A New Chapter In Our Life

Well, we as a family are currently dealing with something very uneasy. Ben was let go from his job at Dogwood Acres which leaves us with no income at the moment. The details of the whole event are still being worked out so I am not going to really go into it at all, but I just wanted to let everybody know we are going through a very rough time right now. Our families have already offered a ton of support which means so much to us. We know that we will make it through this situation, but it is extremely stressful at the moment. Ben has filed for unemployment which will offer some help. At the moment we are thinking that I might go out and get a job for the time-being so that Ben can look around and try to find the best job out there for him (and the family) instead of rushing out to get a job that won't really be the best decision in the long-run. Ben is looking forward to possibly being a stay at home dad for a bit and it would be nice to get out and into the adult world for a bit. We are trying to make the best of this horrible situation.

**Chelley, not to worry....you still have somebody to watch Maddie for you :-)**

As for the boys, they of course have no idea what is going on which is a good thing. They are both still sick and cranky which is not helping with the stress Ben and I are already feeling, but we understand they just don't feel good. Ryder seems to be on the mend now that he has had 4 doses of the antibiotic although he is still coughing and congested. Zak seems to be on the downward path at the moment, today he is feeling worse than before. We are watching him closely though and keeping them both on Tylenol when needed for fevers along with Albuterol for wheezing and lots of nose suctioning. We have not made an appointment with the immunologist yet because we need to wait and see what happens with the health insurance at the moment.

Ryder

Sick babies...this is how they have been sleeping