Alex turned five months old this week. He has been very sick with bronchiolitis. He started breathing treatments on Tuesday but is not much better. We are watching him closely and just continue to pray this does not get any worse. He is a trooper though. Trying to smile through it all and using all his energy to give us a few belly laughs here and there. I maintain he is the best baby in the world, even when he is sick.
On a more somber note, Grandma Lucy had to put Jackson to sleep last Friday evening. It was a very difficult loss for all of us but in the end not a difficult decision. Jackson had gotten very sick, very quickly and within a weeks time had deteriorated significantly and was suffering. In all the sadness in losing such a dear pet and truly a family member there has been a glimmer of humor. One night shortly after Jackson had passed Ethan and I were saying prayers at bed time and he asked to pray for Jack. As we began to say the "Our Father" our dialogue was this:
Our Father who art in heaven- Ethan: Jack's in heaven!
Hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, thy will be done,
On Earth as it is in heaven- Ethan: Jack's in heaven!
Give us this day our daily bread- Ethan: Jack likes bread in heaven.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us
And lead us not into temptation- Ethan: Jack loves chasin!...
At that point I fell over laughing! Out of the mouths of babes. In all seriousness, we will all miss the gentle giant. Goodbye Sir Jackson of Mocha Night. (He was originally my dog, I named him, and will miss him dearly.)
Otherwise, we are gearing up for Christmas now. Shopping for the kids is nearly complete. We are working on putting up decorations today and tomorrow and are hoping to have Christmas cards ordered by Sunday. We are very excited for this Christmas though because Ethan this year fully understands Santa Claus and can not wait until Christmas!
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