Stiff upper lip

The goofy Giere's.

Sorry its been so long...we've had a couple of eventful weeks around here. Really, we were all just sick at one point or another...no surprise now that the cold weather is here. Poor Ellie suffered her 6th ear infection of the year (2 in 3 weeks!) and we were referred to an Ear, Nose, Throat doctor to evaluate her and decide if she needs ear tubes placed. Sure enough, she does! So, tomorrow morning at 8:30 our little girl is going in for surgery. Now, I know it's a minor surgery and extremely quick (5-10 min!), but I still don't like the thought of our poor little Ellie Boo having to go through any type of procedure. We were told that when Ellie is finally separated from us to go into surgery, we will need to have a "stiff upper lip," so that we don't worry her. Okay, yeah right! How am I supposed to do that!? Ultimately, we know this is the best thing for her and truly believe that God will be watching over her as he always does. This fact alone will give me the stiff lip that is required of me. :O)

Other than Ellie, Hannah was sick with a sinus infection (that actually caused one night of vomiting...fun) and Sam was in for his 6 month check-up (thankfully, he has stayed healthy through all of this!). He weighed in at 18.2 lbs. and was 27 1/4 inches and everything looked great! Brian and I comment all of the time how distant and almost unreal it is that just 6 months ago we were taking Sam to a geneticist, monitoring his tyrosine levels...to look at him now, it's just hard to imagine him the little guy that he was! All this to say, I've been to the doctor a fair amount in the past couple of weeks!

Now that the past two weeks are over, we can look forward to a busy holiday season ahead. We have Thanksgiving in MI this coming week and then 3 birthday parties for Hannah (turning 5!!!) and then, of course, the celebration of our Savior's birth with family, in MI and here in IL. I LOVE IT!!! Hopefully I'll keep up with my posting the next month and a half, or I'll have a LOT of catching up to do! Until next time, enjoy some pics from today...

Hugs for Mommy...

What a big boy!!

Bundled up for church...

Our little patient...please pray for a safe & successful procedure. Thanks!