A Real Haircut

Drew has technically had his first haircut, but that was just a tiny little snip around his ears. Today, I took him for his first real haircut...at the Barber! I was a little nervous since I had never been inside a barber shop and I was worried they would buzz off all of his baby hair. Drew was a pretty good boy, and as long as he had his cup of Cheerios, he sat relatively still.

Some of our adventures from earlier in the week included a freezing cold trip to the playground:

And wearing Daddy's sunglasses while riding in the car:

It has been a while since I have bragged about how smart he is, so I thought I would do a little catch up. Last week, Drew said his ABC's from start to finish..3 times in a row! After only reading a Library book twice with me, he picked it up and started reciting some of it back. He knows a lot of his books by heart and you would think that he could read if you sat next to him while he went through it, but I was shocked when he recalled that information so quickly. I don't keep track of new words anymore, because it seems like he knows them all, but he is doing pretty well talking in sentences and has begun using tenses. For example, he pointed out a new french door that dad put in..."daddy painted da door....poppy helped". Or, even funnier tonight in the tub "I tooted" (rather than the typical "toot").

Andy and I are often dumbfounded and don't really know where he gets this stuff from. You will hear us saying "where did this kid come from" quite often around the house.

'Nastics

I finally took my camera with me to gymnastics and got some shots of Drew in action. This class is one of my favorites. I may sound lazy, but since all of the parents and kids know each other better, it has become much more comfortable (i.e. all of the parents stand on the side and chat while kiddos run around and jump all over each other). No more chasing Drew around making sure that he is being polite...mostly, the kids just work it out on their own now.

Tumbling

Bubble Time - Drew usually announces to the class when it is time for bubbles.

Out Numbered

Today, we had our ultrasound and found out that Drew is going to have a little brother! We couldn't be happier. I can't wait until the can play together..and cause all sorts of trouble. Oh Boy!!!

Feeling Better

I am happy to report that we had a pretty good week last week. We stayed in for the first part of the week, but by Wednesday, Drew was ready to get outside! We bundled up and did some playing in the yard and even made a few trips to the playground. I am sure this is not the end of the winter illnesses, but hopefully we won't have anymore that require doctors visits and prescription medicine.

Life in the Petri Dish

We have had a long, long week at our house. Drew had a cold for the better part of the week..which he then gave to me, and of course I can't take anything! I am sure that he got it from one of the multiple cups he snuck sips from at the playground. His nose seemed to be clearing up at the end of the week, but on Thursday night he had a fever. A little Tylenol and then to bed and he was fine. I kept him home from his art class on Friday as to not spread any possible germs. Turns out, this was a good move because on Friday afternoon he spiked to 102.5. It didn't really phase him much, but I called the doctor because he was scheduled for a flu shot on Saturday that he could no longer have due to the fever. They said just watch it, give him the Motrin, and if the fever didn't go away in a few days, call back.

Saturday was just awful with another high fever and one cranky boy! When he woke up on Sunday morning again at 102, I called the doctor who wanted us to come right in. Thank God the office is open on weekends....I would not have wanted to be with him waiting in the ER. One look in the ears and we got the diagnosis: "2 RAGING ear infections". We got our Amoxycillin and were on our way. Thank God for that stuff! It takes exactly 3.5 hours for it to kick in. This can be proven by the pictures below:

Drew got his medicine at 1:00, napped for 2.5 hours, then slept like this for another hour.....
...then he was back to his usual tricks! Thank God! I had never been so happy to see him jump off of furniture.

You've Been Tagged

I have been tagged by Jenn, so here goes:

10 Years Ago, in October 1998, I was:
1. In my freshman year of college
2. Broke
3. About to start dating Andy (10 years next week)
4. A long, long, long way away from 2 kids!

Five things on today's "To Do" List:
1. Swim lessons
2. Starbucks
3. Playground
4. Pick up waffles, diapers and milk
5. Laundry

Five things that I would do if I were a millionaire:
1. Put it all under my mattress
2. Save for kids school, braces etc.
3. Build a house
4. Give to charity
5. Travel

Five places I have lived:
1. Millis, Ma
2. Durham, NH
3. Allston, MA
4. Newton, MA
5. Watertown, MA
(and I have the parking tickets to prove all of it)

Five jobs I have had:
1. Busperson
2. College library
3. Florist
4. Human Resources Assistant
5. Retail Planner

Okay the people I'm tagging are:
1.Carolyn
2.Lindsey
3.Sara
4. &5. Anyone else who would like to participate

Swim Lessons

Drew and Daddy started their swimming lessons this morning. Drew had a lot of fun for the first 1/3 of the class, but towards the end, he was hanging onto Andy for dear life. This is his first lesson, so I think he just needs to get used to it.

Hopefully he will be happy to go back to his next lesson. Now that we have swim lessons and dance class (yes, we do dance class and yes, he is the only boy!) they are both at the Y, so he no longer screams when we walk in because he doesn't want me to leave him at childcare while I work out. Now that I can get him in the front door, maybe we can work on getting him back into the childcare room.

Happy Ween!

Drew spent all day yesterday practicing Happy Halloween: "Happy Ween", and trick or treat; "tick-o-teat". He was also excited that it was Lucy's birthday and we heard a lot of "Happy Birthday, Ducy" as well as "Happy Birthday Gandma" (eventhough her birthday was 2 weeks ago).

Drew had 3 of his friends over for a little party before trick-or-treating. We had a pizza dinner, thanks to poor daddy who spent about an hour in Papa-Ginos waiting for it. We called it in at 4:00, they said 35mins, he went to pick it up at 4:30 and got it at 5:30. But the kiddos filled up on treats while they waited.

After the party we headed out for some trick-or-treating. Drew caught on really fast! He quickly figured out how to open up his hand for optimal candy grabbing. He would try and swipe as much as he could from each bowl. He was not hesitant to go to any doors.

Unfortunately, we had some camera malfunctions last night and I got no pictures of the party or trick-or-treating. We took some photos ahead of time in his costume, so at least we have those.