Pool Time 2010

Friday I took James to the ENT (hopefully last dr. appt until mid-July re-check at the allergist) to finish up with the last doctor to check out his whole airway/breathing issues. He had been really good for about a month and then picked up a cold and got all runny nose/congestion again but not too horrible (he's also probably teething to compound it all). The doctor didn't see anything going on in his area of expertise -- even did a nasal scope to go look at his larynx and make sure no swelling or redness there -- looked good! So now we have three doctors that all think James may have reflux + not eating much or keeping it down this weekend = James gets to try some Prevacid (just like Mommy again, poor Bug). So we're going to give this a shot and if it that was the issue, he'll start to feel better, start eating more and start to gain some weight....and, eventually, come off the Nebulizer/asthma-preventative meds (woo hoo)! After the ENT, we stopped by Gma Chele's for James to eat and we went in the pool for the first time this season. James loved painting the ground with the water and paint brush (just like Daddy did when he was little and played at this same pool with his Grandma)!

Above :: Baby Picasso

Above :: Enjoying some splash time with Gma Chele

He was a really good kicker, which surprised me, but is a great skill to have for when he learns swimming strokes! (Note he still has the paint brush).

James and Mommy -- he won't keep his sunglasses on (they go on-off-on-off to check and make sure the sun is still there or something) but he's been pretty good and patient with the floppy hat (fits him much better than last year)!

It's always funny for him to stick his fingers in other people's mouths (and we wonder how he picks up every cold and virus).

He loved the water bottle that Gma Chele got to open "magically." What a great smile -- this picture lets me hear his giggle and shrieks of joy and excitement :-D

He didn't really enjoy being on the mat even though the water was warm, so he spent most of his time on the stairs.

Hopefully all this pool time leads to him liking water play more at school! He's a boy, he's gotta get down and dirty (although climbing and driving cars is a very boy thing to do, too).