Nice Christmas despite illness

We survived our whirlwind of travels, which was a little tougher this year since all three of us came down with a cold.

Checking out the 30+ year-old dwarfs at Grandma Elaine's house.

Christmas Eve we arrived at Grandpa George and Grandma Elaine's house. Evan was already feeling very bad (sinus infection), so my mom had some antibiotics waiting for him upon arrival. Evan was pretty much glued to a couch for the duration of our 2-day stay. I had a fever but was basically feeling ok. Seth did great and was fine until we got home on Friday. He received many great gifts: lots of clothes, books, etc. He wasn't much at all interested in Christmas gifts, decorations or anything else. Maybe next year!

Seth has been dealing with a high fever most of the weekend. He has a cough and a runny nose. Thankfully, the fever went down into the 99s yesterday and stayed there without medicine. He hasn't had much of an appetite, but is eating little bits. Other than sounding bad, he is acting somewhat normal. We are thankful that this is the first time he's been sick, to make it 16 months without incident is pretty good!

Yesterday we were at Grandpa James & Grandma Suzie's for the Hammersmith Christmas. Again, very nice and Seth did well.


New outfit from Aunt Tina & family

We are thankful that our traveling has come to an end for now. We all need to recover and get some rest.

Merry Christmas, everyone!

We wish everyone a most wonderful and safe Christmas!

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."

Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests."

Seth's visit with Santa

On Saturday, Seth had his visit with Santa. He didn't cry, but didn't look too excited to sit on his knee either. Oh well, we assured Santa that Seth had been a good boy this year. :o)

In other news, Seth is basically walking these days. I'd say he walks 85% of the time. He walks enough that we decided to move him out of the nursery at church yesterday. He is now in the "walkers" classroom. This may encourage him to walk even more since everyone in there is walking. He seemed a little in shock as we dropped him off, kinda like dropping your kid off at camp. I think it was harder for me than him. After church the attendant said he was very good, so I guess he has adjusted to it!

From Our Family to You...

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Did someone call a plumber?

Christmas is coming...

...which means a trip to Gingerfest Christmas. This is a party for children that is created by Evan's uncle, Tom. It's a great time for kids and Evan & I volunteer our help. This year we were at the registration table. It's fun to see kids so excited...and there's a visit from Santa as well.

Seth was extremely tired but was good sport, as usual. We managed to get our family photo for our Christmas card, too. Above is one of the other photos taken (thanks Tina!).

15 months

Seth & his cousin, Kedric, wearing their identical shirts at Thanksgiving with Grandma & Grandpa Hammersmith

Here we are...Seth reached 15 months yesterday. Today we headed to the pediatrician for his check-up. We saw the nurse today. She only sees well children and the office encourages seeing her instead of the Dr. to free up the pediatricians to see sick kids during "sick season". No problem. The visit went great, he got one shot (MMR), and is a healthy growing boy:

Height: 33cm (90th percentile)
Weight: 25lbs. 1.6oz. (70th percentile)

Again he was complimented on his demeanor. We are thankful! Now we wait to see when he'll be walking. He takes a couple steps, then crawls. I assume he'll be there by Christmas. Still happy, still curious. No complaints here.