April Vacation

Since April vacation fell about three weeks before my due date, much of our April vacation was spent getting the house ready for baby's arrival!  It was a good thing we had plans to stay low key, because Connor started off vacation with conjunctivitis!  He had a slight cold over the weekend, and on Monday morning he woke up and I thought his eyes looked a little glassy.  We had a hearing test to go to (all is well there), and ran a few errands and went home.  After playing in the pool for a bit (did I mention it was 88 degrees?), I decided his eyes weren't getting any better and off to the doctor we went.  They confirmed my suspicions, and off to the pharmacy we went to get drops!  I have to say, Connor's been pretty good about letting me put his drops in.  I thought it would be such a battle, but he's been very tolerant!

Once we had the conjunctivitis under control, we had our friends, the Hickok's, over for a play date.  We hadn't seen them in a while, so it was nice to have the kids together.  For the first time in well, ever, the kids played with each other instead of just near each other!  They had the most fun with a giant box that we've had in the house.  They would take turns hiding in it, jumping out of it and yelling "surprise"!.  It was awesome to see Connor be so social and interactive.  He sometimes gets a little shy with kids, but not this day!  Meg was a little concerned that Connor kept asking Mairead to go to his bedroom, but we'll let it slide since they're only 4.  :)

The next day was spent waiting for Connor's new twin bed to arrive.  Once it was put together, he immediately started jumping on it, and was very excited to have a new bed.  We spent the remainder of the day re-arranging and re-organizing the room to fit everything for Connor and the baby.  It took a while, but it's basically done.  If the baby were to arrive today, we'd be ready!

Later that night, when Connor was taking a bath, I found a tick on his head.  The dog must have brought it in because we didn't go outside at all that day since we were waiting for the bed delivery.  It was a wood tick, which are less of a concern than deer ticks, but I still kept an eye on the area for a few days.  So far, so good!  Just a little mark where the tick bit him.

All in all it was a good vacation.  We had beautiful weather, and despite the conjunctivitis, we were able to play and spend some time together before the big day arrives!

The new double stroller.  The first baby wanted a ride!

Connor and Mairead on a date!