Sick again

So Max started in with a runny nose AGAIN on monday. He didn't take a nap at all, he didn't sleep well that night. Tuesday he was fussier then usual and wouldn't eat anything. Tuesday night was a bad night. He wouldn't go to sleep, his nose was so stuffed up he couldn't breathe. I had vicks on his feet, I had given him a decongestant, I had a night light/ vaporizer in his room and he just coughed and coughed all night. Nate went in to hold him for a while to see if it helped to have his head up a little. That didn't really work because Max just thought it was time to play so he wouldn't sit still and fall asleep. Then at midnight Max coughed until he threw up all over Nate. So I put Max in the tub and Nate cleaned up the mess and took a shower. We finally got Max to stop coughing around 1:00am and he fell asleep for a few hours. He didn't sleep well but he slept some, he woke up at 3:30am and again at 7:30am and finally at 9:00am he woke up crying and cried for the next 2 hours. It was crazy, he's never been like that before, nothing would console him. I tried everything. I called the Dr's office and made an appointment for 11:00am (luckily they could get us in quickly). Turns out Max has a nasty ear infection in both ears, but his lungs are clear thank goodness. While we were at the Dr's office Max just sat on my lap in the waiting room and watched the kids play, this is the boy who won't sit still long enough to get his diaper changed. He was kind of fussy for the Dr. but alright. When we were getting ready to leave I asked Max if he could tell the Dr. "Thank You". Max said the most pitiful "Ti Tu" you have ever heard. Even the Dr. felt bad. It was so sad, I wanted to cry for him. I knew he felt awful. Anyway, the good news is I brought him home gave him his antibiotic and some Motrin and put him to bed and he took a 4+ hour nap and woke up his happy self. Of course he didn't go to sleep tonight until 11:15pm but I'm ok with that. I'm just so happy that he is feeling a little bit better. He is such a good boy, we are really blessed.

Going to Idaho

We went to Idaho Falls for the weekend in February (22nd) to spend some time with Nate's aunt's and uncles. It was fun to see them. Here are some cute pictures from the weekend.

Playing with Aunt Darla's toys

Nate's cousin's daughters spinning in the chair

Playing with Kayla's hair

Max and Nate's cousin Kayla
getting "snacks" from Aunt Darla
Uncle Doug, Aunt Darla and Max
Nate reading Darla's book

Playing in the snow

This morning Max woke up very unhappy which is unusual for him. He cried and fussed and wasn't happy with anything I did so we finally just went outside. Luckily it is a beautiful day in the 40's. So we went for a walk. He was happy as soon as I started walking. We walked a little over a mile down the road to a park and then I got him out of the stroller and we walked in the snow for about 30 minutes. He didn't want to play he just wanted to walk. He's not very stable really especially on the snow, so I held his hand and we walked all over the place. He was having a great time. He cried when I finally put him in his stroller but then fell asleep about 30 seconds later. I am pretty proud of myself I ran all the way home, just over a mile. I haven't run in probably 2 years. It felt really good, I need to do it more. It was pretty cute to see him bundled up and loving being outside so much. I have loved having snow this winter because it means this summer we will actually have some water. Having said that it will be nice when Max gets rid of his runny nose and we can go outside more often and play.

yes he is on the picnic table, he liked putting his mitten in the hole in the middle.

On our way home

He couldn't get back up, he didn't like that too much
walking
Footprints. Max's are in the middle
He is looking more and more like a little boy these days, It is cute and it makes me sad.

Getting Pedicures

On Monday all the girls went out to get pedicures. BethAnne's birthday was January 23rd (happy birthday BethAnne) and she wanted to get pedicures for her birthday with all the girls, so the 18th was when we got it together. Mom treated all of us, Thanks Mom! Ashley, BethAnne, Sydney, Amethyst (BethAnne's boyfriends daughter), Mom and I all came, Amethyst didn't get a pedicure she is too young still, and then Stacy met us for lunch. It was pretty fun. We missed you Juli. Joe was kind enough to volunteer to watch Max and Riley so we could relax for a bit. Thanks Joe! Max was a stinker for Joe so he came to lunch with us.

Sydney, BethAnne, Amethyst, Ashley
Mom waiting patiently
Syd, waiting for her toes to dry
Me enjoying a good foot massage. I love pedicures!

My son the couch potato

So I have this set of videos that is supposed to teach Max to read. It is called Your Baby Can Read. I show it to Max 1-2 a day, it just shows a word and says it twice and then shows a picture or video of the word. It sings fun songs and has kids reading the words and acting them out. Max LOVES it! I've been showing it to him for about 6 months now, no he's not reading yet, but he knows a lot of stuff most of which he has learned from these videos. He learned his body parts and some of his animals and what sounds they make from watching this movie. Of course we read a lot too. He loves to read stories we will read for hours sometimes. Anyway, the point is, today I put on "Max's show" after breakfast so I could get some stuff done. He usually watches it while he walks around the couch and picks up toys and moves them to other places in the room. He doesn't usually sit still for any amount of time. Today I put the movie on and cleaned up the kitchen a bit and then came upstairs to do something and Max was just sitting in front of the couch. In a few minutes I heard the credit music and Max having a melt down. I went downstairs and he was running around with the remote whining and saying; "More, More, More!" As soon as he saw me he ran up to me and handed me the remote and pointed to the T.V. I laughed so hard I had to start the movie again for him. Sure enough twenty minutes later we had an exact repeat. (I turned the T.V. off that time.) I've created a monster!