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1. The plague hath stricken our home. Kane started vomiting Tuesday night. He developed a fever shortly thereafter and has been sick ever since. Snot. Coughing. Sneezing. Fever. Bad sleeping. It's been great.

2. And this morning, I woke up with a sore throat and congested head. Guess I should have known that having a baby cough in my face for 48 hours would give me the plague. We've been doing a lot of this today.

3. Things that make me feel like a good mom:

Instantly grabbing my baby when he starts vomiting, with complete indifference to the fact that I will be covered in throw up by the time it's over.

The fact that my sick guy sleeps best when lying on his momma.

Not giving my kiddo antibiotics when they aren't needed.

4. I tried to take a Happy Valentine's picture on Tuesday, pre-plague. It didn't end up well. Here's proof that not all my ideas work out.

5. Last week, Kane decided to eat a blue crayon.

But then realized they don't taste all that good.

6. Last week, we went to Going Bonkers. It's great. Think McDonald's playground times a hundred. They have a huge climbing structure with slides and slants and surprises everywhere. Plus, it's cheap - $2.50 for Kane + $1 for me. I can afford that kind of entertainment.

In this picture, you can kinda-sorta see how high we are. On the bottom left, there's a woman sitting at a table at the ground level.

7. I'm grateful that we had fun last week and that I had pictures to blog because this week was spent in quarantine and that doesn't make for great photos. I'm also grateful that by being a SAHM, I can take Kane to places like Going Bonkers or the museum in the middle of the day when it's not so busy. We both get to play and don't have to fight any crowds. Swoon.

8. This kid loves salsa. And he loves to dip chips in salsa himself.

9. Kane wants to play bubbles about 17 times a day.

I'm off to tend to my sicky and wipe his nose, despite his protests. Hope you have a great weekend and take a moment to appreciate that fact that you can breathe thru your nose. It's the small things really.

Wellies Bubbles & Rain

My boy woke up hungry today. It seems as though his appetite is back. For now. But I know it could disappear just as quickly, so I'm going to ride this wave for as long as I can. Carpe Diem. Shovel as much food into that little mouth as I can. Or just let him do the shoveling.

We had a grand breakfast of eggs, waffles and berries. Delicious. And then he let me know he was "all done".

And with the return of the appetite, comes better nights. More sleep. Less waking to nurse. Happy momma. But we've also had some fun packed days, so maybe he's just worn out. Either way, I will take it.

Last weekend, Annie bought Kane some wellies. Galoshes. Rain boots. We call them wellies around here, but you know what I'm talking about. Earlier this week, Kane was modeling his new boots. Now that he has his modeling credentials, his ego is humongous. He struts around without pants on, striking poses, thinking he is the center of my world. Damn, he knows too much already.

Sing with me...

I'm a model you know what I mean
And I do my little turn on the catwalk
Yeah on the catwalk, on the catwalk yeah
I shake my little tush on the catwalk

And then we had a special middle-of-the-week treat when Annie was in town for a work meeting and stopped by. Now, when Annie comes, she always has a bag of presents. Like, a Mary Poppins bag. A magical bag, filled with treats and gifts and fun. And Kane knows this.

This week was BUBBLES. Now, Kane has seen bubbles before. He likes bubbles. But these were special bubbles. Not only did they come from an ice cream cone, they were flavored. I guess scented is more accurate...I'm sure they weren't meant to be eaten because even special scented bubbles are still just soap.

He kept saying "bubbles, bubbles". The other word he repeatedly says is "dog". Well, that and "momma, momma, momma, MOMMA". Point is, he doesn't usually keep repeating the same word. But "bubbles" got to cut the line, head straight to the VIP room, and enjoy the bottle service. Bubbles must be very special.

And after that nice, warm day, came the rain. We needed it and are happy to have it. But it came fast and hard and flooded the yard.

But the earth soaked up the water and we headed out front to find the perfect puddle to test out the wellies.

Babies are funny. They find one spot they like and stick with it. There were about 20 other puddles within a few feet of this one. Some were bigger, some were deeper. But Kane liked this puddle and nothing I said would make him leave his beloved area where the sidewalk dips and leans and traps rain along with grass and dirt. Maybe he knows a good thing when he sees it. Maybe the grass isn't always greener in a new puddle. Guess he's not a maximizer like his momma.

And after playing in puddles, what else can you do on a rainy day? Go to the museum, that's what. If you live in Dallas and haven't visited The Children's Museum at the Museum of Nature and Science, you're missing out. We love it so much, we are members. They have great stuff for kids from crawling to walking to climbing to jumping age.

We started our trip in the fossil park, which was a new adventure for us. It's filled with very small rocks and I always thought he would try to eat them and I would have to spend the whole time saying "Yuck. Don't eat that" and he would keep doing it and I would be scared he would choke so I would have to drag him out of there crying. Geez, I sound like a crazy person just typing that. Well, I should have given him some more credit because he didn't put a single pebble in his mouth.

He loved digging around for those fossils. I wonder how many times I've skipped letting him experience something fun because I had this completely made up scenario in my head and expected the worse. I don't want to be that mom. And funny enough, I get to choose what kind of mom to be. It's another life lesson a baby will teach you. Carpe Diem, right?

And after my 16 month old showed me how to be a parent, we went to explore the rest of the museum. We found animals.

We found musical instruments. My little artist can use both mallots at the same time. No need to hide your amazement. I already know he's the most talented toddler around. I can be proud of anything, remember?

We found a theatre area with Hollywood lights and a stage.

We found a thermo-heat-sensor-tv-area thing. Very technical and very fancy. I love how you can see my camera.

And, we found a Lego urinal. Seriously, where else in Dallas can you find a Lego urinal? The membership is worth that alone.