What is it with Christmas vacation and getting sick?!?!

Nicole and I were looking forward to this day off after having almost 2 weeks of a sick Reese! We had a great Christmas Eve and Christmas morning. It was fun seeing family and friends. Unfortunately, the Sunday after Christmas, Reese woke up with a high fever which ended up being Roseola. We kept the fever down and headed to Erie for Christmas with the Truitts, but Reese definitely wasn't herself. There were a few mornings where she started playing and being her goofy self, but most of the time she was on the couch with Momma or Dadda watching Elmo. It was still fun seeing Grandma and Grandpa, but it will be more fun when she's not sick! We got home and her fever broke around Thursday followed by some nice red spots (the Roseola). Then on Friday, a new fever popped up. After a trip to the doctor on Monday, we found out she had bronchiolitis and a bit of an ear infection. So, a second week of taking temperatures, watching "shows" and constantly calling for her binky.

But Sunday morning, Reese woke up and in Nicole's words "She was back!" We missed our smiley, goofy, playful and loving Reese! So we woke up today and suited up and went out the backyard to our winter wonderland. It was so fun to see Reese all bundled up in her pink snow-pants and mittens. But, once she's all bundled up, there's not much for a 1-year old to do in the snow. Still, we had fun. I think she got a kick out of trying to walk through the snow and feeling the snow on her face. She always likes throwing Lucy her ball, but it was a bit tough to do when you don't have exposed thumbs! I can't wait until we can head to the sledding hills!