Christmas 2010

Before I get into Christmas 2010, I thought I would recap what happened last week after Brody got pneumonia. Well, he didn’t go to school at all the week before last since he still had a fever so his first day back to school was this past Monday. On Sunday, Molly got a fever and was coughing a considerable amount. Then Sunday night, she started wheezing and it sounded like she had a hard time breathing. We almost took her to the ER that night but she fell asleep pretty early and slept good that night. I had already scheduled her 12 month appointment for Tuesday morning but I called Monday morning and they were able to see her right then. Well, guess what? Molly had pneumonia! Really? That is 4 people in my family within the month that had pneumonia! I couldn’t believe it. The only good thing was that her doctor said it was in the beginning stages so she was on an antibiotic and an inhaler like Brody. She seems to be doing much better, but I think the runny nose will be a staple this entire winter season.

So, if you are thinking that was it……..think again! That would be just too easy! On Wednesday night, Brody woke up around 12:00 and Ted went in there. I was still half asleep so I wasn’t sure when he got back to bed. The next time, it was around 1:00 when I heard him crying again. Ted went back in there and all I heard was “…..in the trash can!” I got up and headed towards his room, hoping I didn’t hear what I thought I did. I was hit half way down the hallway with that awful smell and when I got to his room, he had thrown up all over his room. Apparently he hadn’t gotten sick at 12:00 and Ted cleaned it up and then he went back to sleep. I went downstairs and got some pedialyte and he drank two glasses of it. I ended up sleeping with him just in case he got sick again. Luckily, he didn’t. Since he didn’t have a fever, he was acting fine Friday morning so we decided to send him to school. I was on high alert every time my phone rang on Friday, hoping it wasn’t the school calling me to tell me Brody got sick. But, it never happened. He was fine all day on Friday. It took him a couple of days to get his appetite back, but he seems to be much better. I guess he just ate something that didn’t agree with him (atleast that is what I am hoping). At this point, the rest of us seem to be doing fine.

So, anyway……that all happened the week before Christmas! Luckily, everyone was good and healthy for our Christmas celebration. My parents, Christy and the kids all came over Christmas Eve day and spent the night. That is our Christmas tradition so we can all get up in the morning and celebrate Christmas morning together and have our annual Christmas breakfast. As always, it was a great time. The kids of course were extremely excited and it was so much fun watching them open all their presents. Brody did understand Christmas a little more this year than last. Molly, of course, would have been happy with just a box and some paper! But, we all had a good time!

The best part of the day was that Brody did an awesome job of using the potty. We decided since there were many people at the house that we would put him in big boy underwear and get him to use the potty as much as possible. Well, we went through a couple pair of underwear in the morning, but he did a great job in the afternoon and had no accidents. Then today, we did it again and he had no accidents!!! I am so proud of him. I am off work this week since Brody’s school is closed and I am hoping that by the time he goes back, he will close to being potty trained during the day. I can’t even express how proud I am of him. And I love to see how excited he gets when he goes! He is so darn cute!

I am including some pictures from Christmas in another post! I hope everyone had a great weekend!