Nicolás sick again

This face is what I've been looking at all weekend. Poor Nicolás has been feeling pretty bad, complaining of a headache, stomachache, and an ache in his chest. He's had a pretty high fever all weekend too, which is worse at night. Funny, though. He'll be fine and playing alone until he sees me. Then suddenly he is crying and clutching at himself and saying how much it hurts.

Out of the Hospital

After two weeks, Shushú is finally out of the hospital. She got out on Thursday, and today came over. The kids are happy to have their Shushú back, and so are we. She looked good and didn't seem too tired - back to normal, although she has to be a bit careful and continue with her lung exercises.

The Puffer is Back

Allergy? That's what the doctor seems to think. Nicolás gets the worst cough, about once every one or two months. Today he started - had to be sent home from school and had a fit that lasted about an hour. Took him to the doctor and he cried the whole time - for some reason, he is deathly afraid of the doctor. Back to using the "puffer", twice a day.

For Grandma Shushu

A picture for Grandma Shushu, who is in the hospital this week due to pneumonia and a lung infection. The kids took a picture of themselves and then we printed it off and brought it to her so that she could put it on her nightstand. They also made a The Ecuadorians among us aren't allowing the kids to go visit her, saying that hospitals are too dirty and full of infection. I think it is a crime, personally, not letting them see their Grandma, even though she is getting better. I just think it keeps them too clueless. They need to understand - we tell them Shushu is in the hospital and I think they think she is on vacation. Oh well, my intentions aren't to scare them or get them sick, just make them face reality a bit.

I visited a bit today and she didn't look so great to me - she's aged a lot in the last three days. I hope she is feeling better. She'll be in our prayers.