Getting Better

Jake is starting to feel much better. He still has a cough and a little runny nose. His appetite is pretty much back to normal. It is so nice to see him feeling better. Now that we are healthy, we can go to swimming lessons today. We are going to spend some time at Grandma and Papa's house today, because our thermostat is not working. We have no heat! Kirby and I heard this noise last night before Joe got home from work, but did not know what it was. Then, Joe and I smelled something weird before we went to bed, but could not find anything out of the norm. Then this morning, before I got up, Joe realized the thermostat was not working. We have replaced it once already. Joe is in an ice fishing tournament in White Bear today (good luck, Daddy!), so afterwards he will pick up a new thermostat and try to fix it. I plan to be nowhere near the situation. The last time we replaced it, we got into a disagreement. I am going to just let him figure it out. If it is more than the thermostat, we'll have to stay with my parents for a little while.

Sick Day

I had to call in sick for the first time this year to stay home with Jake. Poor guy. He looks so uncomfortable. Saturday night, he started coughing while he was sleeping. On Sunday, we all laid around, which was so nice. Jake started sneezing along with coughing. On Monday, Jake woke up with a little bit of a temperature, but we knew he would be okay with Grandma. We gave him some medicine to help his fever come down. My mom called me after lunch saying Jake was very unhappy and that his fever was going up. Luckily, I had a staff development day and could leave early. We came home and relaxed. Joe was able to come home a little early from work. Jake spent around 3 hours sitting/napping on Joe's chest and shoulders. He really did not want to be let go. Jake got really frustrated when he woke up, too. His cough and temp. were not improving. I was already planning for a sub, but knew I would have to head into the building before school.

Jake slept through the night pretty well. He woke up a few times coughing, but went back to sleep. I acutally had to get him up to check his temperature before I made the decision to stay home. He did not look good. His eyes were really watery and he had a very runny nose. Jake came with me into school and was a really good sport. He hung out on my chest in the Baby Bjorn, which made it easy for me to get things ready quickly. We have been hanging out all day. We took a long nap on the couch together. I miss having Jake sleep in my arms, but wish he was feeling better. He is playing a little bit more and laughing more, too. He is just waking up from a nap in his crib. Hopefully his appetite will get better. So far, he is only taking a bottle and water from his sippy cup. To make the day even better, Kirby thought it would be a good idea to get into the kitchen garbage and drag it all over the dinning and living room! Anyone want him??

I feel bad, because I think I got him sick! I came back from my four day trip with my students to Eagle Bluff Environmental Learning Center. I started feeling sick on Thursday and came back a little early on Friday. I was so excited to see him when I got back, and probably should have stayed away! Joe stayed home with Jake all week and they had a great time hanging out with each other. I think Joe had a hard time going to work on Monday! Joe had a friend of his cut Jake's hair. He looks like a big boy now, not like a girl!

Swimming Lessons!

Jake started swimming lessons today. We are taking them through community education. The pool is less than 5 minutes away from our house, which is perfect! Auntie Jamie met Jake and I at the pool. She took some pictures of us swimming. She has more on her camera, so I only have a few pictures. Jake had a blast! It was quite the shock getting into the water. Definitely not as warm as Grandma and Papa's pool! I think I had the most trouble getting used to it. It was a pretty large class, with kids ranging from 6 months-4 years. The instructor did a great job dealing with all the people in the pool. We started off getting the kids used to the water. We were going around the pool in a large circle for most of the class. There were songs, bubble blowing, kicking, and splashing. Jake did a great job of "floating" on his back and tummy. He didn't really pay any attention when I was showing him how to blow bubbles. A hard concept to teach, I guess. We were able to play with some toys during the last 5 minutes. He loved scooping water into the yellow bucket. I am looking forward to next week! Jake was asleep by the time we got home...less than 5 minutes!