Two sick babies

Ciara has been drooling so much! Jesse Pierce bought her this bib. It says "motocross makes me drool"
Some pictures of Aaliyah holding her sissy

Ciara is doing well again weighing in at 11lbs 9oz!!! The big news around here is that the girls caught a cold. Aaliyah started with it last Wednesday night with a fever of 103. The fever only lasted for 24 hours and then she had a runny nose and cough. Ciara started having a runny nose on Friday and she only has a little cough. On Sunday night Aaliyah would cough until she gagged and her breathing was very shallow. I took her to the doctor yesterday morning and she has a bad case of bronchitis. Her pulse ox was only 92%. After a breathing treatment it did go up a little. The doctor had me call in this morning and give her an update. She prescribed a steroid and told us to continue the breathing treatments every 4 hours. She has another appointment on Thursday and if she has not shown an improvement the doctor would like to admit her to the hospital. She had thought about doing it yesterday but decided it would be ok for her to come home if I promised to do the treatments and call her if there were any changes. I was so glad she didn't have to stay. I would have to find a sitter to stay with Ciara so I could be with Aaliyah. And I'm sure she would be so scared and confused as to why she couldn't go home. I asked the doctor what I could do to make sure this cold did not move to Ciara's lungs too. So I also give Ciara a breathing treatment every 4 hours. It does not seem to be moving into her lungs, thank God. Aaliyah seems to be doing a little bit better this afternoon.

Ciara was supposed to have her Developmental Clinic appointment with our NICU friends yesterday, but I felt it was more important to get Aaliyah to the doctor. Her evaluation was reshceduled for December 9th. I know, but that was their first opening!

Another big event in the Anthony house came last week. I was upstairs cleaning the bathroom floor and I saw a water spot on the floor by the sink. As I was cleaning it up I noticed it was making the rag black. So I took a q-tip and rubbed it under the baseboard. When I pulled it out it was covered with black mold. I pulled the baseboard off and sure enough the drywall was completely rotted and there was mold everywhere. So Corey tore down the wall and found that the pipes to the shower were slowly leaking. I honestly don't know how long this has been going on, but I would guess a while. The floor was rotted and the 2x4's and all of the drywall. There was mold behind the shower and tub and on the floor as well. So we didn't have water on Saturday or Sunday while Corey and the neighbor replaced pipes, put up new drywall, and re-caulked everything.Then while making lunch today I looked up and noticed that there was water in one of the lights. Corey took down the drop ceiling and sure enough the water had leaked down to the kitchen and rotted the ceiling. I called our insurance company because it is going to be quite a mess and probably pretty expensive to tear down the ceiling and put up new boards. But because this was a leak that happened over time our insurance will not cover it. They will only cover water damage if there is a sudden burst of pipes and a sudden water damage. Corey and I weren't too happy. How were we supposed to know our pipes were leaking? She said we could try submitting the claim, but if the adjuster came and saw mold he would deny the claim. So we have to fix it ourselves. Today Corey got a chance to finish the drywall in the bathroom and put a coat of primer on the green drywall. We got the mildew resistant kind just in case this may happen again. Corey was gracious enough to let Aaliyah help paint!!! I could hear him up there telling her to "do it neat Aaliyah don't make a mess." Hilarious!!! She's two hunny. Here are some pictures of the damage and Aaliyah painting: (notice the paint in Aaliyah's hair)

rotted floor

I finally got a chance this morning to address Ciara's baptism invitations. I am planning on mailing them today, but who knows what will happen with the girls. They will get to you before Oct. 4!!!! Please continue to pray for Ciara's continuing good health and for my precious Aaliyah to feel better.