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And So It Continues...

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Sadie stayed home from school sick yesterday. She now has THE COLD. I use the term "stayed home" loosely because we were not home the entire day. Yesterday morning Sawyer sat down on the couch with Jane's D.S. while I was getting dressed (he loves pretending to play the D.S.). This time he removed the stylus and then decided to puncture his eardrum with it. Sadie had to run over and pull it from his ear, I ran over and grabbed him and tried to comfort him and sneak a peek. He was bawling and he never cries for more than a second or two. There was some blood so I called the Dr. and they told me to take him to the E.R.

He continued to cry for two hours. "Ohwee mommy, ow!" It was so, so sad. Again, my faith in humanity was restored when the name of a young teenage boy sitting next to us was called and the boy asked the nurse if Sawyer could take his place. How sweet was that? Our Dr. was Bro. Ellison and he fixed us up with a little Tylenol with Codeine and a referral to an ENT. It was a long morning, followed by horse back riding (Sawyer slept), followed by a trip to the pharmacy for Sawyer's prescription.

Sadie stayed home today, she and Sawyer slept until 9:30. They both rested all day and they are both definitely feeling better.

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Darla said…
Is he okay? That's scary!! Glad they both slept in..how nice, right? When are you guys leaving for St. George? Wish we could meet up there...
September 23, 2009 at 6:50 PM
Cortney said…
Poor thing, my ear hurts just thinking about it. What a nice boy to let you guys go before him. Glad he and Sadie are feeling better.
September 23, 2009 at 8:27 PM
Tracey said…
I hope Sawyer's ear heals up okay and that no one else gets sick! I know your race is coming up and you need to be healthy!! I"m so excited to hear about Ellyn's progress, that's fantastic!! If anyone can find a way to "catch up" it's you, I have full confidence you'll be back into the swing of things soon! Thanks for the update!
September 28, 2009 at 1:27 PM
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