Yard Sale Finds

The kids and I went to a big community yard sale this morning. Avaree got a few books and some things for her Barbies. We got a great deal on a table and chairs set with an umbrella (looks brand new!) and we found some really neat vintage Little People stuff. We got the camper and boat set and lots of little cars and trucks. The lady also had the barn and playhouse that I wish I would have gotten. I remember playing with these sets when I was little and I love them! It's so fun seeing the kids playing with the same things that I did.

10 Months

Happy 10 Months Big Boy!

My baby is growing up too fast! 10 months today, it just doesn't seem like it. He weighs around 21 pounds and is wearing mostly 12 months clothes and size 3 shoes. He's still in the medium setting on his cloth diapers. He loves to talk and is trying so hard to say so many words! He says Dada and Mama all the time and I really believe he says hey, go, good, and yum. If he's not saying those words, it sure does sound like it and he says them at the right time.

He loves to eat and is totally on table food now. We usually give him whatever we're having and we haven't really found anything that he doesn't like. He really loves baked sweet potatoes sprinkled with a little bit of cinnamon. If he sees us eating something, he HAS to have some! He's still sleeping all night, and usually sleeps from around 8 at night until 9 the next morning (if he doesn't have to go to daycare). Of course there are some days when he doesn't sleep that late. I normally don't get to see him in the mornings before I go to work when James is home with him.

He loves for us to sing to him, and he likes to listen to Veggie Tales. He will laugh and "sing" when it is on. It's so sweet! He is into everything and is all over the place. He's starting to let go while standing but he hasn't gotten his balance yet. He will walk (almost run) when you told his hands and sometimes he will walk when you hold only one of them. He loves to beat on things like he's playing the drums.

We've started getting ready for his first birthday party, I'm excited about that, but it does make me sad that my baby is almost a toddler!

Bedtime

I love night times with Jace. Once he's had a bath and has on his nighttime diaper and jammies, he and I cuddle on the couch and he drinks his bottle. Once he's done (sometimes he doesn't even want to finish it), I go lay him in his crib and he'll stick his thumb in his mouth, roll over, and close his eyes. He usually goes to sleep pretty quickly, but sometimes, like last night, he wanted to play! He doesn't cry or anything, he just sits or stands in his crib and plays and talks to himself.

I heard him in there so I went to check on him. He was standing in his crib and just grinned at me when he saw me. He had thrown everything out of his crib and was just standing there. It was so cute. I laid him back down and he eventually went to sleep.
I love how easy he's always been, he's no trouble at all!

My Birthday

I turned 27 on Friday...I can't believe I'm so close to 30! We had a few dinners with family to celebrate. Sunday, we had dinner with Grandma, Papa, and Ashlee.

Friday night we went to dinner with James' Mom, and last night, we went to dinner with my side of the family for mine and Mom's birthdays. We love spending time with family!

First ER Visit

My poor little guy is sick and I stayed home with him today. Early yesterday morning (around 2am), I took Jace to the emergency room. He's been running a low fever off and on since Sunday evening. Around 12:30am, I woke up to the sound of Jace breathing really loudly and a barking cough. I ran in his room to check on him and he was burning up. I stripped him down, his fever was 103.7, I gave him some Tylenol and put a cool washcloth on him. After almost an hour, he fever was only down to 103.3 and he sounded terrible so I decided to take him in. James stayed home with Avaree.

We got there and didn't have to wait long as soon as the RN in triage heard him. He could tell immediately he had croup. Once the doctor came in to see him, he quickly diagnosed him as having croup with stridor and an ear infection in his right ear. They gave us a dose of steroids (Decadron) to help with the inflammation in his throat and his first dose of an antibiotic (Amoxil) for his ears. He said there was nothing else they could do about the croup, just to keep the air he breathes cool and moist.
Other than the cough and breathing, he acted fine at the hospital. He smiled at the RN in triage and at the doctor when he walked in and he climbed all over the bed and wouldn't be still. We got home around 4am and Jace went right to bed.

He's feeling a little better, still running a low fever and his voice is hoarse. His coughing isn't that bad during the day, but it gets worse during the night. Hopefully he'll be back to normal soon!

Baby Likes to Eat

No more baby food for this big guy, he wants the good stuff! Jace is only eating table food now, he gave up baby food a few weeks ago. He's a really good eater and likes just about anything we give him. We usually give him whatever we are eating, except for the no-nos right now--peanut butter, eggs, and shellfish. He loves macaroni and cheese, cheese quesadillas, and grilled cheese sandwiches--pretty much anything with cheese!

Tooth #3!

Jace's top left tooth finally cut through!