Catching Up

Hello from our little world. We have had a very busy week here. We finished up VBS today and Drew loved it. He got to catch up with friends from preschool and made lots of cute crafts. He did managed to bust his mouth open today, twice, which was a lovely experience. Luckily his Nana was working in the room next door and was able to go right over and help. Popsicles are great for stopping both the crying and the bleeding! He has a beautiful top lip now - I'll try and catch a photo of it tomorrow.
The lip is just the topping on our interesting week. On Sunday evening I started having some pretty strong contractions that only stopped with me sitting down. Patrick was out of town so my parents were able to come over and help out with Drew. I felt better Monday morning and was able to assume my duties as a 5-year old VBS teacher. In the midst of all this, we noticed a strange rash on Drew. After thinking through the past couple of weeks and a visit to the doctor on Tuesday morning, we believe Drew has Fifth Disease. He is at the tail end of it, which is good for him as he is no longer contagious (that was when we were at Disney - sorry folks!). I, however, had to go to my doctor for blood work to ensure I did not catch it from him as it can be dangerous to an unborn child. I haven't heard back from that so we are assuming no news is good news.
After that crazy day, Wednesday was turning out to be ok. That is, until we go home from VBS and a very sleepy Drew did not want to walk up the stairs for bed. I carried him up and by the time we were at the top I was in serious pain. After going back and forth with my doctor's office, I was instructed to rest for 24 hours and to not lift anything for 2-3 days to see if my pains were muscle or baby related. So I spent a very boring couple of days in the recliner and now I'm just irritated that I can't pick my baby up! Poor Patrick had to cut his trip short to come home and help out and my mom has spent more time at my house than her own over the past few days. I am feeling better, though anxious to get back into my normal routine to see if the pains will stay at bay or come back.
I'll try and post new photos of Drew as soon as I can - and I know I still haven't gotten our Disney photos up yet. I really am working on it! Oh well...Happy Friday to all!