Archive for May, 2008
Peek-a-boo!
Natalie, like most babies & toddlers, loves to play peek-a-boo. When she was younger (around 11 or 12 months? how quickly we forget the details—that’s why we have this blog!) she used to only cover one of her eyes when she hid. It was like she knew she should hide, but couldn’t resist watching others’ expressions while we asked “where’s Natalie?”
On our way home from the Poconos, we stopped in Quakertown, PA for lunch. Chris took this series of Natalie playing peek-a-boo.
Friendship
Natalie feeds Clara:
Poconos
We spent Memorial Day weekend in the Poconos with the Schantz family. Natalie (despite her illness) and Clara had a great time running around together. And the adults got to relax a bit. All in all, a very nice trip!
Here’s Natalie snoozing on my lap, lakeside:
Lovely blue skies:
Dave, Diane, and Clara canoeing:
Clara playing by the lake while Natalie slept:
Chris reading the girls a story:
Clara asleep in the ergo:
Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award Dinner
Natalie attended her first benefit as my date to the Barbara Boggs Sigmund Award dinner last Thursday. The annual fundraiser benefits Womanspace, where I’ve worked for the last six years.
Here she is all dressed up and ready to go:
Her favorite part of the evening was looking at the fish in the lobby of the Hyatt:
The end of our illness-free streak…
Our longest (post-daycare) illness-free streak ended last Thursday. Natalie, who hadn’t been sick since the beginning of April when she had croup, had a mysterious fever with no other symptoms for 4 days. We had a trip to the Poconos planned for Memorial Day weekend, so I took Natalie to the doctor Friday morning before we left. We saw Dr. Pierson, who must have been a founding member of the large practice. Natalie was petrified of his white hair and hairy ears and became hysterical before he even got near her. No ear infection, no strep throat, so Doc declared the fever to be viral. Despite the temperature, she was in a good mood for the holiday weekend (more about that in the next post).
Unfortunately, when we got home the fever turned into coughing, sneezing, extreme clinginess, and hardcore crankiness. She had little appetite and trouble sleeping. Today she’s in a better mood and eating a little, but still having explosive-snot sneezes that make her cry. Right now I’m the only healthy one in family—Chris caught the bug and is home sick with fever, aches, and nausea. Luckily, Natalie’s napping now, so I finally have time to blog! I’m keeping my fingers crossed that I can stay healthy…