The good news is that I don’t have strep throat, and I seem to be nearly recovered from my illness.  The bad news (for all you faithful blog followers out there) is that this is my last blog post for a while.  Lex and I are flying to California tomorrow morning to visit my sister and her family, and I doubt I will do any blog updating while we’re out of town.  So hang tight and wait for lots of pictures once we get back home.

To tide you over, here’s Lex posing in his new toddler bed.  Right now we don’t have a mattress in it, so it’s just serving as a giant toy car.  But eventually, when he shows any inclination of wanting out of his crib, this will be his next bed.

Blech.  I’ve been sick since Friday.  It started with just a mildly irritated throat, elevated to a fever and chills, and is now holding steady with an extremely sore throat.  I think tomorrow I’ll go in for a strep culture.  Lex and I are flying to Alameda on Wednesday to visit my sister, and I really don’t want to travel while feeling this crappy.  Luckily I seem to be the only one with this illness, so Tim and Lex have been spending lots of quality time together while I rest.

I haven’t taken many pictures lately, but here’s a few from last Wednesday’s play group.  The weather was beautiful, so we spent most of the afternoon outside.

Lex and Jack investigating a tree:

Jack’s holding hands with Sam, but Lex doesn’t seem to be jealous:

Watching tv at the end of a busy day:

Not much new to report on this end.  Lex had a mild fever on Monday but he seems to be over it already.  Today was “free ice cream day” at all Ben & Jerry’s locations, so he and I drove over to NW this afternoon and had a nice treat while sitting in the sun.  Then we topped off our day by visiting the zoo, but it was pretty busy because of spring break.

We’re still loving the time change.  Lex now gets up around 7 am, like a normal kid!  And he’s talking so much more now.  Full sentences, too.  Today he said, “Mommy, cut the pear please.”  It blows my mind how much he’s learned in the past month.

These pictures were taken a while ago and I forgot about them.  Here’s Lex all proud while wearing his daddy’s shoes:

And here’s my son after he stole his grandma’s lipstick out of her purse:

This picture has so much future blackmail potential…

Today Lex and I hosted a St. Patrick’s day party for all of the wee leprechauns (and their moms) in our play group.  I went all out (surprise surprise) and decorated the play room with streamers and paper lanterns.  Irish folk music played on the stereo, and the snack table had everything from green apples and snap peas to Lucky charms cereal.  And yes, the kids were given green milk in green sippy cups to drink.

Samantha kept trying to hug Lex.  What can I say…the boy is a lady killer!

Chasing Lex down the hallway: