Well, we've now reached 4 weeks since Alex came home to us. He still continues to delight and amaze us with how cute, fun and easygoing he is, but we've also been faced with a few stressful times over the past week.
Alex got his first bit of diaper rash, so we cut out most of his newly-introduced foods and tried to give him a break from wearing a diaper when we could. He's doing much better, but unfortunately that little episode was followed by his first Canadian cold.
This past week was the first one where Chris was working his regular hours out of the house with clients, so it was to be my first time being alone 100% of the day with Alex. On our first day together, he went on a sleep strike - he was obviously tired, but couldn't seem to sleep more than 20 minutes at a time - which made for a long and stressful day for both of us.
The next day, Alex was still in a great mood, but he seemed to want to play catch up on his missed naps, so he slept more than usual. That night, when he woke up for his nightly bottle around 10:30, he was boiling hot. We took his temperature and it was over 102ยบ which totally freaked me out. I know that children can get high temperatures without needing to be rushed off to the doctor, but I still checked with some parenting books and my sister, and we took our cues from the little guy. Although he felt like a little stove, he was still smiling, still playful, eating and drinking, etc., so we treated the fever with a bit of meds and made sure he wasn't overly hot in his crib.
The next day, the cold hit full force and he was a major drooly, snot-filled baby all day. He was still pretty happy overall, but had a hard time sleeping or drinking his bottle because he was so stuffed up, so he just snacked and slept here and there throughout the day. Chris was also really sick on that day, so he was home sick (a rarity for him). Even though Chris was laid up most of the day, it was still nice to have him around so I could ask him to watch Alex for a few minutes if I needed to do something.
Alex still has his cold, but he no longer has any fever. He's eating pretty well, and last night he had a decent sleep - although only from midnight to 7:00 a.m. as he'd been fussy and wonky from 6:00 till midnight.
Last weekend we'd had a visit from Chris' sister with her two girls. Alex loved visiting with his two cousins, and Amanda fed Alex his dinner that night.
The worst part of our week was learning for sure that our dog, Gulliver, does have cancer and probably has less than six weeks before he'll need to be put down. It's been a horrible and heartbreaking shock to us, but with him being almost 15, we take a lot of comfort in knowing how happy and long his life with us has been.
I've posted some new pictures in a new album for anyone who wants to check them out.
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