Winter Fair and Sick Boys

Winter Fair has come and gone, but not before the Pettys and Barneys divided and conquered. Here's NQ and Mom getting ready for the fair. NQ in his WYO cowboys sweatshirt.We ate Cowbelles beef sandwiches, collected free balloons, had faces painted (Olivia had a butterfly, Nathan a purple spider with yellow spots) and enjoyed the chaos of fair time. (Wow, I have really nice teeth.)Nathan only wanted me to take one picture of his spider so it wouldn't wash off. He also decided not to bathe or shower that evening so he could keep his spider longer. Sadly, this spider did not make it through the night. But his red WF stamp on his hand did.

Sunday night Nathan woke up screaming, crying and gasping for air. He was So congested and flemmy. Travis and Shane gave him a blessing and then we toted him to the Emergency room at 11 p.m. After a breathing treatment and a sip of steroid, they sent him home with nothing more than a nasty cold. No Croup, no RSV, just not feeling great. The next morning, Ashton had his 'well child' check up, only to display a nasty cough and congestion himself.

At his 2 month check up Ashton is 13 lbs 6 oz. and has grown another inch to put him at 24. He's in the 95% for weight and 90% for height. We claim another big boy! We chalk it up to my mystery genes. Shanes family is Not tall, and I'm pretty average...so somewhere we have burly Finnish ancestors.

The bad news is that we have two sick boys with fevers, and yucky colds. The good news is that (so far) they only have colds. This morning (Tuesday March 10th) Ashton has lost his voice and can only squeak at me. It's heartbreaking.

Handsome Boy

Nothing more needs to be said. Brooke and I found this suit in Casper at Sears a year ago. And boy oh boy does this boy like wearing his suit. (Last Sunday in Feb.)

Shaving and Smiling

It was bound to happen, sooner or later. I guess I didn't expect it to happen at three years old. Nathan has had his first shaving accident. And boy are we lucky it turned out the way it did! Nathan went to the potty to do his business. As I tended to a happy little baby, I didn't notice anything unusual about the length of time it was taking Nathan to do his business. Likely because it really didn't take him any longer than usual. But a little concerned voice came out of the bathroom and said "Mom, Look! I'm bleeding! I shaved!" Sure enough there was a little spot of blood on his fingers where he was touching the blood, and a tiny little spot of blood on his lip where he had shaved his mustache.

Due to the fact that the cut was on his lip, it bled and bled and bled. So a little spot of tissue paper and firm instructions not to touch it, helped the little spot clot. (note the Stud Muffin Shirt, yes he must have been feeling pretty manly.)

Later that same day: Little Ashton, who was in a superior mood, was smiling, cooing, and talking his happy little self silly. I captured the moments. (8 weeks old.)

One Month Check Up

Needing to back log a little:

At his one month Check, Ashton was 11 lbs. 2 oz. and 23 inches long. GREAT GROWTH! The Dr. hardly believed he was in for his ONE month check. 'Gargantuan' was the term used to describe my baby boy. Also, the kidlet has been rolling over since he was 3 weeks old! Again, this is advanced. His size and muscle control are up there. (Insert Beaming parent here.)

Funny story. When Ashton was born, he was recorded at 8 lbs 7 oz. The next morning, this same Dr said there was no way that was an accurate measurement because he didn't believe that Ashton would weigh a pound less over night. He said "If a baby loses a pound over night there is usually evidence like missing limbs...clearly that isn't the case." So the ESTIMATED birth weight was about 7 lbs and 11 oz. Now, no one is quite sure. So I use the weight on his birth certificate which says 8 lbs 7 oz.