New Record

I am pretty sure we set a new record of how many times I had to change clothes after getting puked on. A few times I had to change every stitch of clothing we both had on. Poor little guy. He had his 6 month shots on Friday morning and was running a fever by Friday night. Then on Saturday morning he had a fever, and let's just say it was coming out both ends. Not pretty. The papers they gave us on the vaccines said that fever, vomiting and diarrhea were side effects, or he could have picked up something from the doctor's waiting room. I always get the first appointment of the day hoping there aren't too many germs around, but it was completely packed this time. I mean kids were hacking all over the place and laying on the floor.

I didn't realize he was sick during this photo shoot, but he was not happy! (Still pretty adorable though!) Other than this, he was actually pretty happy through the weekend, even though he didn't feel well.

There were several nice days this week (thank goodness since we had no heat), so we got a chance to play outside. I sure am going to miss playing outside this winter. John Paul took a few naps in his swing which is right by the front door, so Madeleine and I got to play in the driveway together. We had a great time and drew some elaborate houses with sidewalk chalk. Madeleine likes me to draw BIG houses and then she stands in the house :) She also likes me to draw paths between the houses and she walks from house to house.
We inherited a bag of hats and shoes from Ava this week too, and Madeleine had a great time trying them all out! Actually when I was busy with John Paul this weekend, I just put the big bag in the middle of the floor and it kept her busy for a long time trying all this stuff on!
We did get a few good shots with their halloween shirts on. We got Madeleine's pumpkin at the grocery store and it basically took up the whole cart. We went to the pumpkin patch to get John Paul's (they charge by inches!) Madeleine is excited about carving them this week. I still haven't figured out costumes but I do have backups. There is a party at the local Catholic bookstore on Halloween and they get a special treat if they dress as a saint. If I had more time and talent, I'd love for them to be St. Madeleine Sophie Barat and Pope John Paul II. However I'm thinking it's not going to happen at this point. Maybe I'll be able to do it next year when they're older and can understand better.
This was before the meltdown. He was happy for a minute. One good thing about him being sick this weekend was I got a lot of cuddle time with him.