Getting better all the time

Miles is much improved, though still sick. It's amazing how he can just go-go-go even though he's sick, but I just want to curl up on the couch and moan ooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhh.

Yes, it's true. All his coughing in my face actually DID get me sick. I've been trying to teach him to cover his mouth ("cough into your elbow") but that hasn't worked so far. He did fake-cough with his hands over his mouth a couple times, which was absolutely adorable, but it didn't do me much good.

So now we have not set foot outside the house for 3 full days. Cabin fever! Yesterday, I stayed in my pajamas all day. After Miles's bedtime, I changed into clean pajamas, with an extra t-shirt and sweater layered on to fight the chills. I woke this morning and my temperature was 101+, but it was probably the 4 blankets, wool socks and aforementioned t-shirt, pjs and sweater that I slept in. Oh yeah, and the 80lb. dog on my feet. Daddy said "you breathed on me all night." Hmph. But now there's no fever and it's just my throat that hurts, so maybe it's no so bad.

Now I'm faced with the tremendous task of disinfecting everything. And I do mean everything. He may have been somewhat slowed down, but when he was on, it was full force. He still pulled everything out. He still looked through all his books, coughing on each page. I guess I should be happy that he takes comfort in books, and that they are board books, cause I'm gonna be wiping every single page!

Speaking of books, I'm making one for Miles for Valentine's Day. He has a few alphabet books, his favorite is one that Dolly Parton gave him. On the cover are a big bold A B & C, which we trace with his finger and say together. The other night he totally did it on his own too!! But the only big letters are A B & C. So I'm making this big book with pictures of his stuff for each letter. And hey, I thought I'd throw in the numbers while I'm at it. I'm about 2/3rds finished. I need to do G, I, LMN, QR, XYZ. I have some ideas, but can't find anything to photograph while we're holed up here in the house. Any suggestions?