Our beautiful Family
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Tough few weeks
Headed to our vacation home today in North Carolina! It is much needed after the last week or so. Ella had a sleep study two weeks ago! I wasn't sure how she would handle it; but all in all she was so brave! We needed to get this study to see if she has any sleep apnea due to her large tonsils. She had these electrodes all over her head and body. It was scary for her but she was so cooperative and didn't try and pull them off or anything.
A few days later....Ella got pretty ill. I had taken her to school thinking she was coming down with a cold. She seemed fine and wanted to go to school. When I picked her up a few hours later her eyes were glossy and she looked not well. I stopped by the school nurses office on my way out just to get a quick temp. I was shocked when the secretary took it and it was 106.6!!!! As a nurse, I have NEVER even seen a temp this high! So we headed to the hospital. She tested positive for strep throat and the started her on antibiotics. We waited and waited all week for her temp to go down and for her beautiful smile to return. On Friday, with a temp of 103, we headed back to Dr office. She sent us right to hospital for abdominal ultrasound suspecting appendicitis! That came back negative....but they ran other test and Ella was now dehydrated and had a UTI upon top of her strep throat! They started an IV and gave her some fluids and antibiotics and she perked up! After 10 hrs at the er..... We headed home. We had such great care by the doctors and nurses at MMC. They just fell in love with our angel! She has that power to make all that she encounters fall head over heels with her!
She returned to school this week and picked up right where she left off! Her smile has returned as well as her spunk!!
I am so excited to bring her back to North Carolina. It will be our first family trip. We will go out on the boat, fish, go to the beach! So can't wait to be on the beach in the warmth. Also, many of our "southern" friends have not met Miss Ella and will finally do so. We will celebrate Easter there and will be so excited to see how Ella likes Easter!
Thank the lord our angel is better!
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Saturday, March 26, 2011
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Welcome Springtime....
Its starting to warm up here in Maine....slowly but surely!! I am excited for the kids to be able to spread their wings and be outside more! The last few days we have been out playing in the driveway (because there is still a good foot of snow in the yard!!) and Miss Ella just loves to play with the chalk and ride her scooter.
Ella is making huge strides in school. She now waves and says goodbye to me without a care in the world. She loves to go to school and we are so blessed with all the wonderful kids and staff at Blue Point. Ellas' teacher will be out on leave for two weeks and I am a bit nervous because she has taken so well to Mrs Douglas....please pray that Ella does well with the substitute. I know they will do everything to make it easy on her.
Many of you know how much our boys love soccer and how very much a soccer family we are!! Well Ella has joined in. She absolutely loves soccer....she is always saying "Ella soccer, Ella soccer". We got her a pink soccer ball and she loves to kick it around with her little New England revolution jersey on. I think before we know it she will be on the field playing on a team!! Momma still wants a little gymnast though too!! :)
We took Ella to the ENT doctor yesterday and her tonsils are really big and they sent us for a sleep study. I was hoping they would just take them out since our peditrician said they were SO big...but I guess we have to jump through some silly hoops first.
We sent off the orphanage donation to our agency last week and lets hope the orphanage receives it soon. From our family and friends we raised just under $1000 and that will definately go a long way in China. We are hoping that they will stick to their word and send us some pictures that we can share. We THANK all of you that help raising the money.....:)
For now I will sign off....my after school routine begins....3 kids in three different schools keeps me hopping!!
xoxo
Ella is making huge strides in school. She now waves and says goodbye to me without a care in the world. She loves to go to school and we are so blessed with all the wonderful kids and staff at Blue Point. Ellas' teacher will be out on leave for two weeks and I am a bit nervous because she has taken so well to Mrs Douglas....please pray that Ella does well with the substitute. I know they will do everything to make it easy on her.
Many of you know how much our boys love soccer and how very much a soccer family we are!! Well Ella has joined in. She absolutely loves soccer....she is always saying "Ella soccer, Ella soccer". We got her a pink soccer ball and she loves to kick it around with her little New England revolution jersey on. I think before we know it she will be on the field playing on a team!! Momma still wants a little gymnast though too!! :)
We took Ella to the ENT doctor yesterday and her tonsils are really big and they sent us for a sleep study. I was hoping they would just take them out since our peditrician said they were SO big...but I guess we have to jump through some silly hoops first.
We sent off the orphanage donation to our agency last week and lets hope the orphanage receives it soon. From our family and friends we raised just under $1000 and that will definately go a long way in China. We are hoping that they will stick to their word and send us some pictures that we can share. We THANK all of you that help raising the money.....:)
For now I will sign off....my after school routine begins....3 kids in three different schools keeps me hopping!!
xoxo
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