Another cold and a week of taking it easy

Mar 19 - Yup! Officially sick. All of us. But Mommy and I still managed to get out and go to Walmart and get Gavin a birthday gift because today was his party. I picked out this pretty cool Cars toy that changes the color in the cars with warm and cold color. We got home, took a nap and then headed over to the party. It was at a place called Bert's in Mechanicsville; it is a pizza place. All of Gavin's family was there. We ate pizza and then watched him open his presents. Then we all sang Happy Birthday to him and watched him and Aunt Lynn blow out his candles on his awesome Cars cake that Aunt Lynn made for him.

Then I hung out with the cousins while Mommy checked out Aunt Erin's new car. We all said goodbye and we headed home. The rest of the day was spent following Mommy around while she went into major cleaning mode. I was really good for her though. I just followed her room to room eating Cheerio Chex Mix and watching her clean like a mad woman. When I finally had enough, she made me dinner. By the end of the day I was really ready for bed.

Mar 20 - We stayed home today. It was the first day that Daddy had off since he started the new job and it was perfect since we are all still sick. Daddy is getting better though, so that is a good sign. Mommy noticed that I felt a little warm when she laid me down for my nap but she really noticed when I woke up from my nap. She checked my temp with the ear thermometer but said that wasn't that accurate so she had Daddy run out and get some Vaseline to check the "accurate way." Turns out I had a temp of 102.5 degrees. So we took it really easy for the rest of the day while we waited for the children's motrin to take effect.

I barely ate or drank anything the rest of the day even though Mommy tried her best. We opted out of a bath tonight as I just wanted to get to bed.

Mar 21 - Another sick day. Mommy took my temp again this morning and it was down to 99.9 degrees. I still wouldn't eat or drink much though so Mommy made an appointment with the doctor. We didn't do anything today while we waited for my 3:45pm appointment. I only took an hour nap and woke up crying. Mommy came and got me and I laid with her on the couch for a while very content to be in her arms.

We headed to my appointment. Instead of weighing me on the baby scale I got to stand up on the big kid scale. I weighed in at 19lbs. My fever was gone but Dr. Singh could tell immediately that I was not myself. He walked in and tried to tickle me and juggle for me but the corners of my mouth barely moved. He told me he knew I wasn't feeling well as he checked my ears, nose and throat. He told Mommy that it is ok that I am not eating or drinking much right now because I am fighting the same thing off that she and Daddy are fighting off. He said to just try to get at least 2oz of Gatorade/water an hour and I would get myself back on track in a few days. We thanked him and headed to CVS for supplies.

We got tissues, new big kid sippy cups for me, and Gatorade. Then it was home for more rest. I actually really liked Gatorade and drank a lot. Mommy was happy to get some fluids in me. Nothing else really exciting today.

Mar 22 - Feeling better today. I ate a little for breakfast and drank a little milk. Spent the rest of the day running around and playing with my toys and drinking Gatorade from my new sippy cup. I had a great time laughing and running circles around Mommy as she sat on the carpet. She let me walk down the driveway with her and get the mail and then held my hand as we walked back to the house.

I didn't eat much for dinner but Mommy said it was ok. We watched the hockey game until it was bath time and time for bed.

Mar 23 - When Mommy comes and gets me from my crib in the mornings now, she changes me, and then she holds me over the crib and asks, "Are you ready?" I take the pacifier out of my mouth and drop it back in the crib because I know that it is only for sleeping. Then Mommy yells, "Yay!" and then says, "It's time to start another day. Hooray! Hooray! It's time to start another day. Hooray! Hooray!" It always makes me smile.

I am still working on getting my appetite back. I played a lot more today as Mommy took a walk down memory lane by popping in Dawson's Creek into the dvd player. She told me that she loved this show as a teenager. I wasn't that interested. I'd much rather watch Elmo dance around the screen, but to each their own.

Mommy and I finally got out of the house today for more than just a mailbox run. We went to the dump and to the grocery store. Today was the first time that I wasn't 100% content at the grocery store. I usually am perfectly happy looking at the people and all the things on the shelves and playing with whatever Mommy gives me to guard in basket up front with me. But today I yelled at Mommy and told her that I didn't want anything up front with me in the basket as I threw anything she put me in charge of on the floor. I was only content once she gave me her keys to hold while she checked out.

We got home, we put all the groceries away and hung out. Mommy made dinner and made me a nice big plate. I ended up showing her that my appetite is back as I munched on ham, green beans, corn, stuffing, and potatoes. Then Mommy put me in the bath and read the last story of George and Martha: The Complete Story of Two Best Friends. As she was getting me dressed for bed Daddy got home from school. He hung out with me and talked to me and read me Barnyard Dance for as long as he could until Mommy pulled the plug and told me I had to go to bed.

Mar 24 - We decided to spend another day at home. There was nothing to do and no where to go so we spent the day playing, doing laundry and dishes and watching a lot more Dawson's Creek. We found three of four of my fur-brothers hanging out on Mommy and Daddy's bed so Mommy let me hang out with them. I crawled around on the bed and over of Osiris and Salem.

Then I got down and petted Salem as he sat under the window.

Daddy worked late but boy, was I excited to see him when he did get home. I followed him around telling him how much I missed him. I even tried to follow him into the bathroom when he went to take a shower.

I got to spend a little bit of quality time with him after his shower and before dinner. He and Mommy gave me a quick bath. We played a little more before bed. I have been climbing my ottoman to get into my rocking chair but since I didn't listen to Daddy about not standing up in the chair I lost the ottoman. After a short game of Where's Nicky it was time for bed for all of us.

Mar 25 - After a nice breakfast of pancakes and sausage biscuit, Mommy and I got dressed and headed down to the community center. There was supposed to be a playgroup meeting today. Mommy let me walk in from the parking lot by myself like a big boy. Mommy and I started playing in the preschool room. Then Aunt Lynn, Aidan, and Gavin joined us. It was just us for a while until one other mom brought her nine month old. It wasn't a big playgroup but I had fun playing with all the toys and watching Aidan and Gavin run around hitting balls with bowling pins calling them hockey sticks.

Around noon, we put all the toys away and said goodbye. Mommy and I went home, ate mac n cheese for lunch and took a nap. When I woke up Daddy was home. I played with Mommy and Daddy on the floor for a while. Mommy tickled me and Daddy held me upside down and made me laugh. I ate some cookies for a snack and then we had pasta, meatballs, and garlic bread for dinner. I played with my noodles once I had enough. Daddy read One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish to me while I was in the tub. Then tonight we played Where's Daddy as he hid behind the curtains in my bedroom and I found him. Then it was night-night time.