Picture Update

Not so many pictures this month, but they cover a lot of topics. Well, they actually cover Devin. Mostly. There's also several of Aidan and his friend Silas from our hike at Lost Maples, in Utopia, Texas.

Enjoy!

Keep Rollin'

It may be too early to speak with any authority, but it looks like everyone except Devin is healthy. Devin is still suffering from the croup. However, he's full of energy and strength!

This morning, as Renee and I were making breakfast, I placed Devin — on his back — in his cradle, which is near the kitchen. As we sat down to eat, we noticed that Devin had flipped over on to his tummy!

And he's also done the tummy-to-back roll over a few more times since I first reported it; apparently turning over in either direction is no longer a challenge to this three-month old.

A Wild Weekend

On Thursday of last week, I had to take some time off of work because I was... um... sick. Violently. Renee and I weren't sure if it was because of food poisoning or a stomach bug, but I was most definitely sick. The hope was, of course, that if it was a bug, no one else in the house would catch it.

By Saturday, I was feeling mostly better, but not entirely. We went to a birthday party for one of Aidan's friends and did some running around in the morning. By Saturday evening, we were all pretty tired and Aidan went to bed relatively early. By 9:30 p.m., we heard him coughing. Turns out, he wasn't just coughing....

Aidan was pretty good on Sunday, although obviously tired. His friend Silas came over and the two of them played very well together for the bulk of the day, Aidan showing no ill effects of the night before (besides being a little tired).

Devin, however, was pulling at his ear and had a nasty little cough. Renee took him in to see the doctor this morning and it turns out that Devin has croup, which is a nasty sounding name for a nasty sounding cough. It's a little more than that, but the prognosis for Devin is good. [Oh, and as an aside, Devin's stats as of today's doctor's visit are: 18 pounds, 4 ounces; 27.5 inches]

In fact, we consider ourselves lucky that this is his first real illness thus far (Aidan was on this second or third ear infection within his first three months of life). Devin has had a small case of congestion recently, but nothing really seemed to phase him. So, other than this, Devin's first three months have been very healthy.

That said, this weekend was a little out of control. Saturday night was a little hectic, as I my stomach was still too weak (and the memory too fresh) to help Renee with Aidan's episode. Renee is home with Devin today, and perhaps for another day or so, as croup is contagious. Maybe we'll all be healthier by next weekend. If not, we'll be fighting a bout of croup.

What Do You Say?

Wow. It's come to this already. I'm so unprepared.

I was reading books to Aidan for bedtime and inbetween books, he looks at me and says, "Someday I'll die."

"Um ... hopefully not for a long, long time," was all I could muster.

"Yeah," Aidan replied. "And then you and Mommy won't want me around."

"Oh, that's not true!" I answered. "Mommy and Daddy always want you around." Aidan replied with a shy smile.

"Here, Daddy. Read this book," Aidan said as he gave me "When I Grow Up."