Our Active Little Boy

Jeremiah is feeling much better from the croup. And we were so glad to stop the neb treatments--they made for a very hyper, naughty little boy.

With being sick and the rainy days we've had this week, everyone has been kind of couped up inside. (We've had so much rain, that Jeremiah will look outside and, rain or shine, say "It's still raining, Mommy.") But we've kept busy.

First Jeremiah helped me sort through some maternity clothes that Brandee sent.



It's a long way from fitting him, but I think I'm going to grow into it. (-:

Then, Jeremiah helped me clean house this week. He loves to vacuum, sweep, dust, and mop. I wish I got as excited about these things as he does.


Thursday, we watched his friends, Brayden and Connor, and then hosted play group with 9 total kids in our basement. One of the other moms asked if I was ready to start a daycare. My answer--an unequivocal "No!" Brayden and Connor will be coming back a couple of days next week, as their mom is in the hospital on bedrest awaiting the arrival of their baby brother. As you can see, the boys have a good time together.



Today, the sun was shining! So, Jon and Jeremiah went out to play. Our backyard is a little messy. Lots of rain + clay dirt dug up for a construction project = big slop. But boys of all ages seems to love that. This is what was going on as I was downstairs working on a sewing project.



And I wonder why all of Jeremiah's shoes are dirty!

The Croup

So, we're officially the proud owners of our own nebulizer now. Jeremiah has the croup, again. He had it a few times last spring (always on a holiday weekend, of course). We did some neb treatments at the urgent care center and then rented a nebulizer. Then he went all summer without needing it, so we gave it back.

But last night, he started coughing a lot, which turned into wheezing mid-day today. I managed to get in to our doctor's office and they diagnosed it as "a cold and the croup." Thankfully, not H1N1, though I didn't really think it was that.

I'm supposed to give him a treatment in about 5 minutes. The nurse said just to do it while he slept. Hmm. Since I just got him settled down and almost asleep, I think I'll wait just a little bit longer. And then I'm supposed to do it again in the middle of the night. We'll see if the boy sleeps through any of it. I have my doubts.

Things heard at our house this week

• To the "worker" (contractor who was here putting in our window): Went pee-pee. Got candy!
• Cookies be done in 2 minutes!
• Went to Caleb's house (or played outside or watched TV or rode in Daddy's truck) the whole time.
• See Daddy's keys. Drive Daddy's truck. (Repeated over and over and over and over . . .)
• Ate snack a long time ago.
• Mommy is fun (as he's bouncing on our bed).
• Daddy, stay here, stay here (as Jon is leaving for a trip).

Pictures from the last month

Since we've been absent from the blog world for a while, here are a few pictures from the last month.

Jeremiah singing at his "microphone" outside (when the sun was still shining).

Here's Jeremiah with two of his friends--twins Braden & Connor.

About a week ago, we visited an apple orchard north of town. Jeremiah liked the apples, pumpkins, and just wandering around.

We had our first snow last weekend. I was out of town, but Jeremiah assured me he wore his hood.

Birthday Pictures

See Daddy

What do you get when you combine a two-year-old boy, a Daddy who's been gone from home for five days, and a project that keeps that same Daddy outside the entire day? One very clingy little boy who constantly asks to, "See Daddy" (even when Daddy is less than two feet away).

That was us yesterday and today. Jon was in Dryden, Ontario, from Thursday through Monday, where we could only talk to him on the phone once for about 10 minutes. Then on his first full day back (Tuesday), he needed to spend the whole day digging gigantic holes in our backyard for our newest house project--installing egress windows.

Because I knew the lure of Daddy outside, not to mention the little bobcat, would be too much for Jeremiah to stand, he and I spent most of Tuesday away from home. We went to my friend Tonya's house in the morning, home for lunch and a too short nap, then off to the zoo in the afternoon. Jon still had work to do when we got home. It was a long, long day for him. But the holes are dug, and we're ready for the contractor to come and cut holes in our basement and install the windows, which won't happen until next week.

Funny Boy

We have a funny boy who lives at our house. One who gets extremely excited about laundry, vacuuming, sweeping, dusting, and pretty much cleaning of any kind. One who is quite particular about where his toys get put away. And if any of his books are still out when he goes to bed, he can't sleep until Mommy or Daddy comes and puts them in their proper place.

This funny boy is also quite concerned about the cleanliness of our kitchen. If any tiny bit of water drops onto the floor (and I do mean tiny), he's right there with a towel that he pulled out of a drawer to clean it up. (Not sure where he got that from. It sure wasn't from his mom.)

Our funny boy likes to sleep on any bed or couch in the house--preferably not his own--but it's never nap time or bed time, and it only lasts for 30 seconds at best. He enjoys doing his "cizes" along with Mommy as she does her physical therapy. And he gets excited about picking "ma-toes" though he usually gets in trouble when he squeezes them or takes a bite.

What a funny boy we have who lives in our house! Every day has more laughs and adventures (both good and bad) than the one before.