Happy New Year

Here it is, 2010 already. Crazy. Well, a very Happy New Year to you.
I wish I could say that ours has started out wonderfully...both Shane and Hayden have head colds with coughs. Shane is able to keep up with the medicine to help alleviate his symptoms some; however, Hayden, is less fortunate. He has been OK up until tonight...despite elevating one end of his mattress, having his humidifier on full blast and using Vicks VaporRub, Hayden has had a really rough night. Shane took the first half of the night and I have been with him since 2am. He has been sleeping for about 15 minutes every hour. I just hate being so powerless to help him...
The pregnancy is continuing to develop well. The Braxton Hicks have started...urgh. The other night was crazy - so many, one on top of the other. I, obviously, had not done a very good job staying hydrated that day; however, last night was better...I just had to pee every 10 minutes because I had done such a good job staying hydrated!!! According to the books, the baby is about 2.5lbs in weight and 15" from head to heel. It's getting to be cramped quarters in there!
Hayden has started signing new words. He is learning his basic colors and knows the signs for yellow, red, orange, blue and green. He can tell you when something hurts and when he needs medicine (the other day he told me that his mouth hurt (from teething) and that he needed medicine - all using his signs. I thought this was very impressive). He now knows and is using the signs for baby, bear, snow, open, close and, finally, mummy! He is saying more too...Uh-oh, off, ball, on and go are the latest words. He is picking up both signs and words a lot quicker these days...and he shows an interest in learning more and more.
He has been teething for a little while now. The molars are finally making their appearance; however, they have decided to all make their appearance at once. Poor kid - when it rains, it pours. Despite his mouth hurting and his being a little more teary than his usual upbeat self, he does not seem to have had any negative side effects from the teething.