Texas

Otto and I skipped town again during Trevor's busy season of watching movies around the clock. Our trip to Texas started off a bit rocky. Otto got CRAZY sick for the first week we were there. On our flight out he had diarrhea twice so we had to go through two outfit changes. He also threw up all over my back while I was leaning down to pick up his pacifier which he had apparently spit out because he was going to throw up. I found that out the hard way! I thought the diarrhea was a fluke and that he got sick due to an especially bumpy flight (while I was changing him in the bathroom turbulence got so bad that the flight attendant wouldn't let us leave the bathroom to walk back to our seats) but the diarrhea and throwing up continued all day and night so I knew it was a bug. I took him to the doctor the next morning to get meds just to make sure that the twins didn't get sick but unfortunately all we got was anti-nausea medication and probiotics and orders to quarantine. This continued the entire first week. Otto's diaper rash got to bad that we went through a half tub of aquaphor and several bags of diapers. Poor guy. He was in such pain. Unfortunately I got sick too-not the same bug but instead a fever and aches and pains. Lord. It was a tough week. But the twins didn't get Otto's or my bug which I was grateful for. Unfortunately Tucker got a UTI and ended up in the hospital for three days-Thanksgiving included. Ahhhh. What a brutal two weeks. We did have some fun though. I took Otto on a lot of walks, we played in Uncle Ryan's jeep and the garage non stop, we read lots of books, rode the motorized cart at Kroger, went to the big park in the Woodlands, went shopping, and played with lots of toys-especially his new rescue fire team (Yuri, Valdamire, and Mikel) and all their equipment-a gift from Aunt Stacy. It was Uncle Ryan though who solidified himself as Otto's favorite person. He MAY be a bit more comfortable with Trevor and me but not by much. His love for his Uncle was a lucky thing because Ryan watched him one night when Aunt Stacy, Goa, and I went to see Braking Dawn. They had a marvelous time together. Even when I was around Otto followed him around everywhere. Otto loves all of his tools and jeep and his ability to catch lizards and fix stuff. And when we got back Uncle Ryan was all he talked about and kept asking to watch the video of the two of them fixing the jeep together. The picture of Otto measuring the piece of wood was taken during Ryan's Daddy Day Care stint as is the shot with Otto's arms up in the air doing thumbs up (taught to him by Ryan). The other photos were taken of him in the garage (his favorite spot), feeding the ducks, and Ryan and he fixing the jeep.