Movin' and Groovin'

It's been over a month since our last post and I don't know where to start when it comes to sharing all that Jason can do now. I remember hearing lots of other parents describe their kids as "doing something new every day," but I didn't believe it until having a kid of my own. It's amazing! He's crawling everywhere, even up and down steps. He pulls up to standing on pretty much anything that remains somewhat still; although, he quickly learned how unreliable Puck can be as a support. No matter how many toys or books are on the floor for him, he will always (ALWAYS) beeline for any electrical cords, remote controls and technology in any form that are within a mile of him. He is his father's son.

We've exchanged our coffee table for a ball pit; keeps him contained when I just have to get something done, and it doesn't bruise his head if he bumps into it while crawling. We also put a long board up against the fireplace, to keep his hands away from the T.V. (I know some of you are asking why our T.V. is in the fireplace, but you'll have to speak to my husband on that one). Unfortunately, I can tell that Jason is inspecting all the things around the board to see how exactly he can climb up and over the board. Won't be long before he figures it out.

We've also had our first experience with middle-of-the-night calls to the doctor and even a run to a Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Immediate Care Center. Just when we'd pretty much gotten Jason to sleep through the night again, he came down with another cold, a stomach virus, horrible diaper rash as a result, high fevers that wouldn't come down, and blisters in his throat so he wouldn't eat. We also were told by the doctor at the immediate care center that he had an ear infection, so we have him on antibiotics. However, when we went to see his regular doctor and day and a half later, there was no ear infection, but of course, we have to stay on antibiotics once we've started. I guess it's a rite of passage to have to deal with this, but man, is it miserable on everyone! We are very happy to have our happy, playful, eating baby back!

Other than having a sick baby, our Thanksgiving went nicely. Steve had to do all the cooking this year, which I felt bad about, but he had access to our neighbor's newly renovated kitchen with three other ovens and a warming drawer, so it was one of the least frenzied dinners we've had. We had smoked turkey, deep-fried turkey, mashed potatoes, gravy, dressing, lobster mac-n-cheese (a new tradition, I think), roasted sweet potatoes, roasted fennel, onions and carrots, sauteed greens with raisins and almonds, yeast rolls, cranberry sauce, and baked apples and cinnamon ice cream for dessert. Our friends also brought pumpkin mousse pie, carrot cake, and pumpkin oat bars. Very tasty Thanksgiving!