Mommy's back on duty

I had a great time at home this week loving on my kids. I also got in some cleaning therapy...that always makes me feel better some how. Luke's eyes look terrible (broken blood vessels) but the doctor said that always looks worse than it is. They took an ultrasound of his liver because his bilirubin count is elevated and they said it looks like it is doing okay so far. His gall bladder is a bit mucked up at this point, so they will continue to keep a close eye on him. Lukas has had and continues to have really bad nose bleeds lasting an hour or more at times, usually while he is sitting on the potty. Mike is an amazing Daddy...he was pinching off Lukes bloody nose, cleaning up potty mess and suctioning out his mouth when I got here today...and he had it all under control. Luke was extra brave for Dad this week.
The room is looking very...um..."festive"...I guess you might say. We have all the cards you have all sent hanging on the walls, paper chains, snowflakes, paper spiral things Mike made, balloons, it's crazy cool. The child life lady brought in this giant bubble machine today too. It has a projector that shines on the celing colorful moving patterns and the machine itself is a four foot tall plexy glass tube filled with water, floating balls and beads. A pump pushes air bubbles through and lights fade from red to blue to green and then yellow. Pretty phycodelic when your on moraphine I bet!

P.S. A big thank-you to all for the fun mail that has been sent to the hospital (Luke loves it) and to Olivia Crocker for feeding our family so many times...I didnt even have to go grocery shopping while I was home this week! You are all such a blessing to our family :) God is so good to us. ~Love Erica