This was the highlight of our week – picking up daddy so he could come home from the hospital! Kevin hadn’t been feeling well for about a couple of weeks, but in particular on Wednesday and when he woke up Thursday morning he decided to go to an Urgent Care. He was diagnosed with a sinus infection, picked up his prescription, and went on to work. By the early afternoon his face was reddening and swelling and he decided to go back to the doctor. To summarize a long story he ended up at Riverside Methodist Hospital with sinusitis and cellulitis (a bacterial skin infection). His nose and cheeks were red and swollen and his sinuses were irritated. He received IV antibiotics and we figured he would just stay overnight on Thursday night, however, it ended up being a 3-night hospital stay. Ugh! He ended up being treated with 4 different kinds of IV antibiotics over the 3 day period along with a topical antibiotic, nasal sprays and ointments. He was released Sunday late morning and will remain on antibiotics and nasal treatments for about 2 weeks. He’s pretty worn out but super happy to be home, and we are super happy he is back!
With the germ factor, and since I’m pregnant, Kevin didn’t want me going to the hospital and risk being exposed to all kinds of things there. Fortunately we were helped by many friends and family. Pat, Brett, and Christy visited Kevin on Thursday night after he arrived at Riverside. Grandma and Grandpa Armstrong stayed for a couple of nights and Finn loved playing with them and providing good entertainment. Thanks to Cam and Christie for watching Finn (or the house as it turns out Finn was in bed!) and taking a bag of things to Kevin at Riverside, and thanks to Jim, Chad, Deven, and James for visiting Kevin at the hospital and bringing him yummy food. We’re thankful for all of our family and friends who checked in often and prayed for Kevin and our family during this whole thing. It was far more serious than we had anticipated and a much longer hospital stay than we had ever imagined. Thank goodness for skype!
Finn sent daddy some flowers in a cool ceramic Jeep that will go in his room after the flowers are done blooming. 
And when we picked daddy up Finn gave him a goodie bag with the chocolate chip cookies and some Reese’s eggs 🙂 He was happy to help daddy eat one on our drive home. 
I’ve been working until about 11 pm most weeknights and working Saturdays so all the days kind of blend together. I was able to go meetup with Andy, the kids, and Mom and Dad for a pizza dinner on Friday night while they were in town helping the Bethune’s. Finn got a good bear hug from Roro and Graham.
On Friday night Finn and I made Kevin’s favorite, chocolate chip cookies, in anticipation of his coming home. Finn is such a great helper and loves to count while we measure and dump the ingredients. He also likes to turn on the mixer (he actually moves the piece that locks the mixer in place!). And of course his favorite part is cleaning the beater at the end! It’s been a good weekend though catching up around the house with laundry, cleaning, and grocery shopping. 
Sunday morning Finn woke up a hungry and happy boy. Here he was showing daddy, over skype, how much of his banana he had eaten. Along with two powdered dodo’s!
Finn had a fun week enjoying the warmer weather at the park, feeding the ducks, and painting some spring art!
Well, spring has been here in full-on beast mode with my work, which means I’m several weeks behind with the blog. The weeks are all pretty much blur, and I certainly miss being home spending time with Kevin and Finn. But we have captured some photos and a fun video of our amazing and silly little boy. Above, where Finn is sleeping, is often how I see him these days when I check on him after I get home from work. And it’s pretty much what I feel like doing myself!
