Sick Little Boy

The past week, things have been a bit crazy. Not only did I begin my new job at Carolinas Hospital System as a Case Manager, but Elijah started school and things have been go go go since. In my first week of work, Matt had to go out of town on business and Elijah got sick. The poor little baby started running fevers with running snot and then some, which required him to stay home from school and by Friday, it required me to stay at home with him. Missing a day your first week on the job....not awesome. Anyhow, I got him to the doctor and Matt came home a bit early and met us there. Elijah was diagnosed with his very first ear infection and prescribed Amoxicillin. Four days later and a temp of 105.1, Elijah had an allergic rash from the Amoxicillin and we began the new antibiotic.

Life has been crazy, but it's been crazy good. We've even managed to find time for fun and home renovations. Enjoy.

Snuggling with daddy on a sick day 

Feeling a little silly 

Maybe a lot silly

Check out the thigh rash from the Amoxicillin :(

And we begin phase I of home renovation 

Our little quality control guy at the door

And ta-da....we have a portico

Looking good....next we'll pull out that rotten front door

Our GORGEOUS home 

NEW DOOR with new beautiful trim

Painted white

E-monster feeling healthier and enjoying family time

We brush out teeth, ch ch ch ch ch ch ch

"Hey guys, you missed a spot"

Our very big boy, ready to go to school

Daddy is funny!

As Elijah draws closer and closer to his terrible two's, we're noticing some unfavorable behaviors already. As of late, he has been more and more difficult at mealtime, not to mention an array of other wonderful traits.

In my true fashion, I captured this rare moment when Matt loses all inhibition and puts on a show for Little Man. Enjoy....I know Elijah and I did.

Elijah likes to shop

We had a family trip to Harris Teeter, or as I used to think it was called, Harry Tweeter. I mean, WHO names a grocery store Harry Tweeter?! Anyhow, while I was making a quick run through the store, Matt was doing an amazing job at keeping Elijah at bay. After awhile, I started hearing Elijah cackling across the store and then I saw Elijah running by the aisles with a mini-grocery cart. Hahaha....it was adorable. Matt managed to capture a few pictures and videos as he ran past. Enjoy!

This week, that week

After another busy, busy week...scratch that. After a SUPER BUSY two weeks, we are back home, relaxing, catching up and preparing our lives for two full-time working adults/parents. Life is about to change AGAIN and it's going to be great...I hope.

I've been trying to really enjoy each minute of playing with Elijah, but unfortunately the little monster has been battling a pre-molar and a cold. They seem to always go hand-in-hand, but this cold stuck around a bit longer. It even lasted through our visit to Indiana, but thankfully it didn't phase him too much.

Elijah and Daddy sharing a Pedialyte popsicle

Mommy baked chocolate chip cookies for her two most favorite boys

Mommy and E-monster playing on the floor

Where did he go?!

So as I said, we managed to fit in a visit to Indiana while Matt was attending a conference downtown. It was so much fun getting to see Nona and Grandpa Kensill. Matt and I had the opportunity to attend our first NFL game together and Elijah had some quality one-on-one time with his Indiana grandparents. He even got to visit with his Great Aunt Cindy and Great-Great Aunt Susie, some of our oldest and wisest relatives.

We see NONA!!!! (At the Indianapolis Airport)

Elijah relaxing on Nona's lap at the end of a long travel day

He's going to start lessons asap so he can play like Mommy

The kitty bed was Elijah's favorite hangout spot while playing 

Grandpa found a bunch of my old stuffed animals :)

Yes, playing in the kitty bed on a different day

Visiting Great-Great Aunt Susie

My favorite picture!

Our big boy weighs almost 2/3 of Aunt Susie :)

Look at this BIG BOY! When did he grow up?!