Sick Days & Floods

And it Rains!
I got up this morning to the sound of heavy rain. I was concerned but it seems my concern would be for the wrong reason. We have just recently plowed up the front yard and re-seeded. I was fearing that our hard work would have been washed out by the down pour. Knowing there would not be much I could do about the yard, I went on about my morning. I took the dogs down to the basement to do their business and eat and I hear water. The sound was not obvious so I figured it was outside, but why are my socks all wet? It drove me to investigate the reason why my basement was soaked. I then find where the water noise was coming from - the new water feature that I did not plan on having in my basement. The hole in the wall were the waterline comes in from the outside is pouring right out on the the floor. I got a bucket and started to get it under control - mean while Charlotte was left upstairs (strapped into her high-chair) waiting on me to feed her breakfast. I quickly got back up stairs and fed her. I got her bottle ready and took her upstairs to Jennifer. I calmly handed her to Jennifer and told her I had a minor issue to handle in the basement and that she was not allowed to come down there - absolutely off limits. She handled the babies while for the next 2 hours I tried to stop and clean up the water. I could not leave to go to the store to get any supplies because the water would fill the bucket in 5 min. I called my brother and without hesitation he was on his way to Lowes and then to my rescue. His plan worked. We both realize it is only temporary and that we will have to completely repair the line, later.


Through this whole process I had noticed that the creek in our back yard (which is usually out of site) was rising higher and higher. It was never a threat to adding to my flood misery but was interesting to watch throughout the day. Here's a picture of the back yard at High Tide.




Now Sick Babies!

We have been extremely blessed with healthy babies - even thought they started their journey so sick. But it seems like we have a little bug going through the house. It started early in the week with Ellie running a fever. We were not sure if she was teething or if she was just getting sick. Her fever continued for a couple days but was controlled by Tylenol. She then developed a cough. Evan started in with similar symptoms - fever and cough. He was also controlled with simple meds. Both babies are just plain pitiful! They whimper and are much more needy. They have been getting a good bit of sleep. I hope they kick this and get back to being happy babies!

Mom with her sick babies

Sick Evan

Sick Ellie
Charlotte has, to this point, missed out on the sickness. We have been doing our best to keep her away from the others. She has her own toys and her own play saucer. We also try to wash our hands before switching from sick baby to well baby. We might be just prolonging the inevitable - one of the joys of having multiples!

Charlotte smiles as she plays in her saucer!