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Eleven Months Old!!

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Sick & Tired of being Sick & Tired

This is how our household feels right now...

 Drewbie was feeling that way about his shoes. Let's start there. He hates shoes. He is definitely like his momma and his Aunt B on that one. Two weeks ago, his teacher at daycare asked if we would bring him some shoes. They wanted to work with him on pushing the push toys outside but he needed shoes. 

 Well, this sweet boy is not deprived of shoes but the only ones we had were two big. I went to Target that night and found some size 2 shoes that were on clearance and would be perfect. He hated them. 

 The next morning, I put them on him and his screamed. I took them off. I dropped him and the shoes off at daycare and wished his teacher "luck" on that fight. When I returned in the afternoon to pick him up, she just shook her head and said "he does not like the shoes". Did she think I was lying about his screaming, red-faced fit he threw as if I were pulling each hair on his head?! I thought I would put them on him that night and just let him play and crawl around in them. HA! He just sat there grunting at his feet and wouldn't move. 

 So I let it go. My mom bought him some shoes that were more cushy and he played in those for a bit. Then yesterday, I thought I would try the sandals. He didn't love them but he didn't act like I was pinching every chubby part of his legs either. 

 And he finally started to get the hang of walking in shoes outside. Oh, how this boy loves his push toy. 

 In other news, he got tubes put in his ears on Thursday. That was hard and I was nervous/anxious/needing a drink but he did so good. The staff took great care of him and he was back to "normal" by the end of the day. Hopefully that will ward off any future infections!

 BUT then yesterday Andrew started running a fever of 103. He ran the fever all night and was in quite a bit of pain (judging by the screaming that was coming from his tiny little body but very large lungs). 

 (I love this pic!) He already had an appointment for his follow up flu shot so we moved that up and took him in. He stopped running a fever early this morning but I knew he just wasn't feeling good. Turns out, it was not his ears or teething. He has Hand, Foot, Mouth disease, minus the hand and foot. He has blisters in his throat. 

 Obviously that is super painful and I felt terrible for him! There are no antibiotics that treat this so he just has to live through it for a couple more days but the worst should be over since the fever is gone. He still hollers out in pain some but is definitely better than yesterday. 

 He had to also get some bloodwork done so by noon, this boy was worn out. Brian stayed home with him and Andrew napped well for him but he passed out pretty good tonight. Hopefully he will get some good sleep tonight (so that mommy and daddy can rest too!)

 I'm so ready for us all to be well and for the weather to cool down a bit so we can enjoy more outside time. 

 I would love to know what his little brain was thinking here :) 

So blessed with this little mess! :)

10 MONTHS OLD!

I usually have great, dress-in-semi-cute clothes pictures for his monthly birthdays. This month, I failed. 

 It was a busy week and this sweet boy was also having tubes in his ears. I knew the 17th was his monthly birthday and had thought that the previous weekend but then when the day came, I totally forgot. 

 Until we got home, after work and daycare. 

 With our stained clothes and worn out from all the playing. 

 But it didn't matter. He is still my super cute, all-over-the-place, wild, loving, sweet boy! And he is TEN MONTHS OLD! That means we only have two more months until the big ONE! 

 I know everybody says it but it seems like yesterday that we were leaving the hospital on a football Friday night with our screaming little boy. 

 And now look at him. 17.5 pounds (yes, still small) and 26 inches. He's still in size 3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes. Most of the 9 month clothes are still a little big. 

 He's eating solid food now. No more purees. Mostly, he loves cheese. He eats things like cheese ravioli, pieces of cheese, blueberries, yogurt, applesauce, carrots, sweet potatoes, goldfish, bits of different fruits, mac & cheese and he loves black beans. He will eat pretty much anything but meat. I have tried to introduce chicken multiple times with little success. 

 He is still taking 3-4 bottles a day and usually wakes up once at night for a bottle. He is loving daycare and is almost the oldest boy in the classroom. His teachers want him to not walk for awhile so they can keep him longer :) but he is on the move with his walking toys. He also loves to rearrange the kitchen chairs. 

This boy is into everything and just does not stop. I have a daily struggle between wanting to say "NO" on a continuous basis to keep him safe from everything and wanting to foster his curiosity and help his little brain learn. He is such a smart little boy and I've found myself saying that it's okay for him to play in the water of the dog bowl. I mean, who's he hurting? :) (I don't let that happen often - too much mess!)

He is learning so much from daycare. He came home on Wednesday and started clapping. I was in shock. They clap a lot at daycare but it was just so fun for him to start doing it all of sudden. So now we do lots of clapping :) 

He is just so much fun right now. We enjoy him everyday and make it a point to spend as much time as possible with him when we get home from work. I love to watch his active little self. And I love to watch him and Brian play. He is all boy but still so sweet. He has started saying 'ma-ma-ma-ma...'. Oh, he is has my heart! 

Happy monthly birthday sweet boy! You bring us so, so much joy and we know how blessed we are to have you.