Jeff is HOME!

Jeff came home on Monday afternoon. We were super excited to see him. Molly was unable to go to the airport to pick him up but we still had an exciting homecoming. I had a photographer offer to come with us to the airport to photograph Jeff's homecoming. I was super glad for that. She even came to the house afterward to catch Jeff's first few moments with Molly. I will hopefully post those pictures before too long.
Seth LOVES having his daddy home. He talks to him constantly and loves to play and rough house with him. Jeff took him to Bouncertown on Wednesday and the Children's Museum today. They both have so much fun! Jeff has also been able to check off many of his favorite eateries while he's been home too. My favorite was PF Chang's last night!! :) We've just had a nice time being a family again!

Daddy relaxing with BOTH of his babies for the first time!

Seth, 4 days before Daddy left for Afghanistan.

Seth, the day Daddy came home for R&R

Molly helping with laundry. She's much more fun to look at than the white walls!

She's learning to roll over...the only problem is she doesn't like her belly!

Sharing Daddy's breakfast juice! She just loves her daddy!

Molly's Fight With RSV

Two weeks ago, Molly really started giving me fits. She wasn't eating, she wasn't sleeping she was moody (taste of my own medicine, I know), in general, this was NOT my sweet little Molly Grace. I had decided to take her to the doctor and then magically, she seemed to get better. For the weekend. She went downhill again and by Friday, I HAD to take her in. She was now coughing and by the time I picked her up at daycare, she had a fever. We got to the doctor and they immediately gave her an albuterol treatment. Dr Joe watched her for a bit and decided that she really was breathing too hard, too fast and generally working to breathe too much. She was gonna wear out before long. He gave me the option to keep her and see how she did through the night. BUT I had to give her every four hour neb treatments. I just sat there...babies are notorious for getting worse at night, I have a two year old at home, I have three dogs at home, I already know that the two people that ALWAYS help me have plans for the weekend, and I am so wore out...I can't do this by myself. So we admitted her. Thank God we admitted her. She did get worse that evening and the following morning and it would have been an emergency situation for me if I had her at home. She was fighting a fever that kept climbing, a heart rate that wouldn't slow down, and STILL fighting to breathe. We had great RTs available to us and wonderful nurses watching her constantly though. She pulled through and thankfully we were able to remain at St Francis instead of going to Riley. I was worried...By Sunday she was doing even better, the steroids were working and she wasn't requiring nebulizer treatments as often. Dr Joe KNEW Jeff was coming home on Monday and by Monday morning he was comfortable enough to send her home to meet her daddy!! Hospitalizations are not fun, but I am sure thankful for them, great nurses, great RTs, and great insurance!