All in a Day- The Good and The Bad

Jack woke up in our bed this morning with a crusty nose and a mild cough after a night full of crying. Since he was already under the weather we figured....what could going to a germ filled elementary school hurt-So we headed to Northlake to have lunch with Nick.

Lunch was fun! We brought Nick Chick-Fil-A and hung out in the teachers lounge with his lunch crew. When we went to see the Principal (not for being bad-for being so cute of course) Jack's nose got cut on his booksack (don't ask) and we had to make a haste exit due to his screaming. Since I forgot to take pictures during Nick's lunch I snapped one of Nick sneaking out of school to feed Jack his bottle that he didn't drink inside because of all the activity. Since we were already "in the city" Jack and I decided to stroll around Northpark Mall.

Jack slept for the first hour of my power walk...but enjoyed the end of the walk...especially our visit with his Aunt Miley who he hasn't seen in FOREVER. It was nice catching up with her and looking at the skinny jeans that her store sells...if we keep up with our points counting and walking...one day she'll be able to hook us up with a discount on a pair of skinny jeans for me...til then...we'll just visit for motivation.

On the way home we stopped off to bring some borrowed goods back to Lisa but Jack was just in general doing worse...his nose had snot bubbles crust, his cough was kinda flemmy, and his voice congested, so we headed home to bring the day to an end-although he was having fun playing with Ethan and probably would have loved to stay. When we got home though there was a ray of sunshine in the mailbox.

There is nothing like snail mail but it's especially fun when it is a package from PARIS. Marie, Margaret, and Gerald (Jack's French Family) sent Jack a postcard that said, "He was made in Italy, Born in the USA, but will study one day in France". So they gave him a University of Paris shirt and a children's CD in French. That was such a nice surprise...I can't wait til we get to listen to the CD tomorrow...the shirt is big so it will be like the one from Papa C when he went to Quebec....a great buy because it will last him til he is 4.

By the time dinner rolled around Jack just still wasn't himself so I checked his temperature. It was 100.7. I called the on call nurse and she said to watch him...if he had another screaming fit or was really having troubles breathing to take him to the Pediatrics After Hours/ER. Otherwise, she wants us to call tomorrow morning so Dr. Guettersloh can make sure he doesn't have an ear infection (I mentioned that he grabbed his ears a few times this afternoon). Other than that we have the humidifier going, did Saline drops with the suction bulb, are giving him Tylenol every 4 hours, and are keeping his cut on his nose lubed up with Neosporin. I'm afraid that Jack will not be able to go to his Gymboree Halloween Party or Nathan's Halloween Party that we have been looking forward to unless Dr. Guettersloh says it is alright...but with him having fever...it isn't looking good. Let's hope he is all better for our photo shoot on Saturday for our Christmas card pictures. We'll keep you posted.