Poor little Lachlan has had quite the run of it lately. He started out with a lower respiratory infection, then developed croup (which is quite scary for a new mommy to experience), and finally got a lovely ear infection. Welcome to the world of daycare, Little One :). I keep telling myself that this is all good, since he surely will get all of those childhood illnesses now instead of when he starts school. Anyway, he's still battling the ear infection - it's a resistant little bugger. He's just started on his 3rd type of antibiotics for it. Hopefully this one will work...if not, I will take him directly back to the doctor when fussiness arises again. Oh...and the tired part of "sick and tired"...well, our good little sleeper hasn't been sleeping so good these days. So, Mommy and Daddy have been quite tired. I'm pleased to report, though, that he slept through the night last night...YIPEEE!!!
I often joke around that Lach must think that God gave him to the stupidest mommy around (my mom says that all babies probably think that about their mommy's a time or two). I completely missed the signs that the ear infection was back...AGAIN. You would think I would have learned my lesson the first time, but NOPE - not me :). When he got fussy this weekend, wanted to be held all the time, wouldn't eat well, etc. (just like the last two rounds of this ear infection), I assumed that he must be teething or something. There was just NO way that he had an ear infection again after having the shot and 10 days of antibiotics that had just been completed 3 DAYS PRIOR...WRONG....so, here I am promising my little man that NEXT TIME, I will recognize the signs and take him straight in to be checked. We'll just hope that there isn't a next time; I would hate to be made to look like a big ole goober in front of my 5 month old - haha.
Other than dealing with the Lach Ness Monster (this is what we call Lachlan when he's fussy more than happy - figured we would embrace the nickname he is pretty much assured to be called at some point in his life), we've had some fun! Lachlan and I went to Montgomery to visit family over July 4th weekend. We had a great time there! The drive home was another story altogether. Lachlan turned 5 months old there...he's now 15lbs 11oz! He's rolling more frequently, laughing, and trying to sit up. He's jut growing up so very fast!
We visited this new neighborhood outside of town on July 4th. They had their own little festival in their little town square area. It's called "The Waters". Here are a couple of pictures, but you can also just click the link to check it out.
It is AWESOME. They have their own little world there...tree-lined streets with big sidewalks; big front porches (the yards are kinda small, but you don't need one when you have everything they have); their own town square with a market, gym, dentist office, etc; lakes all around with a beautiful boathouse and dock; a fancy pool; tennis courts; and a perfect little white church on a hill overlooking everything. I have visions of becoming a "Stepford Wife" there...we would tool around in our little personally decorated golf cart. I would wear cute dresses and have a tan....heck, I would even BAKE if that's what it would take - haha.
We also had a marathon trip home from Alabama. I regret not documenting it for prosperity. I had my camera and everything. We left on Sunday afternoon, and our normal 5 hour trip turned into an over 8 hour trip. Lachlan did great - considering...although, now he's a little leary of his carseat. We ran into traffic just south of Birmingham (no surprise there), so after we got out if it, we spent some time hanging out in the Lowe's just north of town. Talk about an odd stop, but we both needed to walk...it was raining...and was after 6pm on a Sunday - our options were limited. Then, we ran into a terrible storm and horrible traffic around 11pm in Chattanooga. We ended up "camping out" in the patio section of a 24 hour Wal-Mart. The workers were very nice. I ended up making myself at home on some patio furniture. Lachlan got a late bottle and played on his blanket. I felt like the girl in the book/movie Where the Heart Is. Talk about hilarious...now.
Other that that little adventure, things are pretty quiet for the Menagerie. Daddy is away for work for a while...so, it's me and the monsters. Hopefully, they won't ban together to overthrow me while he's gone - haha.
