The Weatherman

Last night was daddy’s turn for the flu.  Not a good night…I lost 6 pounds in 6 hours!  I don’t suggest this diet.   I couldn’t even drink water without it coming back up.

Fortunately around 9am this morning I was able to take in liquids and get rehydrated.  Hopefully by tomorrow I’ll be better off (less frequent bathroom trips and the backache will go away)

Zach is all better – he recovered much quicker then me.  So far Nate and mommy have not been affected.  Hopefully they can avoid this one.

Yep, lots of Zacher vomit last night…Steph definitely took the brunt.  I believe she went through 3 shirts since Zach would run to her and throw up on her.  Better her than me

There has been a stomach flu going around daycares and our PEPS group so it isn’t a surprise Zach got sick.  The countdown starts for Steph and I now…when will we get sick.  Hopefully never, but this is definitely from a bug and not food poisoning.

Here are some shots of Nate kickin it in Zach’s bed then asleep.

We took a trip down to the Bay Area this last week. We flew down on Wednesday afternoon. While not as bad as past trips, the journey down was still pretty stressful. We decided to park at SeaTac vs parking at an offsite location. We almost didn’t find a spot – it took 15 minutes of driving around until we found someone leaving.

Zach was not the happiest camper waiting in line to check our luggage. Next was the security line which was very, very long. We went up to the Express Lane and begged them to let us through, which they did. So we didn’t have to wait in the security line. We got a bite to eat and headed to the gate. Zach was doing great until Mom and Nate went to the bathroom. At this point Zach completely lost it. The next 5 to 7 minutes were pure hell with him kicking, screaming, and hitting until mom returned. Zach slept on the flight down while Nate hung out quietly.

The days in the Bay Area went well. We spent time on Wednesday and Thursday with Steph’s parents. I did take Nate to see my family on Thursday for a short bit. I had lunch with Brian on Friday and we had dinner with my family on Friday night. We also stopped by and saw the Rossi’s and Bob on Friday night.

The trip home went very, very well. Zach was awesome. He was very patient while we checked in our luggage and went through security. He ate lunch and then ran around the chairs at the gates for close to an hour, but he never complained. He also slept for most of the flight home and Nate slept during most of the flight.

Today was absolutely beautiful in West Seattle. We took Zach and Nate to the park where we met Dominic and his parents. We all returned to our house for pizza and wine. Now we return to our normal grind.

On Tuesday night I worked from 8pm to 2am (unexpectedly)…yeah just another night with busted crap at work. Anyway, I went into work for a half day morning on Wednesday and then spent a few hours at Harborview Hospital checking on a friend of ours.  When I returned home, I was pretty tired.  So Nate and I hung out on the couch…I was lying down with him on my chest.  Well, we ended up taking a 2 hour nap.

I don’t take many naps.  Actually, I never take naps unless I was up late for work.  So I really haven’t had Nate sleeping on me.  Anyway, the lil guy snoozed for 2 hours.  Zach was never like that – he would never be contained.  However, Nate definitely likes the cuddle time.  Frankly, so do I.

Nate was all bundled up today

Although, this next shot says he isn’t thrilled with being bundled up.

Where’s my shorts?!?

SeaTac recorded 1.19 inches of rain yesterday.  My rain gauge logged only about .75 inches although I’m not sure my rain gauge is all that accurate anymore – probably need to buy a new one.  Looks like rain and showers into the indefinite future.  Well, at least by June it should stop.

For those who don’t know, I cut my finger cutting tomatoes on Saturday night.  I tried to do the manly thing by applying pressure for 30 minutes so the bleeding would stop…no dice.  I finally had to go into the emergency to get a whole two stitches.  I actually went to the Issaquah ER since it’s never crowded…I had to wait zero minutes and I was out in less than an hour.  I assume if I went to First Hill this would have been at least a 2 hour ordeal.  Anyway, all is good now.  I’ll have to go to the doctor around Oct 9th to get the sutures removed.