Bad Luck

Oh no, it's not a reaction, FFM actually HAS chicken pox. Turns out the incubation time (2 weeks) between the shot and now wasn't long enough so sometime about a week before he got his shot he actually caught the pox, then he got immunized for it, and in the meantime the virus he caught was busy making hay in his little immune system. Poor little man, he's got chicken pox all over. It's his scalp that makes me saddest :( He doesn't seem too bothered, although the ones behind his ears definitely are itchy. Spirits are good, better than I would expect.

It's turning into a stellar (haha) vacation for my Mom and Eric. The weather has been nasty and 'cold' (60s) except for the first day they arrived, it's raining today, and FFM's sick so he and I are stuck at home. They are out trekking about town in the rain today, good for them to make the most of what could be a crummy vacation!

Keep your fingers crossed that all goes well for our little man the next few days.

Pox

Poor FFM seems to be having a reaction to the varicella (chicken pox) vaccine that he had last week (one of many shots - happy birthday!). We're not positive but my mom and I are pretty sure that he's got a few pox. Not enough that he's got an outbreak, but one of the side effects of the vaccine can be a mild rash. Poor little guy's got some itchy red spots. No fever to date, thus our reasoning that he's not sick but simply having a reaction, but he's not the happiest camper. We'll stay home tomorrow and dose up on some Tylenol and see how it goes :(

Busy week

We're still here, it's been a busy week and I just haven't gotten anything posted. My mom and Eric arrived on Thursday so the first half of the week was spent getting the house, pantry, and wine cellar ready (we had an assignment to find some yummy Australian wines that you couldn't get in the US, it was a fun assignment).

Thursday afternoon we had birthday party part deux, which included my official birthday celebration and the continuation of FFM's. We both had a great time opening presents (who doesn't love fun presents?!?!?) and I got a bonus duffle bag full of goodies from home that I'd ordered online and had shipped to my mom's house. Sort of like Christmas around here. Official thank you cards coming soon, my apologies in advance for their tardiness. I want all our very very generous friends and family to know that FFM has played with ALL his new toys with great gusto, each and every one has been incredibly popular. His poor old toys are feeling very lonely and left out.

On tap for tomorrow, some whale watching. Hopefully we'll see one or two. It's the beginning of the migration season and they were on the news last week, so are definitely in the area. We missed any whales in Ireland, even though Dave was determined to find some...and there just aren't many whales to speak of in Colorado so here's my chance.

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Hello, I am 1 today.

Oooooohhhh, cupcakes are GOOD!
Hey, Dad, can I have some of your cupcake, too?

We did a small party today, just the three of us. Granny Annie and Eric arrive on Thursday and we'll celebrate again (plus it's my birthday then, too!). We opened a few presents today but are saving most of them for the big event later this coming week. Ripping presents open was a big hit. Note to all other new moms-if you can, partially de-package presents so your kid doesn't have to wait 20 minutes while you undo the million cable ties and plastic packaging. A very smart mommy taught me this years ago and boy was I glad I remembered to do it.

After cupcakes and presents we went to Roma Street Parklands, a really nice park right in the middle of downtown. FFM has been having a great time on little slides at Gymboree and T wanted to see. There were only big slides but I told T that as long as he kept a hand on FFM it would be OK. After doing a couple of short trips down the bottom half of the slide it became apparent that our new 1 year old was ready for the big time. Watch the slide show, the pictures are from a couple different trips so if you're paying attention you'll see different people in the background.

That's right, no hands. He's a big boy now, he's just got to figure out how to get to the top of slide by himself! The dad sitting on the bench next to me was laughing hysterically, it was that funny. He was amazed FFM was just 1. Literally he sits at the top of the slide, lets go, gives a little scoot and slides ALL the way down. It's was a bit thrilling the first time, I will admit, but young FFM grinned from ear to ear every single time.

Didgeridoo duet