Noah Update #2!

Noah was discharged tonight and we made it home around 8:30pm. After his nap this afternoon he was energized and ready to go! The Doc said he felt he was 50% better than last night and felt that he would be fine to go home and recuperate. He said he is contagious but only to kids 5 and under. So he will have to stay away from some of you for now. I think he said a through the end of the week?
So now we will just keep pushing the liquids and watch for signs of distress, etc. They said it would take about 2 weeks to get back to 100% again. Asthma is something we may have to discuss if he keeps struggling with the cough and labored breathing. R.S.V. can sometimes bring on Asthma and he did show signs of it from his lung x-rays. But we will cross that bridge when or if we need to.
He was a whole different kid this afternoon after getting some fluids and breathing treatments. He was back to our "little Noah Man"! I of course have to carry the camera everywhere we go so I added some pictures from the hospital to share with you.
Thank you again for all the calls, concerns and prayers. We appreciate the support we have from all of you. We will keep you posted and let you know if anything else changes. Bye for now, Erika


Before

After

The crib they had reminded me of a jail cell, what do you think?
Here Noah is enjoying some Ranch Pringles.
This was while he was on a clear liquid diet.
Cory's thoughts "Let the kid eat"!

It was so good to see that smile again!

Noah update!

A quick update: Noah was admitted into the hospital (Breckenridge Hospital) last night and was not feeling good at all. He had been miserable for a few days and not eating or drinking. So he was very dehydrated. They pumped him full of fluids through the night and did tests this morning. He tested positive for R.S.V. and is being treated with antibiotics (they told us it was the "Cadillac" of antibiotics). His IV came out this morning only because it was not in very well. They did the best they could but with a screaming, wiggling, 17 month old that is a hard thing to do. Poor thing was so scared. They have not had to put it back in as of now, as long as he keeps drinking about 3 oz. an hour. So we are pushing the liquids as much as he will allow us. He is sleeping right now and that is why I was able to slip away for awhile. Dad is sleeping as well, surprise, surprise!!!! So we are waiting now for the Dr. to come back this evening and give us the next direction. We may come home tonight if all goes as planned or we will try for tomorrow sometime. Thanks for the prayers. We will keep you updated. Love, Erika and Cory

In Memory of "Emma"

Sadly, Emma is no longer with us. We unfortunately had to cut her life short today. It was such a hard thing to do as she was with us only 4 short years. She was not physically sick but was becoming to aggressive and we just couldn't take the chance of her hurting Noah or anyone else. Noah adored Emma but Emma didn't always feel the same way about him. One of Noah's first words was "Emma".
Emma loved the water and would retrieve the ball non-stop had we let her. She also was an amazing tree climber, she loved to chase small animals up the trees! She was a great dog and we will miss her greatly. We Love you Emma!

Happy Halloween!

Noah was a Monkey!





Nevaeh, Bodin and Noah.

Lindig's Pumpkin Patch!

We spent some time this afternoon at the Lindig Farm. We went on a hay ride, checked out the animals and picked out some pumpkins. Noah was very excited when Cory put the pumpkin in the wagon with him. We bought 3 of them so we have some carving to do this next week.

Women Of Faith Conference!

We were in the cities this weekend for the Women of Faith Conference. Highly recommend it if you ever get the chance to go. We are already making plans again for October 2008!

HaPpY bIrThDaY gRaNdMa MaRy!

hi great grandma mary. noah here. i just wanted to say to you happy birthday! hope you had a fun day and i had fun playing at your house tonight. i like to get into all your pretties and you never get mad at me. i hear grandparents are like that though and that is what makes them so special. my mommy and daddy always say "no noah" and " noah stop". i even heard my mommy say the other day "noah adam reinertson" and it was in a weird voice. i think that means i am in trouble. don't get me wrong i love my mommy, sometimes she just needs to let me do my thing. i am just exploring, right? I knew you would understand grandma.
love you, noah

Leaves, Leaves, and More Leaves!

Noah loves to be outside and he had so much fun today playing in the leaves.
His big cousin Maddie, and Nevaeh raked a big pile up for them to play in.
He laughed as they were raking them up, he sure thought something about that was really comical.
We also made it to the park the other day. He just goes from one thing to the other. He pretty much just moves nonstop where ever he is. Noah's new name should read as "Noah Nonstop Reinertson"!







On a side note: Walking Update!
Still not happening.
He will stand no problem and has great balance most of the time. He takes 4-6 steps at a time if we encourage him but then it is down to his knees for that high speed crawl he has mastered.
We get pretty excited when he does take those steps, so we make all kinds of hoopla and clap for him. So now he knows that we do this and he started to clap for himself too! It is pretty cute.

Mommy's Birthday and My 1st Haircut!

Mommy had a birthday! I took her out to lunch, I invited my Great Grandma Mary, Great Grandma Bev, and Grandma Sheryl to come with us. I shared a Latte with my Mommy.

For Supper Daddy and I took her to Pizza Ranch and we invited all my cousins, aunts, uncles, and Grandparents.

Here I am getting my 1st haircut (not by choice of course) but I sat like a big boy and I have to admit I look pretty good!

What do you all think?

Grandpa Reinertson!

We met Lyle in Fargo when he was at Big Iron and Noah warmed up to him pretty quickly after not seeing him for awhile. He also gave Noah a very early Christmas Gift!

I think that Noah likes his barn. He fits inside of it as of now, but not for long.

Thanks Grandpa, come play with me again soon.

HELLO!

We haven't had to many photos to share lately but here are just a few that I have taken.

Keisha brought back Noah's swing and I hadn't put it away yet so Noah thought he should try it out again.

He figured out how to get it swinging himself. He took a tumble and then I put it away.

Love this picture!

Notice that Noah has his hand on Cory's shoulder.

I am a busy, busy, boy!

Noah here, just wanted to fill you in on the things I have been learning and doing lately.
Here my Mommy let me eat an ice cream sandwich, I like to get real messy!

Here I am in the fridge. I have to make sure Mommy has it stocked with lots of good food.

I also have been a big helper by making sure the dishes are clean.

It works best when I can climb right on, then I get a better view!

We visited Daddy at the job site and I made sure everything was level.

We brought Dad lunch and he even shared some with me.

This I discovered last week, and it is a great place to play!
The only thing is, I discovered the anti-tip bracket in the drawer. I will have to tell my Mommy and Daddy that this is supposed to be hooked to the wall. Maybe that is why Mommy always makes me get out.

Daddy let me stand on the edge of the window so I could see it rain.

Another great place to play! I can hide from Mommy in here.

I like to climb through things instead of going around. It makes it way more exciting and if I get stuck, I just scream. Mommy and Daddy always seem to come to my rescue.

Great Grandpa Virgil came to my house to help level out the dirt.

I just had to have a quick try of driving that tractor.

Daddy let me try out the lawn mower, Mommy told Daddy it was dangerous.

It wasn't even running.

I have been learning how to walk but I like to hang on to my Daddy so I don't fall.

I am sure I could walk but I prefer my super fast crawl mode for now.
That's all I have for today. I can hear my Mommy calling me, she makes me take naps everyday. So that is probably what she wants, gotta go. nOAh