Dancing Elias

Class Clown

Daddy teaching Elias to stick a spoon to his nose.

Autumn and Aiden

Last week, my friend, Autumn, and her son Aiden (20 mos.) came up from VA for a short visit. It was SOOOO NICE to see her and to talk with her. The boys played together. It's always nice for Eli to play with other kids. When they got here, Eli was down for a nap. Aiden came in saying, "Baby? Baby?" Then the rest of the day, he called him "E-IAS." So cute.

New Look

Here we are folks, a whole new look to The Life and Times of Dan and Gen. New Look; Same Great Site. We may continue to work on it over the next few days or so. So bear with us.

So be sure you come back often. Or at least as often as I update it.

Little story for today: Our Passat needed to go the shop and since Eli's still not better, it's no skin off my back if the car's in the shop since we're not going anywhere for the sixth day in a row. So I called Bill's and told him what needs to be done. He told me to bring it in. As soon as Eli was up from his nap, I got him ready for the weather that has just in the past two days turned cold (20's and 30's). I packed him in the car with the stroller and headed off to Bills'. We got there and no sooner had I shut the door of Bill's office behind us than it started to snow.... and I mean, snow. It came down fast and thick. New Britain's first snow of the season and it had to come now, just when I was about to walk home with my sick son. What's more is that we would be walking into it.

Well, a kind man was just leaving and offered to give us a lift. What's more is that he had a carseat in the back of his daughter's car. So thank the Lord for that little mercy! The snow was nice to watch from inside our living room. It was short-lived, but nice for the time it lasted.

First Steps

Sick Sick Simraks

Thursday brought with it a nasty virus. Eli brought it home from who-knows-where and he then passed it on to me. Dan, luckily, is still in fine condition. I don't know what I would have done without him on Saturday, which is when I was laid up. Anyone who's been sick with kids (not sick of kids) knows how devilishly hard it is to care for them when you can barely stand. Much less, when you're afraid you'll vomit the minute you move. So having Dan around on Saturday was a Godsend. Sunday, I felt much better, but poor Eli is still battling the poops, and it's the end of Monday. The doctor says it could last up to 10 days. That's something to look forward to. He's barely eaten anything since Thursday. But at least he's drinking. We were in the ER on Thursday night as he was vomiting so much, I was afraid of dehydration. They were able to stop it by feeding him fluids through an IV and they gave him baby-safe anti-nausea medicine. It worked. At least until the next day. But thankfully, it wasn't as bad as the night before. He's been spending most of his time either in bed, on the changing table, or in my arms. The poor kid's not feeling well at all. It breaks my heart.

New Year's Dinner at Applebee's

For New Year's Eve this year, the Gregson Clan went out to eat. Where? None other than the fine dining of Applebee's.

Rocking Horse

Earlier in the year, Mom and I found a small rocking horse at a thrift shop for $2. We brought it home and showed Dad who said that he could fix it up for Eli. They gave it to him for Christmas. Here is a picture of Eli on it when they gave it to him. Below, is a video of him riding it this morning.

Eli Walks A Wagon

Nana bought Elias a toy wagon filled with big "leggo" blocks. It also serves the purpose of a push toy to aid Elias in his learning to walk. Here is a video of him pushing his wagon this morning.