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Jack and Charlie take a much-needed siesta.
So Valerie and I have managed to contract a wonderful cold. I went to the doctor on Thursday and he said I had bronchitis. Just that afternoon, Valerie started manifesting her own symptoms. Wonderful. So now we’re doing everything in our power to prevent Charlie from getting sick. Dr. Bigley is a strong proponent of breast feeding, and he assured us Charles had a good chance of staying well, just by noshing on breast milk. We’ll see. In the meantime, Val and I are seriously considering buying surgical masks so we can avoid spreading our cough to Charlie James.
Being sick is not without its amusements, however. The other day, Valerie was changing Charlie’s diaper at about 4 a.m. I wandered in to Charlie’s room make sure everything was going ok, and as soon as I got through the door, I let out a terrific sneeze. It startled our kid so much, he immediately peed over himself, Valerie, his clothes and the changing table. Nice.
Sickness kept me from school on Wednesday and today, but it didn’t stop us from taking a walk to Valley River Center yesterday (to you non-locals, that’s the shopping mall.) We parked on the far side of the river, and walked across. Now, 1/2 a mile may not seem impressive, but it is when it’s a) 40 degrees, b) you have a child with you, c) your wife is recovering from a C-section and d) you both are sick. The mall really isn’t any more interesting when you’re sick than when you’re well, but it was nice to get out of the house.
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- Charlie and Brook play computer games
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- Jack is a comfy pillow.
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- Jack and Charlie take a much-needed siesta.
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- Sup dad?
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- Charlie, overwhelmed with it all.
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- Notice the burp rag on the right. He spits up milk just about every time he feeds.
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- Charlie, resting after a feeding.
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- Charlie’s car seat.
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- Or perhaps he’s skeptical…
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- Charlie, fascinated by the Christmas lights overhead.
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- Yum.
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- Jack goes in for a drink.
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- Case in point.
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- Of course, it was a little big for him.
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- He slept pretty well in it.
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- We really like Charlie’s baby carrier.
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- Val, Charlie and Jack.
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- Brook, Valerie and Charlie circumvent the autotimer on the camera.
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- The Willamette River near Valley River Center, Eugene, Oregon, viewed from the north bank.
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- Valerie and Charlie take a much-deserved nap on the couch.
Love the new update and pictures!!!!
I’m so sorry your both sick. This might put me coming over to a little later. I will still call beginning of next week. Oh, both my girls did fire hose spit-ups too. I found out later, it’s dairy products that made my girls spit-up. So, it means your not processing dairy (cheeses, milk well) not eggs. Eat many eggs, is very good. I did cut dairy out for awhile and it made a difference and my girls keeped milk in MUCH better. Hope you get better soon.
Sorry you are sick! Hope Charlie doesn’t get it. Love the photos of Charlie and the dog! 🙂
Val, I’m sorry I’ve seem to have lost your #. I also have been having busy weeks and don’t have much time to STOP and call people much. Sorry 🙂 I WILL TRY SOON to get together.
Charlie is so adorable! Congrats to you two – hope you feel better soon.