Picture Time

Here is Daddy reading to Devin during a recent Nebulizer treatment. This is the machine that is now helping Devin to breath properly. Its amazing what a kid will do for a sticker! :)The next few pics were taken outside yesterday when Daddy and Devin were playing around.
Come and get me Daddy!!!!

Hi Mommy!!
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UPDATE on Devin

Devin had a follow- up appointment with his Pediatrician yesterday. She said that he is bouncing back nicely. He is to continue with his treatments and medication for a few more days and then he will be on maintenance nebulizer treatments for the winter. The idea of that is to keep the lungs open and working properly.

Thank you to everyone who expressed their concerns and well wishes! We greatly appreciate it.

Devin's Trip to the Hospital

Devin spent the last 25 hours in the hospital. Let me back track....Originally his Ped thought he had pneumonia and sent us to the hospital because his breathing was terrible. Very labored, tugging, pulling from the belly, etc. At the hospital they did chest x-ray, blood work, IV and started Nebulizer treatments and Respiratory PT. After the x-ray came back Devin's doctor decided that it did not show pneumonia, but asthma. His diaphragm was flat (or something that indicates asthma) and he was responding to the steroids (not the antibiotics) and nebulizer (which he would only respond to for asthma). So it was decided that basically yesterday was a severe asthma attack. He now has a nebulizer at home, meds, etc.

Let me tell you- all of those things- chest x ray, IV, nebulizer, etc. are VERY difficult with a two yr old!!!! He was a trooper and except for the meds making him very HYPER he was a good boy.

I am glad to be home. Hopefully this asthma thing will stay at bay with us now doing treatments every day.

Here is a video of Devin at the hospital. This was after 2 treatments. Notice his breathing. belly movement, and his attempt to talk. It breaks my heart.

Sick

It always breaks my heart when Devin is sick, but today is worse. This morning, when he woke up, was the first time he verbalized, "I don't feel good." It was so sad.

He started with cold symptoms the other day and today is very wheezy and short of breath. His chest/neck are working over time.

I am calling his doctor as soon as they open.

Dance Party

Fun with Mommy!


Phew....so tired!

Mmm...Mmm...Good!

As I smelled the Sweet Potato Meatloaf that I made cooking in the oven this evening, I decided that I *had* to share it with you! It is a sweet, very unique type of meatloaf...not your Mom's meatloaf for sure!

I remembered to grab some pics only moments before my plate was clean!

Here is the recipe:
INGREDIENTS

* 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cubed (or you can use 1 package of the instant)
* 1 pound ground turkey breast
* 1 large egg
* 1 small sweet onion, finely chopped
* 2 cloves garlic, minced
* 1/4 cup honey barbecue sauce
* 1/4 cup ketchup
* 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
* 2 slices whole-wheat bread, torn into small crumbs (or bread crumbs~ about 1/2 cup)
* 1 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper, or to taste
* 1 tablespoon salt, or to taste


DIRECTIONS

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 2 quart baking dish.

2. Bring a pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add the sweet potato, and cook until soft, about 10 minutes. Drain the sweet potatoes, and mash or whip until smooth. (Or make instant sweet potatoes according to box directions)

3. Mix the ground turkey together with the egg, sweet onion, garlic, barbecue sauce, ketchup, Dijon mustard, and whole wheat bread crumbs in a large mixing bowl. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Add the sweet potatoes, and stir until evenly combined. If the mixture seems too wet, add more bread crumbs. Use your hands to form the turkey mixture into a loaf shape and place in the prepared baking dish.

4. Bake in the preheated oven 1 hour. Slice the loaf to serve. ENJOY!

Picking Pumpkins

We had promised Devin that we would go pick out some pumpkins, so today we went to the local farm. We picked out 2 medium sized pumpkins for our steps and several gourds. We got a gourd for Grandma, a couple for the house, and one for my table at work. It was fun!


Me and Devin~ not sure why he looks scared here. I promise he has no reason to be. LOL

Daddy and Devin

Devin found this gigantic cookie inside the farm stand. Guess what we had for dessert tonight?

Stopping to smell the flowers on the way out.