Florida 2009 - Tuesday - Lunch and Green Cay

Tuesday, we had lunch with Grandma Shelly and Grandpa Steve at Bubbie Barbara's clubhouse.
While waiting for our table, Paul caught up on some of his calls. . . (click on the picture to be taken to a Picasa slide show)

Paul takes a call

During lunch, Paul impressed the heck outta all of us by drinking from a straw! He also loved eating ice cubes. . . (click on the picture to be taken to a Picasa slide show)

Paul and a Straw

After lunch, Grandma Shelly, Grandpa Steve, mommy, daddy, and Paul all went for a walk in the Green Cay Wetlands. We saw lots of birds, and 'gators, and turtles. . .Paul could barely contain his excitement. . .
Oh no! Gator bait!!

Just kidding!!
Grandpa Steve and Grandma Shelly

After our walk, Paul went to spend the night with his grandparents, and mommy and daddy tried to defect to Cuba, made it as far as a restaurant in Delray Beach, then went to bed. And slept - uninterrupted - through the night!

Well, I do declare!

Florida 2009 - Monday - Playing with Bubbie Barbara pt II

Johnny,
johnny,
johnny,
johnny,
Whoops!!

Florida 2009 - Monday - Playing with Bubbie Barbara pt I

Paul had a great time playing with Bubbie Barbara this morning. . .what the difference a year makes!

Florida 2009 - Monday - A Bird, A Gator, and Paul

Paul and Daddy went for a walk in the Wakadahatchee Wetlands in the morning, while mommy got to sleep in.

Here is a bird:Here is a Gator:
Here is Paul:

Florida 2009 - Sunday - Dinner w/Family

Sunday late afternoon, we went up to Port St. Lucie for a BBQ at cousin Ellen and John's lovely home - with cousin Helen, Aunt Marsha, Uncle Arnie, Grandpa Steve, Grandma Shelly, and Bubbie Barbara. . . this is the only group shot we have. . .we were having too much fun to take many pictures. . .
Paul was kept occupied by some blocks. . .
. . .and Grandma Shelly showing him the cool water in the pool. . .

Paul with Aunt Marsha and Grandpa Steve:
Grandma Shelly tried to "stroll" Paul into a nap, but there were too many cool things and people to look at to sleep!

Florida 2009 - Sunday - Going to the Beach pt II

Best. Day. Ever.
Seashells taste like chicken. . .
. . .seriously, Paul, don't eat the seashells. . .
Ask not for whom the beach breeze is chilly. . .it chills for thee. . .and her sister. . .
Aunt Margie, Paul, and Mommy:

Florida 2009 - Sunday - Going to the Beach pt I

Despite slightly chilly temperatures - high 60s! - we decided to go to the beach with Aunt Margie. . .
Grandma Barbara's three granddaughters:

Shawn thinks we should put together a calendar of Paul sleeping in different places. Paul likes the idea, and wants to get a head start. . .
Not Paul's first time at the beach, but his first time playing in the sand!

Florida 2009 - Saturday - Bath time!

Bubbie's tub is so big, Daddy had to take a bath with Paul! (Daddy is wearing a bathing suit in this picture. Just FYI.)

Florida 2009 - Saturday

We had lunch with Bubbie Barbara and our cousin Allison. Here, Paul learns how to drink yogurt!

Mmmm... drinkable yogurt!

Then we went for a walk to the fountain.

Paul gets his feet wet.
The water is wet!

Florida 2009 - Friday

Paul hasn't been to Florida since last year, and he was very excited for the trip. Well, mommy and daddy were excited to get away from the 9 degree temps. . .

Paul and daddy hanging out in Logan airport. . .
Paul did very well on the plane - he slept through the first leg to JFK, and was only very squirmy and occasionally loud on the second leg to West Palm Beach. He was very happy to be off the plane, and happy to see Grandpa Steve and Grandma Shelly again. . .and very very happy for yummy Chinese food. . .

After dinner, we went back to Bubbie Barbara's house, where Paul got to see his cousin Alison again. . .he's changed a little since the last time she saw him. . .


Well, hello handsome boy in the mirror!

Hanging out in baggage claim. . .

Paul at the baggage claim in West Palm Beach, FL. . .. . .what you do not hear is Paul practicing his "uh-ohh! uh-ohh!"

Blurry boy in a chair

Waiting room at the pediatrician - Paul has a brand new virus! His ears are looking good (we'll double check before we go to Florida on Friday. . .), so no more prescription drugs - we'll just have to keep going with the street stuff. . .

Sick again, sick again, jiggidy jig.

Paul's got a fever - fever! Fever in the morning, fever when I hold him tight. Fever! kiss his keppie - fever all through the night. . .

Yup - hours after finishing a course of amoxicillin, Paul develops a 102.9 temp again. Since Shawn is on travel, I had to schlep Paul into work with me for a few hours while I got some details taken care of for my coworkers. Despite his expression, he enjoyed the half bagel and a cheese stick he ate as I made phone calls and filed.

Back to the pediatrician tonight!