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Claire finally was able to sleep through the entire night last night with out having to wake up to feed B at 3:30. We put he down to bed around 10:30 and he didn't wake up until 5:00 am. This was quite the news in our house this morning. I hope this is the start of many more sleep filled nights. Brendan did get his 2 month shots yesterday and was a fussy all afternoon. I hope he didn't sleep through the night because he didn't get much quality sleep yesterday afternoon. After sleeping all night, I was also afraid he was going to be up all day today. Not the case. He took a good long nap this afternoon to Daddy's delight. I guess we'll have to wait to see if he sleeps through the entire night tonight again. Cross your fingers for us.

Posted by Greg at 03:26 PM | Permalink

Little B update... He got released from the Hospital late Sunday afternoon about 2 hours before Daddy had to catch his flight to Boulder, CO. The doctors still don't know what caused his fever but guess that it was something viral. Thank goodness Grandma Toon was coming into town to help watch him while I was away. He's back to his old self (active, alert, and smiling) which makes us very happy. B was a little more fussy than usual but that might be expected after what he went through over the weekend. Thank you to everyone who called or sent us emails about Brendan. Claire and I were sure to pass on a kiss or zerbert to B from you.

Posted by Greg at 07:45 AM | Permalink

Well... Claire and I have been baptized into the world of parenthood. No, I'm not talking about being sprayed with Brendan's fire hose during a change. This happened long ago. Up until last night we had not had to pull an all nighter because Little B had been fussing. All night turned into a very long day. We noticed that he was a little warm around 10:30 pm and was running a small fever (99 degrees). We were not concerned too much after doing research on the internet and discovered not unusual for babies to run slight fevers. Then at 6:00 am we took is temp again. This time it was 102.. Now, it was time to call the clinic. After talking to the doctor that called us back, it was decided we would bring him into the clinic. Before leaving for the hospital it had jumped to 103.7. NOT GOOD. Log story short, B was admitted to the hospital for at least overnight to run some tests, get IV fluids, and some antibiotics.

It's never fun to watch your child suffer or get poked with needles. Shortly after Brendan was admitted and in his hospital room, we overheard a doctor in the hallway. The doctor was introducing himself to someone and said "Hi, I'm from the organ transplant team". This sort of put things in perspective for us. It could be a lot worse. Hopefully, he'll be able to come home tomorrow.

Posted by Greg at 05:09 PM | Permalink

My sister, Sandra, is doing the AIDS/LifeCycle bike ride from San Francisco to LA on June 4th - 10th. It is a total of 585 miles on her bike. She sent me an email today talking about her first 100 mile bike ride on Sunday. I've been a roadie (road bike rider) since riding in the Texas Hill Country growing up. I just started getting back into it last year and am excited someone else in my family has caught the roadie bug. Check out her site (http://www.aidslifecycle.org/2145) 'and consider making a donation to support her and a good cause. Don't worry you can thank me next April when you use it as a write off.

Posted by Greg at 12:15 PM | Permalink

Claire experienced her first Mothers Day as a Mom. Her sister, Jill, and grandmother, Nana, were here in Chicago to help her clebrate. They will be here the entire week until Saturday. I went to my Guitar class in the afternoon while the girls and B just relaxed around the house.. Claire goes back to class after having the week off. She's been fighting a little sore throat the past couple of days but I am still going to make her go to class. Good try Claire. I know you just want to stay at home with Brendan a little longer. I hope all the Mothers (new and old) out there had a great Mothers Day.

Posted by Greg at 10:11 PM | Permalink

After the craziness of finals and on-call schedules, we are finally taking some time off this week to spend as a family. Yesterday was Brendan's first trip to the Lincoln Park Zoo. He was so impressed with the lions, gorillas, and camels that he...slept the whole time. But Mom and Dad had lots of fun!

Click here to see pictures of our day at th zoo.

Posted by clairetoon at 02:13 PM | Permalink

Brendan lost something on Sunday. It was something he was very attached to but I don't think he was that sad to see it go. He finally lost his umbilical cord stump. I say finally because (from what we read on the web) most babies lose theirs within the first 2 weeks. Claire and I were afraid he was already developing attachment issues which would make it impossible for us to get a babysitter and have a night to ourselves. We first noticed it fell off on Sunday morning but it was nowhere to be found in his diaper or outfit. We found it later on the glider in the nursery. It must have come off in the middle of the night when Claire was burping or feeding him.

Now, the question is to save the stump or throw it away. Weird... Gross... a little of both. Before, I was dead set on just throwing it away. But now I think I might keep it around. Who has attachment issues now?

Posted by Greg at 08:22 AM | Permalink