A Case of the Sniffles

In last week's blog we mentioned Bennett was getting a little bit of a chest cold. Well, at the beginning of this week that little cold escalated into an honest-to-goodness case of the sniffles, and it was pretty pathetic. I do have to say though, Bennett has gone a good seven months without much of any sickness, and the common cold is much better than some other illnesses floating around out there right now. We are considering ourselves lucky.

Here's what most of the first part of our week looked like.

When he wasn't sleeping all Bennett wanted to do was cuddle (which was fun for us, if not for him.) He would still try to smile and laugh, which was probably the most pathetic part of the whole thing since he had no energy or voice. Poor boy.

When we took Bennett to the doctor they loaded us up with drugs. We didn't even use half of them, but since we get them for free I don't really care. It was still kind of nice to have them though, just in case.

By about Thursday Bennett was feeling much better. So much better, in fact, he decided it was time to start moving...a lot. He has become quite the wiggly, active boy.

This is how he looks most of the time now. He insists that he be on his tummy or hands and knees at all times, and absolutely refuses to lay on his back--including during diaper changes, which makes things interesting.

I don't think I'm ready for this. I really enjoy immobility.

Obviously he is very proud of all his latest accomplishments though, and we are proud of him, too.

We have started doing other "big boy" things too, like sitting in the front of shopping carts and taking real baths. He is growing up so fast! It makes me so happy and excited, but kind of sad, too. (I cried in the parking lot of the grocery store the first time he sat in the cart the right way. Matt thinks I am insane.)

And, last of all, I guess I should introduce you to Jace. He is the little boy I am watching Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for the next few months while his mom is at work. I have to say, he is definitely toughening Bennett up. Since he has been here Bennett has been kicked, poked, stepped on, hit, and flat out tackled. This is not because Jace is mean, it's just because he is courious and not very coordinated.

The good thing is that Bennett has never really complained about these attackes. He thinks Jace is super funny and actually gets excited everytime they both tumble (hard) onto the floor. I am chalking it up to life experience and letting them both get their fill of scrapes and bruses. Little boys are funny creatures.