Sick

Well I knew the day would come when my little one got sick. On Saturday he got a fever and had tummy problems. 24 hours later h seemed just fine but then it was mommy's turn and 24 hours after that it was daddy's turn. Well last night Matthew just did not seem to be his same cheerful and chatty self so I took his temp and he was a little over a 100. Well by checking it by the tushy opened the flood gates. Today he has only had a low grade fever but I decided to keep him home rather than go to daycare and get exposed to more germs. Luckily there are only 2-3 other kids at daycare. However, when I called daycare this morning I was told that two of the kids were sick on Monday. Did Matthew give them the bug or is it a new one???? I am hoping it is the same bug so he is over it quickly and the domino effect does not occur . . .

Hot Dog

My son has fallen in love with the Mickey House Clubhouse. He is most interested in the intro and the ending. The ending is the Hot Dog Song. I have attached a link which plays his beloved song. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wePMYM4av6Q

When he is having a moment I just sing a line or two of the song and he is all smiles.

The Big Five

Matthew turned five on September 9th. I say it each time but how did he get another month older. He is now weighing in around 17 pounds and is 25.5 inches long. He is happy about going to daycare and seems to really like Shiva. Thank you Lisa for the great recommendation. Matthew is still a lover of anything sweet. His newest habit is begging to drink out of my glass. I will let him drink some water and he gets so excited. Lets hope he loves water when he is older.

Row, Row, Row Your Boat

We have very good and dear friends that own a house boat and a smaller boat. Bob, Matthew and I go often to spend time at the lake but I had yet to let Matthew be in a boat that was not docked. On September 6th I decided to not let my fears effected my child. I strapped on a baby lifejacket and took him for a boat ride around Lake Lewisville. He was a little timid about it since he just sucked on his pacifier and sat still in my lap which is very unlike my child. Overall it was a success and I am proud that Matthew was a good sport. As you can see he kind of looks like Sponge Bob in the picture!

High Chair

Matthew is in love with his high chair and starts giggling when I put him in his chair. Last night he got to experience sweet potatoes for the first time. He loved it just as much as the prunes. Today we are going to experiment with pears and see how his taste buds react. It is just so much fun to see him becoming a little boy that wants to absorb everything going on around him. He was very intent on watching me eat popcorn and his eyes would go from my hand going to the bowl all the way to my mouth. Now I just need to make sure he does not grab a piece and pop it into his mouth! :)

New Word

Yesterday while on the changing table Matthew uttered a new word clear as day. Poo Poo kept coming out of his mouth over and over again. We could not stop laughing when we heard him say it the first time. The only problem is he now says poo poo all the time and we cannot get him to stop! This morning after I changed his diaper it sound like he said go poo poo but he had not done anything. I only wish that his next word could have been dad or mom rather than poo poo. Oh well!

Prunes????

Yes, my son is in love with prunes. Yesterday he experienced his first fruit and it was love at first bite. He ate a whole package of Gerber 1st Food yesterday between two sittings. I think he loved the sweet taste of it because when he finished the prunes and was still a little hungry I gave him some rice cereal and got a funny face. I ended up putting the cereal in the prune container to get some the last bits mixed in so it was a little sweeter. He ate up the cereal with the fruit mixed in so I think rice cereal alone is a no go going forward.