Whew. Between the stomach bug and this crazy winter weather, our family has been hibernating. In fact, yesterday was the first day that the kids and I have ventured outside of the house since last Sunday! Thankfully, we had a fun-filled busy weekend prior to the sickness, snow, and ice.
Last Friday, we treated ourselves to a babysitter for the kids, valet parking, and some much needed grownup time with our friends Kristi and Jeff. Over dinner and drinks, we laughed and reminisced amongst trendy, twenty somethings. Four hours later we returned home to clean house, a very tired babysitter, and two sleeping kids. It was a mamas dream…
until Saturday morning, when I discovered that MR had had a #2 accident in her bed. MR hasn’t had an accident is quite some time, but had eaten a box of fruit snacks and a truckload of raisins the night before, so I chalked it up to a lose stomach and didn’t think much more about it. Later that evening, we headed to Cumming to exchange Christmas gifts with G’s aunts family. We hadn’t been at Aunt Lynn’s long before MR had another accident. Thrilled to be out of the house with a home cooked meal and grown up company, I again wrote off her tummy ache. By Sunday morning it was clear that MR’s tummy trouble was no coincidence and by Sunday night, all four of us were stricken by the unrelenting bug. As if that wasn’t enough, by Monday, we found out that 7 out of the 10 people we had been around were sick. Yes, this was one vicious bug!
Amidst the stomach bug, Atlanta got hit was a huge Winter storm on Sunday night. Ice moved in on Monday, which made for one heck of a mess. As of today (Friday) we still have lots of snow and ice on the ground (a true rarity for the south). School has been canceled all week so Ive had lots of cuddle time with sweet MR and Huttie.
We got about 5-6 inches of snow and a quarter inch of ice on top of the white stuff!
Speaking of Huttie, yesterday marked his 6 month birthday! To celebrate, we went to the pediatrician for a recheck on his ears and to get a few shots. At six months, our sweet boy is almost exactly where his sister was at this age. Considering he has been sick with the stomach bug three times in the last three weeks, I’m tickled that he’s growing! At six months, Huttie weighs 18 pounds and 2 ounces (60%) and is 26 3/4 inches long (60%). MR weighed 17 pounds and 13 ounces and was the exact height as her little brother.
Hutson 6 months
Mary Reese 6 months
Huston is now rolling over (both ways) and is very active. Despite being sick much of the time, this sweet boys always keeps a smile on this face. He babbles constantly, which reminds me that we have got to get this sweet boy baptized before he gets too unruly!
Wow! MR and Huttie look SO much alike in those pictures! Glad everyone is feeling better! We went through what have did for over a month so I feel your pain. Man are you not ready for this ice to be gone? I AM!