Updates

Sickness update:

David had his first cold when he was just weeks old, and he has tended to have lots of respiratory infections these first 10 months. He has also been somewhat wheezy several times during these colds, but I've always hesitated to take him to the doctor, not confident that it truly was wheezing. But over the weekend, I encountered wheezing that I was certain constituted a trip to the office. He was concerned, and gave him a breathing treatment and sent him home with a nebulizer. I know that this is not uncommon, but I feel like this is unchartered territory for me. The most concerning thing is that the pediatrician said that we will keep an eye on it over the next year, and that if he continues in this pattern, he may have asthma. We don't have any family history of asthma, and hopefully that will not be the case, but I am completely unfamiliar with the condition. What does it mean if he has it? I know I can google it, but we all know where that leads: unnecessary freak-out. So any personal experience to share?


Katy quote update:

*She just realized what it means to say, "My name is Katy. Jack's name is Jack. Aunt Mel's name is Aunt Mel." So Brian asked her, "What is Mommy's name?" and she said, "Mommy." So he asked, "Yes, but what does Daddy call her?" She replied, "On the phone."

*She's also getting in touch with her emotions. One of her most frequent uses is to say, "I'm sad." Sometimes she really is sad (crying that she has to take a nap, etc), and sometimes she is saying it because she recognizes that it grabs our attention: "I want cookies, Mommy, because I'm sad!" The other night she woke up crying as if she had had a bad dream, and I was trying to calm her down. After a few minutes, she was still crying, and she told me, "Mommy, I'm still sad."

Cuteness update:

David has learned to give kisses. It is absolutely the sweetest thing in my life right now. If I need a pick me up, I put my baby boy up to my face and pucker up, and he leans in with big open mouth and lots of drool. It's perfect.

The other day he was sitting across the room from me and Brian put him on the floor, he started saying, "Mamamama" and crawled right to me and wanted picked up. That's the first time I've thought maybe he was meaning me. He also waves bye-bye and says "dye".

Big Girl bed update:

Katy's doing pretty well in her bed at night. She falls asleep fairly quickly and doesn't get up except to run and get a doll and climb right back into bed. Naps have been a little more of a struggle. She gets up more easily, and then she keeps waking up after a short period screaming and cranky, obviously not getting the sleep that she needs. I'm really hoping that this is an adjustment period that will work itself out. I need her to nap so I can do my job (let alone maintain my sanity).