Finally, A Decent Day!

Today made it up to about 60 degrees here, with BEAUTIFUL sunshine. Ian and I spent some much needed time outdoors. I set the pack-n-play up on the front porch and we both sat outside and soaked in some rays. It was glorious!

I had the windows open and everything feels a bit fresher in here now. I really hope more days like today are on the way. (They probably AREN'T for awhile...but I'm hopeful)

Here's to a GREAT day!

Egg Hunt, Easter Basket, Sick Baby

Since I last sent you an update, we had a very sick little boy! Wednesday did NOT go well, and Wednesday night was horrible. I think I slept for about 2 hours total and Roger got about 5 hours…Ian probably slept for about 5 too. Thursday morning, we took Ian’s temp. first thing and found that it was back up over 104 and we immediately called the doctor. They sent us down to Children’s hospital for testing, etc. We spent the morning there and left with the diagnosis of “sinus infection” and a prescription for antibiotics. Ian spent most of Thursday VERY grumpy. His nose was so stuffy that he couldn’t nurse. When he would finally fall asleep his snoring was SO loud that he would wake himself up.

He was all the way up to 104.8 on Thursday night/Friday morning. We put him in the tepid bath at that time, and kept him on the 3 hour alternating tylenol-motrin piggyback (as his doctor suggested) and kept trying to get him comfortable enough to sleep. His nose was SO stuffy that he could NOT breathe through it at all and had to sleep upright...which meant that one of us had to HOLD him in the chair while he slept. So we didn’t sleep much at all tuesday night-friday night. Friday night Roger and I alternated who held him and who got to sleep… Roger took the first shift and I slept until Ian started fussing, then I took over and when I opened my eyes the next time it was light out.

Saturday he had one fever temp (102.8) in the morning and then sometime on saturday the fever just "went away" and he hasn't had one since!

Last night he FINALLY slept in his crib for most of the night--until 4am, when I was too tired to get him all the way back to sleep before putting him down and just brought him into our bed so he would fall asleep while we slept. He has been sleeping SO much better! His nose is also starting to clear.

He HATES augmentin. They didn't flavor it at all at the pharmacy this time and so it is like swallowing chalk. (I tasted it...I always taste it) He also has diarrhea from the ordeal and is getting diaper rash. I am trying to stay ahead of the rash but the poos are "sneaky" and I have been missing them!

Anyway, overall, it has been 8 days since this all began, and I'm so thankful that it seems to be ending now.

Thanks so much for your continued prayers and thoughts!!

Love,

Susan (Roger & Ian)

Ian Loves His Baby Einstein!

He's a nut for it!

Ian's Easter Portraits

I'm sorry you need a magnifying glass to see them...

Ian's Easter Pictures

Sorry they're so small!

Ian Learned to Play "gumballs"

Ian has learned to play with his Roll Arounds Gumball Machine. He knows how to push the lever and get the gumballs out, and then put them back in the top and start all over again! I got some cute pictures and a video of him this morning. Sorry the video is sideways! (AHHH)!

Ian Thinks the Snow is Cool!

It kindof ruins it that Roger is standing in the background in SHORTS! It was only about 27 degrees today, but Ian was restless indoors so I bundled him up for a few minutes and took him outside. I set him in the snow and he just started laughing and shrieking with joy!

I only caught a little bit of it on the video, but it was REALLY REALLY CUTE! (of course, ha ha ha)

Enjoy!

Like my teeth?

I have 5 now...2 on the bottom, three on the top with #6 about to show himself!

And Just for fun, a picture not many have seen before... Our family about an hour old...

I met my Internet friends...

And they were as lovely as I imagined. We went to Cleveland this weekend to meet a couple of girls from a message board that I'm a member of, all moms of April 2007 babies. Ian got to hang out with his friends Camryn and Azi and I got to finally meet face to face with Bonita and Jennifer.

Jennifer's mom and dad hosted us in their home (as well as Jennifer, who was visiting from Orlando.) It was a very nice weekend!

Perfect Boy?

According to Ian's pediatrician, yes.

Ian had his 9 month doctor’s appointment today. (Yes, he’s almost 10 months…but we had to cancel 3 weeks ago due to his surgery)

He weighs 22 lbs 3 oz and is 28 ¾ in. tall. (20 lbs 4 oz, 27in at 6 months)

His head was 45 ½ cm, it was 45 last time.

He is now in the 75th percentile for height and weight. (at 2, 4, and 6 months he was in the 95th for weight and 90th for height)

The doctor is pleased with his growth, said he seemed “perfect.” Most important to us today, was that his ears are CLEAR! He has 3 teeth now and the 4th looks like it is coming very soon. He is developmentally ahead of “average” and is doing very well.

We had the go-ahead to start table foods…Roger and I just kinda chuckled to ourselves when the doctor said this. Ian has been eating table foods for awhile, he doesn’t want any foods that he can’t pick up and put in his own mouth anyway! We got props for still breastfeeding and are “allowed” to turn his car seat around on his 1st birthday. The doctor also wants him off of a bottle by 15 months, but Ian doesn’t have very many bottles anyway, so we’re well on our way for that!

Hope all is well with you!