Babies Make Four: February 2019

Wow, we're already to the middle of February. And I've only updated this thing 3 times this year. It's probably because we haven't been doing anything super fun to report on. We've been busy with work travel, hospital stays, work, work and more work and now, thanks to this weekend, we can add being sick to that list.

I returned home from Florida with some kind of funk off the airplane which has sense been shared with Dillon. Yesterday I came down with either the stomach bug or the worst migraine I've ever had. I think it may have been a migraine because no one else has been sick and the nauseousness came with a pounding headache. Either way, it wasn't fun and it ruined all kinds of plans yesterday. Dillon and I were going to go out on an afternoon date for Valentine's but I guess it's been postponed until next weekend (as long as everyone remains healthy).

My work trip to Florida was incredibly brief as my mom had her lung biopsy that Friday so I was barely there for 24 hours. I will say that the nice king sized bed I had was about the best night's sleep I've had in awhile. My mom's biopsy went well and was quite painful but she has recovered nicely. We also received good news that she does not have pulmonary fibrosis, but rather an allergic reaction or an immune system issue that makes her congested and have problems with breathing and her lungs. She's on high doses of steroids for now and will see a rheumatologist in the near future to see what's going on with her immune system. I'm just thankful that she doesn't have PF.

We've also had some good weather here recently. It is quite up and down, but 70 degree days make me long for springtime. Our trees have buds and I know it's on the way, but I also know that a North Carolina spring can be finicky and we're probably looking for at least one more winter weather system.

Our new dog, Ruby, is fitting in quite well. Yesterday when I was sick, she stayed right with me. She has a few little quirks that we're working on, but for the most part she's a very sweet dog and we're glad to have her as part of our family. Ruby and Charlie have a strong bond for some reason and Charlie's favorite thing is to take Ruby for a walk in the back yard. Ruby and I also like to walk to the bottom of the hill to get Luke off the bus in the evenings, when the weather permits. When you're used to having a little animal in your house for over 12 years, it really is lonely without them.

We've got a few trips planned this year to Williamsburg and back to the beach. We're excited for Bush Gardens on Luke's birthday and going to see Colonial Williamsburg with Cory & Lindsay! Spring break this year falls right on Luke's birthday so that's good timing. We've also got our Easter outfits ready and will start preparing for that soon! We're hanging on for warmer weather... it'll be here soon!

The marketing geniuses for Jurassic World have put codes on the bottom of their dinosaur toy's feet and they have an app where you can keep track of your collection. Guess what Luke's allowance has gone to every week?