We're doing something right

The other night John and I were standing in the kitchen discussing something. When there was a pause in the discussion we both looked down at Benjamin. He was standing next to us with his head bowed and arms folded. We heard him say Mommy, Daddy, something else, then something that resembled amen. Then he looked up at us proudly. I guess he's seen us doing it every night before dinner, so he thought he'd give it a try.

Yes, Mom is here

It has come to my attention that not everyone knew Mom was coming to Utah for a visit. She got here on May 3rd and will be staying until Sunday, June 1st. She is soaking up lots of Benjamin love (and visiting with the rest of us too). She has really enjoyed watching him play and chatter on endlessly. He's having a great time visiting with her too and loves to play hide and seek. He'll run around the corner by our bedroom door then come bursting out giggling hysterically at Mom sitting on the living room couch.

Sick House

It's a crappy week in the Mealey household. John started getting sick Sunday night. He was up all night with stuff coming out both ends. Mom also threw up several times. John ended up coming home early from work on Monday and calling in sick on Tuesday. Mom had a very bad night Monday with not being able to leave the bathroom for very long. We've all been waiting until it was mine and Benjamin's turn. Unfortunately he decided to go first. He started throwing up first thing yesterday morning and couldn't keep anything down all day. We were really surprised that he made it through all of last night without a peep. Today he was able to keep some liquids down and even munched on some crackers for lunch. Unfortunately he woke up prematurely from his nap and proceeded to throw up a bucket-full (well, it sure seemed like it to me). He's had a couple runny diapers, but so far the worst of that's probably still ahead of us. He managed to clear out his stomach and the poor guy was throwing up stomach acid or just dry heaving. He finally crashed and is sleeping in the middle of my bed with Mom and me watching over him. I hope he escapes the next phase or I'm in for some lovely diaper changes (and a lot of them). If I do get sick, it should be a fun Mother's Day! Anyway, keep your prayers with all of us--especially that little boy.