September 13 - Here Comes Trouble

Luke has been 100% walking for a few weeks now and he is on the verge of running. In fact, if he can see Amelia's water bowl, he speed walks/kind of jogs towards it. I am constantly shocked at how quick he is. He also figured out how to climb onto the couch and can climb out of the tub. I am not exaggerating when I say we have to watch him like a hawk. He is trying very hard to climb out of his crib, he'll be in a toddler bed before we know it!


In other Luke news, he had his first serious illness last week and ended up in the ER. He was sent home from school on Tuesday with a 102.2 fever and seemed fine most of Wednesday. Unfortunately, when he woke up from his afternoon nap on Wednesday his fever was 104.4. His fever barely went down after a dose of Motrin and cold compresses so I took him to the ER. Luckily, his ears, lungs and urine were clear. After a higher dose of Motrin (apparently the recommended dose from my pediatrician is half what you can really give an infant) he was discharged. I kept him home with me the rest of the week and he is 100% healthy again. Poor little guy!


My girlfriend Anna came in town this past weekend and we had a great time. The last time we saw each other I was one week from giving birth to Julia so this time around, we had a much more active visit. We saw 'Contagion' Friday night (I think it was the first time a movie ended and the theater was entirely silent..and no one wanted to touch anything nor each other..freaky) and had an active weekend with the kids (gymnastics, sidewalk chalk, lots of hopscotch, reading, bath time fun, walks with dog and a birthday party). 


Julia enjoying her new favorite breakfast: oatmeal AND cheerios, milk AND water. Our girl has quite the appetite these days. 

Julia playing 'chicken' with the sprinkler - my brothers and I used to do this as kids.