On the mend

Today, Chuckman went to daycare. He gave everyone a big smile when we walked in the room. When his teacher picked him up, he hugged her. It was the sweetest thing. They said he was a wee bit grumpy but when asked if he was really bad they said that he is so chill that anything seems bad from him and that he was ok.... I think our little man has gotten moody in the past few days. He still goes to sleep without a fight but wakes up about 20 minutes later and then just yells. In fact, he is yelling right now. I think he ( and everyone) is so tired from this past weekend and from the beginning of the week that he just doesn't know what to do. I am glad he survived at daycare because he really needs to get back to his rigid schedule so everything will be back to normal for all of us! He just finished his third day of antibiotics.

We are now a big boy! We are sitting up ..... not all by ourselves quite yet. We have changed from the baby tub to a big boy seat because we were dying to stand up in the tub. The big boy seat allows us to see what is going on and lets us splash our hands but it keeps us in one spot more than the tub did. Sorry the picture is a little blurry but aren't those little legs just adorable sticking out like that!

Sleepless in Mississippi

Dr. took Chuckster to visit the doctor yesterday. The diagnosis was exactly as Dr. had said...... Chuck has his first ear infection. He did get weighed and at 5 1/2 months our little man is not exactly little. He weighs a whopping 20 pounds! The doctor could not believe how fast he is growing. The entire time he was at the doctor, he didn't seem sick. He sat and smiled the entire time at the doctor. What a good spirit he has.

It was another sleepless night here again. The antibiotics haven't kicked in yet ( we have only given it to Chuck twice.) He isn't sleeping for more than an hour at a time and then wakes up crying. Poor guy is so stopped up, he is having trouble breathing and he is still fighting a little bit of a fever. HOpefully the antibiotics will start helping today.

Dr. will be home with him today but he goes on toxicology call tonight at 5 so if he gets called in he has to go to the hospital. We are crossing our fingers he doesn't get a call tomorrow because we aren't sure what to do with the Chuckman. We are also hoping that he will be well enough to go to daycare on Thursday because Dr. has a retreat that will last all day.

We will keep you updated on our little man!

Better?

Well, the Tylenol must be helping a little. This is the first time he has been put down all day. He has been crying everytime I put him down so we have been rocking away. He must be feeling better because he is in his "office" right now, working hard! First smile I have seen in almost a day.

Sick Baby

Looks like Chuckems is a little under the weather today. He seemed to be slowing down a little yesterday. Took a very long nap and drank all his bottles but didn't have the excitement about his bottles that he normally does. We all slept off and on last night. So far today he has been moaning ( is my child just really dramatic) and when he does finally shut his tired eyes, he only sleeps for ten minutes.

I was fighting a 24 hour tummy bug yesterday and I am guessing I passed it along. Looks like the only thing that makes it better is his daddy. Daddy is working 11 am to 11 pm today but luckily we fell asleep right after daddy left. We have been asleep for a good 30 minutes! Wish us luck! Luckily, daddy is off Monday and Tuesday.

Saturdays

Just laying around enjoying our lazy Saturday.

Happy Grandparents Day!!!

Happy Grandparents and Great Grandparents Day!!!! We love you all!!!!

Labor Day Weekend

Our Labor Day Weekend consisted of lots of labor. Dr. picked up four shifts this weekend to make a little mooola for the bank. He is working so hard to pay our home insurance and property tax..... that is due at the beginning of next year. It is so nice to know it is already in savings so we don't have to rely on tax refunds. Granna and BobBob drove up to help with little man since Dr. was working the night shift. I had planned on doing my cooking for September this weekend. I was able to go to the store and get some things in the freezer. Chuck is still at an age where it is impossible to go shopping. He won't stay in his car seat and he is not big enough to sit up on his own yet so I am out of options at this point. I think in about 2 weeks we will be able to ride in a cart without the possibility of falling over.

I thought Chuck might be taking too much formula especially since he is eating twice a day so I was trying to take away his mid day bottle which was replaced with fruits or veggies. He was sleeping really well before I switched him up and now he is waking up for another bottle at night. So it hasn't really cut down on anything. I don't think you are supposed to replace formula with veggies until 9 months so I may just let him keep his bottle. Maybe I will try and make them a little smaller. He seemed to be happy so, again, I will let him decide. He has made the decision on the rest of his schedule. I think they are supposed to have 2 oz for every pound..... um, he is large but I guess you shouldn't put a baby on a diet so little man is going to get whatever he wants.... unless he happens to sleep really well tonight! I don't really know why I tried to through a speed bump in his schedule since he was doing so well. I guess I just needed some more stress in my life.

Here are some quick pics from the weekend:

Dr. and little man watching the news.

The Chuckmiester gets his first jacket.

A cold front came in this weekend and it was 56 one morning!

It will be perfect to throw on for the ride to school every morning.

Chilling on a blanket in the front yard.... well in Ms. Gingers front yard since we don't have any trees for shade. No, we still can't tame that hair.