When Daddy Comes Home

We're so glad when Daddy comes home!

Five O'Clock in the afternoon is an exciting time in the Stannix home. We watch for Daddy's bus from the couch in the livingroom. We blow Daddy kisses as he comes up the walk. Camilla runs to the door excitedly and greets Daddy with hugs and kisses. I get to smooch Mr. Stannix after his long day of work, and he pulls me in close for a tight squeeze. Then, Daddy usually has tickle/cuddle sessions with the kiddos. Hyrum was so happy to see his Daddy yesterday that he couldn't stop smiling. I'm so glad my children have a Daddy like Mr. Stannix.

Yesterday around dinner time, our friend noticed that Camilla's left leg was swollen, tight and hot below the knee. She had been complaining a bit about it all day, but I thought it was just the bug bite below the knee. I bathed her before bed, hoping it would help the swelling. She went to bed okay, but I was worried. I called Health Link at 11:00PM after examining her swollen, hot leg and chubby swollen feet. The nurse on the phone said I needed to be upstairs with Camilla while I answered questions. I was worried I would wake up Hyrum in the process, so I brought up a flashlight so I could see Camilla. She was still sort of awake when I went up. While I checked out her leg and talked with the nurse, Camilla and I made shadow puppets on the wall of her bedroom.

It kept her occupied while I finished up on the phone. She was super cute. The nurse kept hearing her talking and said to me a few times how sweet her voice is. After a half hour conversation, I was told not to worry and it was probably just a super big reaction to the bug bite she acquired earlier that day. Just as I crawled into bed, the phone rang and it was the nurse again. She said she was just thinking and wondered if the scab under her knee was an infection. I told her it was just a bug bit that had been itched off and thanked her for checking. I was super impressed that she phoned back. I love Health Link.