Cold and Flu.....and warm weather Oh My

So it is cold and flu season and the little guy finally came down with his first full blown cold.  It started with a little coughing in the middle of the night.  He didn't seem to be bothered by it much, but it woke me up every time.  Then, last Friday the s*%t hit the fan.  We went to dinner to celebrate my mother-in-laws birthday and he was cranky the whole time.  For the next four days he wouldn't eat and was sleeping terribly.  I also think he is working on two....yes, I said two...teeth, so that didn't make things any better.  Long story short, he finally started eating solids again this Thursday....almost a week later!  I was panicked about the lack of eating, but I read that a loss in appetite is normal with a cold.  I am just glad he is somewhat back to normal.  The weather has been all over the place with warm days scattered throughout the last month.  This flip flop in temperature could be playing a role in the cold business.


In other news, he is pulling himself up on EVERYTHING.  He has become a real pro at it!  I think he is going to stand up and run off one day and I will SOOO not be ready!  Here he is standing up against his favorite post...the back door.

It is amazing to see him growing up so quickly.  His next obstacle is the stairs.  He can get over the one step between our family room and dining room, but he hasn't quite gotten the actually staircase yet.  We aren't sure if we should be encouraging him to climb up, but I can't help but be excited about his curiosity and strength.  Good thing I have already gotten the baby gate hardware in place ;)  Now we just have to lock the gate in and we are good to go.

It is hard to believe the Dominic is already pushing 8 months.  It seems like yesterday that he was a tiny newborn that could hardly keep his eyes open.  Oh how things change.....quickly!  Here are some recent pictures of him.