The Brown's: February 2010

Snowmaggedon, Snowpacalpyse...whatever you choose to call it, it was a doozy of a storm! All total, we got 28 inches and we, and by "we" I mean Patrick, have been shoveling for days and still not done. The nice thing about the snow is that we have met more of our neighbors, who are fantastic. Benjamin loved sliding down the huge snow drifts in our front yard and once he figured out that leaving your gloves on is much more fun than having freezing cold hands, he enjoyed the snow much more.

In other news, Benjamin turned 2 and we enjoyed a nice party at our house last weekend. The party was a bit delayed as last weekend we had another big snow storm and didn't want our family on the roads in such questionable conditions. So, Nana and Papa Yost flew in from Arizona and Grammy and Grandad Brown along with Aunt Gretchen, Uncle Tim and cousin Tyler, all dared the roads from Maryland. We ate cake, opened presents and dished up some raclette. A french dish that is somewhat like fondue. Yum. Benjamin had his 2 year check up with the doc and besides continuing medication for asthma, is doing well. We had a bit of a scare in early January with pneumonia and a febrile seizure, which freaked us out and ended in us calling 9-1-1 around 3am. Good news, the EMT from Fairfax County (not our county, about 40 min away) made it to our house in 15 min, along with some very nice firemen. Apparently, vomiting and uncontrollable shaking is normal with high temperatures??? Who knew. Grammy Brown came to stay with us for a week and watched Benjamin for us while he was sick. So thankful family is close by to help out in a pinch. Benjamin's latest stats: 27 lbs (50th percentile); 35 inches tall (75th percentile) and a 18 inch cranium (40th percentile). He got his second H1N1 vaccine and Hep A. He really didn't cry much for the shots and was excited to get a "stick" (sticker). Doc also said his drooling is still pretty normal although I could do with out it. I don't think I've left for work yet without drool or nose wipe yet so I've learned black is not a good color for snot or drool. It really shows up when it drys.

We're excited Benjamin's godmom Meg is coming to visit next weekend!!! Not sure what we plan to do yet but I'm sure it will lots of fun. Let's hope we can get rid of some of this snow!!!!