Oh Boy, do I need to do a post.  My baby that celebrated her 4th Birthday my last post is soon to be 8! How did that happen?  So much to share.  Charley is 6 in 4 days and William will be 4 soon, too.  Stay posted, I will do my best to post some updates.  Love to all who read our story.  M

~ Happy 4th Birthday Lennah ~

Happy 4th Birthday to our precious First Born! Lennah's birthday was celebrated the Saturday following her birthday of August 21st. We combined a Hawaiian themed BBQ with her party as it was to be our last get together before the end of summer and William's arrival. The kids limboed until the sun came out, played outside, ate great hot dogs and hamburgers by Daddy the BBQ'er and even got to unwind with a cartoon. Thank you to everyone who could be there to celebrate Lennah's big day!

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~ Hospital Stay 2011 ~

Resting comfortably on Day 2. Having a little sleep after some Advil.

Such a beautiful smiling little boy even when he's not feeling well.

So, after a lengthy blogging absence, I never envisioned that I would have the time to update my blog because I was sitting in a paediatric hospital room. Those of you faithful readers, i.e. Auntie Julia!, will know that on September 22, 2010 we welcomed a beautiful son to the world. William Nelson Fox has to this date been a complete joy and a healthy baby. More on his arrival and the girls as I endeavour to get everyone "up to speed" in later posts.

On with this story, about 3 weeks ago all 3 children came down with a gastro-intestinal flu. While the girls quickly recovered after about 3 days, William didn't. He continued to have vomiting for 6 days and then had diarrhea for the next 2 weeks. As a result of being severely dehydrated, when he contracted a UTI he quickly went downhill. Just when I thought he was on the road to recovery this past week he took a turn for the worse, becoming very lethargic and feverish on Thursday afternoon. On Friday afternoon we thought we should get him checked out again before the weekend. And after bloodwork, a urine test and a chest x-ray it was determined he had a UTI. Our Dr in McBride contacted the paediatrician here in Prince George and he requested that William be admitted to the paeds unit ASAP as his salt level was so low he was at a high risk of seizure. This is what scared me the most. After having been through a hospital stay with Lennah when she was four months old, I wasn't worried about IVs or chest x-rays, but this was another story. Off home we went to pack a bag and send off Lennah and Charley to our good friend, Liz.

A few minutes after arriving home to pack, Nathan took a call from the doctor who again stated how concerned he was about William's risk of seizure. The Dr decided he would ride with us to Prince just in case William did indeed have a seizure. About 15 minutes later he again called to say that he had changed his mind and had ordered an ambulance for us. The Dr and I would ride in the ambulance and Nathan would follow. So off we went, arriving at the hospital in Prince George to the very capable hands here. The poor little guy was so dehydrated his veins in his hands had all but shut down, making the taking of blood and putting in the IV quite difficult. What was amazing to Nathan and I was how quickly William perked up when he received the fluid and became the William we know and love, if not still a little subdued. He started blowing bubbles, grabbing his feet, the IV and just generally looked 100% better.

Fast forward to Monday and William's off the IV, temperature's down and he's taking oral antibiotics. The Dr has advised us that we should be released tomorrow! Yayyy! Our little man is on the road to a full recovery. There is still some concern that the infection was caused by reflux and William will need further "investigation" in a couple of weeks to determine the cause. But, for the mean time we are happy to know the infection didn't get into his blood or worse yet, his spinal fluid.

Please keep watch for more updates to his condition and I'll let you all know how the last 8 months (eek!) have been since my last blog post.

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~ Baby Fox #3 - updates ~

I couldn't resist! Confirmation of our little man (hood)!

Just this Tuesday, at 29 weeks and 5 days pregnant, we had a 3D ultrasound of our soon-to-be newest arrival. We'd never had one of these done with either of the girls and it was a pretty cool experience and with none of the nervousness that comes along with the diagnostic ultrasound at 18-20 weeks. Just a relaxing time with soothing music, our girls, both grandmothers and Nona. As can be seen, we got a pretty good picture of what our little man is going to look like. The majority of my Facebook friends seem to think he looks a little more like me than the girls did! Yayyy, one for me! LOL And as well, we were given the confirmation that he is indeed a HE. So, I guess I'll have to start calling the baby "him" instead of "it". Can't wait to meet the little guy.

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~ My Budding Artists ~

Too proud not to share the girl's latest Art. Lennah is very proud of her painting and the colours used. Her handprints turned out beautifully and of course, Charley's are wonderful in colour and composition as well! Thank you to Martina for getting the handprints I so desperately wanted.

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~ Baby Fox #3 ~

So, we've been at it again! Sorry, excuse the pun - eek! Another town, another baby. That's right, we're officially expecting our third little rugrat! I keep teasing Nathan that we can't move again! It seems each post he's had I've gotten pregnant. LOL

It was amazing, I got to see so much with this ultrasound. This baby was moving so much. I got to see our little Skeletor sucking his thumb, hand in his mouth, opening and closing his mouth! And yes - It is a Boy! We found out this time and we are so excited. For now, though, potential names are being withheld - gotta leave something to be surprised at!

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~ Bunk Beds ~

From this, last September.

To this today!

Since we need to make some room for new Baby Fox, due this September, we've decided to put the girls into bunk beds in Lennah's old room. We decided on this cute set from JYSK. First place we checked out, and after looking at a dozen (almost literally) furniture stores, the one we ultimately liked the best. The price tag also agreed with our pocketbook!
So for now, we decided to put them side by side as we transition Charley out of her crib and into a big girl bed. As well, I didn't want Lennah attempting to climb down out of the top bunk to come and visit Nathan and I in the middle of the night as she's become accustomed to. There's still some more decorating to do. I've been thinking about a cool wall decal instead of painting. A few flowers perhaps, adding their names above their bunks when we stack them?
Tonight was the first night in the new beds and so far, so good. Charley was out in about 5 minutes, asleep that is! I struggled a little more with Lennah, but I think that may have been due to the excitement! Let's cross our fingers it's a good sign that tomorrow night may go as smoothly.

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