We've gone viral!

This morning was another eventful day in the Ekkers household. Julie had to work at an event in the mid-morning so we had a plan worked out. Ms. Melissa was to come over to baby sit, Ted and Joe would get a ride to Little Gym with Darby's family, and we would all reconvene at the house for lunch. The hitch was the 8 inches of snow we were getting and Joe's fever of 101.

Ms. Melissa still showed up promptly, even in about 4 inches of snow and unplowed streets, (we paid her double this time) so we had a handler for Clara. Joe was secured a doctor appointment for the morning, so after Julie carefully drove off into the snow, Ted got Joe in his stroller for the 1-block walk to the doctor. Now at about 5 inches of snow, we were grateful for the BOB stroller's great big wheels! You might think the streets would be empty, but it being the Sabbath a lot of our neighbors were out walking to services - so we didn't feel too ridiculous walking around in a blizzard.

At the doctor's office Joe got an X-Ray and blood work. After getting clean readings on that front, but given his persistent high temps for 4 days, Joe was diagnosed with viral pneumonia - rather than the bacterial pneumonia he was being treated for. So now we just let it run its course and watch his temperature.

The bambinos are both sleeping soundly. When they wake up maybe we will all look out at the snow again like we did this morning. But now we don't need to worry about going out in it!