the education of henry

Sick...Again

2013-10-06

As I mentioned last week, I was in the ER and hospital again due to croup. I coughed so hard I vomited all over Daddy - that's when Mommy decided we had to go.

Mommy and Daddy brought me in around 11:30 Monday night and one of the good doctors was there so I did not have to wait a couple of hours to get some treatment that worked.

Around 5:30 Tuesday morning I was admitted to the hospital because I wasn't well enough to go home but I no longer needed to be in the ER. Daddy went home to clean up my mess, get some sleep, and bring me and Mommy some things we needed. And Grandma Gail (GG) showed up!

Finally asleep, with my new Pooh Bear.

The doctor let me go home about 1:00 PM on Tuesday. I played with GG most of the afternoon and she put me to bed. She spent the night at our house so she was there for another day.

On Wednesday, GG watched me while Daddy and Mommy went to campus - all day (except for lunch). We had lots of fun.

GG definitely doesn't know as much about Volvo excavators as Grandpa Al....

Enjoying some time with GG.

Doing some excavating.

Me and GG.

Having GG over was fun - hopefully I won't be sick the next time I see her. And my operation has been rescheduled for Halloween. Mommy and Daddy are going to quarantine me for a week prior to the surgery so we all don't have to wait another month if I get sick.

Otherwise the week was normal. I played some, went to school, listened to some stories, the usual.

Working hard!

Grandpa Al and Grandma Wynne came over to see me on Saturday. Mommy and Daddy left for a while, so I played trains on the awesome track Mommy built that went all around the table!

Choo! Choo!

Grandma Wynne brought me a bus to play with - it was very exciting.

A bus!

The biggest news of Grandma and Grandpa's visit was that I got my haircut. Grandpa held me down and Daddy did the trimming. Grandpa had some new toys and a DVD about tractors for me to watch, which kept me distracted during my ordeal.

Sunday morning I woke up early and after we went for a walk, Daddy and I got into a big fight. Daddy wanted me to put my blocks away and I refused. We battled for nearly four hours. Daddy took almost everything out of my room so I couldn't play, but I still refused. I fell asleep for about 90 minutes and continued to refuse. Eventually I gave in for Mommy while Daddy was out of the room.

My stuff - in the hallway.

Out cold.

After the battle in the morning, I had some lunch and relaxed with a movie.

Enjoying a video in the new chair.

That's all for this week. See you next time!