Well my friends….the sickness goes on. Yes, you did hear me correctly. I’m going to be honest my friends, I feel defeated. I feel a bit down and quite frankly I have hade it! I officially had a major melt down on Tuesday. It needed to happen and afterwards I really felt a bit better.
Poor Autumn ended back up in the doctors office for the 5th time in the past 3 weeks. She has another double ear infection. She is averaging 1 ear infection every 3-4 weeks. Yuck. Needless to say we have an appointment next month with an ENT (Ear, Nose and Throat Doctor) to get ear tubes put in. The good news is that we have been through this process 2 years ago with Owen so we know exactly what to expect and absolutely love and trust the doctor who will be doing the procedure. Having Owen’s tubes put in was by far one of the best decisions we have ever made. He got them in at 18 months and hasn’t had an ear infection since and he is almost 4! Definitely looking forward to no more ear infections for poor Autumn. The bad news is that our appointment is a month away which means she could potentially have 1 or 2 more ear infections before than. Keeping our fingers crossed! On top of all the sickness going around our house Brandon and I are also having to make some ‘not so fun’ major decisions (don’t really care to get into it all now) that have not been making anything much easier around here. All I can really say is that we are in major need of prayers around here!
So as this month is coming to an end the Burgess household is feeling a bit beat down and exhausted. Not the best way to start off the new year. I have to keep reminding my self that despite our current situation with all the sickness and other stuff we are currently dealing with that we still have it very very good compared to most people. I can not imagine what families struggling with terminal illnesses are going through, or people who can not afford to put food on the table or clothe their children, or people facing persecution for defending their faith, and the list goes on and on. Thinking about all that just reminds me how lucky we are and how much God has blessed this family with. So in the times like these where I am feeling kicked down, beat up and just a bit hopeless I cling to the Bible and surround myself with the words that God has given us.
“Through him we have also obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and we rejoice in hope of the glory of God. More than that, we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, and hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” Romans 5:2-5
Well, now that I have fully vented to you my dear blog, I am finally ready to share our week with you. Despite all our struggles we have actually managed to have some fun this week. Okay, here we go…
Wednesday:
Wednesday afternoon I had my niece Abigail as usual. It has been so nice because they usually drop her off right after my kids go down for their naps so Abi and I have a whole 2 hours all to ourselves. I am really cherishing and enjoying this “special” one on one time with my sweet little niece. Her little personality is really coming out and I have to say she is quite the crack up. She is so silly and loves to make you laugh. After we have our fun together she gets about an hour to hang with Owen and Autumn and then she goes down for her nap. Its our new Wednesday routine.
Here is what I mean by ‘Personality’. She is so silly!
She also has this super sweet and loveable side to her too! I love this kid!
Once my kids got up Abi had a dance party with Owen, and then
she enjoyed reading a book with Autumn.
And they also took turns playing with my camera lens.
After Abi went home for the day, the kids and I packed up and were off to attend a Birthday party! Owen and Autumn’s very good friend Averie was turning 5! I can not believe how fast time flies, I remember holding her the day she was born in the hospital. She had her party at this really cool place called I Scream Ice Cream. It is obviously a big Ice Cream bar with all kinds of different Ice Creams and a million different toppings to choose from. It is decorated very eclectic and has a really cool play area for the kids with hundreds of toys and games. The owner was so friendly and made sure all the kids had an absolute BLAST!!! We are strongly considering having Owen’s 4th Birthday there in a few months. Here are some pictures of our fun time at the party…
Here is a glimpse of what I was talking about. This place was so fun. There wasn’t a blank spot on any of the walls.
And this is a glimpse of the play area. They have so many fun toys. They had some really cool vintage toys from way back in the day too. It was a blast to watch the kids go crazy in here.
“…Happy Birthday dear Averie, Happy Birthday to you!” I can officially say I have attended all 5 of Averie’s Birthday Parties. So Crazy!
All the kiddos enjoying their Ice Cream and Cupcakes with the Birthday Girl.
Playing, playing and more playing!
Owen was obsessed with the arcade games they had. He spend about 90% of our time playing them. He is a total video game nerd like his daddy. Jk….okay, no I’m not!
Finnley, Linkin and Aubryn.
What a super fun party. Thanks again for inviting us Lucio Family. We LOVE you all dearly!
Thursday:
Brandon and I had lots and lots of appointments today so thankfully my Dad, aka Pampo, offered to help out with the kids. He came and watched them for a few hours while Brandon and I took care of things that needed to get done. The kids had so much fun! They just absolutely adore their Pampo! When we got home Autumn was attached to her Daddy’s hip, as usual…
Here they are chilling on the couch after dinner while Autumn was finishing up her last bite. Little chipmunk stores food in her cheeks. Silly girl!
And once we all finished up dinner I decided to surprise the family and treat them all to some Cold Stone Ice Cream with a gift card I have had since my Birthday.
So precious! Owen is giving Autumn a bite of his Cotton Candy Ice Cream with Sprinkles!
Yummy!
Thanks for listening to me vent a bit and share a bit of our struggles and our week with you! Have a great Weekend!
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