A New Sweet Precious Baby!

Our dear friends, the V family, recently welcomed their eighth child. Her name is Lylah Kate. If you would like to see her and read about her life, please check out their blog at Down The Lane.

She's a beautiful little blessing and I wish I could hold her and snuggle her!!

"Thank you" seems so inadequate...

but I don't know what else to say.

Thank you all so much for your prayers. They were really felt.

We got home last night and are still in 'vacation recovery mode' today.

I hope to get a complete update written soon but I did want to post to tell you all how much your prayers meant to all of us.

Luke is fine. He is 100% back to his sweet self. Thank you Lord!

Thank you all so much. You are all so dear to me!
Dana

The children are all well!

We are officially FLU-FREE here!

Thank you Lord!

I am, however, battling a nasty sinus thing.... it's much better than the flu though!!

Health Update

We finally figured out that the children have the entire 'symptom set' for the flu. It didn't really occur to me that it could be the flu because when I had the flu I felt like I had been Hit By A Mack Truck. I don't remember nose/throat/chest stuff at all...

Here are the children's symptoms:
high fever, cough, headache, sore throat, stuffy nose, body aches, and some have had diarrhea...

According to the CDC website:
"Influenza usually starts suddenly and may include the following symptoms:
Fever (usually high)
Headache
Tiredness (can be extreme)
Cough
Sore throat
Runny or stuffy nose
Body aches
Diarrhea and vomiting (more common among children than adults)"

Sounds so similar, doesn't it?

Now for our update! Everyone is on the mend. Caleb and Isaac were the last to get sick and are the last two with fever. Caleb's is a little higher than Isaac's but they are both over the hump and on their way to well. I would say Joseph is 100% today and the others are following closely behind.

Thank you for your prayers!

I have sick children... UPDATED

Started Saturday night with Joseph. Fever. No other symptoms.
Monday morning Molly woke up with fever.
Tuesday afternoon Elijah came down with fever.
Wednesday morning Sam... and then MaryVance.

Please pray for us. Thank you!

UPDATE:
Thursday... Caleb
Friday... Isaac

That should be everyone! This *thing* is starting as several days of high fever and morphing into cold/allergy symptoms for most of them. Sore throat, itchy eyes, coughing, nasal congestion...

Today is day seven for Joseph and he's not 100% better yet.

I'm so thankful that it's not anything serious...just annoying :)