03/29/2007

This past week has been very busy. We moved to a new apartment and Nick has allergies. Nick is allergic to the pine trees here in North Carolina. He had bad allergies last year, but this year seems worse.

The move went smoothly. Some of our stuff is still at the old place, but we have until Sunday to move out of there. All three of us like the new place better. I start a new job on Monday, which is exciting. I will be working two buildings away from Nick, in a related department. We are excited to get to meet for lunch on a regular basis.

James is happy in his little world. He has taken to stomping his feet whenever I march, which is cute. He likes to run in circles through the new kitchen and living room. The "I'm Gonna Get You" game is still his favorite. He refuses to eat unless he is holding a spoon. He refuses food that is given to him, he wants to do everything by himself.

He had a good time with his Aunt Sarah this weekend, and his Nana, of course. He isn't as keen on the pool as he used to be, but he warmed up to his barely-seen family very quickly. We are hoping to get organized in time to give James a proper Easter, but we also think it is good that he is too little to remember these things. Moving is hard work.

March 10-12 2007

The weekend was full of rest and recovery. I was sick on Saturday, so Nick took James out for most of the afternoon. James' fever finally stayed down and he was feeling ok. Saturday was a gorgeous day. While Nick and James were gone, I cleaned the living room and our bedroom. On Sunday we went out for breakfast and then Nick and James did some laundry while I went home and cleaned the bathroom and the kitchen. I had a splitting headache for most of the day, but things still needed to get done. In the evening, we all went grocery shopping together. We have plans to bring a corned beef over to Jackie's apartment (she just moved in) to share. That should be fun. Ty and James don't really play together yet, unless they are taking a bath together. James moves around faster than Ty does. Ty is content to sit and contemplate and James wants to go and get into trouble. Monday was a typical day, thank goodness. James was back in daycare. They spent most of the day outside, so James was tuckered out. He fell asleep before we were ready for him to, and I had to wake him back up so he could take his antibiotics. Otherwise, he is back to normal, finally.

March 5-9 2007

The week started off fairly typical. Everyone went to the respective daycares and work places on Monday. We had a nice dinner on Monday night. James slept through the night. The next day we went, again, off to our respective places. We got the call from daycare at 3:00pm that James was sick. I happened to be at Duke for an interview, so Nick had to interrupt and get the car keys from me to go and get James. James had a fever of 104. We gave him some Tylenol and Motrin, according to the doctor's instructions. James didn't have a good night. On Wednesday, James still had a fever, and this time it wasn't going down with medicine, so I took him to Urgent Care. He was checked for an ear infection, again, and he had a slight ear infection and a sinus infection. The doctor said that James had the 48 hour bug and should start to feel better on Thursday afternoon or so. I went to the pharmacy to pick up James' prescription. On Thursday, Nick and I split the day taking care of James. His fever is down to 99 without medicine, and he slept well last night. He still does NOT want to be put down or walk on his own, but he was playing with toys this morning. Now, I am sick. Nick was sick last week. I seem to get over these things before Nick does, so hopefully I will be better tomorrow morning. James is still a mister cranky-pants, but he is eating better now and he is sleeping well. All of our weekend plans are on hold until we see how James feels.

March 1-4 2007

The past few days have been busy. Thursday and Friday were normal work days, we were doing normal work day things. Saturday we were a little slow to get going and then we ended up in Sarah Duke Gardens, which was very lovely. James bent down and fiddled with the gravel for quite some time. He liked to pick up a rock and hand it to Nick or myself, over and over again. We had to coax him into moving his behind. Then we went to the duck pond, where James was dancing in the wind. He used to hate the wind, but now he dances in it. It is funny to see. After the Gardens, we went to Whole Foods for some eggs, but ended up buying Salmon for dinner. James ate some rice and some veggies for dinner, and just a little bit of salmon. Sunday I took James to the doctor to see about an ear infection (all clear), and James was making friends in the waiting room. He wasn't too happy with the doctor, because she looked in his ears and down his throat. Then James and I drove around to see about renting a new place in town. We would like to get out of our current place as soon as possible. After that, we went to check out the outlet mall near the airport. There is a Carter's there, and a Bass outlet (mom, I know you like Bass), as well as a few others. We bought a new diaper bag and some things for the kitchen. I needed a tea infuser. Then I went grocery shopping while Nick fed James. Nick made crepes with jam for James, and he liked it so much he was dancing in his high chair. James got sleepy early last night, so he went to bed a bit early and slept through the night.

02/28/2007

Mommy is feeling better today. James slept through the night. Daddy is starting to feel worse, though. Everyone had a hard time getting motivated this morning, but we were all on time. James had ham and cheese croissant, carrots, and milk for lunch, according to Carolyn. James loves bread. Because of the nice weather, all of the kids got to play outside. James came home with dirty pants because he is still falling down a lot. Mommy likes to see a dirty James, because then she knows that he had fun. Mommy does not mind the dirt. We had chili made from scratch (thanks, Mommy!) for dinner. James loves beans. We read James some stories and mommy put him to bed. James didn't sleep through the night, because his nose is bugging him again.