our man, P

last week rob was sick, running a fever and coughing up a storm. we had hoped he wouldn't share it but sure enough he did. poor p has been congested for about a week and got the horrible cough that goes with it earlier this week. i kept him home from school on tuesday because he had woken up around midnight with a 101+ fever. i took him to the dr and was told it's a common cold that has to run its course. by late afternoon p was acting just fine. he was acting fine yesterday as well with no fever. so i didn't think twice about sending him to school today. bad move! by naptime his fever was back and he was coughing so bad he was close to throwing up. i tried to get both of the boys to take a nap together in our bed with me. another bad move! between p coughing and easton crying none of us really got any sleep. i have a feeling that it's going to be a rough night. hopefully p will get better soon and easton nor i will get it.
on a much happier note, i had my first parent/teacher conference today and i can tell you that as a parent and a teacher i enjoy conferences much better as the parent. p's teacher had nothing but great things to say about him. she was impressed with his number readiness and his verbal skills. she said that she loves his extensive vocabulary. she went on and on for about 15 minutes about what a wonderful, smart boy he is. to top off the conference she made a passing comment that made my heart soar. she said she felt like she didn't really need to have a conference with me since i am so involved and have open communication with her already. to me, that's one of the most important jobs i can have....being involved in our sons' educations. one of the things i enjoy the most about being a sahm is being able to volunteer in p's class. i left the conference beaming because of his great report!
since p and i were told that we could get a little dog to be an indoor dog for the boys i'm thinking this great report and p being sick entitles us to get the shihtzu that we want sooner rather than later. wouldn't you agree??? :)

***can you tell that i'm holding a sleeping baby in my arms while trying to type?***