The entire family has been struck down with coughs and colds and a sucky bug over the last week and poor Baby E has lost his voice.
It’s bizarre (and a little bit cute) to see a baby crying and calling out with no voice coming out. After a few days of a high fever the GP checked him over to rule out anything more sinister and, luckily, it’s just viral so I’m hoping we have a loud baby once more in a few days time. I also get the feeling that the school germs will make their way to our house a few more times over the next year. We were extremely lucky and got away with the majority of them in nursery. Still, I guess this means we should have steely immune systems by the end of next summer!
I am now having my turn and extensively feeding my cold and cough to stave it off. My choice of entertainment for the baby when he doesn’t sleep this week has been to switch the torch on my iPhone on and perform an amateur shadow puppets show on the ceiling for him. I’ve never seen an 11 week old baby SO entertained. I’m trying not to get him too used to this nightly performance but during a week where we’ve all felt like rubbish it was the perfect thing. I will now be searching for one of those baby light gadget show thingies. They seem like a very good investment, plus I keep almost blinding myself with the iPhone torch.
The Other Half and I have realised this week that Baby E has a favourite family member and it’s neither of us. It’s his big brother. I’m pretty sure he used to be terrified of very loud Z a few weeks back but he’s becoming immune to his boisterous nature now and no longer startles whenever Z bursts into the room. He’s now more like a little owl following him about the room with his ever observant eyes. Little Z is still desperate for his baby brother to grow up but I think he’s slowly accepting that a tiny baby has a certain number of limitations for the time being. I think he’s going to be quite pleased to hear that teething is not too far away. The lack of them is one of biggest concerns. I’m sure there’ll come a point where they’ll completely get on each other’s nerves but I do like watching their slightly too tight squishes for now.
Hope you are all on the mend – I too have been struck down with a nasty cold!
Molly @ The Move to America recently posted…Life Lately | It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Tradition
Enjoy the peace and quiet while it lasts! How lovely to see the bond between E and Z already growing strong so quickly. Bonds formed like that are rarely broken.
Tim recently posted…My Sunday Photo: Santa’s little helper
They look so lovely together but sorry to hear yo have all been suffering, hopefully it is past it’s worst now.
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Aww! I hope you all feel better soon x
Kim Carberry recently posted…Oh what a beautiful morning #MySundayPhoto
I hope you’re all feeling much better! Lovely photo, big brothers have always been the favourite around here too 🙂
Sara | mumturnedmom recently posted…Silent Sunday: 6 December 2015
What a lovely photo and so lovely to read how much E likes his big brother!
Sorry to hear everyone has been ill this week and hope you are all on the mend now.
Would you believe my daughter (who is 9 and doesn’t possess her own iPhone) showed me how to use the torch on my phone the other week? It’s been revolutionary for me! The lights in my bedroom are really rubbish, so I use it all the time now!
Sarah MumofThree World recently posted…Silent Sunday 6.12.15
baby E looks older than 11 weeks in that photo! he is gorgeous and it is so lovely the bond between him and Z – it must make your heart swell with love and mummy pride!
so sorry you have all been unwell , I hope you are soon all back to normal. better to get it out of the way before Christmas xx
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Wow he’s looking so grown up! And very content sat on his big brother’s lap. So sorry you’ve all been feeling under the weather. I hope you feel better really soon…..keep feeding that cold 😉
Suzanne3childrenandit recently posted…Photo of the Week 49 / A New TraditionÂ
I too am on the ‘feed a cold’ school (don’t need much excuse). Hope you are all completely better soon.
Erica Price recently posted…Week 49 of 2015
It must be like you’ve pressed the mute button. Hope everyone is feeling better soon
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OneDad3Girls recently posted…#MySundayPhoto – Winchester Market
Lovely to see the brothers getting on so well! Hope you all feel better soon! Bee has a cold too but luckily so far the rest of us have escaped it (except my parents).
I remember the first year Munchkin started school. She had so much time off as she was constantly picking up bugs. Thankfully now she rarely gets ill!
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so sorry you and baby E have been poorly, hope his voice has returned, he’s changed so much over the past few weeks
chickenruby recently posted…My Sunday Photo – Week 49
Aww lovely picture 🙂
I hope you are all feeling much better soon ..
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Ah its so lovely that he is becoming fascinated by his big brother. And poor you I bet it has been a tough couple of weeks, we had all the bugs when they were in nursery, it seemed to settle down once they started school. Hope you are feeling better soon x
Sarah Christie recently posted…A Rainy Day In London, My Sunday Photo
Feel your pain, I felt awful for half of last week and now have a stinking cold 🙁 #365
Mary @ Over 40 and a Mum to One recently posted…Project 365 2015 Week 49
Aww wee lamb and I love that photo of your boys. Hope you’re all on the mend x
Susan Mann recently posted…Ready to Party – Silent Sunday Week 49
Aww cute! 11 weeks already? I hope you are all feeling better now – my youngest and I have been plagued by illness the last couple of weeks too and we can’t seem to shift it! #MySundayPhoto
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I hope that you’re all on the mend very soon. Your gorgeous boys are going to be partners in crime before you know it!