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I promise I am trying to keep up with my blog. I know that I haven't updated it in over a month now but I do have a good reason. PROMISE! So Alan finally got over his, what seemed like, never ending ear infections! Praise the Lord for that one! We were not too far away from the "tubes" discussion because he had already had 2 ear infections in 2 months. That being said, 2 days before his check up to see if the last infection cleared up, I got the flu. We caught it within the 48 hour time frame that I could get the anti-viral vaccine but it is not ok for breastfeeding mothers to take. :( So for the next 3 days I fought a retched fever, chills and cough/congestion and could only take Tylenol, cough medicine and Mucinex. Needless to say I was off in left field until the fever broke. Poor little Alan was so crabby because I would not play with him but I didn't have the strenght to do anything but lay on the couch. I started getting a little better by about Thursday that week but come Friday, Alan was burning up. He even got his flu shot this year! Poor little baby was full of medicine to help break his fever but he was still on fire! For the past 2 weeks we have been dealing with the leftovers from the flu. We both have good days and bad days. Good days you couldn't tell that we have been sick nonstop all winter. Bad days you would think we still had the flu. But with all the craziness and sickness, our little boy has grown soooo much!
Alan has started crawling! YIKES! He is so mobile right now and never ceases to amaze me where he can end up. He also has learned to stand up on his own and does get from one toy to another doing a little side stepping. I am sooo proud of him but worried about his head!! He has already had his first couple of "good" spills. He has a small patch of skin missing from his forhead from the crib and a couple of other bumps from the toys, couch, and coffee table. I guess that is to be expected with him learning to walk. No matter how hard I try, I can't be there every second and even if I am, I'm not always fast enough to catch him.
Now about my other little boy. :) Matt is doing very well in school right now. We just found out that we will be staying in Charleston, SC for his next school. I am VERY excited about that. Matt is also sitting about 22nd in his class of 92. We have 3 weeks left of school and we are so ready for him to be done. I know that I would love to have my husband home and Alan would love to see his Daddy. Not going to sugar coat it but it is a drag with Matt leaving for work before anyone wakes up and getting home well after Alan has gone to bed. Some days he does get to see Alan for a few minutes before bedtime but most days that isn't the case. We know that this is one of those "necessary evils" that we have to deal with and it is apart of his job, so I don't complain too much. ;) Matt graduates from Power School on April 10th and has off until the 26th of April. That will be really nice! Our little vacation that includes me having surgery on April 13th. Yep that is right. My eye surgery has finally been scheduled for April 13th. I am excited and scared all at the same time.

I am trying to get Matt prepared to take care of his little boy by himself and he is doing really well! Matt has learned how to make Alan's breakfast and dinner, like how much food he gets and what kinds and what medicines he gets at what meals. Matt is also getting much better at bath time too. Since Alan is such a mover and shaker now, bath time has been VERY interesting. We can't seem to keep him in one spot for longer than 10 seconds!!! Alan likes to roll around in the bathtub which is very scary. He also likes to drink the water but doesn't quite understand that you can't drink it without getting your nose in the water. We will work on that one at a later date.
So a quick explanation of the pictures. The first one is little Alan standing up in bed. That was one of the first times that he stood up and let go with one hand. He is a little daredevil! The next one is him helping me do laundry. I wrapped him up in our mattress pad and carried him into the laundry room. Oh and the hair, yes it is crazy but that is what happens when you let Mommy blow dry your hair! :) The next one is Alan doing his "I can walk from one toy to the other". The following one is Alan holding his "uh oh" from Mrs. Holly and her family. I can't get that thing away from him now! He takes it everywhere and sleeps with it. Oh and it is constantly wet because he is always chewing on it. The last one is Alan wearing Daddy's mickey mouse ears for work. We finally went out at got Matt's ear protection for prototype and Alan's eyes got HUGE when he saw Matt wearing them. So we tested them out on Alan and he is SUCH A CUTIE! I just love this little man sooo much! God really has blessed us with a wonderful child and a wonderful family. So that is my update for now. Hopefully with spring right around the corner I can update more, pending I don't come down with some other crazy illness. UGH! I hope that all is well with everyone else and hopefully next time I will post some videos of Alan!