After having a good Christmas with Nana and Popa, I learned that I was not the only one that was hurt. My brother Todd broke his arm sledding at my parent's house in North Carolina. He's had a tough recovery with some plates in his arm, but for the month of January, he is making progress. Not only that, but for New Year's I decided to take a good week off for vacation to get some stuff done around the house and to have some good time with Amber and Emma. It turns out that Amber got bronchitis, so I watched Emma for a good 2-3 days straight until Amber's Z-pack antibiotic worked. Well, Amber got well just in time for me to go back to work. Certainly not what I planned, but life happens. That seemed to be a common theme around here too. The next week we noticed that Emma had not been feeling like herself and pulling on her ears. This usually means an ear infection. Since we needed to see the pediatrician for Emma's 9 month check up, it worked out that her appointment was on that Wednesday. So we waited a day or two and since Emma was not doing better, it was good we could go to the doctor. Sure enough, double ear infection for Emma. So Emma was on a 10 day dose of amoxicillin. We found that quickly that Emma is not allergic to penicillin which is good, but her body does not handle antibiotics very well. Blowouts galore! Still, the medicine seemed to be working, but we noticed she was still not quite herself about a week later.
So when you think it could not get worse, it does. Amber's grandmother, Nanny, had another stroke while Amber's mom was visiting in Tulsa. This time, it was not good, and it looked like she would pass away in the next week or two. It ended up being sooner, and on January 19, Nanny went to be with Jesus. This meant us packing up and driving to Tulsa on Thursday. The memorial service was on Friday the 22nd (Happy Anniversary to my parents!). We had a good visit in Tulsa and I left to come home on Sunday. Amber and Emma stayed with her mom a couple of days longer. But again, on Sunday, Emma started acting up, so Amber took her to an urgent care. Sure enough, the ear infections were not gone. So now Emma is on a Z-pack antibiotic for infants. So far this past week, it seems to be working. So, January has been a rough month trying to get well and healthy for the whole family. We are also saddened to see Nanny go to be with Jesus, but we know that she is in a better place and no longer suffering from Alzheimer's. During our week at Tulsa, Emma had decided that she may want to try walking. Right now she has a push cart toy that she loves to walk with. We'll see how long it takes, but I do not think it will be long. She is growing up quick!
Picture 1 - Kline/Overpeck family.
Picture 2 - Emma at memorial service with Popa.
Picture 3 - Nana and Popa and Emma.
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