Sick Again, Another Great Church Walk, & Blowing Kisses

Well, Caleb is sick again, which is very disappointing. I feel like he has been sick more than he should have been in his short life. Especially since I am still nursing him! I thought that was supposed to give him a better immune system. I guess he inherited Steve's immune system, which is not as hearty as mine. I first noticed he wasn't feeling well on Sunday, I think. Sunday night he threw up all over the place while I was nursing him before bed. Of course, Steve was at Home Depot getting paint, so I had to clean it all up by myself, while Caleb ran around the house in just a diaper (because he had thrown up on his pajamas). He seemed to feel fine after he threw up. I did nurse him for a few more minutes after I got everything cleaned up and he kept that down, but unfortunately, it wasn't an isolated incident. He has had a cough all week and whenever he has a cough, his gag reflex kicks in and he often throws up his food after starting to cough. So, that has been happening all week off and on, and he really hasn't had much of an appetite. I also know that he is working on several teeth, at least one of which is a molar, so I think that is bothering him too. So, it hasn't been the best week for us! We had to skip all of our playgroups this week because I didn't want to expose Caleb's germs to any of the other kids, so that made for a longer week since we didn't do as much socializing. Anyway, on to the rest of the events of the week.

Grammy trying to take his temperature but it didn't work too well

Last Friday my mom had Caleb for the day and the girls were there in the afternoon. It was a nice day so they got to play outside and Caleb picked my mom a flower, which is cute.

Caleb makes this face all the time when he is doing something intensely. I think he was trying to open the container. 

When we got home and Dede and the girls were there with Caleb, Steve noticed that Dede had a tire that was very low, so he put air in it for her. Caleb was fascinated with what he was doing (naturally) and was right in there with Steve, which was adorable. 

Sabbath morning we had a mini photo shoot because I realized that I don't have many recent pictures of me with Caleb.

Then we went to Sabbath School and Caleb had fun playing with all the props and the other kids. We usually have 2-3 teachers in our class but this week there was only 1, so I had to help a lot with the singing and the props.

Caleb had been playing with the dogs before we left for church so Steve had to brush him off with the lint brush

We stayed for the first half of church and then I brought Caleb home for his nap. It was a beautiful day, so I sat outside in my lounge chair for a little while while he napped. It was potluck at church, but we didn't go because of Caleb's nap. Steve did stay, though, and brought me home a little bit of food. 

After Caleb woke up, we played outside for a little bit before headed off to another beautiful church walk. 

The walk was in Orleans which is about 35-40 minutes away. It was someplace that we had never been before and it was very nice. We had a huge group this week because it was such a beautiful day and we had a lot of fun. Since the car ride was so long, I just fed Caleb supper in the car on the way home and then got him ready for bed when we got back. That worked out really well and we were able to stay on our schedule. 

On Sunday, Caleb woke up at 5:00, which he hasn't done in months. I think that was the beginning of him not feeling good, so it makes sense in hindsight. I worked all morning and really until Caleb got up from his nap around 2:00. It is always great to get a good chunk of time accumulated on Sunday so I don't have to worry as much the rest of the week. I don't really remember what else happened on Sunday. I guess we went grocery shopping and then I made a pot of soup for supper the following night. We took a walk with the dogs in the evening right before getting Caleb ready for bed. 

The last thing he ate before throwing up

Monday I worked because my mom was going to be at a class on Thursday and Friday and so she couldn't babysit Caleb on Friday. Caleb was acting pretty good with my mom, but didn't have too much of an appetite. I was worried that he would throw up again, but he did fine. I think they laid low in the morning, but in the afternoon, my mom took Caleb to the playground and for a walk on Craigville Beach, which he seemed to enjoy. 

Tuesday morning was the next time Caleb threw up. He ate a few bites of french toast and then gagged and threw up. So I gave him some applesauce and oatmeal but made it very thin so he wouldn't gag, but he still did and threw up again. This pretty much happened every time I fed him on Tuesday, except when he had Teddy grahams and Goldfish. And when he had his milk and his nursing. So, at least he was getting some calories even if it wasn't much. So we laid pretty low on Tuesday. We did go out for a walk around the neighborhood and spent some time outside, but I don't think we went anywhere in the car all day. 

On Wednesday I worked again as usual. I think Caleb had a slight fever in the morning but I gave him Motrin before going to work and it lasts 8 hours. By the end of the day, he was very warm, though, and had deteriorated. He was very clingy and tired when I got home, and we made it a very early bedtime. I think he was in bed at 6:30 instead of 7:00. 

Grampy was taking care of him first thing on Wednesday because Grammy needed to get some work done

My mom texted me before Caleb's nap to see if I had brought his pacifier, which I always do. I told her that I know I had it in the morning, but she had looked everywhere and couldn't find it. She finally found an old pacifier that I had given her a long time ago as an extra. When I put my coat on to go for a walk at lunch, I found the pacifier in my pocket. Thank goodness she had a backup. I will make sure she has more than one from now on! 

Thursday morning Caleb still had a fever, so we couldn't go to our play group. I don't think I would have gone anyway because of his cough and runny nose. So, we spent the morning hanging around the house. I finished making the clothing size switch, so it was good to get that out of the way. We also went for a 2 mile walk around the neighborhood and spent some time out in the backyard. 

He has really been enjoying his blocks the past couple of days 

He wanted to carry that bucket around and it was practically as big as him, so it was pretty funny

We were going to meet Steve at Home Depot after work to look at carpet for the playroom, so we went to Kohls and Trader Joe's before meeting Steve. We picked out some carpet that we like and then Caleb and I came home to get Caleb to bed while Steve stayed at Home Depot a little while longer. 

Trying on hats at Kohls - we didn't get them, it was just for fun

Today was not a very great weather day. Caleb was definitely feeling some better but still didn't want to eat too much. He wasn't coughing as much, but his nose is still very runny. We went out shopping at BJ's and Toys R Us this morning. I had some coupons at BJ's that were expiring in a couple of days so I wanted to make sure I used them. I also had a coupon for $10 off diapers at Babies R Us, and I am a sucker for that deal, because that is the best one I can find. This afternoon I reorganized Caleb's books in his bookshelves and put some of his baby toys in the attic. Of course as I was putting them away, he was wanting to play with them! Tonight we had Jen over for supper. Rad was at the same class my parents were at so he wasn't home yet. We had a nice visit. 

One thing I forgot to mention about this week is that Caleb is blowing kisses now. I had been trying to get him to do it and he would put his hand up to his mouth but then wouldn't do anything after that. Now he is doing it properly and making the smacking sound, which is so cute. He is doing it to people at the grocery store, etc. 

Well, I think I am headed to bed early. And tomorrow morning for the first time in 18 months, I am going to sleep in and Steve is going to get up and feed Caleb, now that he is no longer nursing in the mornings! I am sure that it will be hard to go back to sleep after waking up when Caleb does, but at least I can rest and relax in bed! Happy Sabbath!