Eating Peas and Getting Shots

Watching Winnie the Pooh with Leonidas (the Siberian Husky)

Mathias went in on Friday morning to get his shots. The poor little guy was in such a good mood before we went, and he was relatively grumpy the rest of the day. Lisa (my sister-in-law) is a nurse at his pediatrician's office, and she actually gave him his shots. Matt held down his arms while Lisa did it, and we gave him a bottle immediately after. It wasn't nearly as bad an experience as last time; he wasn't as smiley as usual, but he wasn't screaming every time he woke up either. Mostly, he just sat quietly and made grumpy faces.

Everyone came over around 5 PM that evening for our first barbeque at the house. There was SO MUCH FOOD! Matt spent a good three hours grilling; chicken, burgers, cheddar dogs, and these chicken jerk sausages. It was our first time hosting something like that, and I think we did pretty well! I got a bunch of mosquito bites, though...and apparently I was the only one who did? Mathias spent most the time with his shirt off and he's bite-free, thank goodness. He was running a bit of a fever from the shots, but otherwise was pretty close to his normal self.

BBQ pictures borrowed from my wonderful mother-in-law

Our niece, Lisa, Mathias, and Matt while the grilling took place

My sister, my mom, me, and my mother-in-law and Mathias

Once things were winding down, Matt and I took Mathias over to our neighbor's to ask if they wanted some of the food. We were a little too late--they were just putting their dishes in the sink when we got there. They invited us in to visit for a little while, which was nice. We've lived here for almost a year and have barely talked to any of our neighbors, short of a "Hello" every once in a while. They were so excited to finally see Mathias up close.

In other news, today Mathias graduated from green beans to peas! He was really impressed from the very start; after the first bite, he opened his mouth for every single spoonful and would get annoyed if we took too long to give him another bite.

Mmm, peas! And he liked them!

There really hasn't been that much else going on. Mathias and I spend most of our days fiddle-farting (haha) around the house, waiting for Matt to get home. I usually wait until after Mathias goes to bed for the night to do most of the chores--the rest of the day, I have to keep an eye of him due to the pets. I can do little things like laundry and vacuuming, of course, but still.

Leonidas is doing his yearly shedding. Matt brushes a mountain of hair off of him every day (seriously, the ball of hair is the size of a basketball), and we still need to vacuum every other day. Don't even ask me about how often the kitchen needs to be swept. So, anyone looking to get a husky, be warned--they shed a ridiculous amount once a year.