Sickness...again

Well, our little family is batting 3 for 3 at the moment. We got Raun and Blake better (or so we thought) and then learned that we were mistaken. Last Thursday, I had to take Blake to an aftercare pediatric office because we noticed that day that he had eye crusties and his eye was swelling. He wasn't eating and was refusing to nurse or eat his baby food, so I knew something was up. We called our pediatrician's office and the nurse told us to go to this office because she couldn't figure out over the phone why Blake was running a fever. So off we went in the pouring down rain while Raun was left to work on taxes. Yes...a procrastinator he is! Anyway, the doctor looked at his eye (which I had left along despite the fact that the crusties were bugging me) and said he had pink eye. We have no idea where he got it because he wasn't around any children or adults other than us and we didn't have it. The doctor said that he could have touched something but who knows. On top of that, he also had an ear infection from the cold he had the week before that I told the pediatrician about earlier. However, since there's nothing to do for the cold, it turned into his 2nd ear infection. She said that was probably why he wouldn't eat because it hurt to swallow. It was also the reason for the fever. Oh...and he still has a cold. And teething. Poor little boy. Raun got over his bronchitis but is now suffering from allergies and is plain tired because now he's taking care of his other two sicklings. I...who has managed to stay well throughout the past 3 weeks despite hardly any sleep....is sick with I'm not for sure what. I'm going to the doctor today to find out, though! So....as we stand now, Daddy=partially sick and tired; Mommy-sick and tired; and Blake=better from pink eye despite his hatred of our fingers in his eye to put the eye cream in, working on the ear infection, and has a runny nose....again. I know these things are just minor but it does make for a dreadful week where we are just trying to make it from one day to the next! I am incredibly thankful for our health and that we are all at home, though.

So much has happened since my last post. I've been meaning to post for so long but haven't had time since I've been cuddling so much. Blake stood up for the first time on March 30. I was cooking dinner and I had him in a box (which he loves to play in) and I turned around to check on him and almost freaked out because he was standing up. Wobbly, but standing up, nevertheless. I dropped what I was doing and picked him up, mostly because I was so shocked. When did he learn to do that?! I called Mom to tell her and she asked if I praised him and I told her "no, because my first instinct was to pick him up so he wouldn't fall!" She just laughed. However, since then he has done it several more times and I've made it a habit of praising him and getting all excited. He tries to pull up on everything! Looking back on his baby book, I see that March was a big month for my little boy. It was the month that he held a cup, bathed in the big tub, sat unsupported, and stood up. He's still working on crawling. He wants to so bad. However, he would much rather walk. He knows how to put one foot in front of the other and move forward while holding your fingers. I just hope he breaks me in easily and crawls before he walks! I credit his early learning to watching Eli crawl and walk. Tell you what...leave him alone for half a day with a boy 2 months older than him and look what he learns. Sheesh!

Well...baby crying, gotta run. I'll try to put pictures up today in between naps and feedings.