House On Hold

It has been a busy week. We worked some more around the house to get everything ready to put the house on the market. Unfortunately there are a few things that have been put on hold due to unexpected circumstances. I took the babies in for a doctor's appointment on Tuesday and found that Anniston had an ear infection while the other two just had some congestion. No big deal. Anniston was put on an antibiotic and, as for the other two, nothing we could do but to let it run its course. Just a lot of runny noses, including me. Jason somehow avoided it all. However, on Wednesday night, I noticed Collin was breathing very hard and fast (you could see his chest retracting). I called the doctor emergency line and they suggested I take him to the emergency room. They gave him a breathing treatment and took a chest x-ray that showed Collin just had a viral infection. No pneumonia which was great news. Due to Collin's labored breathing, they admitted him overnight. They would give him breathing treatments through the night starting out every 2 hours. They were expecting to have them spread out to every 4 hours by the next day. That didn't happen until Friday night so Collin had a 3 night stay at the hospital. It was rather strange for me to be taking care of only one baby. Collin & I (Mom) got to spend some quality time together. The doctors loved him. He was a very happy, cooperative patient. I would have to say that Collin got rather spoiled in those 3 days. He is having to get use to sharing the attention with his sisters now that he is finally home. Grandma Bum bought Collin a bear and a balloon. He loved to stare at the balloon. It was the only thing that I could get him content with so that I could get something to eat. His Gigi and Aunt Stephanie got to come and love on him a ton. He enjoyed them very much. He smiled a ton.
The pediatrician thinks a couple of the babies may be teething. Their gums were a little swollen. Collin has tried on several occasions to put his whole fist in his mouth (so sad:-(). The babies are still doing the same kinds of things they have been. They are still cooing, rolling over from tummy to back, lifting their heads up at 90 degrees. Their little personalities continue to form.
Grandma and Grandpa Bum were over this evening and we had to say goodbye to them for 16 days. They are going on a cruise. This trip is well deserved. They have been a tremendous help. We will miss them a ton.
I believe that is all for now.
Thanks again for your support and encouragement. 

Have a wonderful Memorial Day weekend.
JKABC