Little E is sick

E has been quite out of sorts since yesterday morning. He ran a fever all day yesterday and was alternately mellow and cranky. We snuggled most of the day, which is very out of character for my little almost-toddler. He's always been a sweet baby, very into being held and hugged, but usually needs a lot of exploring time too. When I called the nurse with his symptoms she felt we should bring him in. So we did. The doctor and nurse immediately noticed that E was not his usual happy self. Even taking his clothes off did not cheer him up (the boy loves to be naked). Anyway, he probably has a virus so nothing much we can do. He is better this afternoon; fever broke, baby is smiling. 5 hours of nap today and counting! Unfortunately, if the doctor was correct in his diagnosis this thing takes a week to run its course so we're waiting to see what the next phase is. The hard thing about having an extremely happy, easy-going, and usually very healthy baby is that when he is not those things and is feeling bad it is heart-wrenching.

On a happier note, Evan is now bathing in the big bathtub. We got him a boat because a bathtub bath requires a boat. The boat and its accompanying sea-toys plus his original bath toys fill up the tub with just enough room left for a baby. The baby's favorite toy? The stopper. Maybe we should get one that doesn't have a cute little pig on it (it came with the house). When E is better we'll go pick out a nice boring stopper that he will probably love even more.