Fall so far

Fall is quickly moving by and it seems we have spent a lot of weekends raking leaves.


Might as well put the boys to work














































Cameron up to his usual trick of antagonizing Zachary.
















Trip to a local forest preserve with Dad while Zach was sick.

get your shots!

Somehow we (Zach) seems to have picked up the H1N1 flu!

Yes, I too can't believe, its almost like one of my worst nightmares coming true.

Long story short, but the nurse called from school on Friday afternoon saying Zach was running a low fever and needed to come home. Which then led to a frantic trip to Urgent Care Saturday afternoon, as his low grade fever had spiked to 103.3 with both Tylenol & Motrin in him.

Anyway, turns out he that he has the swine flu. They did not do the blood work, as they said that they aren't seeing any regular flu cases yet, as all they are seeing is the H1N1 flu and that CDC (Center for Disease Control) is recommending starting with the treatment immediately without waiting for blood work results.

So, we have started the treatment (after a search of 4 pharmacies as most pharmacies are running out of the Tamiflu due to a shortage) and hoping he will start recovering soon as its really taking a toll on him.
Now we are also saying continual prayers that the rest of us are spared from this, specially since it doesn't seem to bode well for pregnant women.

And one other note, is that I was on the fence about getting the shots for my kids due to all the controversy, but as we are experiencing this, I would definitely recommend getting the vaccine for you kids! This seems to be quite a bit scarier...

Our little "Longwood Leader"

Mark & I were proud parents this morning, as we witnessed Zach become a "Longwood Leader" in front of his whole school. Longwood is the name of his elementary school and every month at a Spirit Assembly they honor a leader for each class who over the course of the month has displayed a certain character trait. This past month was for 'cooperation' and Zach was chosen by his teacher as she reports he is "so cooperative." Wish I could say the same for at home...

It was such an honor to watch the stunned look on his face as she called out his name. We had chosen not to tell him beforehand, as I was concerned it might cause a bit of anxiety about having to go in front of the whole school. Not only are we proud that he was chosen, but more importantly we are just so proud (and relieved) at the progress he has made since those first few weeks of school when we had excessive crying and even one day needing to be physically removed from my leg by a teacher to get him to go inside.

He seems to be enjoying his days at school and we feel we are blessed with the teacher he has, as she has been sensitive to his needs and helped make this transition a smooth one. Long may it continue!