Argh, mateys!

Uncle Kevin finally caved. For the first time in his 3 1/2 yrs, Gage came to visit WITHOUT his parents in tow. And aside from the fact that Aunt Kate has no juice (or sandwiches) I think he is enjoying himself. He did ask for daddy last night, and once for mommy today (when I told him I had no juice), but usually he's been content to do whatever "cousins" do. Since Gage is such a big pirate fan, we dug out some pirate and knight costumes for all to dress up in. And to round up the night what else is there to watch but Pirates! Don't worry Uncle Kevin, we promise not to throw your boy off the monkey bars. He will be back home before you know it!

Celebrating his 5th birthday!

Happy birthday Aidan! Your (usually) smiling face and silly sense of humor keep all of us entertained. Especially your banana peel joke which you love to share at any moment! Love, mom and dad

Dear Aunt Tanny and Unca Jack!

We got your card today-thank you! Love, the little people
Ps-Aidan's get well card cracked him up...he's carried it around for days! (the non-smile now is because I'm making him stay outside!)

Bet ya thought we went home??!

Haha, fooled you! We are still hanging out at the hospital. Dr. came In a little while ago and although she is better, she wanted to monitor how the change of medicine will affect her. So, at this point, it might be Saturday before we go home. Still, she's keeping busy. Back to school backpacks were handed out along with some fun crafts. Now that she's allowed to wander the hall she spends most of the day in the playroom. Dog therapy came by amd she has had some wonderful friends drop in. If we could only sneak the dog in she might not go home:)

Peanut update-Monday (I think?!)

Here we sit. At least two of us. Hunny working, little boys visiting cousin, eldest jet setting with the grandparents. Needless to say, it is VERY quiet. As of today, Shelby is still unable to keep anything down. Until she can, the Dr is unwilling to let her go home. This morning she was sad, missing all (don't forget the dog!) So, this afternoon we discovered we could get librivox.org and archive.org on the telly. So the afternoon was spent listening to The Secret Garden and crafting. Then about dinner time, there was a knock at the door and we were invited to a party in the floor lobby. Cookies (lots of 'em) games, coloring and some other kids to hang with. With wishes attached to a balloon, we finished out the fun watching the balloon rise out of sight. (if you look close, you can see balloon in 3rd pic). Shelby's wish? To see Jazz...our dog:)

Passing the time

Since we are just sitting around, Shelby and I actually finished something from my long line of wanna does. Check out Shelby's cherry fingers!

Friday

Sorry for the delay-it was a long day yesterday and when all went home I curled up in bed and went right to sleep. I heard nothing for about 5 hrs; good thing Shelby didn't need me!

Yesterday at noon Shelby was scheduled for her tests. That meant by 4am she could no longer eat or drink. She's been on clear liquids since Wed so by yesterday morning it had really worn her down. In hopes of keeping the tears to a minimum I texted her friends and cousins requesting a pic to cheer her up. Thanks again to everyone who sent in pics-they trickled all morning, and really helped her spirit:)

Initial results are she has Ulcerative colitis. Thanks to sis-n-law Michelle for relieving our minds; we weren't sure how upset we should be-Google results can be frightening! The colon and large intestine can get irritated, thus the upset stomach and other issues. Knowing what is going on helps:)

Anyway, she was a much happier
camper in the afternoon. Visits from Jen, Logan, Rachel, Gma, Papa, Sara and Gage plus our boys (yes, all at one time-I should have taken pic-it was packed in her room!), and dinner was ordered, and although it's still hard for her to keep much down she didn't seem to care. Antibiotics have been started and at this point we are now waiting for biopsy and a few other test results to come back. From what I gathered, we will prob be here thru the weekend.
So, that's it for now-Garry went on to CO for the wknd with Gma and Papa and the little boys went home with Sara, so it will be a quiet wknd here. I did mention to Shelby maybe next time maybe we could just go to Disney World instead, and with a twinkle in her eye she responded that she would not get such great attention there:-)