sick days

in all the world there is nothing worse than a sad, sick baby.

on friday I awake terribly early to find a sick kid. santiago, ear infections and croup cough have become the most intimate of friends.

i haul out the infant tylenol and the baby motrin and we spend the weekend in our jams. cleaning and laundry go neglected. mama's hair never gets brushed. there are lots of snuggles on the couch and we watched the lion king and nemo lots and lots and lots of times. oh, and two (2) trips to the urgent care clinic.

urgent care trip #1

trip #2 (does this smiley kid look sick to you? nah. he's totally faking it)

 

last night before bed we rocked back and forth in the warm shower, his sad tired head on my shoulder, while i rubbed his back and sang every lullaby song i know. between sad sighs he perked up a bit and waved at the shower curtain. i imagined he was waving to his angels, who had stopped by to make sure he was okay, and that i was doing my job.

don't worry guys, mama kisses and snuggles cures all! today his fever finally broke. huzzah!

Happy Halloween!

Santiago's second Halloween was perfect in every way! We did lots of fun activities (he's still recovering from Halloween hangover. . . don't worry, I'm keeping him hydrated). We went to a Halloween party  and Pumpkin Picking.

Last night we went Trick o' Treating in our neighborhood. Santiago was thrilled to be dressed in his spoooky costume, walking right up to each door proclaiming "Teet Teet" (that's Trick or Treat in Santiago). It was absolutely precious!

For your viewing pleasure, pictures of the cutest Chucky you've ever seen start riiiiiiiiiiight now:

Trick or treat,

be so sweet,

give me something good to eat!

Hope you had a Happy Halloween!

My little Chucky sure did!

No tricks just treats!

as i type this blog post, santiago is sleeping, still recovering from his first epic halloween block party last night! he went as woody, and i went as his mother wah-wahhh, wah wahhwahh. he loved it! he really enjoyed seeing all the other children in their different costumes and everyone loved seeing him because woody is the very best cowboy in the wild wild west. santiago won the prize for best toddler costume! he was so excited, without really understanding why everyone was cheering and clapping and i had a proud mama moment. oh, it was wonderful but even more wonderful is i get to eat all his trick or treat goodies because obviously he can't eat them.

happy halloweekend, friends!

Pumpkin Picking!

this past Tuesday brought what was perhaps Santiago's favorite day EVER! a trip to Gilcrease Orchard.

the weather could not have been more gorgeous. it was serious fall perfection! we wandered around the Orchard for hours, his little face lit up and he squealed with delight upon being surrounded by the bright orange pumpkins. he wasted no time running around to explore them. we went through the hay maze no less than 10 times, posed for pictures with the scarecrows and went on a hayride around the Orchard!

on our way out, i treated myself to delicious apple cider donuts. it was a really delightful day, and i don’t think i’ve ever seen Santiago have as much fun as he did!

 happy pumpkin-picking, friends!

If you're looking for us. . .

we are most likely here:

doing this:

and this:

running up then down the grassy hill at top speed:

 

Happy Weekend to you, friends!

Stink face!

Santiago is at the age where he will do things to elicit a laugh from me and his papa, or the elderly couple sitting next to us at the restaurant, or the cashier at starbucks, or anyone, really. He'll scrunch up his nose really hard and squint his eyes. He looks ridiculous, it's awesome!

Just think how fun it will be to show him this picture when he's older and laugh about it together!

Good morning!

 Santiago and I are feeling much better today (slowly recovering from this)

thank you kindly for all your well wishes.