Joshua's First Fever :(

The evening after Joshua's 6 months shots was a ruff one! It started off with him being very fussy and cranky. Then his temp started going up, up, and up. This was his very first fever. It's an awful feeling having your baby sick, and it's not much that you can do about it.

Once his tempature reached 101.3 (or was it 103.1...sorry I'm typing this 1 month later) I called his Pedi and they told me to give him Tylenol. Thank God my mom was there, Darnell had we out prior to Joshua getting sick, because I was able to hand him off to her while I made a dash to CVS.

Almost immediately after it got into his system his temperature started to drop, and he finally was able to get some rest. Poor thing!

6 month check up

6 Months already! Joshua had a scheduled 6 month appointment, but we ended up having to bump it up some due to an awful cough he had developed. It started off small, but after a few days he was coughing every couple of minutes. My mom was in town during the time, so her, Darnell, Joshua, and I all loaded up the Explorer for a trip to the Pedi.

Here is J nice and cool. He has no idea what's about to go down! Shots are on the way!

It's funny how so much can change within a couple of months. The last check up Joshua would just relax in my arms. This visit he was a terror! The paper on the exam table was his little playground. This boy would not sit still. I'm not going to lie, it was pretty funny. He kept us on our toes!

GIVE ME PAPER!!!!!

Long Day!

I think the pictures alone describes the day pretty well...

Yummy Yams!

Well, this moment was bound to happen I guess...Joshua is starting solids! It seems so fast, but it's time according to the Doc. So after a little research, we decided to start him with Yams. I even took it a step further and decided to make his baby food at home. It's actually pretty fast, and cheaper!

For the Yams I removed the skin, cut it into chunks, and boiled them until soft. I then placed the chunks in the blender, set it to the baby food setting, added water, and let it rip! After a few seconds I was able to put some aside for Joshua for that day and the next, and I froze the rest in cube trays.

Bring it on Daddy!!!!

Yummy!!!!

Overall J had no problem with the introduction of solids. I think we may do carrots next.