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.