we are alive

still recovering, but alive. we are all over the tummy virus, but now i think i have a sinus infection. i am so stuffed up and can't breath. fun times. as soon as i get my house back to some state of "normal" i will post about christmas. nick was good to me. really, really, REALLY good to me.

sick house

so olivia has an ear infection. she is miserable, can't sleep, and has been fussing all day. the only time she is happy is if i am holding her or letting her nurse. i'm exhausted to say the least. and if that's not enough, luke starting throwing up right as we were about to start eating all the snacks and cookies i made for our early christmas party with nick's parents. i'm surprised anyone still had an appetite after seeing luke projectile vomit all the way from the living room to his bathroom. so after cloroxing just about everything in the whole house, we are finally back to square one. both kids are finally asleep. thank goodness. but, i'm not expecting that to last long. since the first puke episode, luke has been throwing up about every 30 minutes. and he is such a little trooper. he was literally opening up presents and taking breaks in between to go throw up. fun times, let me tell you.

and an update from the evans house

well, olivia is sick. she was up last night with a 102 degree fever, a horrible, congested cough, watery eyes, and snot just pouring out of her nose. poor baby. this is her first time to be sick, ever. since she was in no condition to go to church this morning, i stayed home with her while nick and luke and grandma and pawpaw all went. olivia just finally passed out. she has to be sitting up or she can't breath and starts coughing and choking on all of the congestion.

we are waiting for acute kids to open. i thought for sure they would be open this morning but apparently they don't open until noon. so here i am updating the blog, bouncing olivia in her bouncy seat with my foot, and drinking my much needed caffeine.

tonight we are doing "chris-chris" with nick's parents and may go see the christmas lights in deerfield this evening. that is if olivia is doing any better. otherwise, it is going to be a long next couple of days inside the house with sister.

and one more

i seriously cannot get enough. i keep looking through the pictures from his session and can't help but edit another. there are so many that are my FAVS and so many more to show. i must stop for now. seriously.

more avery sweetness