We left here on the afternoon of the 22nd and spent the night at Aunt Karen and Uncle Mike's house. It was a great time and Noah was spoiled by both of them while showing off his new rolling over skills. Noah even had an encounter with Santa who was happy to pose for a few pics.
On the 23rd, we got one of the best Christmas presents of all when Stuart received a clean bill of health from his orthopedic oncologist. He is one year post surgery and doing great. We were so thankful to receive that good news.
Then it was off to Aunt Stacey and Uncle Mohamed's for the Christmas celebration. Noah was spoiled as usual and we all had a wonderful time. We attended Christmas eve service together and then awoke on Christmas morning to wait for Cameron to arrive so we could open our gifts.
After all the gifts were opened, it was time to play. This year the highlights were Cameron's night vision goggles from Aunt Karen and Uncle Mike and Uncle Mohamed's new Cabela's Big Game Hunt Game for the Wii.
Christmas night it was off to Washington for the Smeltzer family Christmas and all the craziness that brings. With 6 kids ages 7 and under, it's always a chaotic good time. This year was extra special because Aunty Pam was here from New Zealand.
After that day, it was meant to be one more week of R&R and hanging with the family. It was just that until New Year's Eve. Noah decided he'd ring in the new year by contracting a case of RSV. I think that stands for respiratory synctial virus and is pretty common in babies. If an adult gets that virus, it appears as a common cold. However, when a baby gets it, it's way more dangerous. They sent us home from the ER with a nebulizer and lots of instructions. The next day, we were back in the ER as he was showing signs of getting worse. They kept us in the hospital for 2 days and then let us go. Since Noah was in no shape to make the journey back to Columbus, Stuart and Cameron came back while Noah and I stayed in Washington so he could recover a little more. While it was nice to have that extra time with my family, I'd have loved if it was under different circumstances. We are all back in Columbus together now and Noah is recovering nicely. He's still not back to 100% but at least he's smiley and happy. Needless to say, our plans to begin sleep bootcamp have been postponed until he's completely recovered. Because he was held and spoiled so much last week, he is sort of rebelling against his normal routine. Therefore, no one is getting much sleep around here. I'm sure it will improve as he continues to feel better.
Cam is back at school and is thrilled to be there. He had a great Christmas and was spoiled by all of our family. Some of his favorite gifts were his Lego Star Wars DS game and his Lego Indiana Jones game for the Wii. These games came just in time as we are all sort of housebound with all the snow we've had and how cold it's been.
We are sad the holiday season is over but are now looking forward to really settling here in Columbus. We have no plans to travel anytime soon and can now focus on establishing a better sleep routine for Noah as well as finding a church family. I hope you all had a great holiday season. Here's praying for a much healthier, happier, less stressful 2010.
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