Runny Nose

Usually if you've been exposed to germs and are going to get sick, doesn't that happen within the first 48 hours? If that's correct, then I think Paul and I didn't catch any of the bugs we were exposed to in Maryland. Unfortunately, the same can't be said for Nadia. The first clue was that last night she woke up a couple of times crying during the night. I gave her some Motrin around 2am. Today she has a runny nose. It's not really bad; so far I just need to wipe her nose after she sneezes. What cracked me up was that one time she sneezed and immediately pointed to the box of tissues. Yes, Mommy will wipe your nose! She's been rather "fragile" today. If I put her in her highchair for breakfast she cried. I was able to feed her breakfast if I let her sit in my lap. So far she doesn't have a fever or cough. Hopefully this is the worst of what she'll experience this time.

As far as the nap schedule, on Friday Sarah opted not to attempt a morning nap since it was supposed to rain in the afternoon. She knows our girl loves to play outside! That afternoon nap was 2 1/4 hours long. Saturday she took 2 naps at my parent's house. Sunday she just had one afternoon nap (90 minutes) because we were at church in the morning. Yesterday her morning nap was at home (at least 90 minutes - might have been as long as 2 hours), and she took an 80 minute afternoon nap at Sarah's. This morning her morning nap was 80 minutes long, and I am trying to decide whether to put her down shortly or have her take her afternoon nap at Sarah's. So it seems that we've gotten back into a two nap schedule with the exception of Sundays.

Now that we have decided upon a name for our son, last night I bought a personalized clock for Ian's room on eBay like Nadia has in her room. His clock features a fire engine to go along with the transportation theme. This morning I ordered hanging wall letters from Company Kids. Since his name is so short, it was only $24 including shipping. The letters each have a construction vehicle on them. I can't wait to decorate his room the week of Thanksgiving!!!