The other half of the flu

So I mentioned in my blog last week that Guy and I didn't seem to have as dire an illness as Nico's. Well, the weekend brought with it all the goodies that we're sure Nico had also experienced. Guy and I were pretty much at the same stages of everything at the same time. So our fevers went up (Guy always beat me there, though. His got up to 102.6 and I think my highest was 101.4) and the chills and the body aches started. Guy had a rough cough that hurt his chest quite a bit, and I started getting sinus pain right off the bat.

On Saturday night we both laid down on our bed with Nico between us and let Nico play on the iPad while we both rested and took turns parenting.

On Sunday, the Grandparents Salisbury were kind enough to go shopping for us to get us a few needed essentials. Toilet paper, for one, since that is what we use for kleenex. Bananas (can't be without bananas!) a neti pot for myself, and a few other things. They also brought Jimmy Johns! Nico fell asleep a few minutes before they showed up, having stayed awake during his entire nap playing in his bed :) So here's a rare picture of Nico sleeping on the couch.

I ended up with a sinus infection that is being treated by antibiotics. Guy had a follow up appointment with our doctor on Monday and he very kindly let me take over his appointment so I could get looked at. My very first sinus infection! It settled in my right ear for a few days until my ear started draining. Wow, painful! The pain has been moving around my face quite a bit. I feel for Guy, who told me that what I was describing was how he feels a lot of the time with his chronic sinusitis. 

Guy thought he might be getting an ear infection, but it waned, thank goodness. We're all on the mend now, and have finally gotten back to our normal routine, be it filled with lots of toilet paper still! It's nice to see Nico slowly returning to his old self.

One setback we've had is in the realm of potty training. Nico has had a lot of accidents, and seems to now have something personal against the potty. We're being diligent with the underwear, though. He does still wear a diaper at night. One thing he has learned to do is when I ask him to get up on the stool to help me with dishes, he tells me he has to go potty. We get to the hallway and he shakes his head and turns around, intending to go play. He whines and protests when I tell him to go back to the stool and stand up on it, he gets to the stool and then tells me he has to go potty again. We went back and forth a few times before I figured out he was trying to get out of helping with the dishes! He only did this for 2 mornings. I think we've all just been a little more stressed and emotional with all our bodies have gone through, so I understand the difficulty of restarting our routine. It was hard for me, too!

I tried a new recipe for Nico that turned out to be a SUCCESS! Chicken Parmesan Meatloaf Bites. He calls them cupcakes and he seems to enjoy eating them just as much as he enjoys eating regular cupcakes! They are very easy. He ate 6 of them the first day I made them. He's also become a fan of raw red and orange peppers. I think I'll try more raw veggies with him, since he dislikes the steamed veggies so much.

And then, a random picture of Nico stapling his cookie. I thought this was very innovative.

Welp, I guess that wraps up February! I wonder what exciting new things March will bring??