As weeks go, this wasn’t my best one ever. It started well enough on Monday. I was in a great mood, I ate well, and even had a nice poop. I had a walk with Nana and had some quality time with Grandpa Yagan. Monday night was terrible, though — one of my worst in recent memory. Mom was up for a couple hours trying to get me to sleep. Seems like I’ve got another cold trying to attack me!
When Tuesday morning rolled around, I was showing all the symptoms: congestion, watery eyes, and a runny nose. The good news is that I definitely napped better than usual and I continued to eat and poop quite well. Nana decided to limit my toys to plastic ones that could be easily washed. This means that in addition to my usual roster of toys, I also got some Tupperware and measuring sups to play with. We also didn’t get to go on any walks.
On Wednesday (which I found out was the fifteenth anniversary of my parents’ first date!) I was feeling a bit better and Nana let us go out and play in the yard a bit. It was pretty hard for me to fall asleep for my naps (I could barely breathe!), but when I did I slept really well (three hours in the afternoon!). The exciting news was that I had my fifth new solid food ever (the first being rice cereal, prunes, barley, and zucchini): peas. I devoured the peas just like all the other foods I’ve eaten.
By Thursday the rough week had felt really long. Nana spent most of the day using the nasal aspirator to suck the gook out of my nose and then applying vaseline to keep my nose from turning red from all the wiping. I fussed most of the day and had a really hard time sleeping (finally a walk in my big stroller did the trick) and when Mom got home, I could tell Nana was pooped from the long day.
Friday was especially fun because Dad was working from home, so every time he came upstairs for a snack or a drink of water I got to see him a little bit (he may have even made a few extra trips just to see me!). Dad had ordered a bunch of things for me online that arrived today. One of the things, though, he had to pick up from the store was foam play mat. (Mom & Dad discovered this from my soon-to-be-friend Jackson who has one!) Ever since I started sitting up, I’ve realized that on each floor there’s a pile of blankets that I usually hang out on. Now, finally, I feel like I have a permanent play area on this foam mat (2/3 of which is in the family room; 1/3 of which is in Mom’s and Dad’s bedroom). I’m slowly taking over the house!
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