First & hopefully last…

My sweet boy is in the midst of his first run in with Hand, Foot, Mouth disease. Ugh. And the most frustrating part of it all is the word “virus.” It is so frustrating to have something that medicine will not cure. I hate to hear “just let it run its course.” But, that’s what we’re doing! His poor little hands & feet just hurt. We’re giving him Benadryl & Maalox mixed per our dr’s instructions but if you have any other tips for comfort let me know!! And the craziest thing of all is that he has not been at daycare since Tuesday & symptoms didn’t show up until today. (Well, he hasn’t slept well the past 2 nights & now I’m contributing that to this.) He has not run any fever which I understand is very common, so I’m hoping we missed all of that. Either way, he will be home from daycare for a few days this week.

On a happier note, here are a few things he has said lately that have caught us off guard. He is a SPONGE!!  I like to write these things down here since I’m not very good at writing in his paper baby book!

H: Mommy, I want to watch Barney.
Me: Okay (As I grab the remote to turn it on.)
H: I want to watch Handy Manny, actually. (really, he used the word actually in the correct context?!?!)

H: I wanna go across the river Daddy.
Eric: There isn’t a river here son.
H: It’s in Monroe?

When asked what his little sisters name is going to be, Hudson says “Jingle Bells!”  It’s really quite funny in person!!

On the way to daycare, we pass by the construction yard where there is always a big crane parked. Well, the crane disappeared for a couple of weeks. The first day when he noticed, this was the conversation:

H: Daddy, where did the crane go?
Eric: I don’t know son.
H: The crane go to the doctor? He make it feel better? (LOL!)

Later that week, this was the conversation:
H: Daddy, where did the crane go?
Eric: I’m not sure Hudson.
H: The crane go to jobsite? (Now I’m sure one of us told him that in passing one day, but we don’t even remember. How he remembers those random words I will never comprehend!)

Then, a few weeks later on the way to school I’m just driving along when Hudson shouts, “MOMMY!”
Me: Yes, baby
H: THE CRANE IS BACK!!!!

I sure do love this sweet boy!!!

 

Catch Up!

Once again, I find myself needing to play catch up. We’ve had a jam packed last few months & have really enjoyed the Fall season, even though you’d never know it was Fall by the weather!

We went to the circus!

We tailgated before Tech football games with friends!

We visited the Townsend House Pumpkin Patch!

We dressed up for Halloween & hosted our annual neighborhood Halloween party.

Along with other friends, I celebrated Sheree’s 30th birthday at Palette Party!

Eric ran his first race ever… A half marathon! We are so proud of him!

I made an A in my graduate class this quarter & am maintaining that 4.0!

We saw Santa Claus in Railroad Park this weekend & Hudson was certainly not afraid!! He hollered at Santa, “Come on, Santa!” As he beckoned him onto the sleigh with him. Santa burst into laughter but obliged! Then Hudson whispered into his ear his wishlist! So precious!

And last but not least….. We learned that we will be welcoming a BABY GIRL into our family!!! I am now 21 weeks along & everything has been great so far.  Baby Girl Wilkerson is due to arrive in March & we are excited! We are just starting to work on transitioning our 4th bedroom/office into her nursery, but before we can do much, we’ve got to transition Hudson into a big boy bed. A lot of changes coming in our house over the next few months!

We are looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving with our families this week! And this prego is looking forward to the traditional Thanksgiving meal!