Mamama, this blog entry is for you. You had requested pictures of Isaac, so here’s a few of the most current.

Ok, So I’m a Tooth “Fairy.” It’s not something that I brag about. I mean what guy wants to be called a fairy. But since Caleb “lost” two teeth yesterday, the TF had to make an appearance. The TF forgot to go by the bank and get some more sacajawea dollars, so he borrowed them from Joshua’s stash that we keep in a kitchen drawer. We replaced his dollars with dollar bills. So far no one has put it together that Joshua had two sacajawa dollars and one George Washington dollar, and the TF gave Caleb two sacajawa dollars and a George Washington Dollar. The TF won’t be able to get away with this kind of stuff very much longer. I could tell as they were leaving for school that Joshua’s mind was really working on the night’s transactions. Will he put it all together? I’ll guess we’ll see how it goes when he gets home from school.

Caleb had two baby teeth pulled yesterday. He was really brave, and recovered quickly. For all the fighting and arguing that the boys do everyday, when Caleb was in pain Joshua was there to hug his brother and support him. They actually do love each other!

Kimberly called from the hospital around 12:30 and told me that the doctor had finally released Isaac to come home. Ten minutes later Brunswick Elementary School called to let me know that Hannah-Grace has Fifth’s Disease. It includes an itchy rash that can last for four weeks, but since she was in this stage she was no longer contagious. She has “slapped face” red cheeks and red blotches on her forearms.

Dr. T. also told us that it takes four weeks to get to this stage, and during this stage it is very contagious but there are no symptoms (arghhhh). So now, more than likely, all the kids will get the “disease” or already have it.

The name sounds worse than the “disease.” She is fine and you can barely she the discoloration. The only real difference is that she is “itchy.”

I went in to the hospital this morning once the kids got on the bus. Isaac was still doing pretty bad — my hope was to bring him home by lunch (when H-G gets off the bus). But the doctors decided to keep him another night. So I went back in later this evening. The G’s kept the kids and put them to bed (thank you so much!). Apparently five minutes before I got to the hospital Isaac had a complete turn around. He started talking and playing. He started mashing buttons (including calling the nurse several times). He loves to mash buttons, especially if they make adults run fast! I said, “so let’s take him home” but the doctors want to keep watching him. I guess it’s better to go one more night. Kimberly was able to get some rest this afternoon,and prayfully he’ll be coming home tomorrow morning (depending on when the doctor makes his/her rounds).

Thank you to those who came by to visit,prayed for Isaac and our family, cooked us dinner, and have helped our family.