Over the past week, someone in our house has thrown up 6 out of the last 8 days. It started with Katie last Friday. I was next, on Monday. Then my mom bit the dust on Tuesday. Somehow Matt has managed to avoid all the bad germs. I credit his overly obsessive hand washing. :-)
The most unusual part of this week - Katie apparently didn't have a stomach bug. She had strep throat - or possibly the stomach bug and strep. She didn't display any of the "normal" signs of strep. Did any of you moms know that multi-day vomiting is a sign of strep? I had NO idea and feel just terrible for Katie. Fortunately, she's been much better today. I'm hopeful that EVERYONE is on the mend.
The video below has nothing to do with being sick. I actually took it this afternoon while Katie was eating her goldfish and playing in the toy room. We started working on body parts when she was just a little past a year old. She can identify somewhere betweeen 10 and 15 body parts now. I guess the next thing will be SAYING all those parts! :-) Yeah - that might be a while.
I rarely post on the blog about Katie's health issues, but today will be an exception. Katie had another MRI this past Friday. For the 3rd time in less than 17 months, she was put under anesthesia - definitely NOT my favorite part of motherhood. We haven't heard anything official from the doctor yet, but Matt read her chart when he got into work tonight. GREAT NEWS - absolutely normal MRI. I'm so grateful that I couldn't wait to share the information. 
Due to the snowstorm that hit Viriginia on Christmas Night, Matt, Katie and I had to delay our usual trip to the farm which was planned for December 26th. Instead, we went to see Ganny Barnes at the Chastane Home, her new residence (or not so new since this is the 2nd winter she's spent there). 
