Fun with the new camera...
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Motherhood is glamorous
It is tiring being a working mom--this is proof that I can fall asleep just about anywhere! Ah, the joys of the breast pump...
This is something I never imagined myself doing... and I do it all the time!
Rockford Christmas
The Sunday after Christmas, we headed up to Rockford for the extended Fowle family Christmas celebration at Tom and Clem's house. Everyone contributed a dish for a yummy afternoon meal, and then we all opened presents from Grandma Fowle. With four little ones, it was a much more rowdy present opening extravaganza than in past years--next year will be really crazy when Nathan and Avery will be joining Alex and Kaden in running around!
Kaden and Alex were the present distributors, with a little help from Mike.
This box was originally intended to hold discarded wrapping paper. Instead, Nathan spent a good portion of the afternoon playing in it! :)
We decided it would be fun to get a photo of all the little kids--they did not agree! Below are the best photos of the bunch!
Beautiful ring
For Christmas, my amazingly talented sister-in-law Joanna made me a stunningly beautiful ring. Not only do I love the setting and the hammered band, but the stone is blue topaz, Nathan's birth stone! Perfection!! Check out Joanna's website for her business, Ach Ach Liebling.
Ear infection and deeply rooted memories
So we have arrived at the milestone of Nathan's first ear infection. Yesterday N and I drove to Chelsea for a delightful lunch at The Common Grill with Gillian. It was really great to catch up with her, and she was very tolerant of my very busy lunch companion (there was much gathering of napkins, toys, pieces of bread, etc from the floor). One of the things I love about my friendship with G is that even when we don't see each other often, we fall right into easy conversation--the mark of a true friend!
On the way home from lunch, Nathan took a nice nap in the car. While he was sleeping I noticed that his cheeks looked really flushed, and when we got home and I took him out of his carseat and realized that he was definitely feverish. The thermometer confirmed with a reading of 101.4. After a phone consultation with Nancy and the pediatrician's office, we went in for an appointment. Sure enough, Nathan has an infection in his right ear, and his temp had gone up to 102.6. I'm so glad we took him in!
When we got home and I opened up his amoxicillin to give to him, I was instantly flooded with memories from childhood! One glance at the color and whiff of the scent, and I could tell you exactly how that medicine tastes! It's so funny how stuff like that is lodged deep in the memory banks--I had no conscious recollection of taking amoxicillin until I saw and smelled it!
I'm happy to report that N is feeling much better today. He's on nap number two, and his fever has come down greatly. I am thankful for modern medicine!
Monday, December 28, 2009
Christmas Day at the Fowle House
Around lunchtime we headed over to Dan and Nancy's for Christmas celebration number three (life is good!). We spent a few hours relaxing and hanging out, while Stu and Erin were braving the holiday roads on their way from Erin's family's home outside of Detroit. When the newlyweds arrived we opened presents and then had a big feast for dinner. All in all it was a very relaxing day, full of family and food and fun.
Grandpa and Nathan
Nathan and Uncle Jord had a lot of fun together the whole time Jordan was home for Christmas. Nathan's going to be bummed when Jord heads back to Colorado.
Enjoying a glass of wine.
Christmas Morning at Home
We had a lovely and lowkey Christmas morning at home, just the three of us. After breakfast we headed for the tree, and opened up the presents from Santa. :)
Being forced to pose with Mommy for a Christmas morning picture.
Nathan knew immediately how to use the vacuum cleaner (he certainly did not inherit that trait from me!)
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