Hospitals, doctor's offices, and other medical places...

 April has been a month of doctor's visits for the Anderson family.  No major awfulness but a little stressful for sure.  First up some awesome news, I got my first dose of the COVID 19 vaccine thanks to some darling friends who were on the look out for bonus doses.  I raced over to the local medical center at and was the second to last person to get their extra doses.  Once they give you the first dose, they have to give you the second!  I had zero side effects other than a sore arm for a couple of days.  I am so thankful for the vaccine.  I hope everyone will get it so we can move on from COVID like we've been able to with measles, polio, and everything else we vaccinate for!

Our newest niece was born a little earlier than expected...well like 6 weeks early.  It was a little scary but she came out of it like a champ.  We took the big kids over at our house for a few days while Alan and Heather stayed in the hospital recovering.  

Poor Lorien had her first dose of the vaccine.  She seemed ok but a week later got very sick.  It turned out to be mono.  Likely, when she got the vaccine, her immune system kicked into gear like it should but it also found some mono virus that had been hiding out.  Her best friend from high school had mono in high school and they hung out a lot while her friend was sick.  Lorien didn't know what was going on and didn't know how to take care of herself.  She was newly back down in LA.  We convinced her to take herself to the ER.  They admitted her for a few days.

After being in the hospital for a few days and me being up in Northern California feeling kind of helpless, I flew down to LA to be with Lorien in the hospital.  As I was driving from the airport to the hospital her doctors said she was well enough to be discharged.  I picked her up, took her back to her place to pack a few things and brought her back up to Danville for some rest at home.  She has been very weak but otherwise is doing much better.  

Baby Eloin and her mom were also released from the hospital and Grandma Judy came out to help.  We all got to spend a Saturday cooing and snuggling the tiniest, newest, sweetest, sleepiest, little baby we've ever seen.