sick mondays arn't fun days!

Like I stated before, we had a very busy weekend! Turns out, fall/winter is a very busy time for us. Especially since our families are spread all over the state of N.C. (and some in other states)

We had soooo much fun at Mike's farm. We went on a hayride to pick out a pumpkin from a real pumpkin patch, not just some yard with already picked pumpkins neatly in a row. This place was the real deal. I felt like Cinderella when Fairy Godmother turns the pumpkin into a carriage. It was a scene just like that! We walked around for a bit, found our [$16] pumpkin and hopped back onto the hayride. Slade loved it and it was a gorgeous day.



We also looked at all the animals, he liked the goats and the chickens and I of course loved the bunnies. They looked so snuggly! Makes me miss my bunny, Mopsie.

After all the fun I bought a Coke in a glass bottle [they taste so much better that way!] and shared it and a pumpkin roll [delish!] with Dane and Slade. It was so yummy! Then we packed up and made the hour long trip home.

When we got back we noticed Slade had a bit of a cough...
Then Sunday rolled around. We were supposed to go have lunch at our pastor's house with some other people but couldn't make it. Slade barely slept (and neither did we) and he just felt awful. You could see it in his eyes.

Which brings us to today:
My little muffin is sick. His doctor said it's "just a cold" which annoys me, because I feel like they say that every time and it seems like so much more. He had a little fever, 99.9 - and some congestion, luckily not in his chest. They told me I could give him some Benedryl [finally! some meds] I am so not that mom who's paranoid about giving her kid medicine. It's annoying actually when people are like that. I'm not going to let my child suffer. When Slade had his second cold, he was around 3 months old- and I gave him Children's Triaminic and Tylenol, without the okay from his doctor. I really don't care what they have to say either- because a mother always knows best! Unfortunately my neighbor still has our triaminic, so I bought him some benedryl and thankfully he isn't like me [it makes me hyper!] and has been sleeping for two hours. He needed it. I also got him Vicks baby rub which smells amazing- and a Vaporizer with the liquid meds that go in the water- it helps relieve coughing and congestion. Our humidifier broke yesterday and so I caved and bought a better one. Anything to make my little boo boo feel better!!

Hopefully he feels better soon, because this weekend we are packing up and heading to Winston- with a full schedule of fall, Halloween, and family festivities, I can't wait! We are finally getting a new camera from my Aunt Lisa- she is the sweetest. Dane accidentally broke ours awhile back. I can't wait to take pictures and show off Slade's adorable little costume to everyone! Hope you all have a fab last week of October!