Shad Mecham Family

We have been having quite the busy life. Brenden is enjoying his summer school program. He is in a class with two of his friends. Brenden wanted the Indiana Jones Lego game, in fact his exact words were, "Mommy, I really, really need it." He earned it by have exceptional behavior and helping Mom while Dad was at scout camp. Brenden loves playing it with his dad where he always has to be Indy. He also really loves to play Mario Kart and can do pretty good, when he takes the race seriously.
Ainsley had a blister on the bottom of her foot. It was tender, itchy and growing larger, which constituted a visit to the doctor. When the doctor saw it, he opened it and took a culture. She screamed as he worked on her foot, but enjoyed the pink bandaging he gave her. Later that day, as Ainsley was running around, she worked the bandaging off so Mommy replaced it. Well, shortly after that, while Mom was fixing dinner, Ainsley took all the dressing and bandaging up to her room with a pair of scissors and cut it all into little pieces. She told us she was making a dress. She was quite disappointed when all she got after that was a bandaid on her foot, and she had to wear a sock over top to keep it on. She refused to wear a sock on the other foot and ran around for a couple of days with only one sock on. The culture came back positive for Strep A, so Ainsley is currently taking a very nasty smelling antibiotic. At least, so far, she is taking it alright, as long as we wave a piece of chocolate in front of her.
Capri is nursing, but not well. Mom still has to pump after she nurses to supplement. Most feeding sessions last anywhere between 45 minutes to an hour and a half. Of course Brenden and Ainsley have discovered that during these feeding sessions Mom is a little tied down and they will take full advantage of those opportunities on occasion. We are grateful that Capri is making progress and growing. She weighed 9 lbs 11 oz last Friday at Lactation. We know the Lord is blessing her.