Nico's First Ear Infection....

We have been pretty lucky with our healthy little guy and not really having a cold in the first year of his short life, but yesterday we got our first reality check....

It started really on Monday when Daddy took Nico to Gma Beth's house before work and he threw up for the first time in a long time, but I didn't think much of it as we all know how Daddy loves to horseplay with the baby. But then it turned into waking up at 3am screaming, not wanting to go back to sleep until almost 4:30am, which I thought was odd as Nico is such a good sleeper and has been since he was 4 weeks old, but didn't really click. Then when Mommy got him up to get him ready for breakfast he was hot and I took his temperature to find that he had a slight temperature but still nothing to alarm me something was wrong. Mommy went off to work and Daddy started feeling how warm you were too and it turns out your temperature was over 100.....

But Daddy fed you and you were ok, and took you over to visit Gpa but when they returned and Nico got up the temperature was back up to almost 101, so Mommy called the doctor and the doctor said to come right now. Mommy left work and Daddy met us at the doctor's office to find out Nico had his first ear infection. Since you were so small, he recommended that we get you on antibiotics and now you are loving the cherry flavored medicine as you think it is a treat!!

So our precious little angel got his first "real" illness and now Mommy and Daddy can be called old pros!! I am sure there will definitely be more trips to the doctor, but hopefully the next cold will good as smoothly as the first, but of course I am sure we have much, much more to learn as the adventures of Nico's life go on!!!

Walking....

Oh my goodness, I knew the day was coming but it is finally here and I had to hold the emotions of my little boy learning to walk.....

So this is how it started, Bryan called me to tell me he took three steps for him and of course I knew he wasn't lying, I had to see it for myself. So when I got home sure enough as most things go, Nico was tired of walking and just wanted to be left alone and held. So as he melted my heart once again with Mama, I left it alone but......

Then my Mom decided she just had to see the little guy do it for himself, so when she came over Bryan got out the big guns....soda. He stood up and looked at all of us as we intently wanted him to do nothing more than walk, but he stood and stood until he decided he couldn't take it no more and took 5 WHOLE STEPS!!!

Now let me tell you I could of melted right there as my little baby boy was growing up so fast, even before my eyes. Of course now it's not about walking it's about getting that can of soda from Dad!!! So Bryan opened the can and to our surprise it wasn't the soda he wanted but the can tab....so we let him play with it for a minute until we realized maybe that isn't a good idea...but he did just walk, I thought!!!

Then Daddy decided to try again and he did it again!!! Everyone just had to clap and yea because he had accomplished so much. So whether or not he ever walks again (I am sure he will) I feel sad but joyful that my little boy is growing up. And even though I can't bring those baby moments back, I know that it's only new adventures of chasing after the kid that before we know will be running from us :)