Poor Little Mister!

The past few days Elijah has been sick. He had a little fever on Wednesday afternoon...but Thursday he seemed just fine. Well...Friday he had a fever again and would cry every time we put him down. Friday morning he fell asleep on my chest about 45 min after he woke up (he doesn't EVER do that anymore). I then layed him on the couch and he slept for a total of almost 2 hours! He then took another 3 hour nap in the afternoon. He did this again on Saturday, too. When he wasn't napping he was in our arms, holding on for dear life, it seemed. He would just sit there and stare into space...obviously not well.
Saturday morning he woke up with a 103 temp so I decided enough was enough...and took him to the Dr. It turns out he has an ear infection, an inflamed throat, and some bronchial issues. Man...poor little guy. He' now on antibiotics which is helping him feel better.
This morning he woke up without a fever (yeah!) and was up an about chatting and moving...not as fast as normal, though. I stayed home with him from church so he wouldn't infect other kiddos. At some point this morning I took a shower and he played right in front of the shower door...and by the end of my shower he was laying on top of my clothe on the ground...I knew he was ready for a nap! So I gave him a little snack and he was off to be...where he slept another 3.5 hours! (not to mention mommy sleeping for 2 of them!)
So...he's still not back to normal...but he's getting there. I must say that I did enjoy the quiet moments of snuggling with him. Those are few and far between these days.


Here's Elijah this afternoon...after his nap. He's trying to smile, but it clearly is taking a lot of energy. Oh...by the way...I know, he needs a hair cute, but doesn't he look like such a big boy!?


Here is the image you would have seen if you had been in our house at any point this weekend. The blanket i his special blankie that he loves and he also has a stuffed lion that is his lovie...I'm not sure you can see it in this picture, though.

Small Joys Friday

So...my friend from MOMS Club has a website and most Fridays she creates a post called Small Joys Friday. She then lists the little things that brought her joy this past week. I love reading it...so I'm stealing it! :) Thanks Tiffani!

My small joys this week:

*taking a walk with my friend after I dropped Alia off at school. Elijah likes to sit in the stroller and point out all the "goggies" (translation: doggies)

*picking up Alia today from preschool and having her finish listening to the story the teacher was reading...on my lap

*having an afternoon where I felt halfway normal

*me and the kids ALL taking naps on Thursday-usually it's just Elijah and I

*my husband...he's been amazing the past number of weeks, cooking, cleaning, loving on the kids...i wouldn't survive without you!

*seeing just how smart Elijah is...man, he's sharp!

*watching Elijah run to the bathroom saying "poppy, poppy!" and grabbing the child toilet seat cover to put it on the "poppy" (translation: potty)

*having yummy Tepanyaki with MOPS friends

*finding a new light fixture for our kitchen...we haven't put it up yet, so i'm hoping it will look great!

*all of the NKOTB chat I've had! :)

What's bringing you joy?

The Right Stuff

So...here's my tribute to the official NKOTB news that aired today! The New Kids are releasing a new album and going on tour...after about 19 years! Crazy Crazy Crazy!!!! Will I go see them? Will I buy their album? Time will tell...

For those of you who don't know...New Kids on the Block were a huge part of my life when I was in 4,5 & 6 grades...HUGE part of my life!!! The concerts I went to were probably in the double digits...my bedroom was wallpapered with their pictures...and I loved Joey Joe McIntyre. I look back at it now and it was a fun part of life...