Big Announcement

On February 28th Mom and Dad sat me down to tell me something very important. I'll post the video as soon as I figure out how. :)

They told me I'm going to be BIG BROTHER! At first I wasn't sure what to think. Dad asked me if we should have a baby and I said, "Um........no." Then he told me were going to have one. I just had to process this news. I did a lot of thinking and Mom asked if I was excited. All I could do was shake my head no. They then showed me some pictures they got from an ultra sound of the tiny, tiny baby.

Now that some time has passed I'm getting more and more excited about being a big brother. I talk about the baby a lot and ask questions.

I asked Mom the other day how the baby will get here. She explained she'll go to the hospital for a few days and the Dr. will take it out. After a few days she'll come home and bring the baby with her. I asked if I could come too. She said someone would come stay with me at our house but that I could come visit. I thought that sounded like a good idea. :)

Freckles!!

I'm getting more and more freckles! Mom is pretty excited about it. I don't really care one way or another. :)

Spring Fun

It's been pretty nice outside lately and I've been having a lot of fun playing outside with my neighbor friends! One night when we were out playing Parker and I saw a hot air balloon. We both thought that was pretty neat!

Not sure what I was up to here but quite the set up.

Happy Birthday, Marlie

Feb 8 - Marlie turned six years old. We celebrated with a birthday cake for us and doggie ice cream and gifts for Marlie. She enjoyed her special treats and I loved the birthday cake!

Whoa - where have I been?

I haven't been on here in a long time! Since I was sick I guess. Well fortunately that sickness was short lived. I was feeling much better the next day.

I'll do my best to update you on some of the fun things I've been up to and I haven't told you about my big news yet...that deserves it's own post. :)

Pretty sick boy

Yesterday Mom picked me up from preschool like she does every Tuesday and Thursday. Normally when she gets there I finish reading my book (most days I take my sweet time doing so) before I go over and hug her. Yesterday I saw her, I got right up and went over to her, laid my head on her and said, "I'm glad you're here." She hugged me and noticed I felt warm. My teacher said I was acting fine all day - nothing out of the ordinary. When we got home Mom took my temp and it was over 102. Somewhere around 102.5 - 102.8. She gave me some Tylenol and lunch. I drank some juice but didn't want to eat. I took a nap but when I woke my temp was over 103 degrees - around 103.5.

I would just lay on the couch, barley open my eyes, not talk much but when I did was very soft and slow. Mommy said my eyes were kind of rolling around. I wouldn't really focus on anything. She knew I needed to go to the Dr. so she called and made an appointment (around 3:00) but they couldn't get me in until 7:00. After Mom hung up and checked on my again she didn't feel ok waiting that long. She called Daddy to come home because she was scared of how sick I was. Daddy came home and Mom had already started getting me ready to go to Urgent Care. We got in car and drove the short distance to the clinic. We were almost there, just pulling in the parking lot and I threw up all over myself. "Too many grapes" I said. :) I later told Dad the Mom gave me too many grapes. In her defense I wasn't really eating or drinking anything but I did want grapes so she gave me a small bowl full.

Mom and Dad got me cleaned up the best they could. Christine came to our rescue with clean clothes for me and I got in to see the Dr. While we waited I just laid in Daddy's arms. So limp and weak.

The Dr. said both my ears were red and my throat was REALLY red. She thought I looked "streppy" so she wrote me a prescription and told Mom I needed to drink Pedialtye because I was starting to look dehydrated.

As soon as we got home Dad went to get my medicine at the store. Mom gave me medicine for my fever and a juice box of Pedialyte. It wasn't long I started to perk up so Mommy gave me a bath. I ate some dinner

but the closer it got to bedtime I started getting lethargic and warm again. Daddy was putting me to bed and I had a temp of 103 and chills. I couldn't stop shivering. Mommy and Daddy both offered to lay in my room with me but I told them, "I just want to lay by myself." I fell asleep right away.

I woke up at 4:30 in the morning and thought it was morning time. Mom heard my door close and got up. I told her I wanted to "watch a show and have breakfast." Mom also thought it was morning - but when she looked at the clock she told me it was too early. It was still night time. I told her I wanted some juice so she gave me some more ibuprophen, got me a pedialyte juice box, we snuggled on the couch while I drank that and watched 2 Calliou shows. By the end of the 2nd one I was starting to perk up again and Mommy put me back to bed. I slept in until around 9:00.

I've been feeling SOOO much better today! I think my medicine from the Dr. is kicking in and my throat doesn't hurt anymore. The Dr. said they'd call if the strep test was positive. They haven't called yet so Mom is assuming it must have been negative.

Hopefully I'm on the mend and continue to just get better and better!

Ready to Play!

I've really been into sports lately and I'm very excited for the spring and summer. This year I'm old enough to play in the city recreational leagues for soccer, t-ball, football and basketball. Mommy got me all signed up and I can't wait! I went with her the other day to get me signed up and on the way in I asked, "will I get my stuff?" - meaning I wanted my "gear" for each sport. She explained I would just use the gear they provide for each sporting event. I was a little bummed because I really had my eye on the dark blue baseball helmet in the Department of Rec's brochure. :)