Attack of the Cold Monster

Not much new to report around here.  Our family has been a little out of commission lately.  Joshua brought home a bad cold from childcare (aka Nichole's house).  I thought that was one of the reasons we put him in a home daycare rather than in a childcare center.  But alas, when the other little boy she keeps has a sister in daycare, and he goes in with his mom to pick her up every day, he brings all of those germs and  illnesses to Joshua and Ayden.  Oh how I long to just stay at home with my baby every day.....

I am thankful in this economy for Derek and me to both have stable jobs, though.  We are so thankful for all that God provides for us.  We have jobs, a house, reliable cars, wonderful family and friends, and a healthy baby!  Joshua has had to be put on an iron supplement b/c his hemoglobin level was not where it should be.  We go back to have more blood drawn to check the numbers again March 20th, so we're hopeful the level will be where it should be.  Please pray with us that low iron is all it is, and that we will find a way to control it with the proper diet so that he won't have to be on the supplement forever.  Although, if that's the only thing we have to worry about and the supplement will keep him healthy we're all for that!

Also, please keep my friend Ashley and her family in your prayers.  Her dad has been in the hospital with heart failure.  He actually got to go home a few days ago, so that's good, but I don't think he's totally out of the woods yet.  I'm waiting for an update from her.

And my mom and sister, Angel, came up to visit us last week.  Nichole took a day off to take Ayden to the doctor, so they kept Joshua for me to be able to work.  That was a day I was working from home, so it made it super hard to concentrate and get any work done since my sweet baby was right downstairs!  Joshua seemed to enjoy all of the extra attention.  I wish we lived a little closer to our families so that they could have more days (or just time in general) with Joshua.  It would also be nice to have last minute babysitters if Derek and I decided to go on a date or something!  Before they left to go back to Concord YaYa decided to give Joshua a bath.  He got to play in the water way longer than I ever give him at night which he thoroughly enjoyed!  He LOVES a bath!!

And we LOVE him!  I just can't get enough of this little stinker....