March 1, 2012

Today, I am home with a sick Ben.  He started a fever yesterday afternoon, and it comes back whenever the Tylenol wears off.  Hopefully he's not really sick, and just getting a tooth!  I've been expecting one any day for 3 months now.  He was also home on Tuesday because he was throwing up/spitting up.  I'm not really sure which.  It was probably just spit up, but it was like he was two months old again.  The past month or so (other than Monday/Tuesday), he has gone several days with no spit up.  I know many of you reading this blog have been his victims in the past, and you know what an improvement this is!

Last weekend we went to the Carnevale in our town, Gallarate.  It was not near the production of last week.  The parade was really short.  First, there was a king and queen and a bunch more people in old fashion costumes.
 
Then there was the parade's one float,which was a repeat from last week's parade we saw in a neighboring town.  Bringing up the rear were two groups you probably wouldn't see in the States, one group of men and women all dressed up as black women, and a group in what I would call Vegas show-girl costumes.
 
 
I have no idea if there is any special meaning to the king and queen or any of the other groups.  Some of them were up on the stage from time to time, but we couldn't understand anything they said.  Still lots of confetti, though!

 

 Sunday Ben and I drove into Milan to Ikea, just the two of us.  I was nervous about it, but it was a successful trip!  We needed more organizers, since we are living in a much smaller space than we are used to.

This week, Ben started giving us kisses.

And opening his mouth wide for the spoon, if you're giving him something he likes.


 He brought home his first art project from daycare.  They had a little Carnevale celebration.
 

He is starting to like books, especially if they make noise or move.  This one has has music and a pop-up.
 

And here are some more cute pics.