All the sickness

I haven't blogged in awhile because there isn't much to talk about. We have been living in a land of sickness that just won't end. Emily had a terrible ear infection that caused her to throw up for hours. The first antibiotic didn't work and we moved onto the next one. It got rid of the infection but now her tummy is on a rollercoaster from all of the antibiotics and general yuckiness. I am hopeful that we have visited the doctor for the last time today and that we are all on the road to recovery.

Eliza recently took a trip to the ENT to have her adenoids checked out. She has had several sinus infections and still has trouble sleeping through the night. Our pediatrician felt that she might have enlarged adenoids. After sending a camera down her nose it turns out that she doesn't. She does have a lot of mucus back there that shouldn't be there. So we are trying an aggressive attack of saline for the next 6 weeks to see if it will break up. Eating has become a bit of a challenge for her and I am hopeful that this helps.

That is the story of our lives these days. All of the sickness needs to go away.

Christmas

The build up to Christmas this year was a lot of fun. Emily is at the perfect age to enjoy all of the wonder and excitement that Christmas brings. She was very excited to get our Christmas tree and help decorate it. She loved pointing out the beautiful Christmas lights around town and always could see Santa . After all of the preparation and excitement our family ended up with the stomach flu over Christmas. All four of us were sick for a couple of days. We spent several low key days at home baking cookies and playing other fun indoor games. We were eventually able to see both sides of the family and celebrate Christmas. The girls both loved all of their presents. Emily can't stop telling people that Santa brought her a kitchen and Eliza got a new puppy. Christmas really is the most wonderful time of year. I just hope that next year we can skip the being sick part.