Some coincidence...

I'm a big believer in the idea that often used adages are based on real truth, particularly the one that says "It never rains, but it pours" and the one that says "beware the 19th of July because you might end up in the hospital with your third born on the fifth anniversary of the hellish hospital experience with your first born's broken arm" (if that isn't actually an oft used adage then I'm making it one! Spread the word people - and anyone who is curious about this "anniversary" and doesn't know what I am talking about, remind me to tell you sometime...)

Long story short, Janie developed a fever this weekend and was admitted for a few days. It looks like a unrinary tract infection and a virus. Test results tomorrow will let us know what further tests/treatment need to be done since UTI's are not common for this age. Hopefully it is on the less bad end of what the possibilities are.

In the meantime, a few far away friends and family have requested new pictures. Now, she isn't in pink, which goes against everything that feels right at the moment and there is no bow in her hair which I almost can't stand. Bear with me because you may not recognize her...

This is how she tries to keep her pacifier in.

Just chillin' and being calmer, quieter (and prettier) than all the babies in all the other rooms.

Being a very good sport (first recorded smile)

Back to poker face (with chimpanzee hair! She just had a bath)

Big brothers came to have dinner and visit. After I took this picture I told Sam to make a handsome face instead...

...So Thomas made it for him (I gave up on a good picture)

2 days in the hospital is plenty. We're bored!

She is responding to the medication well and now we are just waiting on test results before they will discharge her. Big shout out to Grandma Jane and Aunt Jen who wrangled the boys on short notice for us and for all the wonderful friends and family who have checked in and offered support and meals and love. We know lots of amazing people (you know who you are...).

***UPDATE***

Good news and bad news! Our Janie tricked the doctors with her initial culture and she does not have a UTI, just the paraflu. This is great because the presence of a UTI potentially signalled a lot of other potential problems. The bad news is that I traded spots with J for overnight duty the second night so I could go home and get some sleep and ended up awake all night long anyway with a puking Thomas. Dirty trick...