The Adventures of Elliott and Lucy: Late October Catch Up

Jesse arrived home last night after 12 days overseas. We survived, thanks to tremendous help from Coco and Poppy! Two days after Jesse left, Elliott came down with a pretty high fever. Since any illness is scary for little Lucy, Elliott spent a few days at Camp CocoPoppy while Lucy and I went back home. Two days with only one kid were like a vacation. Elliott had a wonderful time with Coco and Poppy. He didn't really want to come home. When he was feeling better, Lucy and I met them for dinner out. Elliott tried on Coco's lighted reading glasses.

Pretty silly!

He was all smiles, but quite the handful (typical two year old behavior).

Drinking from a big boy cup. The plaid jacket belonged to Ted.

Last week, Lucy had an appointment with the pediatric cardiologist as a follow up to her NICU stay after birth. Her ticker is a-ok! She has a benign opening called a PFO that closes on its own in many cases. Approximately 25% of the population lives with a PFO. She will see the cardiologist again in two years to see if it closes or not. No action is required in either case.

There must be something in the water. About 90% of my close friends have had babies in the past year or will be having a baby in the next six months. It's a baby boom! I have made some wonderful, lifelong friends since we moved back to the area four years ago (four years?!? where did that time go?). Two of these great friends are Danielle and Leigh. Each of had a beautiful baby girl within three months. Leigh wrote a beautiful blog post chronicling our pregnancies. Thank you so much for for logging our shared experience and the arrival of our three girls!
Danielle and Emma (three weeks)
Emily and Lucy (six weeks and mid yawn)
Leigh and Hollyn (16 weeks)