Fever

Elaine had a fever this weekend. The poor girl just sat and slept in misery. Thankfully, she ate and slept decently, considering. But there was a lot of whimpering and clinginess. Elaine typically doesn't like to be held for very long. But this weekend we couldn't put her down without a pathetic, low-energy wail.

This morning she seems to be mostly better. The weekend has gotten me thinking of the classic song, presented below with the assistance of Animal.





Elaine Video
I try to coax Elaine to say "daddy"



Meredith Video
Meredith explains her book of jokes and drawings to Jen.
Warning: This video contains some brief, 4 year old, potty humor.

Rainy days

It's been raining a bunch here, which is fine because some of us are trapped inside as it is. This morning though, it was nice enough for Meredith to go and play outside with her grandma for a bit.

Last night was the first one home with Elaine. It was a long night for most parties. Elaine wanted to eat more than was possible and wasn't the slightest bit interested in sleep. I actually spent the middle of the night watching Muppets in Manhattan while trying to console her with limited results. Of course, I only could hear snatches of the movie, but was able to follow the plot with minimal difficulty.

In the middle of the night, Jen got up with her (though she was previously being interrupted every hour or two to feed Elaine). Soon, Grandma Gail generously took a shift and the parents got some sleep. What this meant was that much of the rest of the day was pretty low key, as we caught up on sleep. Meredith also had trouble getting to sleep due to the excitement of her sister being home and the volume of her sister's crying.

In the evening, Grandma Gail made a nice chicken dinner that was followed with a birthday cake for Elaine. We put two candles for her being two days old. Meredith helped by blowing out the candles and eating Elaine's slice for her.




Blowing out the candles on Elaine's 2-day old cake.


Pretty flowers celebrating Elaine.


Little wrapped up bundle of joy. We tell Meredith she's wrapped up like a burrito.


A tad upset