Update...

The last few days have been quite a rollercoaster for us, if you hadn't already heard...

On Saturday we had a great baby shower put on by Lauri's Mom, Sister, and girlfriends. We got a lot of great gifts and had a great time. Thanks to everyone who was there. My Dad has a slideshow on his blog if you'd like to check that out.

On Sunday, Lauri asked me if we'd ever installed the Carbon Monoxide detectors in the new house. As that was one of the first things I wanted to do when we got into the new house, I'd quickly realized that I had forgotten to do that. So I immediately ran out to the nearest hardware store and picked a few up (one for upstairs, one for downstairs), and installed them as soon as I got back. Shortly thereafter both alarms (upstairs and downstairs) were going off. So, Lauri's Mom (Grandma Joan) and Sister (Aunt Lindsey) got Lauri (and Baby) out of the house while Conrad (Grandpa Z) and I waited for an HVAC contractor to check out the situation. About a half hour later it was determined that we had cracked heat exchanger and we'd need a new furnace. So we moved into Joan and Conrad's house for the following few days while we were waiting to get a new furnace installed.

We also took a precautionary measure and took Lauri into the hospital so that they could monitor the baby for a little while, just to be sure. And while we were there I felt myself getting very achey and hot. I wasn't sure if this was all a byproduct of the CO exposure, or if it were something else. When we got back to the Zabor's house I finally took my temperature... 101.something! No wonder I was so hot! So for the next few days, on top of trying to get a new furnace installed and dealing with a home warranty company who doesn't want to pay for anything, I was also working my way through whatever virus had been going around. When it rains, it pours.

The moral of the story: Don't wait, get your Carbon Monoxide Detectors, and get a flu shot every year...

Hopefully when we get caught back up at home I'll be able to post some pictures. I have a few from my brother-in-laws birthday celebration this last weekend too.