Sick Baby

Well, our first out of town trip didn't last long. I had been sick with a cold but was starting to feel better and so far Josiah seemed fine, so Wednesday afternoon we packed up the car (it takes soooo much stuff to travel with a baby!!) and headed up to Northern Virginia. Mike had a conference at the NIH on Thursday and I was going to spend time with friends. Well, by the time we got there, Josiah had the sniffles, but was still happy. He did great on the ride. He slept well that night... and then woke up burning hot with a fever and didn't want to eat or sleep or do anything... he was so pitiful. I had to call Daddy and have him leave the conference and we decided to pack back up and just head home. We thought it would be a tough ride because he was so upset, but he didn't cry once, just slept the whole way home.

He started feeling better last night and thankfully the fever was gone this morning. The cold is still there - he's stuffy and red-eyed and sneezy, but he's been all smiles today. Well...except for when we were at the doctor's office and they had to draw blood. :( But he was a trooper. And a chunker! He weighed in at 13 lbs. 13 oz. this morning! At this rate, he'll outgrow his carseat by the time he's 6 months! So we just have to keep a close eye on him... hopefully he'll stay fever-free and this cold will just run it's course and he'll feel better soon.