The feverish birthday week

Kahlil turned FOUR on Sunday... but it was a rough week running up to his birthday.

Starting the Sunday before his birthday he started running a fever. It got up to just over 104 so we made a quick trip to the doctor on Monday. His ears and lungs were clear, but he had swollen, spotty tonsils. They tested the tonsils for strep but that was also negative. In general he was healthy - no chest cold, no runny nose, no cough - but this fever just wouldn't go away and he was pretty emotional (nice word for GRUMPY). To control the fever we were medicating every few hours. He would have moments of happiness, but most of the time he was not happy at all. So by Friday we are all on edge and went back to the doctor. She was about to order a blood draw when she notices a light rash on his chest... yea! that meant it was a virus that had pretty much run its course.

But Kahlil's birthday is on Sunday and he had be in a bad mood for a week... what to do? We decided to delay his party for a week which was a good call as the Grump was still around for a few more days. On Sunday we did have cupcakes and presents here at home so there was a bit of a party.

From Grandma and Papa he got a garbage truck which has been a HUGE hit. He has been emptying every toy and drawer he can get to and has constructed a landfill in the office (check it out below). He has spent hours loading stuff into the little trashcan, having the can dump into the garbage truck. Once the truck is full it's off to the landfill!

At Melissa's he got cool a Buzz Lightyear / Woody / rocket ship toy. It's been in his bed with him every night.

He also got a new bike from Mom and Dad. This is a special bike without pedals (they will be added back on later). The lack of pedals lets kids use their feet to push and balance. Once they get the balancing down, you put the pedals back on and they are good to go! He is still a tiny bit small for the bike, but he should be in business next year when we are back in good biking weather.



After the rough start, Kahlil's birthday has been pretty good so far... and we haven't even had the bounce party yet!

The Holavarri Guestroom Landfill - bet you can't wait to come visit and sleep next to this!