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He woke up early this morning crying, never a good sign. I assumed he was warm from being covered up and moved on about our morning business. He drank his milk, cuddled and let me change his diaper. I offered him breakfast and he wouldn’t eat a bite (insert flashbacks of stomach virus here). I thought maybe he was sleepy and hoped he wasnt’ sick. I put him back to bed and He went back to sleep! Hooray, I could get dressed in peace. At 7:15 AM I had to wake him up or we would be late to school. We started the process all over again, more rocking and cuddling – that’s all Dean wanted to do. I’m still clueless to the fact that my baby is burning up. When I went to get him dressed I through, “hum, you are still pretty warm. Maybe we should check your temp.”. Duh Mom! It’s about time. The thermometer showed an average temp of 102.5. Poor guy, he was really sick!

The PJs went back on and Mommy got to stay home and continue the cuddling with her little fire ball. A trip to the doctors office didn’t reveal anything except for pressure in the right ear. The doc said it might be the cause of the fever but we are playing the watch and see game. Thankfully DT is a great patient and has slept most of the day. Here’s to hoping he’ll feel better tomorrow.

Until Then!

Matt and my dad started the weekend with a little dryer shopping. We have been needing to purchase a new one for quite a while but never managed to get around to it. While we had an extra set of hands Matt and I took advantage of making this purchase. All the boys got into the dryer installation and Dean got into the dryer box! After making my dad work we celebrated my his 60th birthday with a trip to Babes. He has never had the pleasure of the greasy yumminess that Babe’s offers. We were happy to provide the artery clogging experience.

The rest of our weekend was very low key. Matt and I enjoyed seeing my parents and Dean loved getting the extra attention. He always asks for his Papa and was a little sad when he woke up from his nap and found out he was gone.

Dean was well behaved during his exam with Dr. McCoy. Although Dean has tubes it appears our ear troubles are not over. Dr. McCoy found puss behind both ears along with clogged tubes. Ugh! Another antibiotic for DT. We had some great discussion with the doctor about Dean’s walking, vitamins, discipline, and tooth brushing.

Dr. M encouraged us to wean Dean from his bottle. Dean is ambivalent about it but I was concerned about the amount of milk he was drinking. Dean was only consuming the minimum amount of milk and giving him a bottle twice a day ensured at least 16 ounces. We have now, thanks to Honey, found a sippy cup that works better than the ones we were using. Dean has gulped water and sucked down several glasses of milk today as opposed to his sipping from the previous cups. Such a big boy!

Selfishly, I enjoy the time Dean and I spend when he drinks his evening bottle. He is such a good cuddler. I’m hoping that we’ll still have cuddle even though there isn’t a bottle.

Dean’s stats:
25 pounds 9 ounces – 50-75%
31.25 inches – 50-75%
Head-18.25 – 25%

Saturday morning we “Sailed by” Lesley’s house for a shower honoring Genie. We had a great time preparing, decorating, and cooking yummy goodies for the mommy to be. The shower was a tremendous success. I think Mason could arrive tomorrow and have almost everything he needs.

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and enjoying the company of family. It was nice to have so many family members in town and to have the opportunity to enjoy their company for several days. As we said goodbye to Adam and Genie we came to the realization that the next time we saw them they would be parents! Wow! Mason will be here before we know it and we will finally be Aunt Lindsey & Uncle Matt to another wonderful blessing. We look forward to meeting you Mason Spencer! Until Then!