Life in September

Well, we were having a fun but busy week...before the aforementioned food poisoning episode summarized so eloquently by my husband...but it has also been a lot of dr visits as well. This is Em on our new piano given to us by Nana and Poppy. We have to get it tuned but I am hoping one of these two will learn to play.

K got her new potato head set and loves it! She plays with it all the time and is so proud she does it all by herself.

Mr. and Mrs. K was retested for her allergies and it turns out that her egg allergy is very serious and most likely stuck for life. She is also now allergic to all 'tree nuts' - peanuts, almonds and soy were the ones they tested. So we are going on an even more strict diet for that little one and although we had been a little lax with cupcakes, they are now off the table again. Poor girl! She gets none of the 'good stuff' in life.

Em had her MRI consult and looks to be in good health, so the MRI is still scheduled for this Friday. We are trying to double check that our insurance is going to cover this so we can go forward but the major concern is the sedation they use. Last time, she had seizures afterward and they assumed it was the sedation medication so they will use a different one but we still don't know for sure how this will go. Please pray she will be fine and if not, that God will prevent the MRI from happening at all. Thank you!

April, I didn't even realize she was in your shirt until I posted this...go Fergus Falls!

Our two resident goof-balls.  Yep, the wind shifted directions and K's allergies started immediately.

The dog and the girls have finally made peace. Sammy lays still and licks their faces as long as they are gentle when they pet him. It is very cute to watch them interact...finally!

Poppy and Nana came out to visit as well...dancing with Nana.

Well, M had a root canal and I also saw the dentist, then we had the 24hrs from hell and the rest of the week spent recovering. It's been stellar but we are still here and still kicking...it's gonna take a lot more than that to get this family down! :) Not that that's a challenge, I swear! Hope you all have a wonderful weekend. We are headed to the Viking's season opener against San Diego...totally looking forward to it! God Bless!

Food Poisoning

Well, we are in the recovery stage.  We have it narrowed down to the chicken we ate on Wednesday night (only food that B, Kylie and I all ate in common).  B felt the results almost immediately (hour later).  Kylie and I didn't get hit until around 11:30 pm.   Fortunately, Emily refused to eat any food that night, so we are counting our blessings for her current finnicky-ness.

Kylie threw up all over her bed (yeah, the new one-fortunately we put a plastic cover underneath), pillow, special princess blanket, and two "bears."  Losing her two bears and blanket was more trauma than the throwing up.  We tried putting Kylie in the pack and play and moved her in our room.  Two episodes of throwing up in there, we were forced to use the last option and move her to our bed.  (Remember that during this time, both B and I were suffering the same problems as Kylie and felt horrible ourselves).

Around 2 am, Kylie woke up, telling us she was hungry and thirsty.  We gave her half a banana and a glass of milk.  Needless to say, we did not know dairy products are a big no-no when you get food poisoning!  Around 3 am, Kylie threw up all over B and our bed.  With no options left, we moved to the couches in the living room and I slept with Kylie on my chest.  The remainder of the day was spent in front of the TV and trying to convince Kylie to keep drinking water and Gatorade (and numerous trips to the bathroom).

B and I are feeling better, although, we are still weak from not really eating anything yesterday.  Kylie is grouchy and tired, but at least she is eating and drinking.

Food poisoning sucks!