Clear View
I'm sitting here, in a cabin, with a clear view of the Smoky Mountains. Even though I live in East Tennessee, I'm still in awe of their beauty.
We've planned this trip for months. Matt's family traveled in from Ohio and Texas to meet us in Pigeon Forge for a long weekend to celebrate Christmas (and family time)! We found the perfect cabin, we made the arrangements, we got excited...and then Colton got pneumonia.
The way this past week played out, I really wasn't sure this trip was going to happen for us. We just prayed and did everything we could to take care of Colton and trust that we would be able to make the right decision.
Since Tuesday, Colton has been on an albuterol nebulizer 3x a day, antibiotics and steroids. He has had a really rough week (still isn't out of the woods completely) but has been fever-free for the past few days.
You know those decisions that you hate making as a parent? The scenario is like this. We're going to be in a cabin with 13 people (7 adults and 6 kids age 5 and under). The doctor warned me about "holiday handling" of Ryleigh, so I'm already taking precautions for her, worried about sickness that comes with this time of year and then Colton ends up with pneumonia the week we are supposed to be on vacation. We see this side of the family only once or twice a year, so do we go and risk infecting everybody or do we stay home? On top of that decision, then you worry about being judged. Judged for bringing your kid and exposing everybody or being judged for keeping them home and missing out on the family time. Such a tough decision.
I'm thankful that I've reached a point in my parenting where I can take a step back, eliminate the "what will they think?" aspect and just make decisions based on what's best for my kids and our little family. I'm also thankful for an amazing group of "in-laws" who understand, support us and love us though these hard times/decisions.
Colton is still not 100%. If fact, he sounds much worse and has been sleeping lots and lots. I can honestly say that given another scenario, I probably would have decided to just keep him at home - but in this moment, at this time, it feels like this is right where we are supposed to be. We are in "Clear View" cabin with family who loves us and that's a pretty great place to be.
We've planned this trip for months. Matt's family traveled in from Ohio and Texas to meet us in Pigeon Forge for a long weekend to celebrate Christmas (and family time)! We found the perfect cabin, we made the arrangements, we got excited...and then Colton got pneumonia.
The way this past week played out, I really wasn't sure this trip was going to happen for us. We just prayed and did everything we could to take care of Colton and trust that we would be able to make the right decision.
Since Tuesday, Colton has been on an albuterol nebulizer 3x a day, antibiotics and steroids. He has had a really rough week (still isn't out of the woods completely) but has been fever-free for the past few days.
You know those decisions that you hate making as a parent? The scenario is like this. We're going to be in a cabin with 13 people (7 adults and 6 kids age 5 and under). The doctor warned me about "holiday handling" of Ryleigh, so I'm already taking precautions for her, worried about sickness that comes with this time of year and then Colton ends up with pneumonia the week we are supposed to be on vacation. We see this side of the family only once or twice a year, so do we go and risk infecting everybody or do we stay home? On top of that decision, then you worry about being judged. Judged for bringing your kid and exposing everybody or being judged for keeping them home and missing out on the family time. Such a tough decision.
I'm thankful that I've reached a point in my parenting where I can take a step back, eliminate the "what will they think?" aspect and just make decisions based on what's best for my kids and our little family. I'm also thankful for an amazing group of "in-laws" who understand, support us and love us though these hard times/decisions.
Colton is still not 100%. If fact, he sounds much worse and has been sleeping lots and lots. I can honestly say that given another scenario, I probably would have decided to just keep him at home - but in this moment, at this time, it feels like this is right where we are supposed to be. We are in "Clear View" cabin with family who loves us and that's a pretty great place to be.
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