Weekends...

The last two weekends have kept us pretty busy.  First we had the July 4th holiday weekend.  We spent a quiet weekend at home, thankful for the freedoms we have.  David Scott got to try a popcicle (sugar-free frozen kool-aid) for the second time, and he also had a couple of pickle spears to gnaw on as well.  After that, DS got in his pool for a little while afterwards to splash around and get cleaned off.  A big afternoon.  Well, he had an ever bigger evening since he threw up about 7:00.  Yuck.  We didn't realize until later that he had contacted the stomach virus.  He got sick once more Sunday night and then again Monday morning, but then was fine for the rest of the day on Monday.  We'd been giving him pedialyte and then resumed his bottles that evening and he was happy as a lark all day long, just sleeping a little more than normal.  So I sent him back to daycare on Tuesday (it had been 22.5 hours since he'd been sick AND he never ran any fever).  I thought we were in the clear.  Wrong!  I got the call that afternoon that he'd thrown up at daycare and that there was a bug going around his classroom and multiple children had been out sick the week before and that day as well.  Once we were home, he ended up getting sick one more time, so we resumed our pedialyte feeding schedule (1T -- about 1/2 an ounce -- every 10 minutes, after keeping it down for 2 hours, we could start an ounce every 15 minutes for an hour, THEN give him a small bottle and build up from there).  Anyhoo, Scotty stayed with him on Wednesday morning while I had a meeting for work, and then we switched for the afternoon.  He went back to daycare on Thursday and has been great ever since. 

Then on Friday night, the Sproles/McLemore clan came to town!  That would be Sue Sue, Alicia, Dale, Leslie, and Riley.  We stopped by their hotel that evening for a bit and then made plans to meet up on Saturday morning for a day of adventure.  Our first stop on Saturday was the zoo in NO:

DS in his ride...

As you could imagine, we saw all sorts of animals -- even got up close and personal with a few:

DS and me at the petting zoo with some goats.

This is what Scotty did while DS and I explored the petting zoo...

This peacock was walking around at the entrance to the zoo.

DS in front of an alligator.  A fake alligator, obviously.

DS riding the alligator.  I couldn't help but think of the "Cajun Night Before Christmas."

Daddy teaching DS about flamingoes...

The Rainwater Family and the Elephant Family.  I love my top but I've decided it isn't flattering at all and will probably retire it soon.

It was so hot, but the zoo had misters and I had a misting fan that we all enjoyed.  David Scott was a trooper and didn't whine about being hot at all.  :)  We ate lunch, finished the zoo as we tried to beat an oncoming thunderstorm, and then headed to the aquarium, also in NO.  Because of the air conditioning (possibly) and the fact that he could see so many things better (most likely), I think David Scott enjoyed the aquarium more than the zoo. 

So happy to be in the air conditioning.

Riley, DS, and Leslie in the shark's mouth.  Notice the outfit coordination...not planned!

We had a great time with our "other family," and were glad they were able to come visit. 

We haven't had too much going on this week, family-wise.  DS is still on the cusp of crawling.  He's been pulling up with our assistance more and more.  And tonight, he pulled himself up to a standing position on the ottoman! 

Not the best quality picture with the sunshine and all.  On the other hand, he looks quite angelic. 

He's growing so fast and is starting to get in to everything that it's hard to keep him in one place unless it's somehow enclosed.  As for our plans this weekend, I'm going to the beach with my girls from work (Happy Administrative Professional's Day to us!).  Scotty is keeping David Scott all by himself.  I hope he survives.  Scotty, that is.