Dad got the H1N1 Flu a few weekends ago.. He ran a fever for a week, which makesdhim contagious. He was holed up in his room for a good week!! He also had (and still has) bronchitis, which maked him feel even worse. He had H1N1 pretty badly and was put on Tamiflu and antibiotics for the bronchitis.
Mom started feeling towards the end of the week. She didn't have it as severely as Dad, which is great, but she's also holed up in their room.
So far, no one else has symptoms. The girls seem unaffected, which is GREAT!!!!
It did ruin our Thanksgiving plans however. We weren't able to go to Kim and Tom's. So, we didn't get to meet little Angelina!! :( I know that it's best for everyone, especially Angelina, but that doesn't mean I have to like it!! :)
So, I ended up cooking Thanksgiving Dinner by myself!! After all that I'm starting to think that Thanksgiving Dinner is over rated!!! Cameron, Kristen Joel and Lizzie were all here. Thankfully, Mom and Dad were well enough to join us at the table!! It was fun, but we missed all our family. We definitely felt a bit Quarantined.
We bought a new used car! We really weren't even looking, but would often talk about getting a van or suv. Someone in our neighborhood was selling a 1994 Honda LX Wagon for a great price! Originally Dad was thinking of purchasing it, but when he told us about it, we jumped on it! We need a bigger vehicle! So, we bought it and we are going to give Tim's car to Dad. So, we both get a car out of it. Dad just needs something for the papers, so it should be OK. We feel so blessed to have it!!
Tim's been working and going to school. So his days are still very busy! We miss seeing him!
We've decided to move our bedroom into the basement to have more privacy. So, it's already finish, but we are painting and replacing the carpet with remnants from Ollies. We've already organized the storage side of the basement, and now have emptied out the finished side. Now we just need to build a wall (for Elise's little room), rip out the current carpeting, paint the room, hall and stairs, put in a closet organizer and lay the carpet.
Since Tim's working and going to school, it will be hard to get done in a timely manner, but we hope to get in before Christmas!!
The girls are growing up fast! Elise is doing SO much these days!!
-crawling
-feeding herself cheerios, animal crackers or whatever we give her!!
-sitting up and ALMOST getting into a sitting position on her own
-clapping
-waving
-standing while holding onto furniture or our hands
-6 teeth!!
It's hard to believe that she's almost 8 months old!!!
Nora is also growing up so much. She's turning into a little woman!! She helps take care of Elise by running for things like diapers and wipes. She plays with her in her crib to keep her happy until Mommy can come rescue Elise. She plays with her on the floor and makes sure to tell Mommy when Elise eats something off the floor! :)
We are so excited for Christmas with the girls this year!! As always, we wish we had more to spend on gifts, but we are concentrating on the girls this year. We know that family understand our current under-employed status. But, it does make us sad to not be able to give more.
This year Nora gets to participate in the Children's Christmas Eve Program at Church! We are excited to see her sing on stage! :)
We are thankful for Tim's part time job at Costco. It's turning out to be a real asset and we wish he had pursued it sooner. Hindsight is always 20/20.
I haven't been taking many pictures, but I will try and update you with the girls pictures soon!!
~Nicoli
