Good days

So much of the country is gripped with extreme cold and here I am in the Denver metro area and the temperature was in the mid-50s today and by Monday it should be 62 degrees. I am certainly not complaining but I feel a little guilty.

David woke up and had a terrific morning. He was all kissy and cuddly and playing at the same time. He would play and then come back to give me a hug, it was very sweet. My folks came over to get their David "fix" while Chaz and I ran some errands. Then we all went to lunch where David enjoyed his eggs and pancake. Because it was so lovely we were able to take David to the park and he really enjoyed the swing. David is a little daredevil and he liked the slide too but the swing is still the absolute best.

After the park we came home for a nap and David stood at the foot of his bed and yelled out at us for half an hour at the top of his lungs hoping we'd come get him. He fell asleep for half an hour and then was back at it and then he got his wish and was rescued.

Anyway, today wasn't all the special, David was just adorable and I wanted to capture the great day. He's in day care 45 hours a week so our weekends are really special and some are just better than others.

So you had a bad day . . .

If I knew how to post audio and had the audio of the song, I'd post it as background music. David had his 1 year physical today (I know, he's almost 13 months old) and it was just bad. He is in the 50% for weight and the 25% for height, as usual (he even grew 4 inches and he still can't make headway). However, he's been poked and proded so much over the last month since he was sick the entire month of December that he just lost control when the doctor came in to examine him. He screamed like a banshee and he's never done that before. Then it was time for the shots. Oh my! Usually he's very good and only wimpers when the last shot goes in but the nurse walked into the room and it was just horrible. He's screaming, I'm crying because he's miserable and it was yucky.

When we got home he would do that crying thing where he couldn't get his breath if I'd take something away from him he wanted or if I tried to lay him down for a nap. He is just really having a bad day. This picture was a rare moment when he wasn't upset or mad at mommy.

Meet Otis!

We have two English Setters. Breeze is 10 and Otis is 9 months. Breeze was my husband's dog before we met but she is my Princess and I'm definitely the mommy. We added Otis to our family in May and he's my dog and everyone knows it! Actually, he'll be David's dog once David is older as the two are very, very close. Anyway, I took this picture of Otis yesterday because he was just so adorable. I'll have to add a picture of Breezey soon too.

In the land of RSV . . .

David has been super cranky since we returned home after Christmas. Yesterday was really, really bad and I made the mistake of taking him to day care in order to get an hours worth of work done at the office before taking him to a drs. appointment. Day Care called literally 2 minutes after I walked into my office saying he couldn't breathe. First time mother that I am, I panicked, dropped everything and got my baby. I love the drs. office that thye considered it an emergency and worked him in and he got phenomenal care and he really was struggling to breathe. Watching my baby wheeze and struggle for every breath was frightening.

The diagnosis came back as in fact RSV. His blood oxygen was too low and I learned how to use a nebulizer. I was told to come back 3 hours later and the look on the drs. face told me to pack our bags, we were headed to the hospital. 3 hours later, David was holding his own, he was still wheezing but his oxygen levels were in the normal range so we came home and now we use the nebulizer every 5 hours or so to open his airways.

He is home with momma for the rest of the week (and he shared his germs with me, thanks little man) but he slept all day yesterday and darn it if he has lots of playing to catch up on today and won't sleep. He got to have a slumber party with mommy and daddy last night but tonight it is back in his own bed!!

For more information on RSV you can check out: http://www.thechildrenshospital.org/wellness/info/parents/22938.aspx

Male bonding . . .

Well from the picture it looks like my dad had more fun at the aquarium than David did. I hear the trip wasn't horrible and hopefully when he's older he'll enjoy it more. My dad said David was just studying all the fish. I guess he really liked the lions (why are there lions at the aquarium?). I think in this picture David is looking for mommy because he missed me.

A trip to Bass Pro Shops rounded out the day and every boy needs a new hat. I guess David liked his, it came home with him.

My favorite pictures from Christmas

The day after Christmas the focus was on getting David to eat, anything! Here are my favorite pictures from the trip :)

Happy Holidays!!

We had a lovely Christmas up in Granby. David was spoiled by the grandparents, his aunt & uncle and of course his parents. Due to David's birthday being just before Christmas we've been opening quite a few presents lately. Yesterday he woke up, went to the tree and kind of looked around wondering where the presents were that he could open!

Monday David is participating in his first male bonding day. My dad and Chaz will take David to the Downtown Aquarium because David is enthralled with fish and then they will head to Bass Pro Shops for the big boys to have a little fun too.

New Year's I'm hoping will be a quiet, boring day at home. Getting a sitter is tough and frankly, there isn't that much going on that day that I feel I need to be a part of. Here is hoping you all had a lovely Christmas.