Sick Week

Grayson has taken a sick week so we have done almost nothing with orange week. He's been sick since Tuesday and Monday was a holiday for TC so we adventured into town that day so that day was shot for orange week. We did dive into his sensory bucket and took an orange bath though! We'll come back to orange soon. I think we'll focus on red this coming week. Wish us luck with that one because I'll be on the hunt for treats that don't have red dyes in them. I may buy some cherries and see how Grayson likes those. He doesn't like strawberries or tomatoes but I may be able to trick him into eating strawberries if I make strawberry shortcakes lol but I doubt it since the kid isn't stupid at all! You put cheese on broccoli, he licks the cheese off. You try to trick him into eating grocery store canned beans by putting them in a mason jar and telling him they're Grandpa's home grown green beans, yeah no! There is no tricking this kid what so ever! Now bribing? That works wonders! Lol!

Grayson has the croup which is sort of like bronchitis but the croup targets the upper respiratory and bronchitis targets the lower respiratory. Just some medical terminology for ya haha! He went to the doctor yesterday and was prescribed some meds and boy, has THAT been LOADS of fun to get him to take! He's taken it three times now, but the first two times he's taken it, TC and I have had to hold him down and hold his nose so he'll swallow it and Grayson STILL was able to spit a lot of it out. So tonight, I put my foot down and bribed him! I got down on his level and told him that if he could take his medicine like a big boy without a fuss that he could have those sweet tarts that he's been begging me for all day long. And what do you know, he came right up to me with his mouth opened and took his medicine like a champ! He usually loves taking medicine (usually his Tylenol when it's needed only because it's grape flavored and tastes very sugary). This medicine, on the other hand, is disgusting! Or at least I trust that it's disgusting with Grayson's reaction lol. It smells very good but since Grayson is allergic to red dyes and mint, they had to make it special, which means clear and nasty in other words lol. Why they can't flavor his medicine with grape, banana or orange, I'll never know! It's always strawberry, cherry or some kind of mint! Urgh! I'm just very proud of him for taking that medicine without a fuss, whininess, tantrum, back-talk, nothing! I was pretty shocked! But I guess he really wanted those sweet tarts and of course he didn't let me forget lol! He didn't eat them though. He sucked on like three and then made me eat them. I've thankfully not gotten what Grayson has gotten though *knock on wood* which I'm surprised because I'm around him 247 and he's been kissing me and shoving his sippy cup in my mouth lol praying to God I don't get it. I hate being sick!

The past couple of day, Grayson has been OBSESSED with feeding me! I was sharing some soup with him and he got his very own spoon. But he had other intentions for that spoonful of soup than eating it himself. He opened his mouth trying to get me to mimic him so I did and he shoveled the soup in my mouth. When he did it again, he spilt the soup all over me lol I kindly told him that he could feed me when I got to be an old lady. He looks at me with such a serious face and says, "you are!" Out of the mouths of babes I swear! Haha! I guess I am old to him lol

Grayson has been very full of himself this week. He's gotten so smart and boy does he have a smart mouth like his momma! Lol! I take full responsibility for that one! Whenever we leave to go somewhere, I always tell the dog to get back. Grayson has picked up on that. Whenever someone comes over and I hold Bacon back, Grayson does that too. After dinner tonight, Grayson and I went over to my Nanie and Grandpa's house to give them some of my broccoli casserole. In return, my Nanie gave us some brownies. When we got back, I put Grayson in his high chair and gave him a brownie. I told him not to give any to the dog and he responds with, "uhhhh duh!" Then he commences to throw his brownie on the floor 2 minutes later lol thankfully I got to it before Bacon could. Grayson has just been VERY full of himself lately and it's too funny! I so wish I could video tape him all day long. He's just so funny and full of sass!

Ok, I'm about to get off of here and join Grayson as he's asleep. It's been a long day to say the least. Hope everyone has a great weekend :)