Dad in DC

Well, last week Dean was on a trip to Wash. DC several days, and boy am I releived to have him home. It started with him leaving a few days before my brother preached his first sermon this past Sunday at Bethany Presbyterian in Seattle and of course we all needed to attend, and did not get the kids to bed until 10:30 that night (my parents were here helping out). On Monday I did my child care as ussual, but Teya's temp climbed to 104 and was not going down so her Dr. wanted her seen and I left my mom in charge of 4 kids...what a super star she is! Then on Tuesday, Addy had a speech apointment (just and evaluation that turned out fine) when I received a phone call on my cell phone from Maya's school...Maya had split her eyebrow on the side of her favorite rocking boat at preschool (yes she CAN get in and out of it on her own, but this time her foot got stuck, and with her poor balance that was enough for her to trip and land her little head on the corner of the boat). We had another problem.... my Mom was with me, Addy and Teya in our new mini-van (did I mention we just got an 08 Honda Odyssey...yes very exciting), but Maya's g-tube had opened on the way home from seattle the other night so her car seat was not with us and at home with the cushions in the dryer. So Mom retreived Maya from school, Dad drove the car seat (with one strap missing...OOPS)to the therapy office, and we all hung out in the parking lot where I called her doctor to see where I should take Miss Maya. Fortunately, they do stitches at her pediatrician's office, so we were able to avoid the ER (YIPPEE!) and actually once we got there, Maya was able to just have it glued shut rather than stitches. I almost passed out once and left the room with Teya, leaving Grandpa with Maya and my Mom dealing with a two year old in the waiting room...who was NOT AT ALL HAPPY about our excursion!!! Can you believe I get light headed with a deep wound after all I have done with Maya!!! I can't! WOW! I guess I still can get queezy with blood. Anyways, yesterday was much less eventful and my dad took us girls out for lunch, and that night picked up Dean from the airport. Addy woke up to pancakes with Daddy this morning and is on cloud nine...I think the two of them cuddled on the couch for an hour today...so cute. He is working half days today and tomorrow to get ready for a much smaller trip next week. His Mom will be here and our neices will be around, so will Maya since it is Spring Break. I really must say how grateful I am for Dean, we all REALLY missed him and we are glad that he is home for the weekend, and then after WEd of next week he really does not travel much! YEAH!

Oh, and Maya is finally starting to tolerate C-PAP, but we have had someone seeping with her to make sure she does not pull it off, but so far, I am optimistic!