Reed's first cold (& photographer photos ready to view!).

• Reed-bug has caught his first little cold. After some serious spitting-up yesterday, the mucous started last night and has continued to build up and congest the little guy ever since. It is so sad to hear him try to breathe through his nose, without much luck. Last night was a rough one - he wasn't able to sleep a whole lot, and eating from a bottle is difficult when you can't breathe. Grandma Selkirk rocked him this morning to keep him upright, and I am trying my best to keep him elevated today so that his little nose doesn't stay plugged up. Mommy got the boogie sucker out for the first time during the night last night, and Reed doesn't like it one bit. Go figure! His temperature seems to be staying around 99 degrees, and so I am hoping that this is a bug that will just run its course (sooner rather than later).
• I called the doctor's office this morning in hopes of learning any helpful pointers on how to ward this nasty little cold off. Was told to give Reed saline drops in his nose at every diaper change, keep up with the bulb syringe twice a day, take temp to be sure under 104 degrees, elevate his head when sleeping, and expect smaller & more frequent feedings. FYI - he also is not a fan of saline drops!
• Leyton somehow managed to sleep through all of Reed's crying episodes last night. Hard to believe, but I was so proud of him this morning. As soon as Leyton hopped out of bed, he was ready to play "mommy and daddy bear" with Papa. I watched as Leyton ordered Papa around, told her to get in the car, dropped their kids off at school, and then drove Papa to Starbucks for some early morning coffee. It was quite the show, really!
• Papa dropped Leyton off at school this morning, and when she left - Leyton was in tears and sad to see the week of partying come to an end. Leyton, Reed and I were all happy to have the help and company this week from both grandmas!
• OKAY, on a more positive note, I rec'd an e-mail this morning from the photographer with word that the photos are up and in slideshow form on her web site. I could hardly wait to check them out, and they did not disappoint at all. I am including the link here so that everyone can take a look. I have two very handsome boys, and it will be the hardest thing ever to decide which photos I have to have. Maybe all of them!!!!
• http://www.sarafarrarphotography.com/. Click at the bottom to enter the site, choose "Menu," then "Slideshows," followed by "Selkirk." The password is "sara" - all lowercase. Enjoy!!! What is your favorite?????