On the mend

It looks like we are finally getting well here! After a bout of colds that all three of us got, and then Nathan developing a very nasty stomach bug that knocked him flat and put him in the ER for 3 liters of IV fluids, we seem to be getting better. My cold is gone as is Gabe's and I think (fingers tightly crossed!) that him and I have avoided the stomach bug that is proving to be highly contagious.

Nathan is up and about and almost eating normally again, though still feeling weak. I think he's going to try to go to work tomorrow.

On other news, Elena has been going wild in my belly the last few days. A few times I wondered if I was actually getting sick, but it seemed to coincide every time with her very active movement and I think perhaps she was just using my stomach as a punching bag. She's much more active than Gabriel ever was and wonder what that says for when she is born! I kind of got a shock yesterday when I realized I have less than 4 months left of pregnancy. It seems so very short and I know that the time is just going to fly by.

Gabe has started 'clapping' as of 2 days ago. He does it with closed fists and interlocks his fingers when he does it, but it's still darn cute. He is also trying to mimic me saying 'Yay!' while he claps though it doesn't actually sound anything like 'yay.' This morning I got quite a surprise when he was playing with the puppy he got from my parents for Christmas (this puppy: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2265219&CAWELAID=107520220). He was crawling on it and set off one of the songs it plays, which happens to be "If you're happy and you know it clap your hands." While I watched he sat up, stared intently at the puppy, and then started clapping! I admit it was one of those teary eyed proud mom moments.