After six and a half years of living here in Texas you know every January/February you are bound to get a good covering of snow. We usually get about an inch or two for a couple days, but this year we got hardly anything here in Kyle (26 miles south of Austin). I still let Joshua run outside for a minute so I could get pictures of him with the snow falling all around him.
Today has been a nasty weather day....it's been a very rainy, sleeting, kind of day so we haven't been able to get out of the house, so I thought....why not strip Joshua down and let him have at it with the paints. He had a blast. He preferred to put the paint on his hands and then smear them together so I just started pouring paint into drops on the paper and he would smear them around towards himself. His legs are tinged blue-green right now, but at least it is winter time and he is in pants.
I went out and got this because Joshua had been so eager to touch my steam vaporizer, which is dangerous and hot, that I went to check out a Cool Mist Humidifier. Talk about having your baby go into a massive crying fit because he can't pick up the frog and play with it, but he can touch it. I'm going to have to have a growth chart made up of a frog dressed as a cowboy since he is so into frogs lately.
Joshua more than likely caught the cold Daddy had when he came move from Charlotte, NC. He never ran a fever and the doctors kept saying that there was nothing we or they could give him. It just had to run it's course. So I'd been giving him Tylenol and Motrin to keep him somewhat comfy. Then on Thursday he started coughing, but not bad and his nose had been running all week, but we chalked it up to the weather being all over the place. Saturday we took him to the Rodeo in San Antonio and he did fine, the weather was nice, but during the concert he started to feel really warm. He always runs warm, but this was REALLY warm, and his cheeks were all pink. On Sunday, Joshua threw up three times before 4pm. We climbed into bed at 9pm and all fell asleep. Joshua woke up 3am coughing so badly that he could barely breathe. We quickly dressed and drove over to Seton Medical Center @ Hays where we found Joshua had a fever of 101.8. He had to have chest x-rays done to check if he had pneumonia. It was the worst little contraption for little tykes, but it works so that they get the shots done as quickly as possible. If you have ever taken your little one to the emergency room then you know the fear of what they may find. It's terrifying. You don't know the doctors like you do at your child's pediatrician's office. They ask you if your child is allergic to anything and you have to say that you aren't aware of any allergies. Hoping that they don't give him something he may react to and cause more stress or fear to hit. The doctor on call had the Respitory Therapist give Joshua an Albuterol Nebulizer treatment. He sat so patiently through it. He was diagnosed with sever congestion in his lungs and a possible ear infection in his right ear. After the visit to the hospital we came home to rest for a little bit before taking Daddy to the airport. Joshua slept fitfully with his arms wrapped around my neck tightly and wouldn't let go. Last night was the worst because Raul was in California and Joshua slept well from 8pm till 12am when he woke up coughing again. I changed his diaper to make him as comfortable as possible. Gave him a dose of Tylenol and some teething tablets and checked his temperature which was now up to 102.2, I had to use a dropper to put water down his throat so he would stop coughing so badly. I held him for an hour until he fell back asleep. He slept fitfully until 8am. We woke up and did another diaper change, took some Motrin, Amoxicillian, and checked his temperature, which had now shot up to 102.8. He managed a little bit of breakfast and then slept from 10am till 4pm, with a small wake up in the middle to throw a temper tantrum and not wanting to be touched. At 4:30pm he got another diaper change and some Tylenol. His temperature was now down to 98.8 and he was hungry for some dinner. He ate a good portion of dinner and played with his toys before wanting a bath. So hopefully the medicine is kicking his cold and he will be his usual smiley self again in no time.
I've been trying to get Joshua to pick a lovey for the longest time and he finally did all by himself. He picked it up out of his crib and carried it into the living room hugging it to his chest and cheek. He brought it with him to bed two nights ago and slept with it right there (felt like two kids where in bed with us). Last night he practically slept all night on that little bear tucked underneath him. He now carries it around the house with him, but won't take it out of the house for some reason. I just love watching him take on new things.
Growing up my dad used to play this with me so I decided to do it to Joshua, who it seems, knows exactly what to expect of the game and then tries to do it back.
Joshua took ever single toy out of this bucket and handed the toys out to every child and parent/grandparent around him until there was nothing left then it was time to find something else to play with.
