Dillon to the Hospital

Dillon's flu started Thursday evening, we thought he was getting through it Sunday when he was able to keep some food down and his fever broke.  Unfortunately Sunday night he was still waking up frequently in pain.  Monday morning about 6 am he started screaming/crying telling us that his tummy hurt.  After almost 30 minutes not being able to soothe him we decided he needed to go to the ER.  He wanted mom so he and I packed up and headed out.  It worked out well that way, my fever was taking a break and Daddy was just beginning his.  

The pain would come in waves, one moment he was his normal self saying he wanted to go home, the next he was whimpering and clutching his stomach.  Fortunately it wasn't terribly busy there. The doctor came and and checked out his belly.  He was tender to the touch so they wanted to do some imaging.  They started with an ultrasound hoping to be able to see the appendix without exposing him to radiation.  That didn't work.  The next step was a CT.  To do that they have to have an IV.  He did not handle that well.  He was a trooper and held still but he screamed.  The nurse was very thorough with the tape so even when it was all in he would randomly start crying that is hurt because the tape was pinching him.  After a while he got it figured out.  They gave him some fluids since he'd been vomiting for so many days.  

The CT was quick and he was very brave.  When the results came back it was NOT his appendix!  Yay!  It is "Mesenteric Lymphadenitis".  Basically the lymph nodes in his abdomen and inflamed and tender.  There is no way to distinguish it from appendicitis without the imaging.  Unfortunately there isn't anything they can do.  They don't even prescribe pain medication because it can cause constipation and aggravate the condition.  He is mostly okay now.  Every once in a while it hurts him and he's down and out for a while.  He's going to try going to school tomorrow, it's a half day so I hope he can make it.  So glad it wasn't something more serious but I HATE seeing him in pain. 

We were there for 5 hours but at least they were able to give us some answers.  I love this sweet boy and I'm praying for a quick recovery.

A not so healthy Easter...

Easter this year was a tough holiday.  Starting Thursday evening Dillon had a fever, in the middle of the night it progressed to vomiting and by Friday morning he had a cough too.  He was sick through friday, through that night and was still throwing up Saturday.  So we put off egg coloring for as long as possible.  When he had a period were he was feeling a little better, and he said he wanted to do it, we did the coloring. 

 Having a sick little one definitely saps the fun out of it.  Kayda and Carson of course had fun dipping their eggs, we used the "neon" colors this year and they turned out a lot brighter which the kids all loved.  Dillon got to play supervisor and just told Daddy what he wanted done most of the time.  By Saturday night 4/5 of us had fevers.  Daddy was holding out.

 Sunday morning, Kayda was already sick, she has had a fever and a cough but it doesn't seem to do much more than make her sleepy. She was the first one up and ready for Easter.  Due to the boys being up off and on throughout the night we went ahead and let her start without them.

 The kids had to find the eggs with their first initial again which made it extra tough for Kayda.  The boys weren't there to narrow it down at all so she found many eggs that weren't hers and had to pass them by.

 Finally the boys woke up and wanted to come downstairs.  Dillon had been sick through the night again, waking up frequently.  He tried to come down once but was too dizzy so this was the second attempt.  Carson was up with hot and cold spells, and of course he was always running opposite whatever Mommy was experiencing at that time.  (It's really hard to take a hot shower with your freezing little one when you're having a hot flash)

 Despite being sick Carson didn't seem down at all.  He popped right up and was ready for egg hunting.  Later he took a couple short naps but most of his illness has been evident during the night with the extreme temperature issues.

 Dillon was trying to hard, wanting so badly to do his egg hunt but his body would just not cooperate.  We ended up pulling all his eggs and putting them in the fridge with the understanding that as soon as he felt well we would put them back where the Easter bunny had hidden them.  A few hours later and a couple false starts he was feeling well enough to do the hunt.  Then he was laying back down, still not feeling well.

We still haven't managed to have Easter dinner while we wait for everyone to feel well enough to eat it.  Despite the illness I think the kids enjoyed their Easter.

Kayda and Dillon's First Flag Football Games

Kayda and Dillon are both playing a quick season of flag football this spring.  Kayda really wanted to play volleyball but there weren't enough people to sign up so she opted to play football with Dillon.  They "draft" the kids so Kayda and Dillon ended up on different teams.  Which is kind of hard considering they always play at the same time.  It was still fun to watch and the kids are really enjoying themselves.   Kayda's team is calling themselves the "red raptors" and Dillon's team is the "grey wolves".

Kayda's Character Award and Family Skate Night

Back in February I got an email from Kayda's teacher.  "Megan, Kayda is receiving an award today at the assembly.   Hope you can make it."  So Carson and I packed up and ran out the door, since I got it about 10 minutes before it was supposed to start.  We ran over and surprised Kayda.  She didn't know she was getting the award, she just thought that we were coming to see the assembly with her.  Carson got to sit with her during the assembly; which they both loved!

 Her award was for teamwork.  Her teacher chose her because Kayda is always the first to try to include people, always making sure people aren't left out, and because she's a leader and helper.  Kayda has told her teacher many times that "She just really likes helping people".

 Another day was the PTA skate night.  Daddy had an event he had to be at so I took the kids by myself.  The kids got to see all their friends and had a great time!  Carson especially loved his skating aid.  He kept telling me I should make him one for at home!

 Kayda and Dillon both participated in races.

They had such a good time that they are begging me to go again!  Excuse the blurry pictures, phone and a dim skating rink don't mix well!

Dillon's Cub Scouts Catch Up

I'm way behind with posts again.  So I'm combining two events into one post for scouts, even though they were a month apart...  First is his blue and gold banquet.  Dillon earned his bobcat patch, running with the pack, howling at the moon and germs alive.  

 I got a kick out of putting the paint on his face but within a few minutes he wanted it off because it was itchy!

The next event is much more recent.  He had his pinewood derby.  I've never done it, obviously, and it's been a long time for Daddy so we were learning together.  Daddy helped Dillon do all of the cutting and sanding, with Dillon doing most everything.  Daddy let him make it a little to thin because then we were desperately trying to make it heavier.

 Notice all the washers and screws?  It was so thin that there was no way to embed the weight so it got glued on top!

 There it is closest to us.  It definitely wasn't that fast but a lot of that was because the wood was warped so it kept pulling to the side.  Dillon still thought it was a great time and he got his derby patch.

 Of course we couldn't leave Kayda and Carson out so I got them each cheap little wood cars to paint.