Sick Babies

So far this cold and flu season we have been lucky to avoid any major illness and the last time around when we had a little cold bug flying around our house Jonah was able to escape un-infected. This time however was/is a little different. Sophie came down with something last Thursday, causing her to miss her first day of preschool:(....we think she picked something up from church she ran a fever and then it just turned into some nasty cough and congestion which she is still battling almost a week later. A few days into her illness Neal and I started feeling the sick come on too. Luckily for all of us it is just a little viral something or other. Jonah started getting a little stuffy and had a yucky cough going on so off to the doctor we went this morning, low and behold he has his very first ear infection. My poor little man. He seems to feel okay (other than the congestion) and is not really showing any signs of his ear bothering him and he is taking his fruity flavored pink medicine like a man! Other than that all is pretty quiet here on the Slimick front, we are hoping that Sophie feels well enough tomorrow to start school because she is so darn excited!

Aside from our little sick hump in the road everyone is doing very well and Jonah is growing healthy and strong each and every day he is now 16lbs 110zs!! He is such a happy baby and constantly full of smiles even when he is sick! He loves his toy (a terry cloth doll holding a wooden teething ring) he got for Christmas he can't quite use his hands to put it in his mouth yet so he uses his little balled up fists to keep shoving it back in so he can gum the little wooden teether part! He also is enjoying his baby gym more and more. Sophie is getting so big and so grown up she has turned into such a little girl always wanting to help and be part of whatever it is we are doing, so we have started giving her some responsibilities around the house. She now has to help clear the table and help load the dishwasher after every meal, she also helps fold towels and put laundry in the dryer all of which she is very capable of doing and very excited to do. Her favorite new phrase is, "What I can do for you Mommy?" Here are some pictures of them in action that I took ( yes, me that is why the photo quality and editing is not up to par because I took them not my oh-so-talented hubby !).