And so the virus train made another uninvited stop at the Robles household.
First of all, this was probably our worst Christmas Eve ever. Jef has been sick with a cough and cold for about 2 weeks, and the night before Christmas, his upper lip started to get big, bigger, and bigger. So instead of preparing and eating our noche buena (midnight meal), we had to to go to emergency room at 11:00 pm! A real bummer, I should say. We had to stay in the ER until 2:00 am, the doctors told us that Jef probably developed an allergic reaction to the antibiotics he was taking. He actually looked like he came straight from the Planet of the Apes, when the swelling was at its worst. I was actually trying really hard not to laugh whenever we were talking because it will be really mean, but now we can both laugh about it. And yes, he is now back to his usual handsome self.
After the ER episode, Christmas was indeed a merry one. The kids had a blast opening their gifts. Santa gave Jacob a new Thomas the train bike while Joshua got a Playmobil pirate ship. Jacob was already tricking Joshua to trade his old pirate ship with Joshua's new one, thankfully, the ship still needs to be assembled so we can address this sibling switcheroo later.
First of all, this was probably our worst Christmas Eve ever. Jef has been sick with a cough and cold for about 2 weeks, and the night before Christmas, his upper lip started to get big, bigger, and bigger. So instead of preparing and eating our noche buena (midnight meal), we had to to go to emergency room at 11:00 pm! A real bummer, I should say. We had to stay in the ER until 2:00 am, the doctors told us that Jef probably developed an allergic reaction to the antibiotics he was taking. He actually looked like he came straight from the Planet of the Apes, when the swelling was at its worst. I was actually trying really hard not to laugh whenever we were talking because it will be really mean, but now we can both laugh about it. And yes, he is now back to his usual handsome self.
After the ER episode, Christmas was indeed a merry one. The kids had a blast opening their gifts. Santa gave Jacob a new Thomas the train bike while Joshua got a Playmobil pirate ship. Jacob was already tricking Joshua to trade his old pirate ship with Joshua's new one, thankfully, the ship still needs to be assembled so we can address this sibling switcheroo later.
We then heard an early afternoon Christmas mass at St. Patrick's Cathedral, had a late lunch at a Japanese restaurant and then gawked at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree. Surprisingly, the kids didn't like the tree very much, maybe they were just overwhelmed by the throngs of people in the area.
After spending our noche buena at the emergency room, another J is sick again. Joshua started getting sick when we were at a playdate with his classmates. He vomitted and he had a fever earlier. Hopefully, he will feel better soon.
It is just very hard to keep kids well during the winter season here because they pick up all sorts of viruses and bacteria from their friends and classmates. But hey, that's childhood.
Hope you all had a merry Christmas and hope your new year will be peaceful and prosperous!
After spending our noche buena at the emergency room, another J is sick again. Joshua started getting sick when we were at a playdate with his classmates. He vomitted and he had a fever earlier. Hopefully, he will feel better soon.
It is just very hard to keep kids well during the winter season here because they pick up all sorts of viruses and bacteria from their friends and classmates. But hey, that's childhood.
Hope you all had a merry Christmas and hope your new year will be peaceful and prosperous!
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