sick little one

You may remember that we took Jonathan to the doctor a couple of weeks ago for a cough. Well, it had become worse & he was running a little fever yesterday, so back to the doctor we went. My poor little one is sick. :o( Dr. Morgan thinks he may have RSV, she took a couple of nasal swabs (which Jonathan hated) and sent them off for testing. We'll know for sure on Wednesday. While in the office he received a breathing treatment, and he was such a good boy during. He sat pretty still while I held the mask on his face & didn't fuss, I was so proud of him. They sent us home with a machine & instructions to do the treatments every 4-6 hours. He was also given a prescription for amoxicillin (sp?) and predni-something-or-other (it's a steroid). I have to say, smelling the amoxicillin was definitely like stepping back in time, it smells exactly the same as when I was a kid. So far he doesn't seem to mind either medication, so that's a plus. I'm sure the fact that they have "yummy" flavoring helps tremendously.

Well, it's about time for another breathing treatment before we put him to bed. If you think about it, please say a little prayer for the little guy...

New toy

(for some reason I can only type with center alignment, wierd)

Anyway, Chris put together Jonathan's Jumperoo last night, and of course I had to take some pictures of his first experience. He loves it! I think it's the freedom of it as he seems to have grown tired of just "laying" all the time. He prefers to be "standing up", whether it's in his Exersaucer or now his Jumperoo. For the most part, the swing, the bouncy seat & the floor mat just don't cut it any more. Oh well, whatever makes him happy!

First cereal

We gave Jonathan cereal for the first time last night. Well, the first time with a spoon anyway. As you can see, he really liked it. I think we're just going to replace his cereal in his last bottle for a few days, and then work our way up to a couple of times a day. Then we're going to start veggies! I'm sure we'll have some great pics of that, so stay tuned.

Videos

I took a couple of videos of Jonathan yesterday. The first one is him rolling over, and the second one is him "talking" after he rolled to his belly. This kid is a rolling machine! Almost as soon as I lay him down on his back, he flips over, and then after a couple of minutes he gets frustrated & wants to be on his back again. Silly boy. I guess he's forgotten how to flip from his belly to his back. Watch out once he figures it out though! He'll be rolling across the floor in no time. Where did my tiny baby go?

A day of firsts

It was such a beautiful day today, so we went to the park with Lisa & the girls. It was Jonathan's first time at the park, and of course his first time in a real swing. He loved it. I have a bunch more pictures, but I thought I'd share this one since it's the best.

Another first... Jonathan rolled from his back to his belly twice today! I can't believe how fast he's growing up. Not so much a little baby anymore.

Big blue eyes

Some layouts & whatnot

It's amazing how much more scrapbooking I can do now that I have Jonathan as the cutest subject in the world! The last two Saturdays, Chris has watched 'little boy' while I've gone to Archiver's to scrap with the girls. I'm so blessed to have a husband who loves spending time with his son, and doesn't mind me being gone ALL DAY. Two Saturdays ago on the 10th, I met up with Lisa, Rebecca, Kimberly and Laurel. We had such a good time, chatting and being creative. Poor Rebecca, she had a slight chair situation and fell on her bottom. Thankfully she wasn't hurt (too badly) and we all had quite a chuckle. We were all wishing we had our cameras to document the event, but to Rebecca's delight, no one had brought one.


Although we were there for 12+ hours, I only completed 2 layouts. How sad is that? Here are the two I did:

I was quite honored to have Kimberly do a layout for me. She's on several design teams, and has been published in some magazine. She's a celebrity in my eyes! Love ya, girl! She did Jonathan's one month picture:
This last Saturday, I planned ahead a little more & was able to get four layouts done. It still doesn't sound like a lot, but when you consider that I did two make & takes, went to lunch, and spent God only knows how long on one of them doing measurements, it's not too bad. Here are the ones I did this weekend:


I'm sorry the quality of these aren't too great, but my scanner won't do 12x12, so I have to just take pictures of them & hope for the best. I also altered a notebook cover, but I didn't take a picture of it. Maybe I'll do that tomorrow.

In other "news", we took Jonathan back to the doctor yesterday. He's been coughing for several days now, and had started sounding congested, so I called the office & they thought it would be best if we brought him in to get checked out. I guess they've had a lot of RSV going around, and didn't want to take any chances. RSV is a scary, scary thing, so I was all for going in. Thankfully, all was well, and it's just a little cold or something. She said his lungs sounded good and his ears looked good, so we just kind of need to ride it out. We bought some saline drops to use on his nose to help get the "boogies" out, and boy does he hate it. I feel so bad for him, but we have to do it.

Today Lisa and I went to the Kidsignments sale. It's basically just a huge consignment sale. I was amazed at all of the toys & clothes that they have. You can really rack up & get some good stuff for really inexpensive. For example, they had some bouncy seats for like $2.00! Unbelievable. I got Jonathan several outfits today & only spent about $37.00. I'll probably go back when they have the next one in August & get him some "stand up" toys. He's not ready for them yet, but he should be by then.

Game night is this Saturday, and I'm really excited. Chris and I bought a new game the other night, Scene It: Squabble, and it looks like a lot of fun. It pits men against women in pop culture questions. We always play men vs. women anyway, so it should be interesting.

One last thing... Congratulations to Michael & Lisa! They found out last Friday that they're having a girl! That will make three girls for them, and I know they're excited. We can't wait to meet you, newest Clavell!

My, this was a long one. I'm off to bed now, have a great night!