Friday at the ELC

Hey, Little Doodle, we had such a good day on Friday.

When DeeDee arrived at the ELC, you thought that I was going to take you on an adventure. It took a while for you to get used to the idea that we were not going anywhere, but once you did, we had lots of fun and adventure right there in school.

We did lots of fun things...we went to the football field to play ball and stroll around the track, DeeDee taught you 'No More Monkies Jumping on the Bed' and you learned some of the motions, you 'painted' the building with water (and got wet enough that you needed a new set of clothes), your daddy came to visit and feed you lunch, you took a good nap, and enjoyed your snacks. However, the highlight of your day was getting to play at the water table...what a fun way to begin the summer!!

Here are some pictures of you, Bradley and Ella enjoying the water.

 You were having SO.MUCH.FUN!!

 Pouring water on your head...notice the water dripping off of your chin...

 Your outfit says 'Little Squirt'...quite appropriate.

 Your favorite piece of playground equipment...you love to climb up and go down the slide.

 Ella stayed pretty dry...but Bradley is getting ready to take care of that. Watch out, Ella!!

Bradley was quite wet.

You were the wettest of all, and didn't mind a bit!!

DeeDee had to take you inside, strip off your clothes, put on a dry diaper, and take you home to Mama in your diaper. We had such fun telling her about our adventures when we got to your house!!

Little Boy Heaven

Hey Big Guy!! What fun you had at DeeDee and Papa's house yesterday!! You were in Little Boy Heaven...sorry I don't have any pictures.

First of all, your Papa was working from home yesterday, so when you and DeeDee arrived, he was already home!! That was such a treat. You love being with your Papa so very much. When he came out to the car, you got a huge grin on your face and reached up for Papa to take you into the house.

You have a definite pecking order these days...Papa trumps DeeDee and DeeDee trumps Mama, when DeeDee arrives at the ELC and you know that you are going on an adventure with me. Your Mama was at the ELC when I got there, and you were just getting up from your nap. We both waved at you and you grinned at us. Miss Janice handed you to Mama, and quick as a wink, you turned to me and put your arms out for me to take you. You gave your Mama a ton of kisses, but you would not let her take you back. When DeeDee put you on the floor, you took my keys and went straight to the door. You stood facing the door and would not turn around. It was TIME.TO.GO!! (That's why DeeDee doesn't drop by to visit you at the ELC any more...every time you see me you think it is time to go on an adventure!!)

After we got home, while you were eating your snack, you heard banging going on in the back of the house. You kept looking toward the noise and we could tell that you wanted to investigate. So, when you got down from the highchair, you made a beeline to the back of the house and found that the electrician was working on our electrical box. HEAVEN!!

You spent the next several hours watching the electrician work. He was doing some very interesting things and you really wanted to see every little thing he did. He also had a big red panel truck parked in front of our house and you watched that whenever you were removed from the work area. You really had a fabulous time watching everything that was going on, and you also saw some areas of our house that you had not seen before. You really wanted to try to crawl up the pull-down steps into the attic when Papa and the electrician went up there.

The electrician did not finish until 7:45 and by that time you were well past your bedtime and having a VERY hard time staying awake. When he left, we plopped you in the car to take you back to your house. You were sound asleep before we made it out of the subdivision.

DeeDee gets to work in the ELC tomorrow, so I'm spending the entire day with you and your friends. I'm really looking forward to our day together. See you tomorrow, big guy. Love ya!!

Busy Days

 Ready for the Baptism

Hey, Buddy!! It's been two whole weeks since your DeeDee has had time to post to our blog. I have worked every day for the last two weeks!! School is almost over and everyone seems to need help. There were several days when I could have worked two or three jobs in one day, if that were possible.

You are feeling much better. Your cough is gone...but now DeeDee has it...and your ears are no longer infected. However, last Thursday morning you woke up with a terrible rash. Your mama did not know what it was, so DeeDee stopped at your house on my way to work to look at it. We just couldn't figure out what it was. It looked sort of like early chicken pox, but you didn't have many marks on your stomach and back. They were mostly on your legs. I wondered if you had gotten into a nest of chiggers, but since you were not scratching much, that theory did not make sense either. Since you could not go to school, your mama got you a babysitter for the morning and then DeeDee came over after I was done with work. I took you to the Dr. after your nap. The Dr. said that your rash was a reaction to the Amoxicillin you had been on. No more penicillin products for you. I am so glad that we found out about your allergy before you had a really serious reaction.

 Spots!!

You were a very good boy at the Dr's office. You even grinned at the Dr. a time or two, which is a real breakthrough for you. You weighed 27 lbs and were 2' 8.5" tall (32.5"). You are getting so big!!

On Saturday, you spent most of the day with DeeDee and Papa. Your mama dropped you off at 8:30 because she had a school activity to go to. We ran errands. You fell asleep in the car on the way home, so DeeDee sat in the car and read her book while you slept for about an hour and a half. Then you were ready to play with Papa. You watched him cut the grass...you really wanted to go outside and help him, but DeeDee told you that it was dangerous to be out in the yard with the mower running, so you watched from the door. You ate several snacks and played and played. By 2:30 you were so tired that you were getting unsteady on your feet, so you went down for a nap...you didn't want to go to bed, but once you were in there, you were asleep in minutes.

15 months old...Me and Papa

Your mama came to pick you up to go to Lila's baptism. Mama let you sleep until 3:30 and then she dressed you in clean dress clothes for your big outing.

Papa and DeeDee just loved having you at our house on Saturday. We hope that we can have another special day together very soon.

Sick Day #3

Hey, Big Guy...you were so pathetic yesterday. Your Mama took you to the doctor, who discovered you have Croup and an ear infection. After DeeDee finished subbing with the 5th graders, she came over to take care of you while your Mama attended a couple of events that she HAD to go to. Papa came over, too, when he finished at work.

Since you had not eaten much at all yesterday, we decided to take you to Havana, one of your favorite places, to see if we could get you to eat something. You love their black beans and yellow rice and you did eat quite a bit...very little hit the floor. You also had lots of people to watch, which distracted you from feeling quite so miserable.

When we got back to your house, we gave you your medicine (not your favorite thing...Tylenol is OK, but the Amoxicillin is not your favorite...and you HATE Motrin) and got you ready for bed. After a little playtime, you went to bed without a peep.

Unfortunately, that durn congestion kept waking you up. The only way that you were able to sleep was on either DeeDee or Papa's shoulder. You were so tired that you couldn't stay awake as long as you were being held upright so that the mucus did not choke you.

DeeDee and Papa hated to see you feeling so bad...but we loved having you snuggle down on our shoulder and sleep. You are such an active, independent little boy that you never let us hold you like that!!

Papa and DeeDee hope that you feel better very soon!!