barking baby

Last Tuesday night we were woken up by what we thought was the sound of Molly with kennel cough.... and then we realized it was coming from Zane!  He was breathing ok through his nose, and staying elevated seemed to help, but we were still pretty worried about him, so we brought him into bed with us.  At least he slept a lot better after that!  I took him to the pediatrician the next morning, and after explaining the weird cough, he quickly said Zane had croup.  Thankfully, it wasn't nearly as bad as it could have been, and as long as we kept him elevated, it kept the seal-like barking coughs to a minimum (although his dad was tickled that he sounded just like an old man coughing!) 

He was feeling a lot better by the weekend, so we took him to watch the Blue Angels air show for the end of Seafair, a big month-long summer celebration in Seattle.  He didn't really care too much about the planes, but he did some good lake- and people-watching.  Here's a picture of him sporting his fabulous ear plugs:

Zane's appetite didn't go away much when he was sick; in fact, it's even stronger now than it's ever been, so we think he might be having another growth spurt.  He's added green beans, peas and peaches to his list of foods.  He had been doing great with all of them, until he revisited green beans yesterday at daycare and was not a fan!  We're not giving up, though...we'll keep bringing them back so he can change his mind about them a few more times.  :)  His dad still cannot believe his son is loving vegetables since he's so picky himself when it comes to produce!

Zane did share his croupy love with me, so that's my excuse for slacking on the posts!  I did figure out how to add videos, so here's a short video of him giggling tonight before his bath to prove that he's feeling better (I was inspired by his shirt that says "chomp chomp" on it, in case you're wondering):