My inlaws have come down to visit us for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. It has been a wonderful visit so far. Abigail and Ethan have loved it most of all because they have been spending all their time with their grandparents. It has been SO good for them to be able to get away from the house and be pampered and focused on, including spending each night at the hotel with them (swimming, playing tennis, playing board games, doing nails — well, Abby anyway!). We even got a chance to get our Christmas and Hannukah shopping done this morning with my hubby and father-in-law hitting Wal-mart Black Friday at 5 am today, and my hubby and me hitting Toys R Us later that day (with Hannah).
It has also been a great opportunity for them to get to know Hannah because it has been almost a half year since they have seen her last. Even though Hannah has been incredibly shy with them (as she is with everyone), they have gone out of their way to interact with her, spend time with her, and just play with her.
A few weeks ago, my husband’s brother and sister-in-law and their two kids came to visit us as well (they couldn’t do thanksgiving with because of work schedules). My nephew is 7, and my niece is just 9 months old. I loved watching all the kids playing with each other, and I loved being able to share Halloween with them. Just having my sister-in-law’s company was a refreshing change, even if it was just hanging out sometimes and watching the chaos that our kids created together.
Tonight my hubby and I talked about travel plans for next year. We have the NIH visit in January. But when it comes to being able to fly out to see them, we just have no clue where we will be in a few months’ time with Hannah’s health.
I’m already nervous about flying to DC for the NIH due to her recent hyperventilation and choking/panic spells that are becoming more frequent (a few times a month now). We are planning to see how well she does going to DC, and that will determine if we take any future unnecessary airline trips in the future. Sadly, I keep thinking that her health today is “as good as it is going to get.”
One step at a time.
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