Friday morning as I was so excited to bring the Beach to school, J woke up coughing and hasn’t stopped. To make things worse in addition to the cough he had a fever, again. Since school started he has now had three colds. One a few days before Christmas holidays, the second over the long Family Day weekend and now this third one, at the start of March Break. Now, I will need a break!
Poor guy, his fever got so high on Friday night that I slept beside him worried that I was going to have to bring him to the hospital. Thankfully the medication kicked in and it started to come down. He was so hot his hands were like mini hot water bottles, which really made me nervous. This was his highest fever yet at 39.9C (103.8F).
Thankfully, the weather was fabulous this weekend so Saturday afternoon we put the kids in their jackets and headed outside in the backyard. Despite being 10C (50F) both kids had their Winter jackets on, just in case. Here are a few photos of the fun.
Apple and J were getting ready to play soccer, with the basketball that somehow got left out all winter long. I was amazed to find what J and the neighbour’s boy dumped out of the storage bin beside the house before the snow fell. I should say not impressed instead of amazed. Next year the bin will have to go into the garage again.
Here the kids are playing soccer with Hubby. Apple kept picking it up to bring it back to them, but she was totally loving being included for once.
J asked me if he needed to shave, I happened to catch the photo? Not sure where that came from, he asks the funniest questions sometimes. He actually got out of his pj’s today! I mean, I made him put clean ones on every day, but he actually wore pants and a sweater today, so I knew he was feeling better. That and his fever broke last night before i went to bed so now we are contending with the cough.
And sweet little Apple. She is so happy to finally be allowed to run around the backyard. She was able to a little last fall before the snow came, but all Winter long she had to watch the kids have fun because the snow was too deep. She is in all her glory. And I found her a pair of splash pants on Sunday so she wouldn’t get any more of her pants dirty.
And this is what I have been working on this past weekend. These cute little birds are going to be part of Cooper’s Flock. I first heard of Cooper through Susan B. Anderson’s blog. I thought they were cute birds and clicked over to Lucinda’s page to hear the story of Cooper and his flock. If you are interested in helping out please click over to Lucinda’s blog, but be warned to bring a tissue or two.
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Hopefully you were able to bring in the cake!! Sounds like a terrible cold or flu that he had, poor little guy. It’s going around…and if it’s not one thing it’s another, some people have chest cough, others a terrible sore throat. I’ve been out for over two weeks, hopefully his doesn’t drag on that long!! I love the cake, especially the little bear cookie sunbathers.
Ugh, The sick. Hopefully it is done with you guys (and us too!)
Hope J continues to feel better. Glad y’all were able to get outdoors for a bit!
Aren’t you in Ottawa?? How come I still have 3+ feet of snow in my backyard, just across the river in Gatineau!? Is that why houses are more expensive in Ottawa? LESS SNOW???
I am with Amy – we still have a ton of snow in our backyard. I have read a lot of your blog in the past week and think I *may* have figured out where you live . . . likely not very far from me! How did you ditch all your snow so fast???
I hope J is feeling better now – we have been SO SO SO sick since Christmas, I totally relate and feel so bad for you both. It was the worst winter for sickness ever (baby had pneumonia and was in the hospital too!) AND we all had our flu shots.
I am in love with Apple’s little polka dot jacket. Sweet – my poor little girl was out braving the back yard in her brother’s hand-me-down jacket 🙂
I love the bird – is it hard? I am not the best knitter but would love to try it, and have been looking for something new to try. I am big on scarves and baby blankets – too easy to screw up.
My kids are not up yet – this is nuts . . . quiet computer time is rare around here.
Haha… I was JUST going to comment about the fact that you have like, no snow in your backyard, meanwhile, my backyard still looks like it’s January! (Our front yard has hardly any snow, though!) I can’t wait for our backyard to be snow-free!
And I love your baby girl’s jacket! Sooo adorable!
And as for sicknesses… I know all too well how tough it has been this winter, cold after cold after cold… my 3 year old had pneumonia and was in CHEO for 14 days on IV and he needed surgery to drain fluid from his lungs. He had a chest tube in him for 4 days. It was the most traumatizing experience of my life, and even though he is 100% better now, it’s something I think about all the time and my worry and fear as a mom has only gotten worst since that happened. I’m just thankful for the wonderful nurses and doctors at CHEO. And the nice thing was, one of my son’s playmates’s father did the surgery on him, so it was a bit comforting. Anyway… I’m so over winter…