Meanwhile...

Sorry there haven't been any updates lately. Here is a rundown of the activity in the Hoover house...
Eli is almost sitting up on his own. He is also a drool factory. Not the occasional "shiny chin" look, but rather the "I didn't quite turn the faucet handle all the way off in the bathroom and although you can't hear it there is a steady stream of water running into the sink" look. I actually had to change his pajamas today because his feet were soaking wet. I realized then where the drool had been pooling while we were practicing sitting up.
As of two hours ago Myka has some sort of flu. We now know how she acts shortly before she throws up. We also know how Kurt acts when he changes sheets with throw up on them.
I am either nesting or spring cleaning, both of which are about 6 months off timewise, but TOTALLY necessary. Somehow I have a new found energy and have been throwing it into sorting and being more organized again. Some of this is prompted by the fact that Eli will be moving soon and there are about 756 beads scattered in tiny corners and cracks of my floor, and the rest is prompted by the fact that I couldn't get to my dryer in the laundry room any more.
Kurt is on a well-deserved break from work after a wonderful Christmas season. I have let him sleep in the last two mornings in hopes of negotiating a deal for him to get up with Eli tomorrow so I can sleep in one day this year. We struck a deal and in less than an hour Myka was sick. I don't think any of us will be sleeping a whole lot tonight.

We hope you are all well. There will be Christmas pictures and stories posted soon!