Sick of being sick

I'm so sick of being sick!! We have all had a cold now for the last month. It seems to go away and then comes right back. I was starting to feel decent again and then I started to get another sore throat last night and now I'm all stuffed up. Seriously... how long can this last??? I guess I shouldn't complain though because it's ONLY a cold. The kids seem to be much better this week too. They still cough every once in awhile but that's about it.

It's also been a week of crappy sleep. Olivia has started to show up in our room between 2-3 am every night. I don't have the energy to fight with her so I've let her get into bed with us which is probably not a good idea. I told her tonight that she needed to stay in her room all night and she said she would so we'll see how that goes. Last night she showed up with just her underwear on. She took off her pj's for some reason.

On Saturday their daycare had a consignment sale and I stopped by with Olivia after her dance class. I was able to get Beau a high chair for $45 - it's a Chico and it's in excellent condition. I also got them a Step 2 car for $25 that looks brand new. Olivia scored a bag of "bling" for $1. It had a bunch of necklaces, bracelets and sunglasses in it. It's the best $1 I've ever spent!! She even shared with Beau - LOVE LOVE LOVE the picture of him in the pink glasses. It makes me laugh every time I look at it.

Beau also started on solid food this week for the first time. He did great. I had daycare start him on cereal yesterday and he loved it and at all of it. I tried peas and applesauce last night. He liked the peas but the applesauce not so much.

He's also getting good with the hand eye control. Can't you tell from where he dropped his binky?

They are having a Halloween party on Friday. Beau is going to be a monster and Olivia is going to be The Little Mermaid. We're also going camping this weekend and they are having trick or treat there too. I'll put up some pictures this weekend.

Swine Flu Shot

Well we have all been sick for like the past three weeks. Luckily it's just been a bad cold with sore throat and cough and not the flu. I have been really worried about the swine flu since both of the kids are in daycare. It hasn't hit their school yet but it's probably just a matter of time before it does. I read the news every day and sometimes I think I shouldn't because it makes me worry. I've just read a lot of stories lately about children dying from the flu or becoming very sick. This story on msnbc was one of them:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33243690/ns/health-swine_flu/

I did take Olivia to get her H1N1 vaccine this week. There's currently only one place in the area that offers it. She does have to go back for a second dose in one month. She hasn't had any side effects and I feel a little better now that she has had it. I'm just nervous about having to wait for Beau but I will be taking him as soon as he turns 6 months. In my opinion the risk of not getting it far outweighs the risks of getting the vaccine. I think I mentioned it in an earlier post but there was also a colleague from the UK whose healthy 14 year old son died from it last month.

Before she had the vaccine, Olivia was sent home twice in the last two weeks with a fever and I did take her to the doctor the second time to make sure she was ok. She had to put on a mask in the waiting room - it was a little big but looked cute.

Beau has been doing great. He is getting so big. He was almost 17 lbs. when I took him for his 4 month visit a couple of weeks ago. I bought him new pajamas yesterday in 12 month size and they fit! He's started to roll over and he loves to suck his thumb while he's sleeping. It's so cute. He's a really good baby. We are very lucky. He sleeps through the night most of the time now so I can't complain. He seems to really like school too. He's just a very happy baby - especially in the morning. He wakes up every day smiling in his hammock. He LOVES Olivia. He'll just stare at her and smile. She's really good with him too and loves to lay in our bed with him every morning while we're getting ready.

Olivia is going to be a mermaid for Halloween. Beau is going to be a monster. We're going to the campground for Halloween. They are doing a lot of activities for the kids and have trick or treating. It should be a lot of fun. We're also going camping tomorrow for the second time. Hopefully the weather is good!