Down & Out

There’s nothing like coming home from vacation and everyone getting sick.   We had a few healthy days but then Amelia developed a high fever (103.2) and it kept up for almost four days.  I discovered this when we went on a hike; I wore her on my back as usual but she slept all two hours and when we got to the car and took her out, she felt like a little heater!  I took her to the doctor and when we were waiting in the exam room, I was singing to her to keep her happy and she was clapping along even though she was whimpering.  It turns out that she had both a cold (same as Mike and I) but I think the reason her fever got so high is because both front teeth came through.  That makes a total of six teeth!

Noah inside "Castle Rock" on our hike.

Lately, Noah’s been asking what kinds of things he did and said when he was a baby.  So I showed him old pictures and videos of himself, this particular one is a favorite of mine.  He got a kick out of watching himself when he was so little!

I’ve always had a passion for reading and that has been one of my main goals to pass on to my children. Noah seems to be following; we just started the fourth Harry Potter book.  Whenever I finish a chapter, all I hear is, “Please Mommy, ONE MORE!”  Amelia loves to look at books; the video below is me reading one of her favorite books to her.

One last video… this is Mike attempting to feed her prunes (doctor’s orders).