Health update

It would appear that Jax is fully over the Croup ordeal. Yay! I ended up with a sinus infection and a horrible cough. Seriously, one night I could barely breathe I was coughing so hard. I'm very glad that is all gone. Now I'm down to what feels like a typical winter cold. Both Maryam and Jax have colds too. Her cough was pretty bad a few nights ago. I gave her Albuterol every 4 hours throughout the night and she was fine in the morning. Maryam started complaining that her ear hurts tonight. If it still hurts tomorrow, she'll be off to urgent care. Jax just has a runny nose. Earlier tonight Brett started feeling a cold coming on too. Damn you Winter!!!

We have tentative plans to go to Disneyland on Sunday. It will be our last chance before Christmas. If you haven't been to Disneyland at Christmas time you are really missing out. It really is a magical experience. They make it snow on Main Street! Its pretty amazing. HOPEFULLY the kids will be feeling better by then. Last year we couldn't go because Maryam was really sick. We've been pretty fortunate this year, in terms of Maryam's health. **knock on wood**

In other family news, Grandpa Langdon is back in the hospital. If you're a praying a person, please say a prayer for him. He's had a rough year. We really want to see him get well and stay well.

I have a feeling Christmas is going to be rough for many of us. Its weird not being around the people you love during the holiday season. I had a really rough time on my birthday because it was the first time I didn't get a call from my Grams on my birthday. It was weird. I cried. It was the first time I had cried over her passing since her funeral. I know Christmas is going to be equally hard in that respect. Yesterday we received a Christmas card from my Uncle Paul. It was weird not having my Auntie Mary's writing on it. It was an amusing card though! That kind of took some of the sting away.

Then Brett's sister being all the way in Alabama, and my sister all the way in Tennessee and my brother being all the way in Washington....its all so weird. Maryam is having a super healthy winter, and this is the winter that no one is around for her to hang out with. I'm very grateful that Maryam has been so healthy lately. I guess that's what is really important, I have healthy, happy kids and our siblings are really only a phone call away!