Just Feel Better

My wonderful husband sent me this picture this morning of better times in the Burger household. Unfortunately, Joey's feeling a bit under the weather. After waking up this morning, Daddy got him dressed and tried to feed him, but Joey wasn't having any of it. Daddy put him down for a second in his crib, and the next thing you know Joey's sleeping again! He had a little cough and just was exhausted. A quick call to the doctor's office and we find out the cough is going around. So Daddy gets Joey some Triaminic, and we're feeling better already.

At least that's how I heard the story through brief phone calls and text messages this morning. I'm still in California (in Redding and Sacramento), so I have to let Daddy take care of everything. It's so hard not being there!

Things to Do Today

Look! Grandpa actually is holding Joey!! (Sorry the photo is out of focus - not sure what happened. I guess I need a new camera.)

And then the festivities began. Apparently there was just a mix up on the date, and everyone thought the party was today. Since Joe and I weren't doing anything anyway, we figured why not. Sammy J was interested in the adult beverages; we will definitely have to keep an eye on him and Joey as they get older.

And they loved playing together. It was so cute because they took turns "patting" each other on the head, trying to figure out what was going on. Sammy's a bit better crawler, so when it got to "fighting" over the toys, Sammy tended to do a little better.

The rest of the crew showed up a little later. Yes, these pics are from the same day. As the sun went down, it definitely turned cooler, so we had to bundle up. But they all played together so well - it was great!

We'll have to make sure we're in good shape before we have any more parties. Between soccer with Anabel and chasing the twins, the adults get a great workout, too.

Kids on Holiday

Today was a good day. We had plans to have some friends over, which never materialized, but we had fun anyway. We tried to take a family photo, but Ginny wasn't having any of it, and Joey didn't necessarily want to look at the camera. Oh well.

Ginny had no problem posing on her own, though.

And Joey and Daddy had so much fun just hanging out, listening to the music and clapping along. It was a beautiful day.

Orange Crush

My concern last night about putting the baby down at 6:30 turned out to be all for naught. He was a little fussy at 3, which is (unfortunately) the norm right now. He started crying a bit at 5:30, so before he even woke up fully, I went down and fixed his bottle. Joey drank the whole thing and went back to sleep. UNTIL 8:00!! The only "unfortunate" thing about Joey sleeping in today was that I had already made plans to meet up with Connie and Chris for a 9:00 brunch. So I couldn't sleep until 8:00 with Joey. (Seriously, he must have been exhausted.)

Anyway, we met Chris and Connie at the Orange at Clark and Fullerton. At 9:00, there isn't much of a crowd, so we were seated right away. (I've waited anywhere from 30 to 60+ minutes to be seated at Orange before. But it's worth it.) We got the Frushi (yum!), and then each had a different form of eggs. The only one who ate pancakes was the baby, and he only ate one of his, so Daddy had some leftovers when we got home. (Orange is known for it's pancakes, so it's almost sacrilegious that we didn't even get a side stack.)

We all had fun, and, as usual, all of the wait staff wanted to play with the baby. Daddy was just a little upset to find out I didn't wake him up for Orange - but he got over when he found out I brought leftovers home.

I forgot to mention - I had a big open mouth smile for Joey, trying to get him to smile for the picture. Instead, Chris smiled big with his mouth wide open. Pavlov would be proud!

Little Baby

I just updated my Baby Counter with the newest addition, and all I can think is, really? That's it? After a year of babies, we're done?

Folsom Prison Blues

Joe is still (unfortunately) furloughed on Fridays, but it does mean he has time to do a few chores and errands. Today he went out and bought the extra large play yard we've been talking about for days. It'll be really great to have, especially on those days when I want to do a little cleaning, but don't want to worry if Joey's getting into the vents or pulling on the internet cable.

As you can see, he had fun playing in it, and even was willing to hang onto the rails. (Full disclosure - he didn't pull himself up, but one of the reasons I wanted to get the play yard was so that he's maybe encouraged to try to pull himself up.)

He didn't exactly love it completely, but he did have fun peeping over the top at the television. And was Ginny ever confused. I've never seen a dog so excited and try to get INSIDE the "cage."

And once again, Joey was exhausted. I think he went to bed at 6:30 tonight. Here's hoping he's not up at 5:30 for good. I can deal with getting him a bottle, as long as he goes back to sleep for at least an hour. Keep your fingers crossed.

Kick It Out

Joey had so much fun in the bath tonight. He was kicking and splashing. But I don't need to tell you ... just watch the video!

And after all that splashing around, we were beat. Joey drank his bottle and was out.

Sweet dreams!