Please sickness....go away!!!

We continue to be a bit sick around here:( The girls are pretty much over their sicknesses. Last Wednesday evening, Jeff was reading the girls a story before bed and out of nowhere Gabby threw up...alot!! She went to bed no problem and then about 10pm I heard her coughing and I went into her bedroom and she said "mommy I barfed" and it was everywhere! Jeff gave her a quick bath and I threw her bedding into the laundry. She slept the rest of the night and got up in the morning and was hungry and back to normal:)

And this past Tuesday, Megan woke up and said her tummy hurt:( She was spending the day with Jeff's mom and was pretty mellow all day. She had no appetite, but didn't threw up either. By supper time, she was getting hungry and feeling a bit better. She had a good sleep that night and was back to normal the next day:)Marty woke up at about midnight on Tuesday night and was "talking" and wide awake. This is very unusal for him, so I went in to see him. He was getting a little fussy and seemed uncomfortable so I gave him a little Tylenol. Just after I gave him the medication, he threw up several times...poor little guy:( We cleaned him up and tired to get him back to sleep. He was crying alot, which is very unlike him. Neither Jeff nor I was able to console him and he has still been coughing from his cold for the last 2 weeks. Anyways, Jeff and I were both concerned and we decided to take him to the Emergency. I left the house about 2:30am and got back around 5:30am!! As soon as we got into the van, Marty had calmed down. We got to the hospital and he was all happy with smiles for the nurses and doctors!!

Thankfully, the ER wasn't too busy then. We got in quite quickly, but then we first saw a nurse and then another nurse and then the doctor. Then the doctor wanted me to nurse him and then keep him upright for about half an hour to make sure he would keep the fluids down. I told the doctor that he has been coughing mostly at night for the past 2 weeks as well. The doctor thinks that he might have some mild pediatric asthma:( So, they gave us a mask and a puffer to use when he has coughing attacks.

The nurse showing us how to use the mask and puffer said that most babies hate it and will cry and wiggle away from it. Well, Marty was happy as a clam to breathe into the mask...such a good boy! Since we have been home, his cough has been better and we haven't even used the puffer. I think that the cough is just the ending of his cold.

He had a great sleep last night...12 straight hours! And today he seems happy and back to his usual self. He still has a little runny nose though. It just feels like this cold won't go away!

Last Saturday night, we went to Derek and Colleen's place for dinner and pumpkin carving! It was pretty much the daddy's doing the carving, but we all had fun! The girls requested that Jeff carve Boots the Monkey...Dora's friend!

And so he did...
Sarah and Gabby being silly...
Marty and Jake...playing together already!The daddy's carving pumpkins...Marty loves to touch the pumpkin, especially when the light is on inside it!
Daddy and his girls...they are so proud of the pumpkin!
My mom and I were going to take the kids to the pumpkin patch this morning, but it was snowing and raining:( It was just too wet and cold to go there...so we will have to wait until next year. The kids were just as happy to play at grandma and grandpa's house instead. My dad took the girls to Tim Horton's for donuts and they were thrilled!! Then Megan spent the afternoon with my parents while I took the 2 little ones home for a nap. She loves having one on one time with people!

That's all for today! I'll be sure to post lots of pictures of the kids (and us) in our halloween costumes next time!!