Musings and ramblings of a mom

Yesterday was quite a day. My neighbor's one year old has been sick for a week with strep throat and some viral thing that has caused him to lose weight and become dehydrated and weak. She took him to the hospital yesterday morning. Little did she know that they would keep him (and her) overnight. Meanwhile, I stayed home with her children and my own sick 2 year old. I finally decided to take mine to the doctor and learned that my little S has RSV. Fortunately it hasn't gotten into his lungs and so his blood oxygen levels are fine. He'll be contagious for a week though. I am keeping a low profile anyways because of my thyroid, so staying home with him won't be a problem. I'm just hoping that these little boys (mine and my neighbors) get better quickly. They are so sad and miserable it is heartbreaking.

Last night my kids participated in the Science Fair. It was so much fun to help them with their projects. They learned so much and were so pleased with what they had accomplished. I stayed home with S and DH took pictures.

During the night, little B was coughing pretty badly. Then G woke me up complaining that his ear and neck hurt. Probably an ear infection. We just pass around the germs in our house. I do wipe down all the doorknobs and counter tops. It doesn't seem to matter how much I disinfect, everyone gets sick anyways.

I can't wait until winter (sickness) is over and we can play outdoors and go for walks to the park. My friends in Arizona and California who are reading this - I'm jealous of you.

It's a _____________________!

As many of you know, we are expecting our 6th child in July. This pregnancy has been, well, harder than climbing Mount Kilimanjaro (not that I've ever climbed it or anything)! I'm doing much better now. The medication I'm taking for my thyroid has helped a great deal. I'm hoping to get off the meds eventually and that the Grave's disease just goes away like it did 5 years ago.

The one thing that has been keeping my thoughts positive during all of this is the hope that our little baby would be a girl. We've felt from the beginning that we were having a girl and the ultrasound I had last week confirmed it! Now my 9 year old daughter won't be the only sister around for all these boys to tease and protect.

Here she is!

Eight year olds and accountability

Last month, my eight year old G was baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was a special day for him. He was baptized by immersion in a font at our church. Then several family members (who have priesthood authority) layed hands upon his head while my husband confirmed him a member of the church and gave him a sweet blessing.

Here's the pictures:



As a mother, it is awesome to see my little boy take this step. It is interesting that as his brain begins to understand the meaning of choice and consequences that he would be given the opportunity to make a choice of this magnitude and be held accountable by his Father in Heaven for his actions. I hope he understands that he is NOT perfect and will make mistakes, but he can learn to make good choices and will be guided by the spirit to make such choices.