We're off to Yoo-Ma's and Papa's to get Lauklan.
Kerstyn
Playing at the pool. You can see here that Aislinn is not right. :(
Relaxing inside the house.
Greyson riding Shamu.
Kerstyn taking on the wheel.
Brennan
Brennan and Aislinn
Greyson
LauklanLast night was a little better for Aislinn, but still not good. We went to the pool this morning, even though that is usually an afternoon activity, but we haven't had much afternoon time since all the storms keep coming.
While at the pool, I just knew that Aislinn wasn't well. We loaded the kids up and brought them home and Aislinn and I headed off the the ER.
We got into a room quite quickly and they got a urine sample and took blood. She had to have an IV with fluids then another type of antiobiotic and some medicine to help the nausea. She started vomiting while we were in the hospital.
The tests showed that the infection was not going away. Apparently the antibiotics were not working and the infection was 'immune' to that type of medication. They gave her her fist dose through the IV and sent us home with a prescription for more. She is sleeping now and it looks like she is much more peaceful.
I am so glad that I took her to the ER. It was a Children's hospital and they were excellent! Aislinn still wasn't happy, especially when her first IV had to be redone, but they did a great job playing with her and trying their best to keep her comfortable.
If she is not MUCH better by tomorrow evening, I am to take her back. I sure hope AND PRAY, that she will be.
When I left the hospital, I was trying to get Chris, and I called home and had 2 messages from the urgent care center that saw her Monday, telling me to call them. They left the messages at 10 this morning, and 2 this afternoon. I called them back and they proceeded to tell me that the lab results came in from Monday and the the antibiotics would not work. I replied, "Well, I guess that is why I just spent half the day in the hospital!" I sure do wish they would of called my cell phone, like I had told them to!
I sure hope that tomorrow will be a much better day and we can all start our vacation...
I will post all of my cute pictures when I get home. We are really enjoying the beach and the fantastic view! It storms each afternoon and into the night, so we have a great light show to watch too.
Aislinn had a very bad night last night. She was burning up through the night and did not sleep well at all! I had to give her Tylenol every 4 hours and it still wasn't doing the trick. This morning I headed off to CVS to get some Motrin. It seems to be helping, but she still has that fever come back up every 4 hours. I'm worried...
If it's not better, way better tomorrow, I might have to take her to the ER.
We were all up bright and early this morning to head off to the beach, but something was wrong with Aislinn. She kept saying that she needed to go to the bathroom and then she eventually started crying and saying that it hurt.
I looked up urgent care facilities in the are and we headed off. We got worked in quickly, produced a urine sample and it was determined that she has a UTI. They prescribed an antibiotic and sent the sample to the lab for further tests. Not before scaring me about how I need to follow up on this as soon as I get home given her history with the right kidney and ureter! Not good!
We stopped by the drug store, picked up the kids, went back to the drug store to get the medicine, gave it to her and off we went.
This afternoon Aislinn started running a fever. I have been giving her Tylenol every four hours.
We are all excited to be at the beach, but it is hard with Aislinn being under the weather.
We attended church today as a family then the kids and I came home to pack up for our week at Ft. Myers Beach. We got in the car around 3 and arrived at Mom and Dad's around 5. We hadn't seen Lauklan in a week and we were all happy to be together again.
Tomorrow morning, it's off to the beach!
I love that today was like a bonus day! I thought yesterday was Saturday all day and I got another one.
Well, you might be shocked, but I spent most of the day out at the pool. I first went into work and got things squared away so that I can be gone all next week. Then, I was in the bathing suit and having fun!
Chris and Brennan met Kyle and Ethan for a 5 mile hike that Brennan needed to complete to earn his Second Class for Scouts. After that, we had the Garrett's (plus Jensen) over for swimming and dinner. It was a very relaxing day and I am really looking forward to going to the beach on Monday.
We are going to church in the morning, then coming home, packing and heading over to Mom and Dad's to spend the night. Monday morning, we're off to Ft. Myers until Saturday at 1. Fun times ahead!
We had a fun day today. I kept thinking that it was Saturday, so tomorrow I should be pleasantly surprised! We were out swimming in the pool by 10 this morning, then a little after 1 we went down the street to a party that one of our neighbors was having. We stayed there until about 5 and we came home with a very worn out bunch of kids.
They all just went to their beds, they got to stay up until 9 tonight, which is quite a treat in this house! :) I hope that everyone sleeps well and in late.
What a blessing it is that we live in this country. I am thankful that I live here and have the opportunity to raise my family in this great nation. A special thanks goes out to all those who made it and who now make this possible.
Lauklan called today and is sad, wanting to come home. He made Chris and I feel so bad. My mom isn't feeling well today, she has a migraine and Lauklan did not have a good day. I am going to call again in the morning and see if I need to get in the car and bring him back home.
I hope that this is just a 'bad' day, but my heart is hurting for him. We love you Lauklan and want you to have fun with Yoo-Ma. She'll be feeling much better in the morning and you will have bunches of fun.
We love you!
I don't think that I wanted to go into the office today. I just had the hardest time dragging myself out of the bed! I am trying to work in the office each day this week since we will be in Ft. Myers next week. Aislinn asks several times a day when we are going to the beach. It will be a very needed get-away!
Last night for FHE, Kerstyn was in charge of the lesson and Brennan was in charge of the music. We had FHE at the pool and Kerstyn decided to teach the lesson on being helpful. She talked about how we can be nice, then she followed up with helping each of the kids do something that they wanted to do. It was so sweet! I might have a little teacher on my hands. :)
Aislinn requested Popcorn Poppin' and Brennan requested Once there was a Snowman. Those are favorites of the Shipley children and I just love to see them smile the whole time they sing.
We had a nice little lesson and I was pleasantly surprised at how well they all did. FHE is not usually fun, maybe the key is having it around the pool?
Lauklan on his kindergarten awards day.
Last night was our ward temple night. We were supposed to attend the 7 p.m. session. Well, I didn't have anyone to watch the kids. Our babysitters were either out of the country, working, out of the state, or already committed to someone else. So, I was thinking that we wouldn't be able to make it. But... I couldn't get it off my mind! Usually, if I can't find someone to watch the kids or it just doesn't work out for us to attend the temple, I just plan another trip some other time and we go. (That is one of the blessings of living so close.) Not so this time, I knew that for some reason, we had to go last night. I called and pondered and prayed, and I got the Mathews girls to watch the kids.
Chris and I headed off to the temple and I got dressed and was waiting for Chris to come out so we could head upstairs. As soon as I got in the hallway and looked up the stairs at the couple coming down, I saw Chris' mom. It was WONDERFUL! We hugged and teared up. It was just a great feeling to see them in the temple of all places.
As we were there, I just couldn't help feeling so thankful for the temple and the opportunity that I had to be there. What a wonderful place where you can forget about the world and refocus on the really 'important' things!
Chris and I re-committed to going every month.
I know why we were supposed to go. I can only say, I Love to See the temple and even more, I love to go inside. I look forward to the day that I can be in there with our children, I want nothing more than to be an eternal family.
It makes me want to sing the children's song I Love to See the Temple with the words:
I love to see the temple, I'm going there someday. To feel the Holy Spirit, to listen and to pray. For the temple is a house of God, a place of love and beauty. I'll prepare myself while I am young, this is my sacred duty.
I love to see the temple. I'll go inside someday. I'll covenant with my Father; I'll promise to obey. For the temple is a holy place where we are sealed together. As a child of God, I've learned this truth: A family is forever.
Well, I know you just saw this one, but its us, none the less.
Dad and Chris playing a game with the kids on Christmas Eve 2006. 
Dad and Mom Christmas 2006 with our kids.
After
Dear Kerstyn,
Do you miss us? We sure do miss you! It's amazing how you all drive each other crazy and then as soon as you leave, we cry for you to return.
We know that you are having so much fun at Yoo-Ma's and Papa's. But, we sure do miss you!
Love,
Mommy, Daddy, Brennan, Lauklan, Greyson, Aislinn and Ooh-Rah
This would be where!
Mom and Dad
The three of us.
My mom and me.We spent the day out by the pool, AGAIN! Well, not the whole day, since we had some severe thunderstorms, but we were out there before and after them, that's for sure!
The Valentichs came over and we had dinner and swam with them and we were also able to have the Berges over for Jordan's last swim for two whole years! Jordan leaves Monday for his mission and he took his last dip for a while. I'm glad that we could share our pool with both the Valentichs and the Berges! Thanks for a great time.
