Blur: Part II

January 2nd, 2014

Last weekend was great, and the week seemed to get off to a nice start.  And then it hit, again.  Before "Blur: Part II" began:

Meme and Papa flew out of Boston to attend a conference.  We all enjoyed a weeknight visit, especially the kids.

Sweet Lindalee

Lindalee was especially excited for a surprise dinner date.  Of course, she had to bring her "Hello Kitty" lunch box.

Christian drew this "pirate" for Grandad.  Not bad!

On Wednesday, "it" hit.  Chris had to leave his last team meeting {he's changing jobs} to come and get me because I couldn't stand up.  That night he and Lindalee came down with the bug too.  It was bad enough having Christian be so sick last week, but this week was 100x's worse.  It was a pathetic scene.  I could barely move myself, never mind take care of sick Lindalee and healthy Christian.  I'm not a big fan of TV, but it was on all.day.long.  Chris and I slowly recovered, but Lindalee got hit with another bug shortly after.  I was happy to feel well enough to take care of her. 

On Saturday, the boys went to Ski Bradford on a "dude date" to enjoy some sunshine and skiing.    

From the sounds of it, Christian did great.  He left the mountain crying because Daddy wouldn't take him to the top of the mountain on the "gondola".

While the boys were away, the girls went to play!  Lindalee was still pretty sick.  She had spiked a high fever the night before and was quite miserable.  I tucked her into the stroller and we headed out to get some fresh air.  It was an incredible day.  

We ended up on Newburry Street.  Shopping seemed to make Lindalee feel much better.  

We enjoyed a little coffee break.

We stopped in to see Auntie Pha and Uncle James on their mini-vacation at the Four Seasons.  Princess Lindalee!  

Meme and Papa made an appearance on Sunday.  We are happy to have them back in New England!  It was especially good timing.  After a bad night and worse morning, Lindalee and I headed to the hospital to get her checked out.  Instead of getting better, she was just getting worse.  It was so sad!  It was a week of {terrible firsts}.  Her first stomach flu and her first ear infection, {topped off with a good old fashioned viral infection}this girl was a mess!  The doctor got her started on antibiotics {another first}, and hopefully she will be back to her healthy self again soon.  

Christian enjoying being the center of attention on his lunch date with Meme and Papa.

It was a sad Super Bowl Sunday at the Baker's.  Lindalee had a scary, high fever and was so miserable.  I was glad I brought her in earlier in the day to get her checked out.  Though, we were still worried about her.

Thankful for modern medicine and healthier days in the future!