We've been keeping busy lately, but sometimes it feels like it is never enough for Eliot. He is always excited for something to be going on. Last weekend, we had our friends the Floyds over for lunch and pool playtime. Eliot loves playing with their two boys, and Lesley's daughter (Eden) is just seven weeks older than Jack. Weston and Eliot are about eight weeks apart too. So while the boys played in the pool with the dads, Lesley and I set up a newborn nap party for the littlest ones.
About an hour after they headed out, we went to my parents' house for more pool time and dinner. Eliot was acting extra weird and didn't want to go in the pool. I blamed it on being hot and tired, but something was off. He ended up falling asleep on me, which rarely happens. When we got him home, I took his temperature. Yep, a 101 degree fever. What in the world? I don't understand why we can't all just get well this summer.
The next day, Chris's parents and sister came in town. See, I told you that we've been really busy. Eliot was still running a fever and not feeling well, but he was so happy to see his Mawmaw, Granddad, and Aunt 'Liz-beth. He recovered well enough and went to Busch Gardens with the grandparents where he discovered bumper cars and rode the ferry for the first time.
The weather cooled off a little this week, so we were able to go on adventures that I had been planning in my head, but knew would be hard with a newborn on hotter days. We went to the zoo, took pictures in a cornfield, played at the park, went to the aquarium, bought some new books from Barnes and Noble, and more.
We always have
something going on, yet Eliot still seems bored throughout the day. The kid has some energy. Maybe I need to plan more activities for at home to keep him busy in between all of our adventures. I'm not as energetic and feel like I am constantly feeding Jack. We're reaching a new level of normalcy, though, and I love watching these two boys interact.
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