Sorry for the delay...

I'm sorry we have just sort of dropped off with our updates. We got back to Virginia Beach a couple of weeks back and we are just trying to get settled back in and find a new groove with each other. When your spouse is gone for 7 months, you tend to develop new routines without them that need to be adjusted once they are back. This includes all the daily routines for O that I know in and out because I created all of them:) O and Justin have been getting reacquainted and she seems totally ok with just the three of us (sorry Mama and Papa).

O has a mild double ear infection. She has had a fever all week and we had to go for our year check-up anyway, so that is when the doctor diagnosed her ears. I would like to first say that fevers suck. Royally. You feel so helpless when you can't control their sicknesses and can't make them feel better no matter how much you try and how many drugs you pump in their system. Second, fevers suck. One minute the fever is low, the next she is burning up. AHHHHHH!! Third, fevers suck. She has developed a rash on her torso-I'm assuming due to the, you guessed it, fever. Not to worry though. She has gotten some antibiotics and has already showed great improvement. I know many of you are laughing because this is the first of many ailments and, more specifically, ear infections for a child. I suppose I am lucky she got to the 12 month mark before she developed her first infection. The worst part is they could not give her the vaccinations she needed because she was sick so we have to go back in 2 weeks only for her to get poked 4 times and probably develop, say it with me now, a fever.

We will try to post pics from her 1st birthday parties in Illinois with both sides of the family and her super low-key birthday here. Sorry for the lazy posts.

Peace, Love, Happiness...
Heather