Splish Splash!

So, I don't do this very often, although I wish I could. I love to give Will a bath in the kitchen sink! It saves water....he is better contained....and it is just too cute. HOWEVER! He has learned how to splash. And splash he does! Loves it! My kitchen was flooded after this particular bath. We had towels all over the floor and counter-tops. The window over the sink looked like a huge rainstorm had just blown through....and in some ways it had! Anyway...just some cute pics to share of his fun bath night!

Here's a big splash!

Watching to make sure Beckett and Helen saw that big splash!
Rub a dub dub...having fun in my "tub"!
And I just had to finish out the pics tonight with his wet head and big grin! You can really see his four teeth that have come in so fast! I could just eat him up!

I haven't been blogging as much lately, so I want to catch up on a few things. First, a virus hit the Harper Hullabaloo last week. Beckett was sick last Tuesday and Wednesday. Will had it on Thursday and Friday. We thought that we were virus free over the weekend and then on Monday morning, Helen woke up with a fever and was sick through Tuesday evening. I did take Beckett to the doctor last Wednesday to rule out the flu and he tested negative. Turned out to be a 48 hour deal for each of them. Glad that is over! Now on to other news......

When we arrived home from Ethiopia, Will did not seem well. I had several concerns, none of which were about his ears. We took him to the doctor the day after we got home and the doctor discovered a double ear infection. Well, three and a half months later, he STILL has an ear infection. He has been on 5 oral antibotics that didn't work and 2 weeks ago, he had to take three shots (one a day for three days in a row) of rocephin...a high-powered antibiotic. We were told that only 1% of children do NOT respond to these shots. Well, we knew Will was special, but we didn't want him to prove it to us this way! He is in that 1%! His ears are still infected. Our pediatrician confirmed that on Monday, we met with the ENT on Tuesday and he scheduled surgery for Friday to put tubes in Will's ears. Our doctor said that he will run a culture on the "stuff" in Will's ears to see what it is that has been so resistant to antibiotics.

Please pray for Will on Friday morning and for Dr. Belmont as he performs the procedure. Mommy could use a few prayers too, as I'm quite nervous about the anesthesia part. I know that the Great Physician is in control and He will provide peace, comfort, wisdom and rest for us all. Thanks for thinking of us on Friday morning!

And Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every disease among the people.

Matthew 9:35

We are trusting in His power and His promises that Will's infection will clear up with these tubes and that the actual procedure will be smooth and trouble-free!