Temper, temper

Mr Damon has been throwing temper tantrums lately. He also has this incredibly high-pitched scream that is oh-so-annoying. And it's pretty much a waste of anyone's time to try to discipline him because he has no regard whatsoever for "no" or "don't". He just looks at you and give this ornery grin and does it anyway. Are all miracle children this difficult, I wonder? Is this the price we must pay for living with God's handy work? Perhaps. Regardless, he's worth it and I find myself trying hard not to smile back at that ornery face. Yes, forgiveness comes quickly, even when he breaks my glasses and leaves me with nothing to wear but my old "Elton John" glasses (as Hank calls them.)

We went on our vacation this week to Tulsa. We did all we could do in 4 days and had some fun. He and Myles both got used to sleeping with mom and dad every night and so when we got home it was not easy getting them to go into their own beds. Damon has a dr appt w/ Dr Tong on the 10th and I expect everything to be just as it was before. I'm sorry we haven't been updating as much as we'd like...our home computer isn't working so I have to borrow time on others' computers. Talk to you all later.

Sarah

Circus!

That's what we've had at our house this week! I've been watching my friend's two kids while her babysitter took a vacation. It's been fun, but let me tell you I have such respect for people who run home daycare centers. I don't know how they do it. Every room of our house has toys strewn about and everytime I go to pick them up, the kids are right behind me getting something else out. Damon and Myles have really enjoyed having them here.

We are going on our own vacation ths weekend, leaving Sunday. We are all very excited about it, Myles especially. Today I was gathering together some clothes I need to pack and I told him not to mess them up b/c I we were going to take them with us to Tulsa (that's where we're going) and he started jumping around singing "We're going to Tulsa, we're going to Tulsa!" I'm excited to be going somewhere and to spend four days all together as a family.

A couple of weeks ago some surrounding communities close to us were devistated by tornados. Several people died and so many lost their homes and businesses. Please join us in praying for God's provision for them and for the Holy Spirit to comfort the families that lost loved ones.

Our computer has been broken for the past several days so I'm cramming alot of info all into one post. Our church is putting together a team for the Relay for Life. The Relay for Life in an annual fundraiser for the American Cancer Society. I don't really know anyone in my life who hasn't been effected by cancer in some way. It's such a devistating thing and I'm proud to be a part of helping the victim's of it. I'm going to be putting more info about this in the coming weeks but one thing I want to mention now is the luminaria bags. You can purchase a bag for $5 and decorate it anyway you want. It can be in honor of someone surviving or fighting cancer, or in memory of someone who died of cancer. On the night of the relay there will be a ceremony where lights are put into each bag and it's always very moving. If you want any more info about these bags please comment us. And like I said, I'll be putting more info on here shortly. Talk to you all later.

Sarah

Congrats Granny

Just wanted to send out congrats to Granny. She is retiring after the school year after almost 30 years of teaching 1st graders in Lebanon, MO. I can't imagine doing the same thing for that long, but she did it and we are proud of her. It is time to relax Granny.

Update......Mother's Day

Just wanted to give an update on Damon. He is doing much better and his rash is all but gone. Damon's appetite is back and he is eating well and it is good to see him almost back to normal. Please continue to pray safety over his health, it seems like it is becoming a weekly battle.
Also just wanted to you all of you mothers out there a special Mother's Day tomorrow. I know that our family couldn't function smoothly without Sarah and I thank God for her everyday. Please have a special day and keep our family in your prayers.

The Cochrans

More info

It appears that the virus Damon has is Roseola (sp?). He had diarrhea last night and this morning and he also has a rash that looks like little red bumps on his body. He has it on his bottom, his chin, his elbow and his back. Dr Grote told us yesterday that if he got a rash not to freak out and today I called him to ask what the rash was supposed to look like and he described exactly what Damon has. He also said diarrhea goes along with this virus.

Please pray for protection over Myles so he doesn't get this and for me too. I'm having a hard time keeping my patience today and I'm still really tired from staying up most of the night in the ER. Myles also mentioned today that his ear and throat are hurting. And Jeremy has been having some medical issues lately that he's been to the dr for so just please cover our family in prayer. Talk to you all later.

Sarah

Hospital visit

Last night we got home around 8pm and when I got Damon out of the car I could tell he had a fever. We took his temp and it was 102.1. We were watching him breath and he was not breathing normally so I took his heart rate and it was a little higher than normal. I called the cardio dr on call for Dr Tong and told him what was going on with Damon and he suggested we take him in to be seen.

I took him to the ER around 9pm and they put in an iv and took a blood sample to do some tests on it. They also did an EKG because his heart rate was in the 170's. The highest it got was 208 (that I saw) and that was when they had him bundled up to put his iv in. The dr in the ER told us they were going to give him some sort of vitamin to calm his heart down. At one point after Damon had been lying still for several minutes his heart calmed down to a normal rate and when we told the dr that he decided to wait to give the vitamin to see if his heart rate would slow down again on it's own. They had given him some meds for his fever (which peaked at 103.4) and as that was going down, his heart was calming. They also gave him iv antibiotics just in case his blood cultures came back positive. They decided to admit him so they could watch his heart rate over night and so Dr Grote could see him in the morning.

We got in a room about 2:30am. This morning he was doing pretty good, he ate some breakfast and was cranky but not too bad. Around 10am he got another fever and they gave him some more meds for that. Dr Grote came in about noon and checked him out. He said he had seen the initial results of the blood work and his white blood count was high, indicating an infection. He also told the nurses some other things about it that I didn't understand that he took to mean that it was something viral that he has. So he sent us home and said it was something that will just have to run it's course. We got back home about 2:15pm today. Damon is still a little cranky, but for the most part he's back to normal. He's pretty mad at me for letting all those people mess with him. At one point last night he wouldn't even look at me.

We would appreciate your prayers for his quick healing from this virus. Talk to you soon.

Sarah