Quick Recap

This past week has been crazy.  I'm sick.  My whole family is sick.  It's just a tiny cold, but it scares me because Seraph hasn't had a cold that didn't require hospitalization (and intubation...which we truly want to avoid at this point).  So far her stats have been doing OK.  I'm always suctioning her nose so she can breath.  She's on 2 L of oxygen right now.  That much air blowing up her nose makes it really dry. So, her nose bleed earlier.  ...and since she's on blood thinners, it bled for a long time.  It's hard to balance suctioning her out with not getting nose bleeds.  She's scheduled to get her RSV shot tomorrow.

Seraph has been all smiles.  I don't think she even knows she's sick.  She has a new favorite position - laying on her right side.  She plays with toys and takes naps.  Her nurse was surprised at how happy she was on the floor.  Usually kids with reflux don't like being on the floor.  

Yesterday, Seraph saw her cardiologist.  She's doing better than he expected. He doesn't need to see her 'til May.  Then they'll re-test everything and see if she's doing well enough for future surgeries. So, if I can just keep her NJ tube in her, I won't have to see the hospital for 2 months!  Yay!

Angel knows she has a cold.  She wants to be held at all times!  Also, she is definitely allergic to rice.  I'll try oatmeal in a few days.  She's getting better at crawling.

She's also tons more interactive - esp with Strong Bear and Delightful Finch.  She's all ready to join the "big" kids at tearing up the house.  

Early in the morning, when she thinks no one is listening, she wakes up and practises her letter sounds. 

A few days ago, the twins were playing on the floor together.....Angel grabbed Seraph's NJ tube and ripped it out.  I'm sure Seraph was in on it--she didn't make a peep to let us know what had happened.  Both girls were pretty proud of themselves.

Luckily Sexy Haqon was home....so we didn't have to scramble for a babysitter.  Sadly, the Floro guy who replaced it used the wrong length.  It was the last straw.  Every time I tried to do meds, Seraph would knock me and spill it.  After a few days, we went back and demanded a longer one.  

One of Haqon's friends came to stay with us a few days last week.  It was sooo fun.  Whenever he visits the kids get a notch wilder and I feel like we're all in college again.  I'm glad he was able to come.

Each time I felt like I was really pushed past my limit, someone would show up and do something nice:  a well-timed phone call, a friend dropping off dinner unexpectedly, a friend stopping by to play with the kids, IHH stopping by with a couple boxes of diapers and wipes not 2 minutes after we'd realized we were low on diapers for the twins, and an amazing neighbor who managed to not only stay sane while watching my kids...but also found time to clean my house before I got back!! Thank you for all your help and for all your prayers.  

Sexy especially has been keeping me on the good side of sanity.  Thanks, sweetie :) XOXOXXO

Ooooh, I can't remember if I already posted about this...but we got a Wii Fit.  I LOVE it.  I love it even more than I thought I would.  It's been too long since I did Yoga.  Rabbit loves the yoga, too.  Bear loves the games.  He's always asking, "Will you run with me?".  And, Yes, Juice - in the 10 days we've had it, I've only missed one day.

OK....I think that's everything!  Hope everything is going well for you.  Hope spring will hurry up and get here already ;)

BwaaaaaaaAAAAAA!

Nintento fixed our Wii!!  (no, I didn't win the contest).  Our Wii was broken when......SOMEONE fed it a handful of plastic beads.  I tried to fix it myself (sniff sniff).  Finally I logged on to Nintendo's website and

 discovered it was still under warranty.  They sent me a shipping label and I sent it back.  They got it in the mail Friday, replaced the broken part, and shipped it back that same day!

Amazing! It didn't cost me a penny.

My kids are playing with Rabbids again :)

er...Strong Bear is hoarding the game, but that's OK so far.

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Delightful Finch jumped down from the dinner table to dance!  She started singing this song.  ...and it was so cute, I couldn't bring myself to make her come back to dinner.  

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Seraph - no changes, no real news.  They've ruled out RSV.  They're watching her decreased heart function very closely.  They still don't know if it'll get better.  It's just too soon to tell.....but that's the part that worries us the most.

Aside from missing her, we're all doing well.

Magpie Musing's Wii Fit Contest GiveAway

Magpie Musing is giving away a Wii Fit! It comes with a wii console and the wii fit board.  So, if you're interested, go check out her contest here. (Thanks, Safire, for pointing it out) Basically you're supposed to post a fitness story on your blog about how the wii fit would change your life and link back to her blog.  So here's my hopeful entry:

A fitness story.  

Once upon a time.......we packed up all our stuff and moved into a bigger house.  I'd never been big on fitness, but my new neighbor was a total fitness nut.  She gets up early to work out each morning before her day starts.  She bikes around the park for fun!  She teaches weight training and aerobic classes.  Somehow we hit it off and she started dragging me to early morning runs at the high school track.  She even started working out an hour early twice a week so she could be back in time watch my (sleeping) kids so my hubby and I could run over to the gym  before work. (My dear hubby walks too fast and I walk to slow, so side-by-side treadmills are perfect for us!)  Then she introduced me to Bikram (hot) Yoga. My stress level went way, way down.

My mom used to do yoga in our front room when I was a kid.  Sometimes she'd let me do it with her.  My favorite part was that bit at the end where you're just relaxing. Bikram Yoga was everything I liked about yoga PLUS a relaxing sauna. (and our water heater at home was broken at the time!) I felt so warm and cozy and sure of myself.  No one seemed to care how big my tummy was or how long I could balance or how far I could stretch.  

My youngest was 10 months.  I was some 30 lbs too heavy.  Those extra pounds started melting off.  I felt great.  More energy. More smiles.  More drive. More clothes that fit. It was great!

Then one week it all disappeared.  My wonderful neighbor was hit with a messy divorce out of no where. She moved.  I found out I was pregnant.  Twins.  Identical twin girls.  All my new fitness plans stopped dead. I spent the last 6 weeks of my pregnancy in the hospital.

One of the twins was born with a heart defect. Now she's the one spending time in the hospital.  My secret to staying sane with one twin in and out of the hospital?  Chocolate.  Cake.  Brownies.  Add Skittles, Twizzlers, & Sweettarts for variety, but it's mostly the chocolate that helps. The twins are 5 months old now, and I'm some 60 lbs too heavy. Seraph is coming home from the hospital this weekend (yay!)!  

Except for doctor's appointments, I'm pretty much stuck in my house until RSV season is over.  Stuck inside with twins...and a 2 yr old girl...and a 3 yr old boy. Thank goodness my 8 yr old (girl) gets to go out for school.  We're all brimming with stress...and stuck in the house.

I'd like to be one of those people who gets through stress with exercise.....I've been thinking about introducing my 8-yr-old daughter to yoga.  Yoga is so good for stress.   And I remember how good it felt to do Yoga with my mom.

Only.....I've done Yoga, but I don't really know how to do it on my own.  The Wii Fit would be perfect!  It would change my life!  So, Magpie - pick me pick me pick me!!! :)