the SF nest: A Weekend of Firsts

Lots of firsts for our little man this past weekend. It was his first road trip, his first time being in snow and his first time visiting the cabin in Tahoe. He did really well overall - he even slept most of the trips (both ways!). It was really great to be in Tahoe - even going to the grocery store there puts me in a good mood because of all the good memories of being up there. We put on Roscoe's bear suit (a gift from our friends Brian and Parissa) and took a long walk, but he slept the entire way in his carrier so I am not sure he fully appreciated the moment.

It was definitely different than the relaxing weekends we used to have at the cabin. Partly because we have a baby to take care of now and partly because there were Other People there (Other People = strangers). These particular Other People had a 2 year old so terrified of dogs that she cried whenever she caught sight of them and we kept having to cage them up. And yes, they knew we had dogs before they came. And no, we didn't know they had a kid afraid of dogs. Sucked.

There were a total of 5 kids under 5 there and all 4 of the other kids had nasty colds complete with coughing, sneezing and snotty hands everywhere. I have also been taking him to work where inevitably there is That Coworker (or 2 or 3) that is hacking all over the place insisting they couldn't possibly stay home... Multiply that times 3 offices and our poor little tooter didn't stand much of a chance. So, I knew Roscoe was going to get sick. And I know it is building his immunity. But now our little bubba has a stuffy nose, cough, slight fever, post nasal drip that chokes him (and scares the crap out of me when it seems like he stops breathing for a moment!) and I feel so bad. He has also been projectile vomiting. Projectile as in 2 feet out and soaking his clothes, my clothes, the pillow, the blanket, etc. So hard to watch. Especially when we can't do very much to ease his suffering (Rx: humidifier, snot sucker, saline drops, lots of cuddles and lots of extra feedings). His pediatrician thinks the worst of it hit today and it should get better from here and we are really hoping that is true. It is crazy how a simple illness makes me realize how crazy I am about this little bug. So, I am enjoying all of the cuddling and spoiling and just hoping he feels better tomorrow.

It is Baby D's birthday tomorrow (1 year old already), so we had a little birthday do on Saturday night, though I doubt she appreciated the effort. Lisa and Drew also brought us their kids' little play gym thing (you know, where the baby lays on the ground and has little toys hanging above him) Roscoe LOVED it so we took it home with us and it is currently on our living room floor with Ikaika laying under the toys... But when I saw the latest pictures of Ramon that Karen sent through I realized that Ramon has the same one! I love it! So now when Roscoe plays I can imagine Ramon doing the same thing in CO and it is almost like they are cousin bonding already.