Strep!

Alex has his first case of strep throat. The poor guy has been miserable since Sunday. The first round of strep tests were negative, but we went back to the clinic today and even the rapid test was positive! So, he's now on an antibiotic and should be feeling better soon. I've spent a lot of the week with him and it's hard to watch your child feel so badly.
The nurse commented on how tall he is for a 3, almost 4, year-old. He is 44 and 1/2 inches tall and 48#. The PA we saw commented on how bright he is as Alex pretty much answered all the questions on his own. He did pretty well for the most part until it came time for the PA to look in his mouth with the light. Alex wanted no part of that. We tried everything and the PA finally got out the tongue depressor. He got it in just far enough for Alex to lock his teeth around it. So, that was the end of that.
It's been a pretty lazy week just hanging out at home. I am very behind on my Christmas shopping and will have to do some rushing this weekend to get it done. I had vowed to get it all done early this year, but I'll have to try for next year!

I'm such a blogger slacker...

It's been a busy month (and it flew by!). Wil's mother moved here from Indiana earlier this month, so we've been busy getting her settled in.
We had a nice Thanksgiving with the family-the food was awesome! Alex enjoyed playing with his cousins very much. It's hard to believe that Christmas and Alex's 4th birthday are just around the corner!
I realized that we haven't been taking as many pictures as we used to, but I'll post a few new ones anyway.
Looking forward to the weekend-we're going to get our tree tomorrow and get the house decorated. Hopefully then I'll get into the spirit.
Alex and Wil are going to the Dome tomorrow night for the Monster Jam. Alex cannot wait to go and is excited to see all the Monster trucks. I'm looking forward to a night off :)