My time with my son

I now want to tell you about what this weekend was like for me without Lisa. This was not an overly fun weekend for me. Let me start by saying that any time in the past that Lisa and I were apart, I have been pretty pathetic!! While I have used those times to watch some of the movies that Lisa is not interested in (horror flicks and stupid comedies), the night times were ALWAYS the worst time for me as that was when I settled down with nothing else to occupy my mind. All that to say this I love my wife and miss her when we are away from each other for a long length of time. This weekend was only made slightly worse with a son who had a fever and was also missing his mother. He missed Lisa almost as much as I did. Then he had a fever, and here, one of the first things most people do, and we were encouraged to do so, is to treat for malaria. Well, William did not want to take his medicine for malaria, and actually threw it up..ALL OVER THE BED AND HIMSELF!! Then while trying to calm him down and clean him up, the phone started to ring. After getting everything somewhat restored, we tried to eat and I tried to get William to take his medicine again, which he refused, and almost threw-up again. I was at the end of my rope and was ready to lose it do to the frustration of it all. Fortunately, God settled me down and my son woke up from his nap and ran to me and loved on me, as if nothing happened.

We were then able to go see Lisa and that helped us both A LOT!!! We had a fun time that night with bath time and going to bed. He and I prayed and I helped him ask God to bless Mommy, Daddy, Sister and himself ( the next night I added Gamma, Gampa and others), and he went to sleep after taking something for a fever. Sunday was a LITTLE easier as his "missy" grandparents took him for the morning and I went to see Lisa. She though was running a fever and the night nurses seemed oblivious to it. After making Lisa ask about it, they gave her some medicine for fever and started malaria tests (they were negative!!). William and I saw Lisa that afternoon and played some that evening back at home.

Monday, I had Odett, our houshelper!!! That was a BIG blessing!!!!! She took care of Pape that day while I visited Lisa. Fortunately I was able to bring Lisa home on Tue. I also had William checked out on Tue. and the doctor said that he was fine and he probably had the virus that was going around coupled with missing his mother.