We’ve got extra a lot-a lot to be thankful
for this year. I spent much of
Thanksgiving Eve with Kayliana at Children’s Hospital. She’d started limping again and we had seen
our Pediatrician the day before. Dr. B.
wanted us to get more Xrays and lab work done.
It blows my mind that Kayli holds so still for Xrays – maybe she’s kind
of freaked out by the process, the big camera thingy, the noise it makes, the
hard weird bed thingy she has to lie still on, but she does it like a
champ. After Xrays, we went to the Lab
where, sadly, the two nurses had a heck of a time finding Kayli’s wee little
veins and had to poke her like crazy before successfully drawing blood. L
Holding her down for that was no fun…but, in the end, all tests, Xrays, etc.
came back fine and clear…INCLUDING the Xray from a couple of weeks ago on which
they saw a cyst on her bone. Turns out
it was just a stupid shadow on the crappy Xray film. Obviously, we’re VERY relieved that there’s
nothing there, but we could’ve done without the expensive unnecessary stress!
In the end, Dr. B. thinks that Kayli’s
limping may be from a hip/joint infection caused by a virus. If Kayli continues limping for a week, we’re
to give her Ibuprofen and let Dr. B know for further investigation, but thus
far, she’s not been gimpy at all. Thank
goodness!
With our good news and relief, we went into
Thursday extra grateful and had a really nice Thanksgiving. We hosted my parents, brothers and
sister-in-law. I must say (completely
biased here), I thought the food was quite delicious this year!
After everyone had left, we curled up with
the kiddos and watched Home Alone to kick off my very, very, VERY favorite time
of the year! Thanksgiving is always
special and I do try to savor the moments it creates, but for me I celebrate it
with the anticipation of what is to come!
Friday is “Christmas Decorating Day,” and we had a lot of fun this year
especially since it was our first time decking the halls of this house. We decorated,
drank hot cocoa, listened to Christmas music (since I’m “officially” allowed to
now, it will be on 24-7 through Christmas) and stayed in pajamas until late in
the afternoon. Despite the pouring rain,
Mike and I (but especially Mike) even got the outside lights up. We. Were. SOAKED. And then the next two days were dry and
gorgeous…oh well. That’s just how
dedicated we are to Christmas Decorating Day!
Kayli LOVES it all this year. She walks into the living room, looks at the
tree and sighs, “Oooh, pretty.” When we’re
driving in the car, even if a house only has one strand of twinkly lights she
admires it with a “Pretty!” And I have
to say, we were really impressed with how well she helped hang ornaments. Sure, they were a little clumped together –
and obviously along the bottom part of the tree since that’s where she can
reach, but overall she did a great job and was REALLY sad when there weren’t
more ornaments to hang!
I’d gone to get the camera so that I could
capture the “prettiness” on film when – low and beheld – Kayli was also
admiring our décor but had, uh, dedecked…undecked herself (minus the red sash,
of course).
Turkey Day spread
The table and family (minus my dad who took the picutre)
A nudey elf!
One of my favorite views -- and what the kids will see first thing Christmas morning!
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