Face Master C

Its been a rough few days at the Delcambre house. C came down with a 104 degree temp Thursday afternoon. He was really lethargic and was out of it. We had a scary few hours. Jonathan and I watched him and alternated the Tylenol and Motrin. We also tried a lukewarm bath. It seemed to help but Friday his fever was back pretty much all day. He had lost his appetite and wasn't drinking much.

Thank God for great friends (who happen to be a mommy of 4 and her hubby who is a pedi. They were advising along the way). Finally when we couldn't get his fever to break Friday night we decided to go into the Dr on Saturday morning. Well, J took him. I had a photo shoot. I'm so glad we went. Christopher has HFM disease, which although viral can be pretty serious. Although C didn't have the blister symptoms on his hands or feet, I'm told his throat was pretty bad. Poor guy!

Hopefully his fever breaks today....the Dr. seemed to think it should. He is back to drinking more but still not really interested in food. Hope that changes soon....he's only in the 5% for weight.

I just wanted to post and update and what is a post about C without photos? Here are a few from early last week before the funk hit!

I hate the way images turn out on blogger...nothing like when I edit them...Oh well. At least they print perfectly. I thought I would share more of the what will fit in what game. It pretty much always involves a spoon or ball and typically ends with the cup.

This is the kid of many faces. Seriously, J and I are on the floor with the faces he makes. We were playing around last week and Christopher got tickled about something and it went a little like this:

Happy Monday!

Oh Nose!

We are in a really fun phase right now with discovery. There are two new favs with C. Action and reaction and what fits in what.

First, he loves the action/reaction game. He will close a door and I open it. Seriously, this can last for an hour or more (if I would let it). Christophe is also as passionate about the open the cabinet and have mommy close it game too. His most recent one this morning is snap the eyeglass case closed and have mommy open it. This evokes a deep hearty giggle.

The second game is putting things inside one another. The finger in the nose was short lived (thank goodness) and we are on to bigger and better things. Christopher's favorite is the spoon in the cup game. He will walk around with a plastic cup and spoon for hours only to stop to grab the sippy or possibly to see if something else fits. He also likes to put a stuffed animal in a shoe, his blocks in the trash and balls in Cooper's mouth.

Unfortunately, for Christopher these two new found joys collided in a most unfortunate way this morning. We were playing the what fits in the eyeglass case game. Which is a combo of the two games....apparently we're advancing. Anyway, we had put a golf ball in and shook it around. That was funny. We put a spoon in, again a RIOT! (for him, anyway) but since his belly laughs get me laughing, we were both having a pretty good time.

I had to run to the bathroom so I left him sitting in the living room with about 6 other "toys" that would fit into the case. I'm pretty quick so I thought this was MORE than ample. Nope!

I hear the case close and a SCREAM! I thought he lost a toe, was bleeding or worse.

Christopher comes running, in that toddler sort of way into the bathroom with the eyeglass case.....firmly shut on his nose!

I said "oh no" through my giggles and quickly removed the case. After a few minutes the incident was forgotten and we were back to putting things inside each other.

You might not have even known it had happened except for the clamp marks and a very little red nose.

That was our Tuesday morning. Now we are shredding a new magazine I haven't read yet.....guess I better get back to my play date!

A Challenge....I dare ya!

Our bodies are made up of 70% water. Without the proper water balance, our bodies don't function as well as they should. If properly hydrated, our skin looks better, we have more energy and we aren't as hungry. Water also helps flush out the by-products from burning fat so you can loose weight faster.

I read about the water challenge on blogher the other day and it made me reflect on how much water I drink a day. (not all of us are camels, amanda). Anyway, I decided to take the challenge! 30 days, more water.....better me! Anyone with me?

It's simple:

Drink a minimum of 1 ltr , with a goal of 64oz. of water a day.
Limit to two (8oz) non water drinks a day.

So grab your bottle and drink along. Leave me a comment and let me know how you are doing. Also, start one of your own and pass along to your readers.

I'm adding a charity component to it too. For every 8oz I drink, I'm donating $1 to the global water challenge. What a great way to improve our lives and those around the world.

Also, while focusing on your water intake (especially in these hot months) also watch your outgo. The GWP challenges us to minimize our daily water waste!

Challenge yourself, friends and family!!

I'm Behind. Like Memorial Day behind.

We had a great cook out at Dad and Joy's and although my battery wasn't charged and I missed alot of the fun, I was able to get a few cute shots.

Dad knows how to grill the brats! Yummy!


Pretty flowers all over their house.

Christopher loved to walk up and down the walk way....I think its because he got so much attention :)

And when he wasn't walking, Aunt Allie was spinning around in circles. A fast favorite!

Christopher loves to go to Nana and Pop's house because they have neat deer, elk and boar heads on the wall. Although not a fan of the boars at all, he talks to the elk and deer with dad. Its super cute. Maybe next time I will actually have the camera ready. Uggg.

Ive got an Itch that needs scratching

I am the most blessed woman around. I'm convinced. I have the best job at home with my little man, the best church home, 2 sweet labs that think I can do no wrong, the sweetest friends, lovely family AND the most supportive, loving and WONDERFUL husband.

He works hard everyday so I can live my dream at home with my baby. He loves unconditionally, is the best daddy and I cant imagine my life any other way.

So, on this special day, a post just for him. Thank you Jonathan for all you do for me, Christopher and our little family. It doesn't go unnoticed! If this is the 7 year itch.....I'm looking forward to many more years of scratching together.

Happy Happy Anniversary! I love you!

Man of many faces.

Little man is full of so many expressions, I cant wait until I know what he's thinking. I'm over the moon for this kid.

Virgin Island Vacation

Life is finally getting back to normal (whatever that means) since coming home from our vacation. It seems like everyday is a new "normal" but at least we are caught up on laundry, groceries and nap routine is back on track. I thought for a little while that C was trying to drop a nap but the past few days have been naps as normal.

Our vacation was a blast. We left Saturday (the day before Mother's day) to fly to Miami. There we met up with the Carroll's and spent the night in a hotel before heading to the port on Sunday. We had two days at sea before our first stop. This was both relaxing and lazy.....perfect. I did however get BURNED. It finally looked better 2 weeks later. I typically wear sunscreen but was planning on laying out for just 30 minutes but got talking to Marcus (which based on the angle of my face, sunglasses and hair also left me with a NICE pattern on my neck and chest) and it quickly turned unto an hour plus. Still, not to painful and it didn't really impact the rest of the trip.

Our first stop was in Puerto Rico. There we had a night port stop which was really neat. We chose to go kayaking into a bioluminescent bay. Really neat experience and something that wasn't totally "touristy". The four of us had a great time! I think it was the highlight of our cruise.

The next day we were in St Thomas. BEAUTIFUL! Great weather and we had a fun day of shopping and laying out at Magen's Bay. The water was a little chilly but we had a great day at the beach.

Thursday was our last stop and we were in St. Maarten. It was again a beautiful island. Although SUPER hot. Its amazing the difference between the two islands. We stepped off the boat and were sweating the entire time that we weren't in the water. We ate lunch at a really cute open air restaurant with gorgeous views. Marcus and Amanda later had a little problem with lunch. :( From there we spend the afternoon going Snuba. Marcus and Amanda decided to sit this one out ... Later found out that Amanda threw up her lunch and Marcus almost did. Jonathan and I had a great time exploring underwater and although I had a hard time equalizing the pressure in my ears at first, it was a neat "first" for us to do together. Later, back on our little boat heading to land, Jonathan threw up too but I think he was a little seasick. I ended up being the only one that didn't get sick that afternoon but the pressure in my ears and head gave me a migraine. By the time we got back on our boat, we were all a little green.

Each night we played games up on deck, Jonathan and I went to a couple of shows and just relaxed. I really missed C but knew he was well taken care of. I got nightly email updates of his daily activity and that was fun to look forward to at the end of a day.

The last two days we were back at sea and all ready for a little down time. It was a great week spent with some wonderful friends.

I'm glad to be home but do miss the 24 hour frozen yogurt machine, free room service and the blow up pool in the backyard just isn't as blue as the water in the Virgin Islands.

I still have a bunch of pics from Christopher's Birthday that I will update soon. Promise!