Sleep Over

Sean spent Sat. night and Maw Maw and Dukie's house. Since we had been at CeCe's party, he missed his nap and according to Maw Maw fell asleep right at 8pm. I missed him so much that I cried and watched his baby videos!! He's spent the night several times, but for some reason, it just hit me hard Sat. night.
Sunday, he went to Mass with them and then out to breakfast. Kenny and I had a lazy morning and slept in. They brought Sean home in time to watch Kenny cut the grass and get to ride the tractor.
Around 5pm, Sean felt warm and had goosebumps. I knew right away that he had a fever and gave him a bath and then wrapped him in a blanket. He cuddled with us the rest of the night. Thank goodness, the fever broke today. I think he had a stomach bug. Now, if he could only get his appetite back.

Early Father's Day Visit

Sean and Dukie
Since we are going fishing tomorrow with Kenny, we decided to go visit Dukie today for Father's Day. Kenny was so sweet to let me sleep in and even though Sean came in to wake me up a couple of times, the extra time in bed felt great. Sean and I just hung out at home while Kenny ran some errands and then my 2 guys took an early nap.
After naptime, we went to the southshore to visit Dukie. Kenny and his brothers got Dukie a gift certificate to a nursery here in Ponchatoula so he can plant fruit trees when he builds his new house here. Sean gave him a framed school picture of him that Dukie can put on his desk at work. When Sean "signed" Dukie's card he told me, "that should make Dukie happy". How funny! Dukie had dinner for us which was so sweet and then we came home and Kenny went to work. Sean really enjoyed his visit with the Duke!!

Maw Maw and Dukie's House

This morning, Kenny was working the air show, so it was just me and Sean until I had to leave for a baby shower. After we woke up, I put Sean in his underwear and we went out to the backyard. We played with bubbles and he rode his old tricycle down the hill in the yard. Then, he peed. So, inside we went to change and get ready to head out. Still no luck on the potty, yet.
Sean loves to go to his Maw Maw and Dukie's house and they spoil him! I dropped him off and then went to the shower (congrats to Lori Beth and baby Chloe). Maw Maw tried to get Sean to use the potty, but it was a no-go. So, they played outside which Sean loves. He got to go in Dukie's big tool shed and play with a rubber hammer. He hammered their deck and told them that he was "building". Then, Kenny picked him up and they had some daddy/son time. Kenny and Sean played cars, trucks and tossed balloons around the house. I could tell they had a good time when I got home. I called Maw Maw that night and she and Dukie were tired *the little guy wore them out*.

The Leaves Are Dancing

Last night, Kenny and I went to Uncle Joey's surprise party, so Maw Maw and Dukie watched the 3 grandkids and spent the night on the northshore.

In the morning, I took Sean with me to the doctor because I figured that I had an ear infection, which I do. On the way home, Dukie called and said to meet him at Wal-Mart because he wanted to by Sean a bike! Dukie already had it picked out when we met him. Sean got a yellow Tonka rugged big boy adjustable bike with training wheels. Goodbye, Thomas the Train tricycle! Sean was so excited. His legs still aren't quite long enough, but he did start to get used to pedalling a bike that has a brake.

Dukie stayed and changed the oil on the "tractor" (riding lawn mower), so Sean stayed up all day and watched Dukie work. We then, headed to McDonald's for lunch. Sean ate all of his chicken nuggets for Dukie! I was thrilled because he won't eat for me.

My plan was to keep him up, so he will go to bed early tonight. So, we headed for the backyard, and played with Moon Sand. I have no idea why it's called this, but Sean liked it. It has been so windy here, that I've been telling Sean that the leaves are dancing and to watch them in the trees. This afternoon, he said, "look Mommy, the leaves are dancing". I was so amazed that he remembered this. We watched the leaves and I told him to listen to the wind and tell me what he heard and he said, "dancing"! We then, spent about 15 min. playing with a doodle bug! I'm getting used to these "boy activities"!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail....

Today was Easter Sunday and Sean slept until 8am!! After we all woke up, we went out to the den to see what the Easter Bunny had left for Sean. He looked at his basket and said, "wow". I wished I had gotten it on video. The bunny left Sean a lot of candy, some moon sand and a "big ambulance"(this is what Sean asked the bunny for, specifically). Sean's favorite thing was actually an Easter egg that was filled with a Hot Wheels car. After having some jelly beans for breakfast....I know, but it is a holiday, we got dressed up and went to Mass. Sean did pretty well for sitting or should I say crawling and laying on the floor through a 45 min. Mass. Kenny was really proud of him, because they usually have to go take a walk, because Sean likes to talk during the Mass.

Afterwards, we came home and changed and went to Nanny and Uncle Joey's house for lunch. Kenny and I ate a lot and Sean, as usual, just ate a little. Maw Maw and Dukie were there and had an Easter basket for Sean and Nanny had a basket for him, too. Sean told me tonight, that he needs to tell the Easter Bunny "thank you". He's so cute! He also asked me where Santa lives and I told him the North Pole where it's very cold. Then, he said, "what about the bunny?" I had to ponder this one and then I came up with in a carrot patch. That seemed to satisfy my curious little one!

Family Day

Due to not having a nap yesterday, last night, Sean went to bed at 7:30, but was up between 12 and 1 this morning. So, I was praying for a nap today!
This morning we got up and went to breakfast at I-Hop with just the 3 of us. Sean had a little problem sitting still, but all in all it went well. Then, we headed to Metairie to visit Maw Maw and Dukie. Sean "played numbers" with Dukie and was able to recognize 0-10. We were all so proud. Then, Sean got out his police car to play with and watched a little bit of Finding Nemo. Maw Maw told Sean that if he napped that we would go to McDonald's. Well, this was all it took for Sean to quickly fall asleep. As soon as his eyes popped open, he said, "where's my shoes? we've gotta go!". He then informed Maw Maw that he were supposed to go to get chicken nuggets. We all got ready and then were surprised when Sean opened the front door and gave us a weather report. He said, "it's a little cool, but will warm up". He's so funny! After McDonald's, we had a pretty ride back to home. It was a very nice family day!