Gretchen posted on February 02, 2013
What's been going on this week? Hmmm, think think. Oh yes, Adam and I both got a nasty sore throat and congestion double-whammy, my boss announced he was quitting with four days notice, Isaac has turned into a perpetual motion machine, and Grandpa Mike is arriving for a visit on Sunday. No biggie!
First things first, Isaac got a bit of a sniffle about two weeks ago then promptly recovered with no treatment whatsoever. Apparently the virus was still lurking in the house because about a week later Adam got it, then I got it. It starts out with a burning sore throat, achiness and exhaustion followed by sinus congestion, then transforms your voice into Patty or Selma Bouvier (take your pick). We have yet to see where this trail ends. I almost never get sick, so I am pretty much a complete wuss about it. Plus I hate taking medicine, which was necessary this week. Don't worry, Isaac is fine though. His nanny once told me that one thing that she loves about him is that he doesn't let anything get him down, which so far has proven to be true.
Next up, my boss of five years suddenly quit, announcing it on Monday that his last day would be Thursday. I won't go into details but obviously me and my coworkers are all on edge, especially since his senior-level boss is the one taking over temporarily.
Isaac has become very active (or restless, however you want to put it). It's exhausting! What happened to that little baby that used to just sit happily wherever he was placed? Not this guy! He wants to stand up, sit down, roll over one way then the other, grab anything within reach and put it in his mouth, screech as loudly as possible, etc. He hasn't been a big fan of eating his food lately, so it's a struggle at every meal. As you can see from the pictures below, now in his infant seat he won't sit quietly. He sits straight up then leans forward, eventually getting stuck in a downward-dog position.
He can now feed himself his bottle, and loves chewing on tail of Clifford the Big Red Dog. It's been a little cool down here in Cancun lately, which is a good opportunity to put him in his Harley Davidson outfit, thoughtfully given to him by (great) Aunt Becky and Uncle Terry.
And Grandpa Mike arrives on Sunday!