Some Firsts (and One Second!)

Sorry for the inadvertent blog hiatus. I had every good intention of blogging last week and even got to work early to do so. And then Big Brother closed down the firewall/security thingie. ALL.WEEK.LONG! We couldn’t access anything, including, GASP! email!

(Anyone who knows me will know how much that hurt. Thankfully, I have an iPhone! So I could at least read my mail. But I pretty much hate typing for long on it, so I was worse than usual about replying!)

(I have no idea how that intro fits into the title, but I was so tickled with how the rest of what I want to say fit in, that I kept the title. Oh, I know! That is the first time I couldn’t access my email from work! )

The second first was this:

Oliver got his first tooth! (I know, I know, you can barely see it, but if you run your immaculately clean finger along his gum, you’ll feel it!)

And then on Friday, Oliver got sick for the first time! UGH! It started with a low-grade fever the day before and by Sunday it was up around 102 (102 point 4 to be exact!). Skeered the BEJESUS out of Daddy!

And of course the medical establishment didn’t seem to see it nearly as horrifying as I did.

Anyway, poor little guy was getting doses of Tylenol every four hours to keep the fever at a moderate level (I know, I know, fevers are good. And I let it go until it hit 102.4. Then my blood pressure couldn’t take it any longer and I caved. And honestly, I don’t think he liked it much either!).

Last night he was so congested (even with the Baby Vicks and the vaporizer with that inhalant stuff in it!) he couldn’t sleep laying down, so I sat in the rocking chair with him on my chest (I wish I could say that was a first, but that’s happened more times than I care to remember!). It was sweet for 5 minutes… But at least he got some sleep.

This morning I took him in to Urgent Care (I still don’t remember seeing any urgency while I was there, but maybe it’s me!) only to be told: he has his first cold. Quickly followed with, “Be prepared for it to happen 4 or 5 times a year for the next few years. (That made me check the warranty to see if it’s too late to return him for a full refund. It is.)”

I thought he was feeling a bit better today, but then tonight he ended up having another mild fever. Poor little guy!

Oliver got his first set of Made For Him clothes!

Believe it or not, it’s from an online friend whom I have never met!  She does wonderful work, go check out her items!  (Thanks Kathy!)

Um, another first: I made a set of bumper pads for his crib!

I found this luscious chenille and couldn’t resist making them for him (especially since he’s been getting his arm in between the bars and then crying when he tries to flip over but can’t). I just kind of winged it and this is what I came up with. Given the prices I’ve seen bumper pads selling for on Etsy, I may end up adding them to Oliver’s Twist!

And the second? Oliver’s first tooth is getting a friend. It hasn’t poked through yet, but I would imagine it will be here by tomorrow!