Good weekend-rough week

We had a nice weekend here at the Wohlers household. We went to the park this weekend which was nice. The great weather gave us a little taste of Spring to help get us through the rest of Winter. The groundhog did see his shadow this year so I am sure that Spring is just around the corner! We also went to the mall on Sunday to play and have lunch with our friends, Eric, Nadine and Owen. Foster had a great time and had one of his favs: hot dog and french fries. Daddy had an old childhood friend, Dave, over for a visit on Sunday night. He enjoyed playing pool and catching up with his friend. Mommy went knitting on Sunday at Whole Foods and enjoyed a caramel steamer while knitting and catching up with knitting friends.

Unfortunately Foster came down with a fever of 101.5 on Sunday night. I thought for sure he had a virus. He has been on his second round of antibiotics for 8 days so I didn't think it could be any kind of infection. He also has a terrible sounding and persistent cough. We tried giving him cough medicine last night to no avail. He was having none of it! He slept in this morning until after 9 which is totally unheard of for him. I have to admit that I enjoyed the extra hour or two of sleep. Foster was obviously cranky this morning. I called the doctor again this morning because Daddy spotted drainage out of his right ear. This is the same ear that we have been to the doctor twice to look at. So, we will go to the doctor again this afternoon after nap to see what the doctor has to say. Poor Foster! He has really been having a hard time over these last two weeks.

Foster's second birthday party is on Friday so I will hope against hope that he is feeling better by then. We DO NOT want a repeat of last year when he was sick as a dog at his party!

Foster and Mommy at Jumpin' Jax

Fun and not so fun

For the second part of last week and this week we have been struggling with an ear infection that hasn't wanted to go away. Foster got his tubes in last March and we hadn't had an ear infection until this one so it was a total surprise to me. The nurse on the phone suggested that it could be an ear infection and I thought she was nuts, but she was right. We didn't get rid of it with the first round of antibiotics so we went back to the doctor on Monday and he is now as good as new. Oh he is still ornery, but a little less intensely ornery!

All the while Foster has still managed to keep Matt and I in stitches and to melt Mommy's heart. The cutest thing ever happened last week. He was sitting in his chair eating quietly and I was in the kitchen washing dishes. He doesn't talk a whole lot so it was completely to my surprise when he says, "wuv voo!". It was so out of the blue and unpromted. Oh, and if you don't speak Fostereeze, the translation is "love you!" I don't think Foster has ever melted my heart as much as that day.



Robby, Drew, and Samuel



Kristen and Kira



Bianca



Lisa



We have been staying busy with our friends and family. We had a playgroup here on Thursday which was very nice. Foster loves to have new moms here to flirt with and mostly tolerates other children playing with his toys. We had some friends over on Monday for a playdate and had a breakfast to go to today. After the breakfast we hit the part with the usual gang. It was really nice to get outside! Oh and Foster got his haircut by Aunt Kim last night. No more curls right now, but I am sure they will come back in a week or two.



Brooklyn




Kristen and Dillon





Update!

Nadine, Eric, and baby Owen under the blanket!

Foster has been a busy boy this week! We had one playdate on Monday with our good friends, Nadine, Eric, and new baby Owen. She invited us over with some other moms and kids and made lunch. Foster had a great time and even ate dried berries for the first time. Foster doesn't eat any fruit or veggies so this was a breakthrough.



Heather and baby Kaitlyn

Tuesday was also a great day. We had church in the morning which Foster just loves. He is so happy when he sees Miss Christy that he barely looks back when I walk away. After naptime we went to our very good friend Sarah's house for turkey dinner. Then it was off to Jumpin' Jax. Foster just loves to bounce there
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Little Eric

This is a pic of little Eric. Foster and Eric probably think they are related because we they see so much of each other.

friends Kara, Lauren, and Owen

Wednesday was also a big day for Foster. We had a birthday party to go to in the morning for baby Carter who isn't a baby anymore. Today we celebrated his 1st birthay. We went to backyard adventures where Foster got to swing, jump on the trampoline, and climb on all the jungle gyms. He had cake and ice cream which might be his favorite thing in the world to eat.

Little turkey

Foster has been having a typical week of hanging out with friends and Mommy and Daddy. We had a snow storm this week so we didn't get out as much as we normally do. We had friends over to our house on Monday which Foster loves. We stayed in on Tuesday and Wednesday and then went to church on Thursday and went to a playdate on Friday. Today (Saturday) we met friends at the mall which is a what we normally do on Saturday.

Mommy has to get better at taking pictures. Yesterday's Valentine's playdate would have been a great photo opportunity. But, I did get some pics at the mall today to share with you all. Foster is very friendly with strangers. He loves to go up and sit by them or just stand in front of them and get them to look at him with his charming smile. He will then have a pretend conversation which typially throws them off because he looks a little older than he is. They normally think he is talking real words. I took a pic of him with one of his new admirers today.

One of his new habits is to say, "um........and a tongue click" when you ask him a question. You must hear it in person because it is the funniest thing. He is immitating Mommy who does the same thing.  I, of course, didn't realize I did it until Foster starting immiating me. So, you ask him if he wants some cheese he will say, 'um......tongue click, yeah."

We have been having trouble napping lately. Foster doesn't want to fall asleep and sometimes it takes over an hour. Just about the time Matt or I are about to give up and get him up, he will fall asleep. Not sure what is behind the recent development, but hopefully it will pass. Mommy is not ready to give up napping this soon!

First Post

After much urging from a good friend in Minnesota I have decided to do a little documentation of what little Foster has been up to. I am not great at taking pics or journaling so we will see how I do with this. Maybe if I have a blog I will be better about taking pictures. I scrapbooked two calenders for Christmas gifts this year. When it came time to find pictures, it was a little bleak! I had a blog ages ago in a past life to display greeting cards. I remember frustration that I couldn't take professional quality pics or get my posts to be formatted perfectly. Since having Foster I have somewhat abandonned my quest for perfection in these types of things. Maybe I will have less gray hair because of it. We'll see!

Foster has been quite the little monkey lately climbing on everything he can. It is a really great day when he can climb and jump! Here is a pic of him jumping on mom and dad's bed. I keep telling him he will break his leg, but that has done little to sway him.

Our mom's group has 4 birthday this month, Foster included. We went to a a great birthday party this weekend. Foster loved it because he got to do alot of climbing, jumping, and got a cupcake! Could it get better than this?

Grandma Barba came for a visit last weekend. We spent time shopping and had a crock pot roast meal. We also enjoyed hanging out with Foster. Here is a pic of Foster Frederick and Grandma Barb.

It is snowing and icy out today so Foster and I are stranded at the house. Daddy is upstairs working as he gets ready to go to UNO to teach his class. We are to go to a party tonight with our mom's group. Hopefully the weather will not keep us from going. We love all of the friends we have made here in Omaha.

That completes the first post. I am hoping there will be a second next week!