Climbing and Imagination

So Jeffrey this week has learned to climb, if he could he would climb up the TV stand and book shelves, but I, "the mean mommy", have limited him to foot stools and the couch. So he now climbs up and then does this very cute hands above his head, "what kind of score does that one get?", pose. Unfortunatly he has no depth perception or idea that its not a good idea to just step off the couch or a step or the bed. So when we try to help him understand how to scoot off things he thinks we are starting the climb UP all over again or that he is being told he can't do it. And Im sure all you parents know what happens when a child thinks something is forbidden.

He also has discovered make believe, he now tries to feed his stuffed animals cherios and drinks from his sippy, he also feeds mom and dad. I have yet to decide if this is a sign of his generous nature or the thrill of figuring out the independence that comes from using his snack trap and sippy. He also began walking around with a book (although its sometimes upside down) making all kinds of sounds as he "reads" to all of us. Its very cute and quiet a big step up from trying to eat his books. (He may have inherited the Hitchman love of reading afterall. )

I will get picks of the reading up later today.

Continued improvement

So Jeffrey has continued to improve, he was able to go for a short walk in his lil'pusher, in part it was so short due to our unusally cold 19 degree weather. He also found the joys of cold weather static, thats whats going on with the yellow blanket behind his oh so static'y hair, and to remind us he can at times be a low maintenance baby, he has found the joy of a box. Despite all of the new holiday and birthday toys he is still loving being in a box, the smaller the better it seems. I realized how long he had been sick when for an entire weekend he had no temperature and I could again remember what he normally felt like.

On the mend and keeping our fingers crossed

So today was our 4th consequtive day at the Dr's office, but we left in less than an hour, which is a record, we have been doing 3-5 hour stetches. SO the good news is Jeffrey is recovering from bronchial asthma resulting from a case of influenza, thats right the big flu, not the junior case we usually get. He hadnt had the flu shot b/c he has an egg allergy, not sur eif it would have protected him, but the last few days have been filled with a lot of worry and tons of energy. So we hope not to have any more shots or breathing treatments, but the Doc wasnt sure so we are going to observe him for the day and see how it goes. He has lost 2 #'s, or 10% of his weight so his energy is pretty lacking. A positive sign was he acutally ate without throwing up today, small meals, but I will take anything at this point and even better he was up to crawling around the tupperware cabinet this afternoon and is not currently attached to me, he has been just a tad bit clingy. So thanks for the concerns and well wishes and we hope to continue with improvements.

Not Feelings so hot

So just an update, we have not dropped off the planet, we have just had a sick kid, and as sick kids like to share, an intermittently sick family. Since Thanksgiving we have had 2 bouts of the flu and 1 bout of stomach flu. Brian and I have been well.
But our little guy now has what they think is a bronchial infection. He has had a temp for the last 10 days and hasn't been eating or keeping anything in since Sat. So I was at the Dr's with him for 4 hours Monday and as you parents will know getting an infant in for a chest x-ray, or any of the other tests was not fun. Then Brian had to take him in for 5 hours yesterday for an IV, in his wee little foot. No fun. Little man is still home sick, today with his papa. I had to head into work which is why I have time to give you all an update. So we hope he is well soon. Take care and keep healthy.