I think this was the first year I have ever been happy that Christmas was over. The thought that I was happy makes me a little sad...like the magic of Christmas is gone forever now that I am an adult. Maybe that is a little bit true, but we had a bit of a rough Christmas this year so that definitely clouds my judgment for now.
We drove up to Maryland a few days before and Brett was getting sick on the way there. He had a fever for a couple days and nights, bad congestion, and cough. Then Evelyn and I had it as well. Thankfully Nate never had more than a runny nose. Poor Evelyn did not enjoy Christmas morning at all. She had had a high fever the night before and it continued throughout the day, though not as high. She was not even perky enough to smile at the gigantic stuffed elephant that Papa B and Nana gave her. With the fevers and coughing and the resulting even-less-sleep-than-usual, the trip exhausted all of us.
We had a great time visiting with my family though. Thankfully they did not kick us out after we made them all sick too. =) One of the highlights was the snowfall on Christmas Eve. Nate loved the snow, and was almost as excited about it as I was. Though it melted quickly, enough fell to cover the ground and make everything that beautiful sparkly white.
Evelyn and I were still sick on our drive home, which made it pretty miserable and seem extra-long. Brett and I decided that trips in the future should be made by air, not road.
Now, over two weeks later, Evelyn is finally almost completely better. I am so thankful that we are all well again. As miserable as it is to have a fever/cough/runny nose yourself, it is ten times worse to watch your baby suffer.
Evelyn has not been sleeping well for months, to varying degrees. Recently we had resorted to letting her sleep in bed with us, which was something I thought I would never do. I do not sleep well with her next to me, but at the time it was working better than anything else. This week we broke down and bought her a real crib, hoping that the increased comfort and size would help ease the transition away from our bed. She has been sleeping in a pack-n-play ever since she outgrew the bassinet and she is pretty picky about her surroundings. Today she napped in her new bed and slept for 2 hours!! Yay! I did have to go in and pat her when she woke up in the middle, but this was still a wonderful day in the nap category. I am not going to just leave her to "cry it out" for long periods of time, but I am very, very hopeful that she will learn how to sleep on her own soon. Then I will be able to get some sleep again!
This week (and last) I feel like I have been busy but have not gotten much "done". Mostly we have been focused on healing, eating grain and sugar-free, and just getting settled back into our normal routine. I love being settled. =)
I have many pictures I would love to post, but have not had time to find a good solution to my "memory" problem. Google is telling me that my Picasa web album is full and that to upload any more pictures I must pay a monthly fee that I do not wish to pay. Has anyone else run into this problem?
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