Rejoining the world of the living

Long time no post eh? That's because last week, our whole family fell ill and it seems we've just now finally recovered.

It all started two weekends ago, with our first family trip (with the four of us) to Lake Chelan. Gerry and I were a little worried because Spring is a less than enthusiastic car rider and doesn't sleep well in the car. What baby doesn't sleep well in the car? Seriously, most people I know put their baby in the car to put them to sleep, but not our Spring... The thing that made the car ride survivable, was that I figured out how to nurse Spring while she was in her car seat. Comfortable? No! Easy? No! Private? No! (Until I finally got tired of staring out at the other cars and semis and put a blanket in the window.) But these are the things mommies do for the babies they love! And the bonus was that not only was she full, but she could fall asleep nursing as she loves to do.

When we got to Lake Chelan, Reed was okay, but by evening, he was really out of sorts. We thought he was just tired, but then I noticed a bunch of gunk in one of his eyes. That night nobody slept because Reed and Spring kept waking up unhappy. The next day, Reed had a fever and was fairly miserable. Spring was starting to get the cough Reed already had and my throat was getting sore. Great... It was not the successful first family of four trip to the Lake we were hoping for. By the time we had to go home on Sunday, Reed was doing a little better, and the rest of us waited until we got home to get really sick.

As you might imagine, we didn't take many pictures while we were there, but we did manage to get a good one of Spring and I with Hama.