Human Taco Baby!

This past weekend we had guests from Lincoln -Kyle and Amy - some college friends of Andy and I. They are expecting in mid-March, so it was good to chat with them and share all of the fun things that parenting brings. They really enjoyed spending time with Alex - and Andy and Kyle even had time to go turkey hunting! Central Nebraska is without 5 birds today - I think that the ecosystem will be able to survive. :)

When Kyle and Amy were out, we had tacos for lunch. Alex enjoyed feeding himself, but I think that more of it ended up ON him than IN him. He really enjoyed the beef and tomatoes, but passed on the cheese and lettuce. He did quite a bit of his "power-squeezing" - where he squeezes the food AS HARD as he can before he puts it into his mouth. He had taco seasoning running down his arm, his shirt was a mess, and the high chair needed a hosing off.....but he had a fun time feeding himself, so that's what was worth it. :) Here are a couple of shots of the human taco baby - -



On a sadder note, we got a phone call today from Alex's childcare lady, Julie, that when Alex woke up with "cruddies" in his eyes, and his eyes were very pink. She asked us to pick him up and take him to the doctor. When we were able to see Dr. Dan this afternoon, sure enough - pink eye. He also said that Alex's left ear was very red and swollen, so he gave us an antibiotic for a possible ear infection. SO, I will be home tomorrow with Alex, as he will still be contagious. Thankfully, he seems happy otherwise, just red puffy eyes that are constantly crudding up. When he wakes up from a nap, he can't open his eyes - which I feel so sorry for him!! Here's a picture of the happy-red-puffy-eyes-baby! :)