Week 45

This week, we've been a little off schedule due to illness. Last Thursday, we picked Hayes up from daycare and took him to the doctor. His cold had gotten a little worse in that he sounded a little wheezy when he breathed and coughed. The doctor diagnosed him with bronchiolitis (inflammation of the bronchioles), which was making him wheezy. He also tested Hayes for RSV (respiratory syncytial virus), which was positive. A chest x-ray on Friday was clear. While bronchiolitis and RSV can be serious in babies, we and the doctor aren't too concerned at this point. Hayes' breathing sounds kinda bad from time to time, but he's not laboring to breathe, has no fever, and acts pretty normal. He's playing and eating as usual so we're not worried. He is back in daycare---and although we don't want him to spread the contagious RSV to other kids, we have a sneaking suspicion that daycare is where he acquired it in the first place!

Kyle and I have both caught Hayes' cold. Kyle also had a fever and stayed home from work a day and a half. Lucky for him, he doesn't really have to answer to anyone at work---as long as he gets his long-term goals accomplished and makes it to meetings, he's good to go!

Last weekend, we had some beautiful weather (47 degrees)! We were finally able to do a little shopping and run errands and walk from store to store without rushing in and snuggling Hayes into our coats. It gave us a glimpse of the nicer weather to come and made us yearn for spring. We can't wait to be able to explore our new surroundings without freezing our butts off!

Here are a few pics from the week: Just enough hair to make a mini mo-hawk--

Playin' with his spoon--

Hayes has FINALLY learned how to jump in his jumparoo (it only took 6 months...)! Here he is playing in it--

"Hey, where'd those blocks go?"