Do you remember being a kid?

Eva and Travis are riding in a train. They are buckled up with a scarf. "Play is a child's work." Do you remember the "work" you and your siblings did as kids?

Messy nap hair is always sweet.

Jan 2009 Eva update

Many have asked, thank you for your concern. Eva is doing great. We spent our Christmas vacation at the doctor: The Tuesday before Christmas, Luke had his 1 year appt and an ear infection, Eva had a neuro appt. The Friday after Christmas, Eva got her PICC out. We were sent all over Meritcare trying to get to the right place, nobody knew where we were going or that we were coming even though I had spent an hour on the phone on Tuesday setting it up..... I took all three kids to the hospital all so that Eva could get it out under nitrous because she was so nervous. Well, she wouldn't put the mask on and we ended up all sitting on her while she screamed like crazy and the boys sat and watched and they just pulled it out. We could've done that with her regular PICC nurse at the clinic any time that day. Then the next Tuesday, Travis had a fever for 4 days by that point so we were at the doctor. Wednesday (New Year's Eve), I left a box of nails on the floor and Eva says "mom, Lukey's got nails." I say, "Oh, it's fine." He eats them. I run over to him and he's spitting out nails. I scream and he gets scared and kind of coughs and swallows. Eva says "mom, I told you not to let him play with nails." So, that was an abdominal x-ray that actually found nothing. (THANK GOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) While we were at that different doctor again because it's the holidays, she asks why Travis looks like a walking corpse. More blood testing.... Travis says "Mom, I looked what they were doing. They put a nail in my arm!!!!).....both doctors mention Kawasaki disease but decide that they don't think he has that...... John Travolta's son dies of complications with that on Saturday. Nice timing to make me more crazy. Travis finally gets better after 8 days of the plague (that's my own diagnosis I made :)

Eva is back at school with the wonderful protection of her carpool friends and classmates. No gym, no recess the rest of the year. A cat scan in 6 weeks to be sure the bone is healing. He says it heals slowly, but faster than in adults. If it's not healing, that's a surgical situation. Finally no more antibiotics. We just have to be careful to watch for any signs of infection. It should be mostly healed in 6 months, but not absolutely, completely healed for a full year. She looks great and feels great and thanks again to everyone for helping us get through that scary time. Looking at my family now and everyone is OK, I'll be an optimist and say that maybe we actually have GOOD luck...... in the end. When Lukey ate nails, I actually pinched myself and looked around the room, certain that it was a bad dream. I need to change the way I think about children and when I see them doing something like jumping on the bed when they are barely 2 or playing with a box of nails as a baby, I need to NOT think "oh, it's fine." Or I can change my address to the Meritcare clinic because it's never "just fine" with my kids.