So Here We Are

Where is here, you ask? It's here, just here. Everyone asks about Gavin, how he's doing. The general answer is "good", the real answer is that we are the same, so were trucking on any way we know how, but here we are still. We've made some changes, done some things the same, waited, waited, and waited some more.

We're here, still working (Garth mostly), still going to the doctor, hospital, etc. One of the things we have changed is that we are not taking Gavin to church anymore through the worst of the flu/RSV season. Gavin is free to do mostly all normal things about 70% of the time depending on his numbers and his overall feelings of wellness. Although if he were in day care, he would not be able to attend at all, if he were school-aged, he would have been able to attend approximately 50% of the time based on our tests and numbers since school has started.

We are very regular church-goers and we don't take this next decision lightly. Even for the "Bible Belt", we get impressive eyebrow raises at 3 hour church every Sunday. One wonderful and dangerous thing about church for us now is all of the little children that are there...and their wonderful parents who know that they should be at church because that is where they should be, to worship and to learn and to feel The Spirit...weather or not their kid has green boogers running down to their knees and a wet cough from a 2 year old who doesn't quite have handwashing down yet, much less the sneezing/coughing into their elbows thing to help reduce the spread of germs. I also have a very solid stance on immunizations including flu shots which I am going to just leave at this: I think we should all have both, not just for the good of your children, but also for the lives of mine and vice versa. I'm sure this will sound very preachy or blown out of proportiion (mostly for those who do not vaccinate their children), but my immunocompromized baby could die from the exact same "cold" that just gives your kid the sniffles. So here we are...I guess I should change the name of this post to "My Soapbox", although it was totally unintended initially, but HERE is where I will end it. I'm not in the mood to debate the issue, I just was going to say, we will make sure we are at church...all 3 hours...minus one or two of us for a while...just wanted everyone to know we are ok and that Gavin is not struggling with his testimony, he's just trying to do his best to get better. Loves!



***Late addition: Since this entry took an interesting turn, I recalled a rather appropriate picture I have from last winter that goes very well with the "substance" of the post.

P.S. I know at least 5 people who will actually gag and possibly vomit when they look REALLY closely at this picture of Gavin sleeping in his carseat...sorry to those of you...sort of ;-)