Monday, December 22, 2008

Shawn's Birthday! Happy 32, Hun!

Yeah! This year we had Shawn's best birthday yet! We had friends over on Friday night (12/12) for Pounce (best card game ever!), cake (German chocolate: Shawn's fav), and ice cream. Then, on Saturday, I took Shawn out to Ipanema (a Brazilian steakhouse in Ocala) for a meaty feast. Irene and Walmir babysat so we could enjoy a night out. I even wore a dress! :)

Shawn, with each birthday, I love you more and more - and, you become even more handsome and wonderful. Even though it took you an hour to blow out all of your candles, I hope all of your birthday wishes come true!

Check out Ipanema on the web. So nice - and, worth every dollar...

www.ipanemaocala.com

Two Day Stay in the Hospital...

Riley
Ambulance
Hospital

Three words I never wanted to have to write about together....

Though this is old news for most, I did want to blog about Riley's recent stay in the hospital. After posting over Thanksgiving break, Shawn and I came down with that awful stomach bug. Riley caught it on the way home, and by Monday night we were taking her to the hospital in an ambulance on oxygen because of pneumonia! We ended up staying two nights at Shands Hospital with our little angel. She was such a trooper. She had an IV and nasal cannula and all sorts of tests. Though I hated seeing her so sick, I did enjoy how cuddly she was. Now, she is back up and crawling and smiling and eating like crazy. Thanks to all of our friends for their support while we were taking care of Riley. Caroline, you rock. Thanks for coming to see us and make the long hours in the hospital go by fast. Irene, thanks for loaning me a sweatshirt and helping out with bringing stuff to school for me.

It was a long two days for sure!