AmAzInG PaSt WeEk...

So... I think we have lost our camera :( It makes me so sad but we have not been able to find it for over one week now. I know the last time I had it (at Andi and Chloe's ballet class last Tuesday) and then I took it out of my purse sometime between then and leaving for Paige's on Wednesday night. So, no pics to post for now, unless I can figure out how to get them from my phone!

Anyways... Cleveland was a BLAST! Lindsie, Andi and I went last week and it was AMAZING. Yes, it was FREEZING, but we were prepared. We flew into Pittsburgh and drove about 2 hrs to their house in Cleveland Heights. It was an easy drive and didn't seem like two hours at all! Paige's friend, Crystal, took Andi for the night and Lindsie and I headed off to the hospital. EJ (Emersyn Jayne) was born at 10:50 p.m., weighed 7lbs 11oz and was 21 inches long.

I have never seen a baby come into this world (yes, even having three of my own, it was the LAST thing on my mind!) I felt so honored to help Paige and Nate and be a part of the wonderful experience. I will never forget it!

Friday morning we woke up to Andi coughing and thought nothing of it, because she wasn't acting sick, but wanted to keep our distance from the hospital, as Paige and EJ were not able to move from Labor and Delivery right away. We went grocery shopping, found some KILLER deals at Target and just hung out. Saturday morning we woke up and Andi wasn't doing so well, but she didn't have a fever, so we went over to the hospital and she just kept getting worse and worse. She looked so lathargic (sp?) so Paige told me where an InstaCare was and we headed over there. By the time we got there she had a fever of 104 and she was such a sick little girl!!! Yeah, so we are there to help my sister with her newborn and Andi is diagnosed with tonsilitis!!!! I was going crazy! All I could do was cry... I was so frustrated... 1500 miles away from home, not able to be there for my sister the way I wanted to, having a VERY sick little girl, not able to put her in her own bed... (I know, I know... get out your violins...) I was off to try and find a hotel room since Paige and EJ were supposed to be released from the hospital.

After talking to Lindsie (who was still at the hospital with Paige) she told me that Paige and Nate were actually thinking about staying another night at the hospital because of the meds that Paige had been on. I was so sad to think that she'd have to stay there another night, but happy that they wouldn't be home until Andi had been on her antibiotic 24 hours. So Andi and I went to Target again (I stinking love Cleveland's Target) and got her meds and stocked up on antivirus sprays, antibacterial wipes and hand sanitizer.

After that, we went to the hospital and picked Lindsie up for a quick drive to Kirtland. After a quick stop at a gas station that we SHOULD NOT have been at, Andi fell asleep and it was a nice drive. It was even nicer for our next stop to be the LDS church history site with a CLEAN bathroom! We watched the video and then the sweet Sister missionary took us out to the Whitney Store. It was really neat and I'm glad we went there, just wish we would have gone earlier and been able to spend more time.

Anyways, we headed back to Cleveland and Sunday we cleaned and waited for the new little family to come home. We REALLY enjoyed our time with them and THANK them so much for letting us stay there and handling, so well, Andi being sick!

By the way... while I was away, Bridger was SO sick with a double ear infection and, of course, his asthma kicked in and he had a HORRIBLE cough. Brett, my mom and Alicia took such good care of him. It was so nice to know that even though I wasn't there when he was sick, he was being well taken care of.

Thank you, Brett, for letting me go and be with my sister and for holding down the fort. I love you so much and cannot tell you how much it means to me that you let me do these kinds of things without hesitation.