A Trip to Brookings...

This past week has been a little bit miserable. Elliott got his first cold, and it has been a doozie. He has a nasty hack that comes from deep in his chest, and he coughs ALL THE TIME. Also, an added benefit of his cold is that after he eats a bottle and we burp him, he coughs, and then gags, and then pukes up about half the entire bottle. We have done a lot of laundry the past couple days!!

And of course, the coughs are always the worst at bedtime. So, we are short on sleep in the Nelson household right now. We are very hopeful that things improve very quickly.

Luckily, Emma is pretty healthy right now. She has a little bit of a snotty nose and a little cough, but nothing like Elliott. Although, I bet she is the one who got Elliott sick with all her kisses she gives Elliott, and the hundreds of times she thinks she has to touch his pacifier.

In other news, John and I went to a Skyforce game on Tuesday night with his work. We got to watch the game from a suite thanks to his company paying for everything. It was a nice evening out on the town.

We also made the trip to Brookings today so Elliott could meet his great-grandparents. The trip went really well, Emma behaved wonderfully and really had a good time playing at the nursing home and seeing her great-grandparents. Elliott did okay, considering how miserable he feels. He spit-up  most of his bottle and was kinda crabby during the visit, but he did give us some smiles during the trip.

It was really nice to get the kids to Brookings to see the great-grandparents. It was a pretty short trip, we visited for a couple hours, and then we came right back home. Tomorrow is going to be interesting with daycare. We are going to give it a try with Elliott, but I kinda doubt he will last the day. I plan on scheduling a Dr. appointment for him just to make sure that he doesn't have anything worse than a cold.

Overall, he is still pretty happy even though he has this miserable cold. He has not run any temps, he is still eating (what he keeps down), still having wet and poopy diapers, still smiling and interacting. So, it's pretty tough to stay home from work with him unless he gets worse. So, anyway, we will see what happens tomorrow. First, I have to survive the night. I work at 6:30 am, and I am watching him tonight. Could be one long night, and one long day tomorrow.

We are really hoping he gets to feeling better soon, for the sake of us all...

Mommy and Elliott selfie

Emma having fun in the mall 

Getting some much needed rest

Meeting great-grandma Erma

Emma and Great-Grandpa Percy