Sick Toddler + Daddy Gone = Lots of Cuddles for Mommy

   To be 100% honest, the last week has sucked! The only good part was all the extra cuddles I've been getting. Not only did Aaron have to go out of town for work, but Connor has been sick the ENTIRE week. He just got over a respiratory infection a couple weeks ago and he already got sick again. Gotta' love preschool!

 ^^ Just a little bit of what I've been dealing with.

Hold You

    I have heard those two words more than 100 times today. That's what Connor says when he wants for us to pick him up and hold him. He is doing better now, but we had a rough night last night. I started feeling like I was coming down with a cold and had a hard time falling asleep. I took some meds and brought Connor into bed with me at about midnight. After that, I don't think I slept more then a couple hours. At one point he had a temperature of 102.8, so I gave him some Tylenol and rubbed some peppermint oil on his forehead, temples, back of his neck and feet. A friend of mine who has knows a lot about essential oils has used it on her little ones when they are sick, and it has helped them, so I tried it.

 Taking Tylenol in the middle of the night. His sad face and bright pink cheeks make me sad :(

Cuddles and Lots of {Wasted} Tissue

    It's that time of year when the weather changes everyone starts getting sick :( Unfortunately, my sweet little Connor has seemed to have caught a cold {and I think I'm getting it too}. He woke up several times congested in the middle of the night and once we got out of bed, he started coughing, sneezing, and had a major runny nose. Not fun! We stayed in our pajamas took it easy today so he could try and get better.

 There was an endless supply of cuddles.

A Picture For Daddy

  This afternoon I thought Connor would have fun if it let him color something for his daddy. It keeps him happy and we get special artwork to display.

 Aren't these the most adorable colored pencils?

{Thank you Kelsey!}

Growth Spurt

    My poor little guy had a rough night. After the annoying fireworks that woke him up at 11:30, he finally fell back asleep at 1. I could tell he was having a hard time breathing because he kept loosing his paci from having to breath through his mouth. He woke up happy, but with a runny nose.

I think he may have grown over night because I don't think his pj's were this short last night. HAHA!

What A Day

    My day started at 3:15 am {15 minutes before my alarm clock was supposed to go off}. I can't think of the last time I had to set my alarm clock that early! I didn't want to get out of bed, but there was no point trying to go back to sleep for 15 minutes. I had to pickup my friend at 4:30 and take her to the airport. It was my first time driving on the Autostrada {a major highway where cars drive really fast and you have to pay tolls}, but it went really smooth. There weren't many cars on the road since it was so early, so I think that helped. Connor slept most of the 1.5 hour drive there and woke up right before we got to the passenger terminal. We had donuts and pigs-in-a-blanket in the car while we waited with my friend to make sure she got on the flight.

 Sugary lips.

Sniffles

     The last week has not been very fun at our house. We have all been sick :( Connor and I have stayed home in our pajamas almost the entire week. We both have the sniffles and scratchy throats. I feel so bad for my poor baby. Thankfully Aaron has started feeling better since he has to work.

Connor fell asleep while Aaron was watching a movie on his computer.