Wow - what a week we have had!

Nate turned 2 on Monday! We had a great and busy birthday party for him on Saturday with friends and family. It was a blast! Nate seemed to really enjoy playing with all of his friends and sharing all his toys.

On Tuesday, I had my bi-weekly doctor appointment. I have had a few episodes of bad chest pains, and the doctor and I both believe it is GERD (reflux) gone awry with this baby. I had a lot of it at the end when I was pregnant with Nate, but nothing like I have had recently. I got a prescription and things seem to have settled down nicely! Also at the appointment, Matthew's h/b was about 144 again and everything seems to be going well with him. He is still measuring about a week ahead, but, again, that is what Nate measured all along.

I can't believe we are at 33 weeks and have less than 50 days until he is scheduled to be here! So much to do still! (But I did finally get my pedicure I have been wanting for so long!)

Here are some photos from Nate's birthday...


Then last night we had a bit more excitement at our house. Nate's slight cold is actually croup. I have never seen Nate struggle so hard to breathe as he did last night when we woke up at 1:30 a.m. It scared the living daylights out of me. I didn't know if he had an asthma attack (never had asthma) or what - it just sounded awful and the poor thing couldn't breathe right. So we went to the ER and it is croup. He got a breathing treatment and scrips for a steroid and an antibiotic b/c he also has the start of his very first ear infection.

I am home with him today b/c Mark is the only one in his department besides his boss these next couple weeks. Nate is contagious (I didn't know croup was a virus) for at least 24 hours. I will try to work some from home while he hangs out and tries to get over this nastiness.

We are just happy it wasn't worse and something he can get over soon. Doc did say once he gets it like this he is more prone to it later. Lovely.