Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Thanksgiving, Sparks, & Joshua's hospital stay -- whew!

Just a few pics from the last week . . . My brother and sis in law were in for Thanksgiving. Lots of fun and craziness! Bonding over the "laptop" . . .



Dad had surgery the wed. before Thanksgiving on his ankle due falling off of a ladder . . . so this was his Thanksgiving experience! He actually felt pretty good at this point because the nerve block was still working its magic . . .

Uncle Ryan and Tyler . . .


Coloring with daddy . . .


Mom wrote a simple script for the Sparks lesson time about the 10 lepers -- wasn't sure how it would actually go over, but they did great! Very attentive, too!




Group coloring project on "Mario" in preparation for Joshua's 6th birthday party . . . pin the mustache on Mario. But -- that won't be happening because . . . .

. . . Joshua ended up in the hospital for 2 nights with pneumonia. Went to the dr. office on Monday morning because his cough was just getting worse (despite starting an inhaler) and we went straight from the dr. office to the hospital. After getting some antibiotics in his system, lots of iv fluids, breathing treatments, he really started to improve in how he was acting.

Yes, there was a PS2 in the room . . . so needless to say, that took his mind off the matter. Watching TV in bed, playing PS2 games (we don't have a game system at home) . . . what a life! His lungs still have some junk in them, but dr. thought with breathing treatment at home every 4 hours, more antibiotics at home, he will be fine. Still scary, though. It really makes you take a step back and evaluate everything -- thank you, Lord for the health you have given us.

2 comments:

Karis said...

It has been too long since I have read blogs, but I had to stop by when I saw the link on Bryan's Facebook that Joshua had been sick. So glad he's home now! Love you all!

The Varner Crew said...

Hey Nelsons! What a blast to have been with you over Thanksgiving! Thanks for the update on Joshua. We've been praying hard and are thankful that he is on his way to recovery.