6 month Update

Poor Ethan has been really sick for the past week. He has a bad runny nose & cough and has been running fever since Sunday. I took him to the doctor on Monday and the flu test came back negative. They did some blood work and his white blood cell count was high, so they think it's an upper respiratory infection and started him on antibiotics.

Today was supposed to be Ethan's 6 month well baby visit, but since he's still running fever (101.5 instead of 103.5), the doctor just examined him and will do his vaccines once he is feeling better. She did give him a rocephin (sp?) shot to help loosen the mucus in his nose, because poor baby is struggling to breathe and eat. They did another flu test and it came back negative again (so definitely not the flu, phew). They also did another blood test and although his white blood cell count is still high, it's not as high as it was on Monday, so hopefully the antibiotic is working.

Here are the big boys stats:
Weight: 17lbs. 8 oz - 50th percentile (Chase was 18lbs. 10oz at 6 months)
Length: 27 1/2 inches - 50th percentile
Head Circumference: 16 3/4 inches - 10-25th percentile

Here's a picture of poor sick, sleeping Ethan after our 2 hour doctor's appt today:

Here is a recent picture of Chase...ummm, can you say "Mini-Shane"?

Happy 6 Months, Ethan!

We survived the first half of Ethan's first year. I cannot believe he is already 6 months old! Ethan has been the best baby and rarely ever fusses. He is constantly laughing and talking and brings so much joy to our lives.

Chase starting sitting up right on his 6 month birthday and Ethan is really close. He can sit up pretty well, but he gets so excited and throws his entire body back, so we have to be very careful and watch him.

Happy Half Birthday, Ethan!

Ethan, today at 6 months:

Here is Chase's 6 month lamb picture. We took this picture just hours before he ended up in the hospital for several nights with a severe case of RSV. Poor baby was so sick in this picture, but still gave us a huge grin. Here's hoping Ethan's 6 month birthday is much better!

Chase being silly:

Recent Pics

Labor Day Weekend

We are having a nice Labor Day weekend and Ethan, Chase and I really enjoy Daddy being home for an extra day.

Saturday we had our friends, Chad & Katie over for a grill out. Chase had a blast playing with Chad and stayed up until 10:30 that night. Sunday we went over to my parents' house for a crab boil. Chase had his first taste of crabs and seemed to really like them. He kept asking my dad for more. Today we are having our next door neighbors over for another grill out. They have two kids close in age to Chase and Ethan so it works out perfect.

We didn't get a chance to visit with MawMaw and Pops this weekend, but Chase is really looking forward to seeing them next weekend (he keeps talking about the Pumpkin Patch, so it looks like you guys are going to have to take him there again this year, ha)!

Happy Labor Day Weekend Everyone!