Feeling better!!

Here's our little man!  All dolled up for this morning's photo shoot.  Those pictures will be coming soon! He is just such a sweetie.  

Day of beauty...

When Tommy complained to me that he couldn't see Thomas on TV because his hair was in his eyes...I knew it was time for a little boy beauty day!

Grant lost his belly button yesterday and was finally ready for a tubby.  (And boy did he need one!)  And the boys were LONG overdue for haircuts and nail trimming.  I actually had to GIVE the boys a tub before going to get haircuts as they were covered in paint from a project from yesterday.  Ahh...life with a newborn!

My mom showed up to give me a hand in taking them.  The boys look so handsome with their new haircuts!  The only problem is they keep looking OLDER to me.  This needs to stop immediately.  Here is a picture of my handsome boys.

Grant's first tubby was actually pretty funny.  He knew something was up and immediately got a case of the hiccups.  He kept looking at my face for reassurances, but the moment his toes hit the water he was not happy.  Look at his mad little face!

Coming out was a different story though.  Once he was all wrapped up and warm, you could tell he was feeling pretty dapper.  We got some little smiles and he did lots of *talking*.

Tommy was helping me to get Grant dressed.  This picture cracks me up.  You can almost see the question in Grant's eyes.  "Are you really leaving me alone with this guy?"

So mission accomplished!  Next step is a mommy day of beauty...only 4 more days until the hair salon!  I can't wait.  We're on the mend here and starting to look the part!

RSV

Well we tried to avoid it...but it was inevitable.  Our sweet baby boy got RSV.  For those of you who aren't familiar with it...RSV is basically a cold in adults and older children.  Often accompanied by fevers and a pretty decent cough.  For babies though, RSV can be very serious as it clogs up their breathing passages and the high temps are dangerous.

Cole and Tommy developed bad colds the week Grant was born and we didn't learn that it was actually RSV until Grant was 7 days old.  We tried our best to completely isolate him.  (I was living in one room with him) but I think he had already been exposed.  He and I both came down with cold symptoms on Tuesday night and on Wednesday we brought him to the pediatrician and confirmed that he had RSV.  They immediately sent us off to the hospital where he was admitted and spent two nights under observation.    RSV usually gets worse around day four...so they wanted to monitor the progression of the virus.

Luckily for us, Grant has a great immune system!!  (Of course he does...he is superbaby!!)  He did GREAT during the three days we spent at the hospital and had all the nurses cooing over him.  You have to see these pictures as they are such a testament to his great temperament.

Here he is in his bed, checking out his digs....

You can see he isn't feeling too hot here.  Puffy, watery eyes, stuffy nose and a little cough.

Just hanging out with mom.  I love this picture. He is the sweetest baby and can focus on things that are pretty far away.  Of course, I am convinced he is brilliant.

They sent us home on Friday with confidence that he would do great at home.  There were so many sick kids in the pediatrics ward, I practically ran out with him in my arms.  During the two nights we spent there, we had two very sick little room mates.  Both were babies with RSV.  One was transferred to Children's Hospital ICU he was so sick.  The night they spent working on that baby, I sat up with Grant in my arms and thanking God that we weren't that sick.  Honestly, we were very, very lucky.

Coming home was beautiful.  There is no other word to describe it.  Tommy and Cole had never had the chance to get close or touch their baby brother as they were sick.  Watching them all together made me cry.  Cole was so excited that he could finally touch his brother.  (He is still asking me if it's okay.)  The doctor explained that since we all have RSV...we're safe to be together at last.  YAY!  He also feels confident that if Grant is exposed to the virus in the future, that he'll be able to fend it off on his own as he did so well with this first exposure.  All positive news. 

So...we're on the mend!  We're all still stuffy and congested, but getting better.  Grant has a check-up today at doctor's, so we'll see how things go.  Thank you to everyone for your thoughts and prayers.  They worked!!

Growth spurt!

This morning I peeked in on Grant and started laughing.  You should see all the new hair he sprouted!!  He has the world's best hairline with a little Clark Kent swirl right in the center of his forehead.  Tommy and Cole were cue balls for so long.  I can't believe at two weeks old he already has this much hair!

Happy Valentine's Day!!

Our best pals - Cole and Tommy.  Mommy and Daddy love you so very much!

We love you Grant - our beautiful Valentine!  

Valentine's Day was full of love, cuddles, crafts and fun.  With sweet Grant tucked safely away in our bedroom napping, the boys and I opened Valentine's and made some fun Valentine's ornaments to give to Nana.  Cole and Tommy love each other so much.  Watching them giggle together and play is just so special!

The boys have been so understanding with everything.  The entire time we were together this morning, I was wearing a surgical mask.   It is vital that I do not get RSV and Kevin was traveling today, so I had to play it safe with my sick little guys.  We pretended I was a doctor which they loved...and it just worked out perfectly that part of their Valentine's gift was a "Doctor Love" t-shirt!  

Tommy

Doctor Cole

It was great to have a morning with them...I've missed my best pals so much.  "I love you Mom." Cole said during a break in our play.  It was heaven to my ears.  How lucky am I to have two such special boys?  Hope everyone had a very special Valentine's day.  And happy birthday to the boys' Auntie Patti...we love you!  xoxo