January and February 2008...MIA

Pics of :Brinson's first Sonic slush! (Dec07), Last White House Christmas 2007, Our 2nd Big Snow (Jan 08), Grandma Pam going back to OK (Jan 08), Brinson having a picnic (Feb08) Okay, We are so sorry not to have updated until now...here goes a lengthy 2 month recap of January and February 2008. Things have been hectic and exhausting for a while now. We went to Jackson TN and Oxford MS over the Christmas holiday. Brinson had to go to the urgent care twice. He was very ill and required blood test, shots and lots of medication. He had some happy times but for the most part, he just wanted "up on mommy, hold you." He slept and cried with fever of 103.8-104.2 for 4 days straight without it breaking. I(Shae)became ill the day we decided to drive home. My illness spiraled from sinus stuff into bronchitis and then pneumonia. On top of that I caught the flu...so of course, Brinson had the flu too but we put him on the tamiflu medicine and it lessened his symptoms! So I was literally sick for a month and a half, so much so that Bo was taking off work to come take care of Brinson and me. Then we called in reinforcement...my mom. Grandma Pam was on a plane the very next morning and stayed for 2 full weeks including 2 1/2 weekends! Brinson enjoyed his time with her and still wakes up at times asking about her as if she is still in the house somewhere...very sweet! We loved seeing family over the holiday, especially Brinson's great-grandparents! Little did we know it would be our last official Christmas in Bo's childhood home. This past month a tornado ripped through Jackson and demolished the house with GranLynn inside. It was a miracle she was not hurt...I truly believe God had his hands upon her that night. So the aftermath continues as Brinson's paternal grandparents are displaced with belongings randomly in boxes. They have cleared their lot and sold it the very day they listed it! Now, they will be looking for a new home, new car, new....etc, etc, etc! Currently, Brinson is getting over his second battle with the flu...this time it is type B? I really don't understand how he could catch all this. I think it hasn't been as bad on him or Bo because they both had the flu shots...yes, Bo has the same crud ongoing for a week now. Also, over this last 2 months we have been searching for another home to rent. We finally found something worth our hard earned money! It cuts Bo's drive time in half or less and we will be 3 miles from a metro station and a 25 minute drive in to DC...it used to take us 45 minutes to an hour or longer at times. We are thrilled and will be signing our new lease tomorrow for moving in April. We are so thankful the owner changed her mind today! She has agreed to let us rent it for 3 years! We hope at the end of our lease, we will decide what our future holds in or out of the area! I hope to get more pictures and video up by the end of the month! shae