Sickness, Father's Day, and first Babysitter

Well, Dargan was healthy for about a week before we got a call from daycare saying "ummm, he's got a fever, you need to come get him!" That was on Wednesday (6/15) evening. At our last ear check, Dr. Butcher had told us to be extra careful about any signs of illness and to bring him in to be sure it wasn't an ear infection. D doesn't give us the classic signs of ears bothering him, so we never know, and didn't want another infection to get bad without us knowing. Luckily, I called the pediatrician on my way to pick Dargan up from daycare and they had an open appointment slot for that evening. In we went!

He wasn't acting sick at all, but was quite warm. His fever was around 101 at the time. No other symptoms that the Dr. could find, so she said to keep an eye on it and manage the fever with Ibuprofen.

I stayed home with D the next day and his fever spiked up above 103. He was pretty lethargic and a little fussy, but overall wasn't bad.




We visited Dr. Butcher on Friday afternoon and got an actual diagnosis: viral roseola. Basically high fever for a few days then a rash (non-itchy or painful). He only developed a very light rash on his belly and it was gone within a day.



^ Helping himself to some snacks in the pantry.

The weekend was pretty calm. We rode bikes and on Sunday rode down to Upstate Craft Beer Co. for a Father's Day beverage. :)





The week was pretty typical, other than Scott's one day trip to New Jersey. Dargan and I met my college friend Nikki out at the Swamp Rabbit Brewery while he was away.


This weekend, Dargan had his first non-family member babysitting experience! A neighborhood Furman student watched him while Scott and I went to mountain bike in Pisgah on Saturday morning. Everybody did great!


Sunday was spent hanging around the house and at the pool.




The only problem was a lack of naps today... which resulted in this at dinner...


Looking forward to a good week and a holiday weekend coming up!

Also, wrap action shots... :)

13 Months

Wow, I feel like we just had his birthday and ZAP he's 13 months old already.


18lb 8oz - he's lost a few ounces since his 1 year check, probably because he's so active!

Six teeth - which he likes to show off with a big toothy grin


Crawling - FAST!


Pulling up on everything


Walking behind his push-scooter (he's not great at steering yet)

Loves:
- riding his scooter around the neighborhood while we push


- the pool


- taking DVDs off the shelf of the entertainment center
- books
- slamming cabinet doors
- chasing the cats
- bike rides!


Sleeps about 10 hours at night (usually 7:30-5:30, sometimes a little later) and has one 2-3hr nap after lunch.

Eats 3 meals + 1 afternoon snack per day. One bottle of breastmilk per day, after lunch. Sippy cup of cow's milk or water at mealtimes. Nursing first thing in the morning & after dinner.

I'm no longer pumping at work! Dargan shows no signs of wanting to give up his am/pm nursing, but I feel like my supply is rapidly diminishing. Maybe he'll lose interest before it runs out, maybe he'll just comfort nurse once I dry up. We'll see how long it lasts!

He's talking and babbling nonsense all the time, and starting to try to form some actual words. The cats are still "Ta" and I think he's finally got "Dada" figured out (he'll point at Scott when he says it). Everything else is "Da" ("That"). He's become incredibly inquisitive and curious recently, where he'll want you to pick him up and he'll go around pointing at everything saying "Da" (i.e. "What is that?") so we'll go around the house pointing at things and saying what they are. He's not repeating things back yet, but I think he's trying to figure it out. It's so fun!

Oh, and good news - ears were cleared up at his checkup! Here's hoping for some healthy months ahead.

Oops, missed a few!

Yikes, where has my time gone?? We've just been busy busy bees around here. I'll just do a bullet-point update and follow with the usual photo reel.

• Dargan still had an ear infection at his re-check appointment, so we did a second round of antibiotics (Augmentin this time)
• Went mountain biking at Dupont with friends and visited Sanctuary Brewing Company (Brewery #40) afterwards in Hendersonville
• Spent a fun afternoon in Asheville with some friends, and visited:
• Wicked Weed (Dargan had already been here)
• One World Brewing (Brewery #41)
• Twin Leaf Brewery (Brewery #42)
• Green Man Brewing (Brewery #43)
• Burial Brewing (repeat)
• Memorial Day holiday - Scott pulled Dargan in the bike trailer up the Saluda watershed while I followed. 
• First trip to the pool this season - Dargan loved splashing and crawling around in the shallow end
• We said goodbye to our dear old sweet boy Shiner  :(
• Scott and I spent a night last weekend in Charleston for a wedding while Dargan spent his first night away from us. He stayed with Grannie and Grandpa Wetmore at their lake house and loved his visit with them!
• Dargan started assisted walking - he walks behind his push scooter!
• We now have FOUR top teeth that have broken through

Looking more and more like a little BOY each day...

I spy toofers!

Breweries:

Sanctuary Brewing

Wicked Weed


One World Brewing


Twin Leaf (there was a random wedding party that showed up)


Green Man (at the newly-opened Green Mansion) - naptime for Dargan


Dargan learning to use chopsticks at a thai restaurant:







Loving on his sweet boy Shiner









....aaand we're on the move!

Taking a break from walking, enjoying a ride from Grannie