Zeeke woke up with a fever Tuesday
morning and it got higher as the day progressed. On Wednesday, he
was in good spirits throughout the day but when late afternoon came
around, Steve discovered his fever had returned. The next day, the
same thing happened, but that did not prevent Karen & Zeeke from
dropping in to see Santa at Zeeke's day care. Zeeke bopped along to
the Christmas music and he was so happy to see all of his friends and
teachers again. The one person he was not happy to see was the guest
of honor! When placed on Santa’s knee, he let out a wail &
reached for Karen, signaling that the visit was over!
Zeeke started the week off with the word "airplane" when he saw one in a picture book. Later he added "flying" and started making his toys fly. His interest in aviation is probably linked to Karen using the old "here comes the airplane" trick to get him to eat. Some of his favorite books this week were about colors. At one point, he pointed to Karen’s blue shirt and said "blue" and then pointed to his blue PJs and said "blue."
Zeeke's favorite book of the week: Pete the Cat: Wheels On The Bus by James Dean
On Friday, we all went to Steve’s holiday party at work. Zeeke sampled some food and enjoyed kicking a ball around the long hallway, then he hung out with the big kids, coloring with crayons and experimenting with highlighters.
On Saturday, we went to South Street to do some last minute Christmas shopping and eat some Middle Eastern food. Zeeke’s appetite has been almost non-existent since getting sick, so we were hoping to coax him to eat by getting him some tasty french fires.
On Sunday, we went to Steve’s parent’s house to celebrate an early Christmas. Zeeke had a great time seeing his cousins, opening presents and chomping on corn chips. Zeeke had a blast at one point getting everyone at the table to do perform the same song and dance move, pointing and glaring at anyone who dared to resist. Once he had everyone going, he had even more fun by ordering us to "Stop!" and then gleefully yelling "Go!" once he was ready to make us move again. Zeeke was too excited from all the activity to take his regular nap, but thankfully took a cat nap on the car ride home. Then he had a “play date” with Lindsay while Steve & Karen went out for a rare night out on the town with visiting friends.