Hi all! Sorry that yet another week has gone by since our last posting. I had every good intention to sit down this past weekend and blog plus catch up on other things around the house and needless to say...it didn't happen!
We had a great weekend planned and were really looking forward to so many fun things BUT....as with the territory of little ones, plans had to be revised :) We were all ready to get little man from school Friday afternoon and head home to let out the pups and come back to Mechanicsville to help celebrate a good friend's (Rachael) 30th birthday!!! They were our neighbors and we all became good friends over the years. They too have a little boy that is 5 months younger than Lucas, we are convinced they will be good friends too!!! So we were psyched to get to share this special occasion with them and their family & friends. But upon arriving at TLC we noted that things were not going to go as planned! Lucas had runny, icky goop in his eyes and had vomited not too long before we arrived. He was not a happy camper needless to say and our plans changed rather quickly! so we had to miss out on the b'day festivities but I know Rachael loved her surprise and had a great time!
We started putting ointment in Lucas' eyes right away and gave him some Tylenol and some TLC :) Not sure if it was pink eye or just a nasty cold in which the congestion was coming out of his tear ducts. Gross, I know but he has really narrow tear ducts, they used to be clogged, and the doc has warned us this might be pretty common with him and colds. But just in case we wanted to get the meds in his eyes to help clear up any infection.
He slept great and seemed a little better Sat. AM. Although he was stuffy and coughed at that point... Daddy headed off to
Charlottesville with some of our good friends to cheer on the Cavaliers to a great victory over ECU!!! It was beautiful outside and I was determined that Lucas and I were not going to spend it inside- cold or no cold!!! So we met up with fantastic friends Shannon and Scarlett who were also under the weather (why not? ;) ) and headed down to
Maymont for a fun filled outdoor adventure to see some animals and take in the beautiful scenery. We all enjoyed ourselves, I didn't do the best at "documenting" our adventure but here are a few pics of the two wee ones:)
We got to meet and get to know quite a few of our neighbors Saturday evening at a pot-luck cookout. I foresee some great times ahead for both us and Lucas with the crowd out in McCauley Park. They were a great group of families with lots of little kids around Lucas' age! I remember how much fun I had growing up in our neighborhood and I'm sure he will too!!!
After church on Sunday we ventured down to the Richmond Folk Festival. I totally forgot my camera at home, so sorry no pics. It was a beautiful day and we enjoyed the music, vendor displays, and yummy food! Lucas got down and dirty crawling all over the place. He really prefers to be down checking things out then in our arms these days. Otherwise he passed his time people watching from his stroller. He did share a yummy smoothie with mommy, maybe that is why I am losing my voice today?! Sucked it straight out of the straw with no problem once he got the hang of it :) We got to listen to and meet my 3rd cousin (I think) Lee Sexton who is a renowned Appalachian banjo (bluegrass) player from Kentucky, he is 80! That was pretty neat to hear and know that so many great musicians are in my family tree :) Sorry that Dad had to miss the opportunity but maybe he can catch him next time!
Lucas is feeling much better now and I am convinced that the sunshine helped. He still is a little congested but as we have learned now as seasoned veterans, I think babies stay that way for quite awhile once those nasty bugs set in! Hope you all had a great weekend. I have more to share on Lucas' latest adventures but that will be the next post, check back tomorrow! ;)
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