Playground fun

Oh sweet Ben, how we love spending our days with you! Ben has had a pretty fun week for a sick kid. Daddy stayed home on Monday and Thursday with him. We went to see Dr. G on Wednesday because he still sounded awful and had a low grade fever at school. Good news-he doesn't have bronchitis. Bad news-maybe has bronchiolitis, but that doesn't need medicine. Worse news-could have this crud for 2 weeks and may feel worse before he feels better. We thought a day of rest on Thursday would do him some good. For the most part you'd never know Ben was sick unless you listened to him attempt to cough up a lung or the slight wheeze he has. He's pretty good until the evening and then he's just so tired and feels crummy and it's not a fun place in the Mahrer house. LOTS of tears by Ben and a few by Mommy who just doesn't know how to make her baby feel better (thank God for Daddy and his calmness -if that's a word). Daddy also emailed me pictures and videos of Ben on Thursday while they were home. My students loved listening to the 'fart' sounds he made with his mouth to get Ben to smile. We're all very happy to have just one more week of work and then a week off!

Sweet Bailey dog has dug a hole and eaten part of the fence not once, but three times since Ben was born and gotten out. Replacing the fence doesn't deter her so Daddy filled the hole with concrete so she can't dig at it anymore. We'll see how well that goes. It was very pretty out so Ben and I went to check out Daddy working.

Playing on the couch is lots of fun.

Daddy's been wanting to take him to the park to swing and we finally got a chance this weekend. On our first walk through there were lots of kids in the swings, but we were good to go on the way back. Ben seemed to really enjoy it!

This morning we went back to the swings, but they were taken so we walked on to the playground of my school where we were by ourselves and had lots of fun. We love having Ben as our 'excuse' to play like little kids.

I guess the slide was a little too much for me

Daddy taught Ben how to kick a football. He's been kicking up his leg lately so Daddy put a football out for him to hit. I guess he was actually doing pretty well until it bounced on his head. When I walked out I saw him posing with it. Note to my family-we need a Bears football before this kid learns to love the Cowboys!!! ASAP!

One week, one week, one week!