February

Well, 2010 wasn't a very good year for posting and it doesn't seem that 2011 is much better....

Well, with the new year we're rather about out with the old and in with the new. January 5 moved Carson up to his twin bed and his bedroom. He had been rather interested in it and not saying he'd be ready for his room when he was seven (ha!). So I switched it around and said I needed to know he was a big boy and READY to have his own room. I'm so smart. He actually was on his best behavior so he could be in his own room. He still pretty much feels that way. He likes it up there and stays most nights. He creeps down now and then and I have to re-tuck him in and snuggle with him a bit, but not that much. His clock is up there and he knows 6:00 a.m. is when he can come down for a snuggle. Some mornings it's 6 on the dot and I know he's been sitting there waiting, but it's been near 7 other mornings.

The next day Jon decided to switch his gym membership to family. The difference in price was what I was paying for Zumba classes and the gym near us has LOTS of Zumba classes. Carson has enjoyed going to the pool, so it was a good move. A couple weeks ago I took him to the day care part which offers some classes too. Carson LOVED it. He's been a couple times with me now and once with Jon. They have a TV so sometimes he's a bit of a potato, but mostly he plays. We had a nice morning the other day, hour long Zumba for me, half hour class for him and then some free time. I picked him up and we went over to the pool for a half hour together. The kiddie pool and hot tub share a wall so we each were on our side! :) He's too old to go with me in the Ladies locker room, unfortunately. Four at this gym, three in another! Really, women have problems with three-year-old boys? Sometimes I forget how liberal I am here. But they have a nice family changing area, unfortunately it's not set up well for changing. It's FAMILY, so why are the benches in the public area? Do they think it will just be Moms and sons? I know some Dads and daughters who may need to use it. Oh well, at least it's there and I just try to dress standing up. *sigh* Easier for me than Carson!!! Anyway, I've been Zumbaing quite a bit. Very fun and half the price of dance classes, not like this is a dance class. It's exercise. I'm glad it's affordable for folk. Zumba.com if you want to look for a class. I KNOW there's one near you!! :)

We just got over our first illness of the year. We did so well last winter, just 24 hour bugs. This one was a lovely 104 fever that was up and down for 48 hours, cut out for 48 and then back again for 12. After a day, the nose got bad with coughing going a long with that. That lasted for over a week. He's good about blowing his nose, so we managed to keep it out of the ears, sinuses and lungs. Whew! Friends weren't as lucky and lots of ear infections. Of course, we could have had one too, we never visited the doctor and all resolved itself on its own, with lots of OTC meds though. We definitely had the meds charts going some nights. Early morning motrin a couple times. I had Carson sleep with me the bad fever nights.