Quality Time

It's not completely unusual for us to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Quartuccio on at least one day of the weekend.  They live so close and LOVE seeing James so we take advantage of their hospitality whenever we can.  On a recent weekend, we brought over lots of things to keep James entertained and ended up keeping Grandpa entertained as well. :)

While hanging out in the family room, James discovered his reflection in the fireplace door and was completely enamored.  I mean, why wouldn't he be?  He's a LOOKER!!! :)

Since this little man has decided to be adorably hilarious these days, I decided to demonstrate ways to make him giggle.  I have to say, I cringe a little seeing myself in this video, but it is worth it to hear those giggles. :)

We decided to take advantage of the nice weather with a walk around the neighborhood.  Since we had to bag the stroller to fit the ExerSaucer in the car, James got up close and person to Daddy in the Ergo. He's not a huge fan of this thing since he is just a sweatbox, but he managed to catch a few zzz's while we walked.

The day ended with a bottle and some peas and what better way to eat them than in your Bumbo.  Disclaimer:  this Bumbo was used prior to the recently issued recall and the baby was monitored the entire time. No tumbling off the table here!  :)

So that was our day in a nutshell.  We had a blast and I'm sure we'll be back again this weekend!

Stupid Summer Cold

There is nothing worse then having cold in the summer.  The itchy eyes, runny nose, annoying cough all while it is 98 degrees out.  Blah!  What's worse is being a 4 1/2 month old baby with a cold.  That's right ~ the germs of daycare have struck and our little guy is now experiencing his first full on cold.

He's got the runny nose...the hacking cough...the watery eyes and there is absolutely nothing we can do about it.  Poor kid is too young to take meds so we have to work with the old fashioned remedies.  And let me tell you ~ he LOVES them. We have the humidifier running...we sit in a steamy bathroom with him to help loosen up the snot.  And his ultimate favorite - when I stick the bulb thing up his nose and suck the snot out.   He's a BIG fan of that one.  Can you sense the sarcasm?!

But at this point, we will try anything to help the kid breathe.  Luckily, he is taking it like a champ and is still the happy go lucky kid we have come to know and love.  We still even manage to get him to giggle despite the snot. :)