Poor Sick Boy

Our dear little Maximus is not having a good week! He's really been struggling with a bad cough since last Thursday and it's just gotten to be too much this past couple of days. We went to the doc on Monday to no real solution. "He's sick, keep him hydrated. It's nothing serious but bring him back if he has a fever or trouble breathing." Fever came last evening and I was really fortunate to get an appointment with one of the doctors we have a lot of confidence in for first thing this morning.

It was a good thing we had the appointment. He had an AWFUL night. It seemed he could barely catch his breath and he barely got any sleep. The verdict: a bad upper respiratory infection with the possible beginnings of bronchial pneumonia. The RX: a kiddie version of Zithromax. I gave him the first dose today and he should be done in 5 days. Please keep Max in your thoughts for good health.

Despite his illness, we had some good laughs today. He had a lot of fun making a birthday drawing for our friend, Ann, and then drawing all over his arm, hands, head and belly. LOVE those washable markers! Two seconds in the tub and he was clean.

This mama will be happy when his daddy is finally able to come home tomorrow! It's been a long week for Dan and at and for me at home with a sickly Max who hasn't really slept through the night since last Friday. We both need to catch up on our Z's. Dan has promised that he'll sleep with the giant in the treehouse and I can have Mommy/Daddy room all to myself with the door closed. Isn't he the best?

Hope all of you are doing well. We'll be watching our second game of the football season on Saturday. Dan missed the first last Sunday night so it's kind of like our first game of the season. AND all of our Packer gear arrived on Tuesday so we'll be wearing the cheesehead, Max will be in his little jersey and we'll have on our vintage NFL gear. I am such a girl! I decide to be a football fan and my first actions are to go shopping for gear and plan menus for the games. I've just got one thing to say, "Go Packers!"

Accessories Rock!

Despite have a pretty major cold and an awful night's sleep, Max was bright-eyed, bushy-tailed and ready to go this morning. His mama, on the other hand, was dragging a little. =)

I'm always amused by this boy. This is what resulted when I said we have to get ready for school. He did need a little help putting the goggles on but he brought them to me. Also, this is the sweetness I got when I said, "Smile". He loves his Paddington bear from Auntie Sarah. It is a genuine Paddington from the U.K. but Max has already Americanized it. He says, "Mah Teddy Bar". I missed the cutest moments where he was hugging and kissing Paddington and then having Paddington give me all sorts of sweet kisses. Max is the sweetest little guy.



The thrill of the goggles only lasted about 15 minutes and then he was on to bigger fish. He wanted his helmet but it was in the garage so he settled for Daddy's. He asked for help with the "ticket" by which he meant closing the clasp. Whenever he puts Max in the carseat Dan says, "Click it so we don't get a ticket." This weekend Max has started saying "Ticket" whenever we close a clasp. Hilarious.



I'll leave you with a shot from a couple of weeks ago. We're so blessed with our little fella!

Yay for Max ( and the 'rents, too)

Just a quick post as a follow up to the earlier post about moving on up to monkeys. Today was our first tear free, cling free drop off and it was inside! I'm so proud of Max and so very happy to see him comfortable and happy with his room at school. This transition has been so difficult for him and I'm relieved that he seems to have come around an important bend.

On a similar note, I made an amusing discovery today on my way out of Max's classroom. There are kids art projects lining the walls at the child care center. The main hall is virtually an art gallery. On my way from dropping Max off I noticed a new art piece accompanied by some photos. The piece is a smudgy looking sheet covered with all colors you can imagine. I took a closer look at the photos and realized it was pictures of the kids dancing on the sheet doing a footpaint. Great idea. I half-heartedly looked for Max and he was right where I expected him to be: running hither and thither and dancing about 6 feet away from the sheet and the paint. Loving being nakend except for his diaper but wanting no part of that big ol' mess. Gotta love him.

Sing-A-Long

Yesterday morning, August 31 to be exact, marked one of those unexpected firsts in Max's life. I was driving him to school and singing "The Wheels on the Bus" when he joined in and sang a few words. He sang along with "round and round" and "all..thru..town". A wonderful milestone for sure.

If I can only remember to keep singing...