Ringing in the New Year!!!

The December Recap...
We had a great Christmas...of which I will post pictures later. It included a new kitchen set for Megan and Madie, a new flat iron for me, new running shoes for Pete, a trip to the beach and friends over for dinner. It was a great, laid back day! Then Pete took a check ride on the 30th, and then we got up at 3 am on the 31st so we could make our 6am flight to my parents house. Though tired, we enjoyed our first day with my parents very much...

Embracing 2009
...the next day (Jan 1st)Megan vomited while jumping on the trampoline with cousin Zeta and though we hoped it was just due to being jostled...it was the stomache flu.
We blessed Madilyn that night while my brothers, Nicholas and Seth and sister Ashlie were still in town. It was a beautiful blessing and my dad and his dad were also able to be in the circle while Pete blessed her. Pete's mom, made Madie a very pretty blessing dress of which I will post pictures later.

Megan vomited all through the night on the 1st, throughout the 2nd, and the morning of the 3rd. While my mom took Pete to the airport so he could head home to prepare for his deployment, my Dad and I ended up taking an increasingly more and more lethargic, dehydrated Megan to the ER. We spent 4-5 hours there while they drew blood, did x-rays, gave her some Zofran, and started orally rehydrating her. So our last few days as a family were not quite what we had planned, as the last night before Pete left he spent the night taking care of a vomiting Megan and I took care of a hungry Madie in different rooms. Kind of sad, but that is just the way family life is sometimes. Megan woke up Sunday the 4th back to her sassy self and has been doing fairly well since. I got feeling sick Sunday night...and now am feeling better.

Gratitude
I am grateful Madie has so far, stayed well. I am so grateful for a husband who is a hands on dad. I couldn't do this by myself. I am also grateful to be with my parents while he is gone for a 5 weeks. So we are out in Missouri for a while. I plan to try to blog while I'm here (one of my new years resolutions), but it depends on my parents internet connection which is only good between 2-6am, most days! Hope everyone else had a less eventful and more enjoyable way to usher in the new year. Welcome 2009!!!