I was wrong...

So very wrong. Jinxed myself in that last post. Here is the rundown:

Case 1: Impetigo(Eli)
Case 2: Strep throat(Adam)
Case 3: Scarlet fever(Adam)
Case 4: Ear infection(Eli)
Case 5: Strep throat(Eli)

Question 1: Who REALLY gets scarlet fever anymore?
Question 2: What child under the age of 2 gets strep throat?

Answer to question 1&2: Nobody gets scarlet fever anymore and you especially don't get it if you have ever had it before(adam). Children under the age of 2 DO NOT get strep throat because they have natural antibodies that were developed in the womb, strengthened by breastfeeding and carry the child until they are at least 2.

Revelations: Apparently none of this applies to my family.

The Trail: Eli got impetigo after he had been battling a fever virus that lasted on and off for about three weeks. The result was a lot of snot and yucky congestion. Apparently when you have the above mentioned, the result of wiping your nose excessively can result in an irritation under the nose which can then easily pick up some of the lovely group A streptococcus or staphylococcus aureus. We treated the impetigo but apparently the damage had already been done. Adam comes down with strep throat AND scarlet fever(both different strains of the strep) Most normal people only get one version and that is strep throat. Eli then develops a fever which was an ear infection as a result of the nastiness he had been fighting for the above mentioned three weeks. Just when I think all had calmed down up pops the 24 hour strep test done on Eli. Positive. We are back where we started. High fevers. No sleep. Grumpy husband and child. Illnesses that just linger. The luck of a deer struck by a fast moving truck. It has been a LONG week.

The hope: That we are on the mend.

(don't know what happened to the font)

You know it's a bad weekend when...

You have to make a trip to the emergency room

But, you know it's a REALLY bad weekend when...
You have to make ANOTHER trip to the emergency room

However, you know that you have hit rock bottom when...
You make two emergency room visits and also a trip to the after hours clinic!

How was your weekend??
...going on 40+ hours of no sleep, it can't get any worse...right???

Morning after...

18 month picture

I forgot to post an 18 month picture with the last post. Unfortunately Adam and I forgot to take one during the day but managed to remember at night and snapped one when he was asleep!

18 things I LOVE about my 18 month old

1. His great spirit. He is a happy and fun loving kind of a guy and I would not change it for the world!
2. How he smiles and says, "cheese" when I ask him to...and does so with the cheesiest of all smiles.
3. He loves to dig and play in the dirt but HATES it when stuff gets stuck to his hands.
4. I love it when he talks...and talks...and talks. But, he is also reserved when he needs to be.
5. He knows his boundaries. Occasionally he tries to push them and see what he can get away with especially when he is extra tired.
6. He loves his shoes and hates it when we take them off.
7. He knows the EXACT order of his bedtime routine
8. How he carefully carries his cup of water over to the coffee table, searches for the perfect coaster and ever so gently places it down.
9. He is a neat freak...really not sure where this came from.
10. If I sing the clean up song, he will sing with me and help me clean up
11. Anytime he see's random printed letters he sings the alphabet song
12. How his twinkle twinkle always begins with, "up above the world so high" with hand motions and all
13. he still loves his mama
14. his dad is his new best friend, Dada or Daadddiiii can be heard throughout the house
15. he LOVES babies. Not the stuffed kind but the real thing. (yes I am aware this will probably not be the case when Baby B comes but it is so sweet to watch.) He loves his 9 month old friend Aubrey at his daycare and will get a toy, find her, sit down in front of her and pass the toy back and forth
16. He still loves riding in the Ergo Baby. I put him on my back, he snuggles in for the ride and rest his head on my back.
17. He loves pointing things out to me!
18. He is a vibrant, happy and healthy little man and I couldn't ask for anything more!

When fever strikes...

the Popsicles come out...
(and I am not referring to the organic kind because that just doesn't make the cut)

These boots are made for walkin...

Sweet Love

I have always called Eli 'Sweet Love' since the day he was born. Every time I say it he gets the biggest smile on his face! I have no idea why I started calling him that. I HATE nicknames.
Thus we named him Eli instead of Elijah or something of the sort. Anyhow, there are certain things that he does or faces that he makes that just seems to make the 'name' stick for me...

Sweet look of wonder

Mr. Innocent

HHHHEEEEEELLLLLLLOOOOOO

Here you go Mom!
(as he says it himself)

This is my favorite!

Jungle Java

This new indoor play area/coffee shop opened up just down the street from us a couple of months ago. When Adam's parents were in town, we took him there to get out of the heat. The toddler area is not so big and not so great but my little man didn't want that when he saw the mammoth big kid play area. Well, it was the middle of summer and the place was packed. The big area was a little to big for him to go by himself and a little to small for Adam to navigate through it. So, I was the chosen one! He had a blast. I got a claustrophobic. Claustrophobia combined with severe morning sickness really isn't a good combination but it was worth it. We probably won't be going back until A. he gets older and can navigate himself or B. baby B arrives!

Dino Park

There is a cool dinosaur park in our area. It is a giant sand pit and has a ton of dinosaur bones buried in it. The kids dig them up with shovels and dust them off with paint brushes. Eli has a blast everytime we go!

Fun Summer 1

I just uploaded our summer pictures from our point and shoot camera and have realized that there were SO many things I never posted about from our summer. So, here it goes...

a dip in the pool

Where is my Pad Thai??

Getting a little impatient!

Adam and I on our romantic getaway
(thanks mom and dad for watching the little man!)

bad self portrait after a long day at the pool!

When given free access to the hose!

(FYI(for all those wondering) I am still working on the photography business and have done a couple of shoots but the pregnancy has put it on the back burner for a while!)
These, like all the photos on the blog, are unedited so please excuse the annoying excessive red eye pictures!