Well it took Derek over 3.5 years and Josh over 1.5 years to have their first illness (sick enough that they actually needed medicine)! Derek complained of his ear hurting and Josh was tugging at his ear, but not really complaining (we figured he was teething). Turns out each of them had ear infections (not swimmer's ear). Considering the bad news, the good news was they could still do water activities because it was not swimmer's ear! So, Josh could continue with swim lessons, and Derek could go on the cruise and not have to sit out of anything. But, both boys had to be on penicillin for 10 days.
The day before we went to the doctor, Derek passed out mid-play. Guess that should've been out first hint he wasn't feeling well!
The boys practice singing Josh's new favorite song - hooray for my friends!
Again, not feelings great....
So, we went to Dr. Cohen's office. He was on vacation, so we actually met with Dr. Scheinker.
Yeah, they look like they don't feel well.
Nothing but trouble while waiting :)
So, we carried on with the rest of the week as usual. Derek went back to camp after he felt better and Josh continued with his classes and swim lessons:
Here's the progress from week 2 of ISR for Josh:
After we went to class, swim, and the doctor's office, we headed down to Hollywood to see our family that was arriving!
Josh enjoys his new books -- thanks Bauby and Zaide!
4 generations of fun!
Adaya and Josh had SO much fun together!
Josh checks out Bauby's hat to make sure it's cruise-appropriate. Passes inspection!
The best part of summer is all of the fresh fruit that comes along with it -- unfortunately, sometimes we can't eat all of the fruit as quickly as we'd like. That's when we get the opportunity to make banana bread!
Derek and Mommy spent some time baking together! Mommy told Derek what to measure, and he did everything (cracking eggs, measuring, stirring) -- everything!
Daddy and Josh relax while Mommy and Derek are baking.
Stirring the ingredients.
After adding the dry ingredients, Derek took the bowl and put it on his head (afterall, it was a war-zone in there)!
Josh enjoyed walking around with pretzels.
Here's the completed product:
Tada!
Mmmmmmmmm, and we made half the batch with blueberries!
The chef takes the first taste - delicious!
Derek was so proud of his baking, he wanted the ultimate chef to come and try some! So, naturally, we invited Aunt Susie to come over. She was actually impressed and loved how moist and tasty the banana bread was. YUMMY!
In addition to summer separation classes, Josh is also taking daily swimming lessons through ISR (Infant Swim Rescue). These are the same swim lessons that Derek took when he was younger (it teaches the boys to be able to save themselves if they ever fell into a pool or body of water).
Here are some class pictures. This week's theme: Welcome to the Big House!
The class clown?
Josh plays at all of the stations.
His fine motor skills are impeccable.
Truly a clown!
Music time!
Fun with Moms!
If we're not careful -- they'll both run away with the circus!
Josh began swim lessons and did such a great job! He was starving by the time we got home, so he had fast food (something we hardly do)!
Chowing down on some nuggets!
Both boys took nice naps after camp/swim and then we headed to a special "Super Heroes" Gym class with Derek's buddy Georgio!
Josh kept himself busy while the boys played.
The boys earned stickers!
Our super heroes!
Happy to head home!
Derek and Mommy wrapped up the day with a "date night" at sweet tomatoes!
A great appetite!
Here are some highlights from Josh's first week of ISR:
A view on the way to class
First day of class
By the end of the week, Josh is not to keen on his lessons.
There's no easy way to say how much you mean to us, so we did the best we could to create small ways of saying, "I LOVE YOU!" Daddy you're the best! We hope you had a wonderful day!!!
Josh is working hard to decorate Daddy's card.
In addition to celebrating Father's Day, we also were able to help our friends, Ellen and Ed Cohen celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary! We had so much fun and wish you both years of happiness together!
Yummy treats with Aunt Susie!
If you're going to eat all of those treats, you better be prepared to workout and burn off some of those calories! Right Derek?
(Sorry for the blurriness, but he had to keep his heart-rate up!)
We then headed home and enjoyed playing together in the backyard:
Derek tries on his big brother's flip flops.
Derek gives his new bubble wand a try!
He even shares his technique with Josh!
Josh gives it a go!
Time to grab more bubbles!
Sure was fun!
Double fisting it!
Then it was off to dinner with Grandma and Papa!!
Dinner out with Papa on Father's Day!
Came home and decided Paul, our neighbor, may need some help in the garage.
He even let Derek get in on the action!!!
All in all, we love Daddy so much!!! He's the best ever!!!
