends in our neighborhood and then they all spent the night..yes!...I am crazy, I know! But, they were so good and I like having them here, so I know where my kid is....and they're all good kids. They were home early and were so good, I hardly noticed there were here....well, that may be exaggerating...but they were really fine. I enjoyed having them.

Mia's birthday is in one week!!! She's going to be 6 and I cannot believe it!

We're having a party for her on Sunday. One of my friends does dress up bday parties, so she's coming over and Helayna and her friends are going to help. They're going to dress up, get their hair, makeup and nails done and do a fashion show. Then, we're having some people over for pizza that night.

Helayna and Eric leave for Haiti next Wednesday! They'll be gone for 10 days...I am trying so hard not to be nervous about Helayna going, since I've been stalling for about 2 years...I never wanted her to go but I feel like it's time for me to "let her go" and so I am going to do that....she is so excited and I know Eric's so excited to bring her with so she can see what he does there.

He just loves it there and I have this feeling that she will too. I am just going to pray and pray and know that God will take care of her and keep her safe....and look forward to when they come back so I can hear all about it and see pictures. And I'll talk to them while they're there...even if it costs $300 like last time! (yikes!)

So, please pray for them while they're there...and also for me and Mia while we're home.

That's all I have time for right now....
xoxoxoxo
Mich