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Well, I am sure you are all waiting on me to post some pictures that I promised. I am hoping to get it done soon. I also want to get a video of Xavier starting to crawl, actually on all fours posted. So hopefully I will find time soon.

I am not sure where to start. So when I left off, we had just gotten home from the hospital and Syd appeared to be on the uphill side of things. Well, she is still not feeling 100% better. She is very clingy and wants to be held. She has a really good cold going on now. However, she is much improved from Friday.

Now on to Xavier. He started with a cough and cold on Saturday. Sunday he was a little fussy, but not bad. However, Sunday night he did not sleep well at all. He was up most of the night. I noticed he was still rubbing his ears. So Monday we headed off to the Dr again. Yep, both ears were infected. And there is a good possibility that he has RSV. The Dr said we were going to give him a shot. And even if he had RSV at this time, we wouldn't treat him any different, so we didn't test for it. For those of you that have seen the test for RSV done before, you will understand. For those of you whom haven't. They take this little tiny hose (about the size of a pencil lead) and stick it way up into their nose. It is hooked to a syringe with sterile saline in it. They inject the saline into the nose and withdraw it back in to the syringe. It is no fun at all. So that is why I opted to not run the test. If he were to get worse, I was to bring him in. Well, he is not sleeping the best still, and up until today was not eating much at all. Only 16 oz yesterday. About half of what he normally eats. Less than that on Monday. He has been extremely fussy. Doesn't really know what he wants. So lets pray that he is on the uphill today. He has already taken 12 oz of milk. And ate his lunch. Right now he is resting.

So yesterday I went to KC to a trade show with my sis. We had a good time. It was great to get away and get a small break. Love you Sis! So I had this tickle in my throat all day and kept coughing because of the tickle. Now this morning, my chest hurts bad. I have a bit of a headache. And a terrible cough. So now that makes 3 of us.

Maddy told me this morning that she had a bit of a sore throat. And I heard her coughing a bit through the night. She is not complaining yet, but somehow I have a feeling it won't be long. And that makes 4.

And now Dylan. He has been getting a bit of a cough the last few days. But this morning, he woke up with hives. With Dylan that is a sure sign that a fever and illness is on the way. It is just a way that his body deals with it and it is a warning sign for us. So that makes 5.

NOW, Michael chose not to get a flu shot this year. And I will be really ticked if he is the only one who doesn't get this crud. I really hope for his sake he doesn't get it. It seems to be able to get the best of you.

So, we are all going to take it easy and try to get to feeling better. My hospital bill is definitely going to be on the rise this month. With Syd's meds, and being in the hospital for 2 days, and all of us being on antibiotics, and all the dr visits, it will take a toll on the ole checkbook. So I am going to try to get the energy and time to get the pictures and video uploaded soon.

Have I mentioned I am ready for Spring? Only a few times. I hope all of you are staying healthy and staying away from all this crud.