The Dub Shack: Feb. 2012

Brody,

Feb 1 – 4

The first part of this month was pretty normal! On Feb 3, Daddy went to see Josh Hamilton speak with Josh True, another youth pastor in Houston. You and Mommy had a date night. We played some. We watched t.v. and just cuddled. Mommy really enjoyed her time with you this night!! On Feb 4^th, Daddy had upwards you and mommy stayed home. We enjoy our Saturday mornings just relaxing and playing.

Feb 5 – 11

On Sunday Feb. 5^th, you attended your first Superbowl party with the youth group! Of course you were a hit and all the girls loved holding you! You did great!! The game was between the Patriots and the Giants. The Giants won. You are still going to Nicole’s Mondays and Wednesdays and are doing great! On Tuesday, mommy went and took pictures for someone then we went to dinner with the Stearmans. They are our interim pastor and wife while the church looks for a new pastor. Tim and Jane think you are so adorable! On Thursday Mommy had a girls night out with the life group ladies. You went with daddy to hang out with the daddy and kiddos. This was Feb 9^th and your 5month birthday! I cannot believe you are already 5 months!

Feb 12 – 18

This week was pretty normal, until Tuesday. We got home Tuesday and you were coughing a little throughout the evening. I did not think much of it because you were playing normally. You seemed fine just coughing. Several times throughout Tuesday night, Daddy and I heard you coughing in the monitor and we decided to go ahead and take you to the doctor on Wednesday just to make sure you were okay since it was flu season and junk going around. So Wednesday daddy took you to Nicole’s. I checked on you several times. She said you were coughing but ok. After school on my way to get you she said you had gotten a fever. When I picked you up you looked awful You could tell you felt so bad. Your eyes were red, running nose, and coughing. I was so glad we had made the appointment Wednesday Morning. So I immediately went to Dr. Pielop’s office. We got in and you were getting worse by the minute it seemed. When they took your temperature it was 102.5 so they gave you Tylenol immediately to get it down. I got really nervous because the first nurse said she thought it sounded like Whooping cough and that is not a good think for babies to have! Dr. Pielop wasn’t there so we saw Dr. Clark. I tried describing what your cough was like because you weren’t coughing when we were in the office. He decided to give you a flu test and check your respiratory rate. When the nurse was checking it your started crying and coughing so much. I told her to please tell the doctor what it sounded like because she knew more what to listen for. Dr. Clark came in and said you had Stidor and croupe. He gave you a dose of steroid and told us to watch you closely that night and call if we had problems. I took you home and stayed home with you for church. You were so pitiful. I felt so helpless not being able to do much for you knowing you felt awful. I just wanted my baby to feel better! So we had you sleep in the swing Wednesday night to help you breathe and not cough as much and you slept pretty good for the most part. I slept on the couch in the living room with you. I stayed home on Thursday with you too. You slept almost the entire day, literally. You would wake up for no more than 30 minutes and fall back asleep. Daddy slept in the living room with you Thursday night and you stayed home with him Friday. By Friday you were almost back to yourself!! It was not a fun week with you so sick. I don’t like my baby being that sick! So glad you are better!!

Feb. 19-25

This was a pretty normal week for us. You just went to MDO and Nicole’s. You still have a cough but are getting better and you are not like you were at all. So glad you are feeling better! We did try something new with you this week. On Feb 23 we tried rice cereal with you for the first time!! You were not a fan. You cried almost the whole time! You will get the hang of it though. We are going to do it every other day until your are 6 months old! Mommy and daddy went out on a date on Saturday. You went to Jodie’s and of course had fun!! J

Feb 26 – 29

These next few days were very normal. You played, ate, slept, pooped. J You are liking rice cereal a little more but still not much at all.

Developments this month:

Sitting better by yourself

Started Rice Cereal

Taking Paci out and putting back in your mouth more

Laughing a little

Weigh about 15 pounds

Love grabbing your feet, my hair, anything

SMILING a LOT!

SIZE 2/3 Diapers

We love you little man!