'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house... Aiden was puking! No, that's not how the story is SUPPOSED to go, but that is definitely the way it went this year! Our poor Little Man spent his first Christmas sick :( it all started on Thursday morning. Daddy had the day off an was so excited to spend the day with his Little Man! The day started off with a bang! Literally! Aiden gave daddy quite the surprise in his diaper (and out of his diaper, all over his back, stomach, legs, etc.)! I think you get the picture.... this happened 4 more times over the course of the next 2 days. And then the puking began. After every meal it all came up. We felt so bad for Aiden... but he didn't seem to mind! Once he was done throwing up, the intense look of horror would escape his face and he was back his normal, happy, babbling baby self!
Sadly, this continued through Christmas day and into the evening. The next morning, Sunday, we got him in to the doctor. Aparently it's just an intenstinal virus that will work it's way out in no time at all. Doctor's orders are to keep fluids in and meals small and bland. Aiden was not pleased that his dinner consisted of 1oz. of oatmeal.... and nothing else! We tried to explain doctor's orders to him, but he didn't seem to understand... someday he will. We hope.
So now it has been a day and a half since Aiden has shared the contents of his stomach with us (which we are happy about and appreciative of). We are hoping we are on the upside of this nasty virus and sooner than later life will be back to normal in the Freeman house!
On a much more pleasant note, Christmas was fantastic! We were able to spend Christmas Eve with Jeff's parent's, his sister, and her boyfriend, Adam. We all got very nice gifts, and Santa even came to see us all!!!
Christmas day - we spent the morning opening gifts at home with Aiden. He decided it was naptime halfway through, so Jeff and I took the time to clean things up and pack up to head to my parent's house! We spent the rest of the morning and all afternoon with them. My Aunt Julie, Uncle Stan, and Grandma Mimi came over as well and we all had a great time opening gifts and eating!
A highlight of this Christmas - My mom had sent my dad to Macy's to get a gift card for my Grandma Mimi. When my mom went to wrap it, she looked at the gift card and said, "Happy Birthday??? DAVE!!!! YOU BOUGHT A HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIFT CARD FOR MOM!!!" As we all stood there cracking up laughing, my mom wrote on the card, "Jesus" after the, "Happy Birthday". So when Mimi opened her gift, she said, "ooh! A Macy's card! Thanks!" We explained to her what happened and we laughed about it all over again. Maybe you had to be there for it to be funny, but I am still laughing about it!
The rest of our weekend was filled with the Freeman Family Christmas up in Findlay! Lots of food, laughs, gifts, and fun were had.
Aiden got so many nice things from all of our family! We haven't quite figured out where to put it all yet... our living room still looks like Christmas threw up in it, but we'll get it all put back together sooner than later (trust me... i can't live in this clutter for long!) All the more reason why we need a bigger house... Aiden's toys are taking over!!!!!!!
Anyway...
To sum it all up, Aiden's 1st Christmas was one that will always be remembered and treasured. Despite his virus, he was a happy little boy and loved playing with all his new toys! Even though he wasn't quite sure what we going on, he was obviously excited about it all. A child's smile never gets old.
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