Let it snow!

DiDi got here on Thursday before the big snow storm.  David and my office's were both closed - a first since we have lived in Denver!  So we all stayed inside on Friday and watched the snow pile up.  I worked almost the whole day (with a few breaks to feed Austin) from home while David and my mom tended to Austin.  I think we ended up getting about 18 inches in about 36 hours (thursday night-saturday morning).  We went to a nearby restaurant for dinner on Friday night as our one outing of the day.  On Saturday, mom and I went to the gym while David kept Austin.  We also went to Ikea with Austin to look for rugs.  We are trying to make the living room more conducive for a baby to play.  We found a comfy red rug!  It softens up the room and is perfect for Austin to play on (with a towel for now -while he is in the spit-up stage).  We moved the coffee table away and are just using a leather ottoman as a coffee table - in an effort to "baby proof".  No sharp corners!  Today, my mom and I drove up north to Cost Plus World Market to get a new leather chair for the living room (the one near our house didn't have it in stock).  We even moved the tv above the mantle.  We attempted to watch the super bowl, but Austin didn't like that idea.  He was quite fussy tonight.  I think he is either going through a upset tummy stage or he is teething because he has been fussier than usual.  He is sitting up much better - almost unassisted.  Here are a few pictures.  We are lucky because DiDi is staying until Wednesday!

 Big boy - sitting up!

Walls of snow

 Bundled up with mommy

 Savannah LOVES snow

 Yummy multi-grain cereal

It's so good!

Austin grew hair!

This is what happens when DiDi comes to visit, we are snowed-in, and the tv satellite is covered in snow.

And it's red!

Electronic devices make me smile

We are still here

Since the beginning of January, my work has been absolutely crazy.  Luckily, my boss is very understanding and I am able to leave around 6pm most days to come to home to nurse Austin and play with him before he goes to bed.  David picks him up from school around 5pm and then I am home by 6:30.  Then, sometimes I bring some work home to do after he goes to bed.  This is challenging for me, but it definitely helps that Austin is such an easy baby and is happy to be with his daddy in the evenings for a while before I get home.  I worked last Saturday for a half-day and went to work this morning thinking I would stay until about 1pm.  David called me around 11 to say that Austin had a fever of 101.7.  So, of course, I call the doctor to make an appointment since they are only open until 1pm on Saturdays.  I packed up my things and went home to see my poor little guy.  He was obviously not feeling well since he was fussy after eating and napping and he usually only cries when he is hungry or tired.  I took his temperature again and it had gone up to 102.7.  I didn't want to give him Tylenol until the doctor had seen him so that she could observe his full symptoms.  Everything checked out okay except that he just has a fever and runny nose.  She said fevers in infants can last up to 5 days; I sure hope it doesn't last that long.  After he nursed at the doctor's office and the Tylenol kicked in, Austin seemed in better spirits and is napping now.  Poor guy!  I hate seeing him sick.  Looks like my work will just have to wait (or I will do it from home - it really can't wait since we have a deadline on Monday...no good).  Here are some pictures from earlier this week....

Loud Mouth

How can such a loud noise come out of such a tiny thing?