It was definitely a successful day hanging sheet rock in the basement; Jim and Jeff got two walls completely covered with sheet rock and no one lost any blood doing it. There’s still lots to do but it is amazing how much more “completed” it looks. Jim also proved to be a great help and he is welcome back anytime (all the pizza he can eat)! Pictures will follow someday soon - gee, where have we heard that promise before now?

Meanwhile, Tiffany got to go with Lea and Jakob to the mall to walk around and pick up a few sale items. Both kids did really well with Lea giving every passing stranger a big smile. Jakob’s favorite part, per usual, was getting chicken nuggets from Burger King. That’s his schtick these days, running around the house and yelling: “Shicken nuggets… and a COKE!”

Oh, and on a belated note, two more teeth have popped through for Lea (the two bottom front ones). That gives her, at four months, a grand total of three. It appears like she will be just like Jakob and have all of her baby teeth before’s even a year old! Of course, getting two at once was not a pleasant feeling and there were a few sleepless nights, but… ç’est la vie!

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Well, it’s been almost a week since our last post but more for reasons beyond our control. While in New York this weekend, Jakob was still battling that cold and Lea eventually caught it from him on Monday. After coming home Tuesday evening, she was still coughing and sputtering but doing okay until she suddenly threw up as we prepared for bed. All though the night, it became routine where she’d sleep for no longer than 45 minutes or so before waking up crying and then throwing up everything.

So, knowing what she knows, Tiffany took her to the emergency room yesterday morning, where the doctors determined that she had RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus), which is extremely contagious and can be fatal if not treated properly. Luckily, it was caught well before anything serious could take place so, besides the congestion and the misfortune of having to be in the hospital, Lea is doing as well as would be expected of a three-month old. Tiffany is also handling herself well, despite the lack of sleep this week and being under the weather herself.

Meanwhile, Jeff and Jakob are home holding down the fort until Lea and Tiffany can return home and restore order. Jake is nearly in the clear, still coughing occassionally but not suffering from runny noses and sleeping straight through the night. As for Jeff, he is in the midst of his dealings with this cold but is managing just fine. Not exactly what everyone hoped to be doing during his week off from work, but at least the Patriots are still flying high (four straight wins after dismantling the Jets on MNF).

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She’s officially three months old today - time flies!

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Miss Lea cut her first tooth! The other night she was having trouble sleeping; perhaps that was the reason? It appears to be one of her eye teeth, right side, bottom jaw. That puts her first tooth at 12 weeks, about two weeks earlier than Jakob when he cut his first. By eight months he had nearly all of his teeth so will the same be true for her? Only time will tell…

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