Yucky Fever, Sore Throats, and Coughs

This past week the older boys have been under the weather. Eli started running a low grade fever last Tuesday and by Wednesday had a severe sore throat. I took him to the doctor on Friday. He had some sort of infection in this throat but it wasn't strep. He continued to run fever through this past Saturday. Sunday he didn't run any fever so he got to go to VBS!

We all went to VBS Sunday night and came home and discovered Luke was running fever. Monday he sat in my lap most of the day. When Luke is still, there is something wrong. He had a higher fever than Eli and I had a horrible awful cough. I took him to see Dr. Delisi on Tuesday and he conformed what I thought, Luke had croup. Dr. Delisi put him on 5 days worth of orapred (prednsolone) and zithromax. It is amazing how fast the medicine worked. By Tuesday night Luke felt better. He still isn't back to a 100% put he sounds better and is fever free.

We are very blessed to have a Christian doctor, Dr. Craig De Lisi, that handles our family healthcare. Dr. De Lisi is a family practice doctor in Pittsburg. His practice has a high percentage of pediatric patients. I think people mistake him for a pediatrician because he has 7 children of his own! Dr. De Lisi views his medical practice as a ministry rather than a job/career. He prays with each of his patients before he leaves the room. He is such a caring doctor and friend. The boys love going to him. But I really think that has more to do with the Spiderman tattoos that they get out of the treat-vending machine for being good!

Kevin and I are praying that Seth stays well and doesn't decide to get sick. So far he is doing great. I weighed him at one of the recent visits. He weighed 12 lbs 7 oz!

We are leaving this Friday to got out of town. My cousin, Jody, is getting married in Arkansas on Saturday. Eli is the ring bearer. So this isn't a good weekend for sick kids. We are also planning a couple of days of family fun after the wedding. Please pray that the older boys continue to heal and the Seth will stay healthy.

Baby Look-A-Like

Everyone says that Seth looks like his brothers. Most say he looks more like Eli than Luke, which I agree. Here are some baby pictures for you to make your decision.

Seth 3 mo. old

Luke and Eli both 2 mo. old

I am 3 months old and my how I have grown

On June 1, Seth turned three months old. That is just hard for my mind to wrap around. I can not believe that three months has gone by.

He is starting to interact with us. He is smiling really big and is starting to coo a little. He smiles the most after he has gotten his belly full is just laying on the boppy pillow. He will lay there and look at the lamp that is by the chair and just get the biggest grins he can muster. He must think that is the funniest lamp ever. He is packing on the pounds too! No more skinny baby. When we first started taking him in public when he was about 2 months old, we got lots of comments and questions about him being so small. But now, no one can tell that he was a preemie. The Lord has truly blessed his little life by making him so strong in a short amount of time. TO GOD BE THE GLORY! Our lives have been blessed as well by him and his two big brothers!

Here are some picture showing you how he has filled out over the past couple of months.

3 wks old ~ 5 lbs 2 oz.

1 month old ~ 5 lbs 12 oz.

Seth visiting his new little friend Drew the day after Drew was born.
Drew's Mom, Natasha, and I were due about 10 days apart.
Drew weighed 6 lbs 11 oz at birth.
At 7 wks old (which was his actual due date), Seth weighed 6 lbs 11 oz.

2 months old ~ 8 lbs 12 oz
Eli weighed 8 lbs 12 oz at birth. Luke 8 lbs 3 oz.

3 mo. old ~ approx. 11 lbs 9 oz
(according to the vet clinic scales!)

A 2 year old's fashion statement

These are just some of the fashion get-ups that Luke comes up with. You never know which boots or which hat he will put on. It wouldn't be a far stretch to say that Luke is a mess and half! You never know what he will be up to next. But I wouldn't have it any other way. When the Lord blessed us with Luke, he gave us a fun loving boy that loves to make people laugh.

Texas Rangers

Mother's Day weekend we took at trip to Dallas because Ivesco, a veterinary distributing company, that the vet clinic buys from, invited their customers to a weekend of free Continuing Education classes and family friendly activities. We got to go a Texas Rangers baseball game on Saturday night. Baseball isn't the most exciting event to keep the attention of a 5 year old and a 2 year old so Kevin took them for a walk. While out, Kevin bought all three boys Texas Rangers hats.

Isn't this the sweetest picture!

Eli's 5th Birthday

Eli celebrated his 5th birthday on April 16. I made strawberry-vanilla pancakes the morning of his birthday. Kevin went into work a little late to enjoy the birthday breakfast. Since his birthday fell on a Wednesday, we took cupcakes to church for him and his friends to enjoy during Mission Friends.

But according to Eli he didn't have a birthday until he had his party. We invited his friends and their families to Eli's Jungle Book birthday party. We had the party at Daingerfield State Park on Saturday April 26. We served hotdogs for lunch and, of course, cake and ice cream for dessert. Everyone enjoyed the afternoon. Several took advantage of the lake by going fishing and paddle boating. Some went hiking, while some played on the playground.

Eli's birthday cake

This is the cake after Kevin put 6 lbs or more of hotdogs on top of the cake box. Mowgli and Baloo ended up mutilated. I was not a happy camper when I saw it. I came close to blowing a fuse! It might have altered the looks but it didn't affect the taste.

Playground fun

Hotdog Chef or a wannabe Beatles band member? Hard to tell with that shaggy hair!

Just hanging out enjoying the day.

Eli had PLENTY of help opening his presents.

Boys playing with the golf set given to Eli.

Oh and while on the subject of Eli, he lost his second tooth a day or two after he turned 5. And yes this tooth as well turned into money.

The four legged members of the Dickey family

Sorry it has been a while since I have posted anything. It isn't from the lack of news or photos. It is mainly from the lack of time! These three boys keep me busy. I am exhausted by the end of the day. I promise I will post somethings about the boys later. Kevin has all the pictures on his laptop (another reason for the post delay). But for now I will update you on the new four legged members of the Dickey family.

Meet Podoe, the stray Catahoula dog Kevin brought home for the clinic.

A day or so after Bonnie was run over, Eli announced that he wanted a boy dog and he was going to name him Podoe. So as soon as Eli saw the dog, his name was Podoe The Doedoe Dickey. Podoe is probably the laziest dog in East Texas. His favorite past time is laying in the flower bed. He doesn't even get excited about the wild hogs coming in our yard. He may not be much of a guard dog but Luke and Eli both say Podoe is their best friend. Aaahhhh..

Meet Sally, Mowgli 1, Mowgli 2, and Mowgli 3

Sally and I have a lot in common. We are both are mothers to three boys (actually Sally had a couple more but they didn't make it). And a lot of times, I feel like Sally in this picture. All three boys needing something at the same time. Our pet namer, Eli, got her name off of the movie Cars. All the kittens were named Mowgli after the little boy in Jungle Book. We are just hoping that the Mowglis and Sally will keep the mice (or in my opinion rats) away.

Meet Summer, the Blue Heeler Puppy

Kevin couldn't go with out his favorite type of dog. We got this puppy last week. She is 8 weeks old. We finally named her yesterday. For the past week she has been Summer for a couple of days and then called Blue Belle a few days. Kevin couldn't make up his mind so he let Luke pick the name. Luke picked Summer. This is our third heeler and all three have been named after the city that we got them from. We got her in New Summerfield, TX, thus the name Summer. I think Summer is going to be a good dog for all four of the boys.