Thursday, April 12, 2007

sick for Easter, but better now

Last weekend we had a shortened Easter celebration on Sunday due to illness. Jana came down with the stomach flu and Drew spiked a fever due to a sinus and ear infection. Yuck!

Here are Jana and Drew before they started to feel ill. We dressed Drew for Easter in his khaki pants, white button-down shirt, and a navy sweater vest. Drew was really cuddly due to not feeling well (I don't think ANYONE complained about that), and Uncle Todd got a turn holding him in his slowed-down state.
This picture was taken at Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill's house, where a friend of Grandma Sue and her son joined us for dinner. Drew had fun playing with Ben, who is 18 months old. They romped all over the house together and played nicely together. It was a lot of fun to watch the two of them!
Drew found a stuffed animal in another room and carried this dog back to us after he found it.
Despite being slowed by his fever, Drew still showed off his walking for my family. He is playing here with a station wagon that I used to play with when I was little!
By Sunday afternoon Jana was in the midst of a very upset stomach and Drew's fever was on the rise, so our family time was cut short and we limped our way back to Lansing. Luckily, I managed to stay healthy (quite a feat because I am usually the weak one in our family), so I was able to take care of Drew and Jana for a couple days while they got better.
Drew was so tired some nights from his fever that he fell asleep in my arms. I LOVED it!!
By the end of this past week we found the right antibiotics to fight Drew's ear infection and his fever broke and he started to feel better. We're SO GLAD to have him back to normal!!! He's got more energy now and his appetite is back and he's up to his usual activity. Hooray!
Jana has been feeling better too, and we've all enjoyed a return to normal health!
This video is long, but if you've got the time it's pretty fun to watch. Drew starts it by putting a book in his dresser. He loves to open and close the drawers on his dresser. Then he grabs his walker and takes it for a spin. We were trying to be quiet so that you could hear Drew's noises, so you'll see Jana's hand at one point waving to Drew to get him to come back to us. At the end of the video, Drew returns to his room and his dresser. He goes right back to the drawer that has the book in it! He couldn't get the book out though, so I gave him a hand. We were impressed that he remembered which drawer he put his book in! Enjoy!!

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