Blauggie

Mid-week check in

Nothing much new here.  Sebastian has started talking from sun up to sundown, which is very cute and fun, but SO tiring...especially when 90% of what he says is in the form of a question.  The most popular are: What's Mama doing? what Daddy said? where Mama go? what Daddy making? where are we going? where are we? what Sebastian see/hear/do/say?

Just put those questions on a continuous loop, and you pretty much know what my day feels like...or at least sounds like! 

Here's my weekly attempt at winning free diapers:

http://www.clothdiaperblog.com/feed-your-stash-friday-oct-30-nov-6-2009/

Happy Halloween!

And ahoy, Matey!  Here is our little sailor. 

Sebastian wore his costume for the first time on Monday for his friend's birthday party.  I couldn't believe he left his hat on the whole time!  I think it helped that he was distracted by the toys and stuff, but still, I'm extremely impressed by all of these kids' willingness to wear their costumes. 

 

On Friday, he wore it again when we went and visited Derek at work.  He showed off a little and got a few treats.  On Saturday morning, Derek and Sebastian carved our one healthy pumpkin.  Sebastian was only half-interested (although fully in the way), but every time he sees the jack-o-lantern now he talks about Daddy poking the eyes out.

On Saturday evening, we went to mall for some indoor trick or treating.  Sebastian was a little overwhelmed, but got the hang of it quickly.  He got TONS of compliments on his good looks. 

After the mall, we hurried home so Derek could take Sebastian to a few of our neighbors' houses and so we could hand out candy ourselves.  All in all, Sebastian made out like a bandit, although all we've let him eat so far is one Whopper (as a bribe), half a pack of Smarties, and two pieces of candy corn.  Surprisingly, he hasn't asked for much more than that, so basically Derek and I have a lot of Dum Dums to get through. 

Here he is showing us how strong he is.

And posing with his Mama before he sets sail.

 

Hope everyone else had a great Halloween too!
     

Belly pics - week 24

Here I am on September 2nd, at 16 weeks...

and look at me now!

Still feeling great!

And here's Sebastian!  A little banged up, but happier (and chattier) than ever!

 

I'll post some pictures of him looking super sharp in his Halloween costume this weekend. 

Feeling better

On Saturday, we went to the zoo for their Halloween event.  We mostly stuck to the indoor exhibits, but later we ventured outside where Sebastian could let off some steam after a long week indoors. 

When we got home, Sebastian got to help Derek rake leaves.  I'm very happy that this has finally happened, because for weeks now, everytime we step outside, Sebastian has said "Daddy need to rake the leaves."  Now I'll probably just hear, "Daddy raked the leaves," or "where leaves go?"

 

Today was pretty overcast, but a decent temperature, so we took Sebastian outside for some puddle-splashing.  This picture was taken only moments before he literally fell flat on his face while running through a puddle:

 

He managed to scrape his forehead, nose, upper lip, and chin.  Here he is showing off his tower, you can kind of see how beat up he looks.

 

Despite the faceplant, everyone here is feeling good and looking forward to a nice, normal week. 

 

Diapers for this cute kid

I'm throwing this unprecedented Friday afternoon post up because a cloth diaper website, Diaper Junction, is having a diaper giveaway and I want in!  I get an entry into the contest when I post a link on my blog.  And here it is for anyone who is interested:

http://www.clothdiaperblog.com/feed-your-stash-friday-oct-23-30-2009/

And here is the cute kid I promised.

He refused to get out of his jammies today, which was fine by me.

Sick week, I guess

Well, we still have a sick kid.  Monday and Tuesday were fairly uneventful, with his fever coming and going, but basically he was acting normal and seemed to be on the mend.  Yesterday morning he was very cool, but we stayed home again just to make sure it was out of his system before exposing him to other kids.  Yesterday afternoon, he woke up from his nap really irritable (which is pretty unusual for him) and with a faint rash on his forehead and torso.  I called the doctor's office and they told us to bring him in.  The doctor took one look at his throat and said it was....well, I don't remember the name, but he has ulcers on his throat.  It's an illness that doesn't cause adults much discomfort but can really throw a baby for a loop, hence the high fever and discomfort.  So that's basically it.  Nothing we can do except give him Tylenol if he seems like he's in pain and keep him well hydrated.  It should pass in a few days, thank goodness. 

In the meantime, Sebastian and I have been doing little projects around the house to stay busy.  Yesterday we made muffins! 

 

He slept through the night last night, for the first time in four days, so I think we're on the road to recovery!

Sick day

On Saturday night, Derek and I noticed that Sebastian seemed more tired than usual, so we put him down a little early.  At 2:30am, he woke up and I noticed he was warm, so I gave him some Tylenol and let him sleep with us.  He had a fever the whole next day and continued to breathe rapidly, and seemed to get worse as the day went on. 

I called the nurse line at 9pm, and they got back to me at 11pm saying that unless his temp was 104 or higher, or his breathing was over 40 breaths a minutes, that we should sit tight and keep a close eye on him.  Well, an hour later, his breathing was 39 breaths a minute, and his temp was 103.5, which was just too much for us, especially with him twitching and talking in his sleep.  We went down the block to the ER, where they checked him out and found that his temperature was actually 105.1!  We were horrified, but really glad we hadn't waited any longer to bring him in. 

We had to wait in the waiting room for awhile, and then in another room, and the whole time our poor sick boy was saying "ready to go," over and over.  They gave him some ibuprofen and tylenol, and managed to get his fever down to 101 by the time we left 2.5 hours later.  They gave him a chest x-ray which checked out normal, and sent us home with a prescription for flu meds just in case (they weren't able to test him for the flu without admitting him).  On the way home he was jabbering away and much more of the boy we know. 

Sebastian slept until 10, and then proceeded to have a pretty normal, low key day.  He's still a little warm and has that glassy look in his eyes, but he's been playing and eating and talking like crazy, so we are very relieved. 

And that's how Derek and I spent our 6 year anniversary (we did manage to make it to brunch and a movie, but you wouldn't feel as sorry for us if I told  you that).

  

Post-nap haze

But still willing to ham it up a little.

Just a normal week around here, although I'm very much looking forward to weather in the 50's this weekend!  Maybe we'll have a Fall after all!