Nelson Family Blog: Here's November!

Saturday, November 7, 2015

Here's November!

So, we are a week into November already. Once again, time is flying by. Last weekend, after all the Halloween festivities, we enjoyed some wonderful weather outside. I raked some leaves, and both kids had fun with them. Emma loved to jump in them of course, and Elliott was content to crunch them up with his fingers and roll around in them.

Sunday was a pretty lazy day. We suffered through church with the kids, Elliott was a big handful. We enjoyed the leaves, and played in the backyard, but other than that we mainly just watched some football and relaxed.

My sister was in town on Monday, and I happened to have the day off, so that worked out very well. She watched the kids for a couple hours in the morning so I could get my hair cut and run a couple other errands that work better kid-free. Once I was done, we all packed up and went to the mall to do some shopping. After trekking through the mall for a couple hours, we were all pooped and the kids took some much-needed naps.

Rachel let late afternoon, as she was going to a concert with a friend, and I spent the rest of the day playing with the kiddos.

The rest of the week flew by without too much excitement. On Friday, we got a call from daycare that Elliott wasn't feeling very well. John took him to the doctor, and it turned out the poor boy has pick eye, and an ear infection. Luckily, Barb was able to spend the afternoon with him so John could go back to work.

So, this weekend has been a little bit of a struggle. Elliott has been very clingy and whiny and just not feeling well. We have antibiotic drops to give him (three times a day, which is REALLY fun with an 11 months old) and an oral antibiotic for the ear infection. And his nose has just been a snot fountain at all times, so it's been interesting. Emma also started complaining of her ear hurting today, so I am guessing she is also dealing with an ear infection. So far for her, we are just medicating with ibuprofen and that seems to be doing okay. Gotta love this time of the year, hope they are both feeling a little better by Monday morning.

John and I totally rocked out some awesome cleaning today. We cleaned the kitchen top to bottom, including cleaning behind the fridge and stove. Not fun jobs, but it feels so good to have it done. I also washed bedding and blankets since the kids are sick and yucky, and John raked and bagged up our leaves in the yard. It was so nice to get some serious cleaning done while the kids took some awesome power naps this afternoon.

But, that being said. I am pooped, and I am sure Elliott (and maybe Emma) will need some attention tonight. So, I am going to bed. Enjoy some adorable photos :)