What's Caden up to?

For the first time in a month, Caden is not on medicine, whether it be inhaled through the nebulizer or swallowed by syringe. He might actually be disappointed as he's yet to meet a medicine that he hasn't enjoyed the taste!

Some of his recent antics include:

* He loves to say da-da-da-da and repeat, repeat! This could be the result of someone in this house prompting him to say this for the past 7 months.

* He loves to roll and wiggle to cover all surfaces of his crib. He reached through the slats and got ahold of the video monitor cord today. We discovered this when Mike took a look at the monitor and realized he was watching the ceiling! Note to self - tape cord to wall to secure from little fingers.

* Speaking of fingers and hands, he loves to clap your hand (High 5!) because he loves the noise it makes. He'll do either hand - right or left.

* His favorite "toys" have become the magnets on the refrigerator, my People magazine and a nearly empty Diet Coke bottle. Who needs Toys 'R Us anyway?

* He popped his first tooth this week. It's no longer an option to let him chew on our fingers!

* He strongly dislikes vegetables. Give him any type of fruit and he inhales it. Try to sneak in a bite of peas and he's done eating. He might even spit at you. Apparently, he likes peas as much as his Aunt Marcia and Aunt Cindy.

Single White Male...

...looking for someone fun to play with and ideally having similar interests, including bottles, musical toys, stuffed animals, soft blankets and fruit-flavored baby food! Isn't this the cutest ElIGIBLE BACHELOR you've ever seen?! We sure think so!

RSV

As you will recall from the not so distant past, Caden had his 6 month WELL baby check-up. Including that visit, we've been to the pediatrician's office four times in less than two weeks, with 3 of the 4 visits due to a not-so-well baby.

After a sleepless night, ear infection was diagnosed and amoxicillin prescribed. We thought we were on the road to recovery! A week into the medicine, Caden developed a cough and was again running a fever, so this worried mama insisted we go back to see the doctor over the weekend. We were assured his ear looked better and he was just fighting another cold.

His cough continued, but we sent Caden to day-care on Monday and Tuesday anyway. When I picked him up on Tuesday afternoon, I was advised of a confirmed case of RSV in one of the other infants in Caden's room. While feeding and playing with Caden last night, I was certain I heard him wheezing as he breathed. Mike initially thought I was being a hypochondriac until he listened for himself. Sure enough, he began to share in my concern. Luckily, Caden made it through the night okay.

As soon as the pediatrician's office opened this morning, we were back on their door step. We spent nearly 2 hours in the exam room while the doctor was very thorough in evaluating Caden's condition and he confirmed that, yes, Caden also has RSV. Boo!!!!!!

Caden was given a nebulizer breathing treatment before we left and a nebulizer machine was sent home with us to continue the treatments for the next two weeks (or until he is cough-free for 24 hours). The breathing treatments must make Caden's lungs feel better as he sits surprisingly still for 10 minutes each treatment.

Thank goodness Daddy is able to use some sick time from work to take care of Caden for the next week while he's banned from day-care!

Here are a few pictures of our sick, yet still adorable, Caden: