March/April 2019 (4.5 years old)

Hello March and bring on Spring.  We are so ready for some warm weather around here.  The big boys are itching to get outside to ride their go carts and dirt bikes and the littles are itching to get outside and ride their new jeep they got from Grandma and Grandpa Stroh for xmas.  We had a couple 60 degree days so we all got the feeling that spring is coming soon.

We had a rough March and April with Crew as he was the sickest we had ever seen him.  He started off in January with some swollen lymph nodes in his neck.  After about a week they were back to normal and the doctor seemed to think that was normal.  Then in February he started the temp again which lasted for about 5 days before we decided to get him into see the doctor.  At that point, the doctor found ear infections and on antibiotics we went.  About 5 days after the antibiotics, he got very sick again.  Wanting to sleep with the lights off and the door closed, drinking more then I had ever seen and just miserable.  Once again, we waited about five days and back to the doctor.  This time I started expressing concern about underlying issues.  Maybe bloodwork?  At that time the doctor put an order in for bloodwork and a chest xray as there was a little rattle in his chest.  The bloodwork results came back alarming at 35K for the WBC and the doctor was concerned.  Once the chest xray came back it was confirmed he had pneumonia.  It took a double shot of antibiotics and a booster to get rid of it but we avoided draining his lungs which was good news.  He was a trooper through all the bloodwork and I never want to have to put him through that again as it was rough. 

His next adventure will be tball which we were able to sign him up for this month.   Practices started in April and his coach is Frank McCoullough.  His buddy, Max Johnson from Little Achievers is on his team so he is super happy.  He also has Grandpa Vetter’s best friend’s granddaughter, Ellie, on his team so that will be fun.  It’s the start of a whole new era and another adventure for Crew.

We rounded off the month of April with Easter activities.  First with a trip to Railside for a cookie decorating event.  We were able to bring Owen with us and ran into our friend Avery Hyatt and Emmerson Lange while we were there.  Crew loved it and decorated his cookies like crazy.  Then the Easter bunny visited our home and Crew got a new baseball glove and batting gloves for tball.  He was a happy boy and loved finding eggs in the yard with his brothers.

Crew continues to grow and thrive.  He is the most stubborn child we have but he is so witty with his words that it’s hard to stay disappointed at someone who makes you laugh so hard.  He acts very much like his older brothers and it worries me how old he acts as I need to remind myself he is only 4.