On the Mend...

Poor Nora has been so sick the past few days...we were all supposed to head up to Vermont for some skiing on friday morning however Nora decided that it would be a great day to have a temp of 103! I knew as soon as I picked her up that it was not good...
Steve and the boys headed up to Vermont and I stayed home with Nora, thankfully today she is feeling better and the fever has subsided for now. I knew this little one was really feeling awful when she just sat in my lap or laid on my chest for hours on end, so unlike Miss Nora who does not sit still for one minute. We had a quiet weekend of lounging around in bed, lots of juice and just sitting quietly together...in some way I think maybe it's what both of us needed...the past two weeks have been so crazed around here, I know Nora was feeling the craziness and stress that comes with having a house full of kids at all different ages with different needs, all important and all urgent!!

At one point during the night Nora woke up next to me and waved and said "mom?" just to be sure I was there...I know there are times when Nora still grieves her foster mom, I can just tell the difference when she is calling for me and when she is saying Umma for Mrs. Go, it still breaks my heart...but as long as I can be there for her no matter what I think she will know how much I love her.

So, hoping for a healthy week for all six of us...Emma is the lucky one, spending her break down in sunny Florida with her grandparents!!

K