Valentine's Day

We had a great Valentines Day! The boys made Shawn and I magnets with their pictures on it (with some help from Mimi and Granddad!). Mimi made us all heart shaped pink pancakes for breakfast. They were delicious. She decorated the table for Valentine's Day. It was really fun! We got Connor some Diego candy and a Diego coloring book (his latest favorite cartoon). Max got a little stuffed dog, bouncy ball, and cookie monster card from us. Mimi and Granddad also had little surprises for everyone.

Max is down to nursing 2 times a day and will not drink formula. We can get him to drink a little bit of water, but other than that he really doesn't get any liquid. We had a follow-up doctor's appointment for his ears and his wheezing yesterday, so I asked him about the lack of fluids issue we are having. He asked me to try mixing formula and breastmilk together, but Max still won't drink it. We are going to try whole milk next since nothing else seems to be working! He still has fluid in one ear, but it is not infected. The doctor wants to keep him on an antibiotic for another month until the fluid clears out to prevent an infection. He's also going to be taking a breathing treatment once a day for the next month because he is still wheezing. Hopefully he gets well soon!

He took 2 steps on his 11 month birthday. Maybe he'll be walking soon!

Mary Poppins Knows What She's Talking About

Wow, I've been slacking! I guess now that the holidays are over things are slowing down around here. Last week though, EVERYONE was sick. Max caught a stomach bug at Mother's Day Out and passed it on to Connor and I. Shawn got a little bit of it, but not near the impact that the rest of us got. Thankfully, we are on the road to recovery now.

Max also had an ear infection earlier this month. The infection is gone now, but he still has some fluid in his ears so the doctor has him on a regimen of antibiotics for a month. It is supposed to keep another infection from occurring while the fluid finally clears out of his ears. We went through the same thing with Connor and he never got another ear infection so it worked. We are hoping for the same result here. Only problem is Max WILL NOT take the medicine. As soon as you get it in his mouth it goes shooting across the room. Now we are mixing it with chocolate syrup and getting him to take it that way. As they say, "A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down."