We hope everyone is staying warm! Last time I checked, 49 states had snow on the ground. Our big snow from December melted long ago and we just got a few more inches the other day. Noah is out on the deck right now playing in it because I didn't want to go out with him...too cold! He's having a blast and keeps coming to the door to tell me what he's doing!
Probably the biggest piece of news from us right now is that Nathan was diagnosed with a peanut allergy a week ago. When he had his first bite of peanut butter, he got red blotches around his mouth. I'm very glad I called the doc's office because they ordered a simple blood test which came back positive for peanuts. We've since gone to the allergy doctor to get it confirmed with a skin test (and found out that's the only thing he's allergic to!) and we now have an epi-pen & benadryl with us at all times! We're learning how our new "normal" will be. Most of the food in our house is fine and we haven't had a problem with restaurants, just need to ask lots of questions wherever we go and check lots of labels!
We were blessed to have a visit from our dear friend, Clair in between her seasons in Antarctica. She's holding Nathan in the picture. We had a blast and enjoyed our dinner with her. The boys love to wear their scarves & hats as you can see in this picture. Here's a card Noah and I made for his first birthday party. So cute! And the last picture is both boys in Nathan's crib. Noah can climb in and talk to Nathan first thing in the morning and I thought it was too cute!
Michael is in Toledo today for his grandma Mim's Memorial Mass (she donated her body to science so there wasn't a funeral). After lots of thought & discussion, I decided to stay back with the boys. They wouldn't get anything out of it and it would be a lot of driving for that. Nathan's allergy & the snow that was expected there sealed my thoughts. We miss her and know she's in heaven looking down on all of us and saying Nostrovia!
