The day after another rough night...

A little groggy this morning - pretty much the same that I've been every morning for the last month. With that said, I feel the need to appreciate and celebrate Patrick's 1st month of life as of tomorrow. He is getting so big. This picture is of him in his bouncy seat a few nights ago. (Also note the picture below that of Jack at about the same age.) He is already holding his head up pretty well and has been for several weeks. He's started "cooing" and "talking" a bit too - I describe this as any sound he makes that's not crying. To explain the "rough night" part of this message - Patrick is sick with stuffy nose and cough, the same mess that Jack and I are recovering from. Anyways, the poor baby is having a really hard time sleeping and nursing since he has to work so hard to breathe through the boogies. I spent all night irrigating his nose with saline and bulb-suctioning out lots of little critters just so that I could feed him. Which means another night of him snoozing in bed with me, as much as I am committed to getting him to sleep in his bassinet. We'll try again tonight and see if he does any better. The longest he's ever slept without me being in close proximity is 2 hours. Of course, he does well with his naps during the day and will sleep for hours in his pack-n-play downstairs - go figure!

As for the other little one - Jack is feeling much better, but going through a little bit of toddler anorexia - I guess eating is just not really a priority for him. He usually eats one big meal a day and then snacks and drinks juice and milk all day. I suppose that's normal for his age. We're getting all geared up for his birthday party in April that the Higgins are hosting in Raleigh - from what I hear, it's going to be Elmopalooza! We're all excited. Every day he's talking more and more. The most discernable thing he's said lately is "Night, mama." when he goes to bed. Melts my heart!! He says "Bye bye, go, thank you, shoes, juice, yummy, here ya go." And of course tons of jibber-jabbering that isn't the least bit understandable. Of course he understands just about everything you say to him. The picture of him is when he and daddy were wrestling on the guest bed the other night.

As for the family, we are all looking forward to going the Greenville to stay with Matt's family for the weekend. They haven't even seen Patrick yet, so it'll be great because Jack loves being there too. I have to stop by the hospital and see some of the girls that I used to work with that I haven't seen since last May! Matt has his last call night on Wednesday for the next 2 months!!! We are so excited to have him around a little more. His ED rotation starts after that and he only has to work 13 9-hour shifts in the month to fill his requirement. Ok, so I promise every post won't be as long-winded, just wanted to catch everyone up on the current happenings. Have a great day!