Last Half of February/Early March

I am so behind on life. I feel like it is taking all we have to keep our head above water lately.  Mid February we got our house completely ready to be put on the market. That took a lot of work. Our house was listed on a Friday evening and we had five showings the next day. We had an offer that Sunday. We countered on Monday and had two more house showings. That same evening, we had a contract. It went very quickly. We are so thankful and God's timing on everything has been perfect! So now we've been having work done on the house, the house inspection, the termite inspection, etc. It has been busy. 

Commuting an hour to church and activities is getting to be a lot. Thankful we only have a few more weeks of it. We move in 2.5 weeks. I am excited, but it is bittersweet. I think I am more sad for Canon than anyone. He only has two days of Mother's Day Out left. He has been with some of the same children for three years and has made some sweet friendships. He is also showing a few signs of anxiety about moving even though he will tell you he is excited if you ask him. I have also been really emotional about having to leave Will's grave. I know I will only be an hour away, but it's all I have. :( 

Harper thankfully is feeling so much better and is back to normal. We are thankful her eating and energy is back. We have had no sickness for two weeks (knock on wood)! Harper is also starting to repeat so many words. She is a sweet heart. 

Last weekend the kids stayed overnight with Jess's parents for the first time without us. They have never stayed anywhere besides our house without us. This was a big step for me, but a good step. It was time to let go a little. :) I am a slow learner sometimes. Jess and I had a great 36 hours together. It was a much needed break. 

Now to some random pictures -

Sweet siblings.

Been trying to take lots of walks on warmer days. 

Hanging out in our friend's laundry room in their basement during a bad storm. 

Canon wants a dog so badly, so he plays "puppy" daily almost. 

We had a little snow to play in a few weeks ago. He had a blast.

No words for this picture. :)

Been trying to create and learn my silhouette cameo.

Playing in the garage. 

Lunch date to The Pharmacy with Jess while the kids were at their grandparents.

We are so close to moving into our new home. 

Happy girl before being toted everywhere that day. 

The rest of our month is pretty full before we move. Trying to spend as much time with friends before we move. 

Poor Girl

People that know me well know that I am a little neurotic when it comes to germs. I like to think I am just smart. :) I know kids need to build up their immunity, so no lectures please. Lately though my hard work on trying to keep my kids from getting sick is not working for me. Thankfully C has been pretty healthy so far, but H not so much. 

In the last six weeks, Harper has had a sinus infection, an ear infection that went into a double ear infection, RSV, and a nasty stomach virus that required a trip to the emergency room this Tuesday. Before Tuesday I had never seen either of my kids be so lethargic. H vomited eleven times in just a few hours. She is one of the most busy kids and all she did for hours was lay on the floor or couch and bat her eyes. She would not look at us when we talked to her or called her name. It was so scary. I called the pediatrician's nurse line and she said if she didn't get better in a few hours to bring her in to the after hour clinic. As soon as the clinic opened I was there. The pediatrician on call told me to wait it out another few hours and if she wasn't improving to take her to the ER. She didn't get any better and it was really starting to make J and me nervous. We decided to hurry and get her to the ER. J had to stay back with C until my father in law got to our house to stay with C while he slept. 

To make a long story short, she got some medicine and had an x-ray. After a few hours (and a few tantrums) she was able to hold down some fluids and we were sent home with a zofran prescription. J and I were so glad we took her. She needed to stop vomiting before she got scary dehydrated. 

She is still recovering. She has been sleeping a lot, fussy, and not eating. The worst is over and we thank God for His protection over her. We are also thankful no one else has gotten sick (yet, anyway).

These are the faces we have been getting for the last month and a half. 

I had taken this Tuesday morning before the nasty virus took over this little girl.

Right before we left for the ER.

Finally starting to feel a tad bit better. 

Seeing if she could finally keep some fluids down. I forgot to bring a sippy cup, so they gave her a bottle. I think she was a little confused at first. 

I am praying the sickness leaves our home and H especially can build up her immune system. It just makes me so sad...