Seriously. Wayne being sick has really throw our week off. I feel so bad for the poor guy. He is still out working on the roofs every day. And I have had a migraine for 2 days. That however is the least of my problems. Tonight my Josiah had a seizure and scared the daylights out of me.
He gets this terrible fever (up to 102.9) when he gets immunizations. Both times so far it has lasted for exactly 10 tens. So I talked with his Dr and she talked with the Infectious Disease specialist and they felt it was ok unless the fever spiked to 105 or he had a seizure. Well both times it went about the same so I felt I knew what to expect. Wrong! He has been grumpy, which is par and has the fever. Shots were last Wednesday. Tonight when we got home I put the boys in their highchairs and began to get their dinner when I suddenly noticed him--not sure what specifically caught my attention but I stopped and looked at him and his eyes closed a little and they suddenly started to bounce up and down. It only lasted 10 seconds or so but that was long enough.
He screamed the moment it was done. I grabbed him and ran to the phone. Is tarted to call the nurse hot line...hung up...started to call Wayne...hung up...called 911. (I do very well in emergencies except when they involve my kids. One of the last times Allori fell and got hurt, she screams awful sometimes and then she stops breathing. We can usually give her a small shake and blow in her face and she takes a breath. Well one time we were in Blanding she fell, screamed, no sound comes out, then she stops breathing. I follow protacol and blow in her face and jar her a little, nothing...again...nothing...again...nothing...her body goes limp...I freak...I scream....My sister in law grabs her and puts her on the floor...she starts CPR...I call 911....Chris got her back. I lost several years of my life. Thank Heavens Chris was there. Anyway, I apparently freeze when it's my own kid.)
They think it was due to his high fever and shots. Said it was ok if i just keep a really close eye on him. If it happens again we are so going to the hospital. For now I am nervous to let him out of my sight so he is asleep in my arms. He is a beautiful boy.
I was so afraid. I just kept thinking...what would I do without Josiah? I really feel that he is our baby. Forever....
We were told today that we get a new worker on Issy's case. YEAH! No one will cry about that. I don't know what that guy was getting paid for, he sure didn't seem to do much. We also learned that due to a hitch they found, Issy will not be going to live with his sister. We thought he would go home to her before or around Christmas. Looks like he will be with us for the long haul. That's fine with us. We love our babies!
No change on Wayne's illness. The Dr thinks he has pancreatitis. They should get his blood work back in the next day or so and He has an ultrasound on his gut scheduled for Monday. That will tell them definitively. Poor guy.
God thing I spent a lot of time last week on getting ready for Christmas cause that kind of came to a total hault! That's ok. As my friend and her mama say, "It came to pass, it didnt' come to stay." This too shall pass!
When we were in Chicago, we had a family day at the park, amongst 1200 other activities, We packed quite a lot into 5 days. Allori is braving this pole ladder thing. Isn't she beautiful?
Above: My handsome brothers Jordan and Jacob. Below: My beautiful Allori.
We recently attended Jena's birthday party. She is three now! It was very fun. We were of course the only white people there and the only people other than Jena, Juliana and one other lady (and their dad a little) who spoke English. EVERYONE was watching us all night...I guess "the foster parents" were intriguing...? Jena's dad went all out. He had invites printed well in advance, had one of those big jumping things, a massive cake, a big traditional Mexican feast, pinata, etc. Jena, however was not interested in a thing. She only wanted Wayne or I which (selfishly) was wonderful, for the entire evening. We were very clear when she was making the transition home that she woudl no longer live with us but would be able to visit. So lots of times when they visit, Juliana also very clearly says, we came to VISIT you. Well at Jena's party she kept saying, "I want to come SLEEP at your house." She put all of her emphasis on SLEEP so I woudl know she didn't want to just come for a visit. I am far...FAR stricter than her dad. Of course they hated it when they were here, but I suppose it's right what they say...children need that stability. One thing I have noticed, being a strict parent, is that it really shows the children that you have expectations of them. most of the biological parents we have worked with have little or no expectations of their children. I think it shows them we lvoe and trust them to be good people when we have expectations of them. Anyway...happy birthday Jena! We miss you! Doesn't Wayne make a great princess? ;)
llori with her grandma. 
So here are some pictures of my boys being....boys. In my house that equates to being naughty. ;)
