Ryland is 2!

Ryland turned 2 on February 24th.

This is his cake--my attempt at a lion, because he loves lions and loves roaring like them.

Ryland has grown up so much. He literally astounds us with how much he has grown. He is off the charts for everything, and the doctor says he is just a big healthy boy. He doesn't like water in his ears, the doctor (poor Dr. Jones), our dog Hershey sniffing him, pasta, or his older siblings taking his toys. He loves hugs, his baby (or ba-e) brother, Go, Dog, Go!, battery-powered trains, milk, beans and rice, the colors blue and orange, lions, saying prayers, and Jesus Christ. When we sing the song "Follow the prophet" he "corrects" us and says, "Follow Jesus Christ."We are grateful for his calm, caring, peaceful spirit. He makes us laugh and melts our hearts every day. Happy Birthday, little man!

Sick, Sick, Sick...

Hudson got a cough and congestion. He would cough so hard he would vomit. He seemed to be laboring a bit to breathe. I brought him into the doctor on Friday February 3rd. It was RSV. The doctor thought he still seemed okay but said that if he got worse to take him to Cardon Children's Hospital. I was stressed because Jonathan was gone to an overnight scout training. I didn't know if Hudson would need to go in the middle of the night. We managed through till Jonathan got home. We thought Hudson was still okay, but Sunday morning his breathing was more labored. We took him to the urgent care first, hoping that a hospital stay would not be necessary. Unfortunately his oxygen levels were dropping and they suggested that we go in an ambulance. At that point I lost it. I was scared for him. We rode up to the hospital via ambulance. None of our kids has even been to the emergency room before, so this was all new to me. That night things got bad. His temp was 104 degrees. They said that if his temp didn't drop he would start seizing. His laboring was more and more labored. Five nurses and doctors were working on him at once. They started mentioning taking him to the PICU. Thankfully they tried him on a high flow oxygen which is more invasive, and it seemed to stabilize him. After four days and three long nights, we got to go home early. They expected him to stay till probably Friday. I am so grateful that he is doing so much better. It was a scary experience.