It's been quite a crazy month for us, so we're kind of glad to say goodbye to 2010 in some ways too. A week before Christmas Trey had a come-and-go fever and diarrhea and a double ear infection. But then one night the fever went up to nearly 104, he was throwing up and very out of it. And he was refusing all liquids, not a good mix when everything is coming out of you. We rushed him to ER at Shady Grove Hospital (where he was born) thinking that we would just be there for a few hours. At first, they sort of dismissed everything, saying to just keep trying to get him to drink and that it was just a little bug and he would be better. But then when he wouldn't drink, they put an IV in him and ran some bloodwork. The IV helped him alot! But he was still so out of it. It was the scariest thing to see your little baby looking so weak and listless! They ran blood tests and said that his white blood cell count was too high for just a double ear infection. So they did an x-ray and when the results were back we found out that he had pneumonia and that he would be hospitalized for 1-2 days, depending on how quickly he healed. What? There had been no signs or symptoms of this, other than the fever. So we were given a cute little room (emphasis on "little") with a crib and a little armchair that pulled out into sort of a bed for one person (but Pj and I both managed somehow to squeeze onto it to sleep). Trey was hooked up to all sorts of machines, wires on his chest, an IV for fluids and antibiotics in his arm. Most of the time we were there, he was too sick to really even care or move. His high fevers would come and go, it was really frustrating. But finally on Sunday afternoon Trey started pulling through and seemed much more like himself and the fever broke. He started eating and drinking again. Yay! We were released late Monday afternoon. It took a few more days for Trey to fully recover, but now he is back to himself with more energy than any of us know what do with;-) We are so thankful that God answered our (and everyone else's prayers).
So we were home for a few days and then Pj got the flu. Aghhh!! Thankfully it was quick and he was still able to spend time with family for Christmas (although we may have passed the bug on unfortunately). We spent Christmas Eve at home watching Christmas movies and eating our favorite foods, which was cozy, although I really missed the traditional candlelight service at church. Then on Christmas morning who woke up bright and early and tried to wake me up so we could open gifts? Pj;-) So we got up first and then when Trey woke up he got to open his, although he mostly just cared about the wrapping. Later on we went over to Pj's parent's house for more presents and a yummy breakfast. Then we traveled over to Pj's grandparents in Mt. Airy for most extended family celebration and a big mid-day meal. Then we drove up to Sykesville to be with my family and siblings for more presents and dessert. It was a long day but so much fun! We're glad we got to see nearly everyone!
The following day we were supposed to leave for the long-anticipated week-long vacation to the beach house in Corolla, NC on the Outer Banks. But of course the blizzard was making its way through there. We decided to try to outrun the blizzard (even though it was coming towards us??). It was a VERY scary and long ride down there. What would normally be 5 1/2 hours ended up being 9. Thank God for the DVD player we got for Trey along with Veggie Tales movies... last minute purchase that saved our lives! So anyways, we still made it to the beach! I think we were the only people there who owned a shovel! We should have rented it out to make money for groceries;-). The week was fun! We mostly relaxed and watched HGTV and took walks on the beach. Pj's parents and siblings and nephew came down a few days later and we spent New Year's Eve with them as we do most years. We planned to leave Saturday night, but then Saturday afternoon Pj pulled something in his abdomen so much so that he was in severe pain and couldn't walk. So we spent a few hours in the ER making sure it wasn't a hernia. Thankfully it wasn't! So we left the next afternoon instead, and enjoyed all the standstill traffic on 95 that we would have missed if we had left the night before.
And that is why I am excited for a new year;-) Enjoy the pics!
