Long six months

I can't believe it has been six months. So much has happened, so much has changed, and yet so much remains the same. I can't even begin to catch up on the six months, so I will just post pictures, and tell stories as I think of them.

As I realize that I am so far behind, the first thing I need to tell you is that thanks to Jayden, we ended up in the ER late one Friday night. He had an MRI the day before, and the results said "septic hip." Well, when anybody sees "septic hip," that means go get it checked out or else don't sleep all night thinking your kid is going to get his leg amputated. So off to the ER at Children's Hospital we went. Friday night during flu season at the hospital is a terrible time. A waiting room of sick kids and their siblings and parents.

It was a long wait, but finally we were sent back to a room. They got him in the hospital gown and hooked up to an IV. They had a TV, but soon after we arrived, a helper came in to offer him a box of toys - either legos or cars or something else of his choosing. CHOC is pretty amazing. So Jayden was happily playing away in his bed while I curled up uncomfortably in a chair and texted Carmen (who was stuck outside with Dakota - only one person could accompany the patient to the back). After some blood tests, and the CHOC radiologist reviewing the MRI from home, we were told there was absolutely no chance of a septic hip. The diagnosis was an effusion in his hip, which is basically fluid in his hip joint, likely from a recent virus. In other words, he was fine. Once we figured out he was fine, Carmen and Dakota went home (probably 10 pm or so). Finally Jayden and I got home, after midnight. We were both exhausted, but Jayden was a champ. And when he woke up Saturday morning, he was already feeling better. So thank goodness for that!

Cuteness in her moccasins.

Aaand he's walking again.

I climb in!

And there's so much more. I'll keep working on it, and will keep updating, as fast as I can!

It's good to be back. 😊