Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving from our home to yours!

On Thanksgiving last year, Nora was at the peak of her bout with RSV and we had to call her doctor around 10pm that night to ask about the side effects of the albuterol we were using to help her breathe.  We had to skip Thanksgiving dinner and wouldn't have had anything to eat if Billy's family hadn't brought us leftovers.  We were exhausted from holding Nora around the clock so she could breathe and sleep.  To say this Thanksgiving is much better is a serious understatement!  After seeing how cranky Nora became after a few nebulizer treatments about a month ago, my expert medical opinion is that the albuterol was a key factor in turning our happy baby into a colicky one.  (If you're curious, I believe the other main culprit was overtiredness, since I didn't know a newborn shouldn't be awake for more than two hours at a time.)

To say that we are especially thankful for her good health this year is a serious understatement.  We're also fortunate to be looking forward to enjoying much more holiday cheer this year for several reasons.  We have a happy, adventurous toddler, we'll get to spend the holidays with Billy's family, we're looking forward to the arrival of Nate and Ashley's baby, and in January we'll get to go meet him.

We just returned from Thanksgiving dinner with Billy's family at his aunt's house.  Nora loved sitting at the table with everyone almost as much as she liked eating her Thanksgiving feast.  Turkey, stuffing, sweet potatoes, rolls, and corn are among her favorite things, so she was quite thrilled about having them all at once!

  

I'm also happy to report that I've figured out the argument for my opening presentation during next week's exam.  There's no rest for the weary yet, but it's with a full heart and a full belly that I get back to work for the evening.

Wishing you all the very best, from our house to yours!  XO