Trevor's October

October was a busy month for this little man. First, it was celebrating Mommy's birthday. Then the Kerwes (carnivals) in and around town. Then came the CDC orientation and the first day he spent there (18 Ocotber). He arrived at 10 am and I picked him up at 3 pm. His "teachers" said he was a complete joy. Naptime was a little bit of a struggle and proved frustrating for Trevor. He couldn't understand why all of his buddies weren't playing with him during quiet time. But I guess Trevor got a little bit more one-on-one attention since he didn't sleep. The one thing that his "teacher" did say was, "Man, can your little boy eat!" No kidding!

Trevor was scheduled to go back on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the next two weeks, but he came down with the nastiest flu I ever saw. He was stuffed up, had snot coming out of his eyes and had a cough that sounded like an 85 year old man, who had smoked for 75 of those years. But the kid was in good spirits through out...took him to see the doc just to make sure it wasn't anything like bronchitis and sure enough he was quickly on the mend. He seems to have recovered like no other, although every now and again, his nose will run (randomly and only once) and if he gets too over-excited, his cough will reappear as well. But other than that, he is good to go.

He is now cutting his last tooth, an upper canine, and after that, I think we are through with teething for a little bit. It's amazing how this process effects the body in different ways...his poor little "po-po" (butt) looked like hamburger meat the other day. It was raw and had a couple of open sores...we took a nice walk to the apotheke and got some healing cream and some other ointment to help with the pain. So far, so good. His butt looks incredibly better, although not back to complete normal...but again...his spirits and mood are good and he is working through the process. I will be VERY happy when all the teething is over.

Finally, we got to see Kelley and Cheyenne again. I can't believe in the 6 and a half years that we have been here, that this is the first year we were all together for Halloween. The kids had a great time doing the pumpkins and preparing their costumes. Trevor loved having Kelley around and even supposedly said "Kelley" at one time. He's working out some words, so I am not surprised, in the least, that he would go for her name. Just goes to show how much he loves her...

Trevor couldn't get enough of Cheyenne...following her around everywhere...crying if she got away and locked herself in her room for a little peace and quiet. I told Kelley that now, Cheyenne gets to know what it's like to have a smaller sibling get on your nerves. In due time, Cheyenne will have a true appreciation for all the time Kelley has spent with her...and will also understand why sometimes Kelley gets so annoyed and frustrated by her little sister. Siblings are fun!

And then of course, we had all of the fun of Halloween. Check the Garbo Gang blog to read about the whole story. Poor kiddo. I guess there was just too much going to for him to take in. But, puke washes out, no one was hurt and we now have a very funny story to tell at every Halloween.

Be sure to check back...November is sure to hold lots of fun stories and the countdown to the arrival of Meme & Opa is sure to start soon....!