When it Rains it Pours

Well, this has been an eventful week and that's putting it mildly.

First and foremost, we lost my grandmother ("Nanny") on Sunday, February 14th. Thankfully, she is in a better place now where she is no longer in pain and can watch down on all of the rest of us. Please pray for my grandfather ("Poppy") and mother. I am thankful that the last time I saw her, Jackson and Grace were able to bring her some joy and that I can feel good about that last memory of her. We buried her on Wednesday. My mom, dad and sister all stayed with us. It was so nice to spend the time with them, even if it was under such sad circumstances.

Secondly, Jackson did not have a stomach bug. He had bronchitis. Thank goodness for our pediatrician's office having weekend hours. He spiked a fever on Sunday morning of 103.6, so we took him to the doctor after a very long weekend. He was so sad and sluggish. It just breaks your heart. But, we survived. And, after some antibiotics, he is on the mend returning to his normal self. We even survived several sleepless nights on top of that and have since seemed to get him back on track at night. After he so graciously passed on the germs to me (and probably my mom, dad, niece, and sister), I have been very thankful for three nights in a row where we didn't have to get up with him.

Thirdly, we had a very big snow event the weekend that Jackson got sick. Even though we did not take Jackson out in it, my niece, sister, mom, dad, Justin and I all got to play in it a little bit. It was beautiful.

Fourthly, Grandma and Grandpa (Justin's parents) came to visit yesterday. It was a fun visit. Jackson was just perfect! We went out to lunch for Justin's birthday and then played at home. Grandma and Grandpa even got to here a few laughs out of my little joker - their first time hearing that sweet little laugh.

Fifthly, Justin's birthday is today (the big 32). Happy Birthday to Daddy and Husband! We sure do love him!

Sixthly, we decided it was time that Jackson had his first taste of rice cereal today. It was so much fun. He seemed to take a liking to it - I don't know how. It looks terrible! It was quite soupy based on the instructions for the "first" feeding. Later on today, we will try again and make it a little less soupy. He smiled for us and did rasberries. He is so so sweet.