Tuesday, 4 December 2007
After sleeping most of the night (I actually had to pump at one point because he didn't wake up), Chase seemed much better this morning. We woke up at 7 am, and he had fun playing with Mom as she got ready for work (and I think she had fun playing with him too, as she went in later to work). He was laughing, playing in his exersaucer, seemed to be less congested, and his eyes were no longer red and puffy. He seemed to be in a lot better mood, that is until about lunchtime.
Chris and I couldn't figure it out, but all of a sudden he was inconsolable. He didn't want to nurse, didn't want the swing, didn't have a dirty diaper. He was just screaming and getting himself all worked up. We thought perhaps he was hot, because we had a couple of layers on him. So, after about half an hour of crying, we shed his layers so that he was only in his diaper. He seemed to calm down soon after, but it was really strange. Teething? Hot? I don't know. That's the first time he's acted like that (in a long time anyway).
Because we missed our opportunity to catch the bus downtown, we decided just to take my mom's car and drive. It was already 2 o'clock and we hadn't left the house yet! Turned out fine. We toured around Old Sacramento, visiting the old shops, taking pictures by the trains, getting an ornament for Chase at The Railroad Museum, and buying some saltwater taffy. We even found a sock store and got some funky socks for gifts!
We got a late lunch/early dinner at Johnny Rocket's. Mom met us there after work, and then we all headed down to the capitol building to see the Christmas tree lighting. Katherine McPhee (American Idol star) and her mom sang a duet of "Silent Night", and Trisha Yearwood performed a song as well. Ahhhnold ("The Governator" as some novelty shops nicknamed him on t-shirts) and a little girl with Down's Syndrome lit the tree, and his wife Maria Shriver did a speech as well. We left when Chase started to get fussy. Funny thing is, he slept through our entire walk through Old Sac and the tree lighting tonight! He keeps missing all of our Sacramento tour!
We just snacked for dinner tonight. Chase was super fussy, spit up baby tonight. But, he did eat pears and oatmeal. He totally loves those pears. I've been chatting on the forums of Honolulu Mommies and am wondering if perhaps Chase is not really "sick" but may be cutting a tooth. We'll see.
We're planning on making a day trip to Lake Tahoe tomorrow. We'll see what time Chase lets us get started in the morning! Ha!
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