It Continues...

Miss Ruby now has a documented ear infection.  I got the dreaded call from the daycare and her teacher said that she had a 101 degree temperature.  I picked her up after her nap and took her downtown to see her pediatrician.  She seemed happy on I-95, she was telling me everytime she said a truck.  So cute!  She's now on Amoxicillan and I hope it will help to make her feel better.  We'll see what tomorrow brings.  Her pediatrician says she can return to daycare but I need to see if the director agrees.  I really need to quit missing work!  But I hate to not be with my sick baby (although she didn't get the memo that she's supposed to ACT sick).  Ah, the juggling.

I had my appointment with my neurologist, Dr. Waterhouse, this morning.  She was very pleased with my progress.  She said that my "positive attitude" helped in my good outcome.  I find her perspective interesting because I didn't feel that positive, I just kept going.  I had some rough days.  I will do another round of MRIs in June and then will see her again in August.  I am so thankful to be feeling healthy.  I am forever changed by this experience.  And I hope and pray that I will remain healthy.  I can't stop thanking God, my wonderful husband, my children, my sisters, my parents, Chris's parents, my friends, my coworkers, and my physicians.  A couple of months ago Chris started telling me about falling asleep on his arm and waking up with an arm that would not wake up.  He said that the numbness and tingling felt like it went on forever.  He explained that he was thinking the whole time that that must have been the way I felt through those very difficult months.  I felt so validated by that, he was trying to imagine what I'd gone through and how frustrating and uncomfortable it must have been.  I was so touched by that.

The winter weather continues too.  It seems that we're going to get a winter mix tomorrow afternoon that will last through Wednesday morning.  Enough already!!   Although sledding with my little monkeys has been fun. 

Go Saints!  I enjoyed the Super Bowl, it was a good game and I really wanted the Saints to win.

I WON THE CONTEST!!!

I won the weight loss challenge! 

$100 for losing 9lbs. in a month (since Jan. 4th). 

I'm so thankful for this challenge to help get me focused on getting healthy.  My coworkers have been so supportive and we are motivating each other.  The one year anniversary of my strange illness, Transverse Myelitis, is coming up on 2/6/10.  I'm so happy to be feeling good and healthy!

Now I need to figure out what I'm going to do w/ my money.  Save for Disney?  Spend on a pedicure and new clothes?  Pay the housecleaner?  I'm not sure...

The weight loss challenge for February will just be $5 a person, so the pot will be smaller but I hope to win that one too! :)

Update on the household:  Ian, Ruby, Chris and I all went sledding on Sunday.  We ended up getting 13 to 14 inches of snow on Sunday.  I went down the hill once, Ruby went down twice (w/ Daddy) and Chris and Ian continued for at least an hour.  Ruby was done quickly and she and I went to the car.  She ate a snack and listened to songs while we watched "Da Da" and "Broder" sled. 

Chris worked OT on Saturday and Sunday.  He risked his life to get there Saturday but the roads were better by Sunday.  We are thankful that he made it safely.  He started nightshift last night.  Ruby was sent home from daycare w/ a 101 degree temperature on Monday afternoon.  She saw the pediatrician this morning and he didn't see a sign of any infections but she wasn't moving her air that well.  She has a tight cough.  She got a nebulizer treatment and we will keep those up over the next few days and hope for improvement.  I'm sick of the illness in our house!  Ian is congested but seems to feel okay, thankfully. 

Happy Birthday to Taylor!!!  He is 7 years old today.  Geez, time flies.  I'll never forget waking in the wee hours of the morning after hosting our engagement party at our house and driving my very hungover husband to be to see our newest nephew.  Time flies.  Taylor got a snow day for his birthday.  That's a great gift!!! 

Also, a year ago today Chris started at Kraft after just being laid off from Qimonda at the end of January.  We are so blessed that he got that job and only was unemployed for a weekend! 

Any updates on that Groundhog?  This winter has been a doozy!  And the rumor is that we're getting a storm this weekend that may drop 12-20 inches.  Yikes!  I'll have to make another emergency trip to the library for new books and DVDs.  Of course, we can watch the all-day Super Bowl coverage on Sunday.  Go Saints!!!