cold season

My little Marek has a bad cold. I stayed up until 3 am last night holding him because he couldn't breathe very well with all of his congestion. Eventually either he felt better or stopped fighting it out of exhaustion and fell asleep. Tonight is rough for him again, but hopefully he'll fight this thing off soon! It's hard to see him feel bad. He did have a fabulous week, though! Very busy with photos, play dates with friends, music class (he actually played the instruments for the class this time!), playtime with his indoor co-op friends, a tour of a local private school, and a visit to his favorite park because it was so sunny.

Thursday and Friday were perfect days for him - he was so happy and we had such a good time! I was really impressed with how well he did at the photographer's studio this week. He is also very happy wearing his new "fireman jacket". He picked it out and loves buckling it together. There he is in the photo saying "where'd it go?" - one of his catch-phrases. He has also begun referring to himself as "Marek", which is very cute.

I will be working extra hours at work until June and probably teaching two courses at the local community college in late spring, so my schedule is becoming packed. I would much prefer to have the extra time with Marek, but am hoping to use my extra earnings to take us on a trip to Hawaii this year. I can't wait to start traveling with Marek!

Best wishes to everyone from the best toddler in the world and his mommy!